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Radio programme on Abdullah Quilliam

  • 06-02-2011 6:57pm
    #1
    AbuBakr
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    Sheikh William Abdullah Quilliam was a late 19th/early 20th century revert to Islam, who founded the earliest masjid in Britain, in Liverpool, in 1887. The BBC World Service has recently broadcast a programme (just under 30 minutes) in its Heart and Soul series, about Quilliam's strange life story. The programme is presented by Dr Tim Winter (Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad) of Cambridge University, and addresses one of Winter's main ideas - the notion of an indigenous "British Islam" - and Quilliam's role in setting this out. Among Quilliam's actions to try to make Islam appealing to British audiences was his use of hymn tunes (from his Methodist upbringing), to which he set Islamic verses. Some of these Muslim hymns are played in the background to the programme.

    Here's a link to the programme.


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  • #2
    rusty_racer94
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    Thanks for sharing it!


  • #3
    Abdalhakim
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    JazakAllahu khayrun, AbuBakr - where have you been recently?

    Have you heard this week's Heart and Soul programme, "Young, Muslim and Black"?


  • #4
    Hobbes
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    Please make sure everyone reads the forum rules. Thanks.


  • #5
    donaghs
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    AbuBakr wrote: »
    Among Quilliam's actions to try to make Islam appealing to British audiences was his use of hymn tunes (from his Methodist upbringing), to which he set Islamic verses. Some of these Muslim hymns are played in the background to the programme.

    In the modern age, I could imagine this being a problem considering all the issues around music in Islam - especially among "holier than thou" types.


  • #6
    AbuBakr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25 ✭AbuBakr


    donaghs wrote: »
    In the modern age, I could imagine this being a problem considering all the issues around music in Islam - especially among "holier than thou" types.

    Yes - those who think that all music is haraam would not like Quilliam's use of hymns. Also, using Christian hymn tunes would probably be thought of as "imitating the kuffar". The Muslims who criticise videos on YouTube for having music in the background would not have liked Sheikh Abdul Hakim Murad's documentary, but he's probably on their list of apostates already.

    Those who accept unaccompanied music that doesn't involve any mixed (or female) voices may see Quilliam's hymn settings as the 19th century equivalent of nasheeds.


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