With many differences in opinion on the etiquette of what a Nasheed is, we thought it would be educational and beneficial for us to let the public know on what a Nasheed means to Nasheed Factor.
Nasheeds – beautiful, peaceful and calming songs that tell
truths and tales; promote humanity, charity and Islam. This is the
type of music which we must emanate to the community in order to tackle the
social problems which societies face in the world today.
Established Nasheed Artists differ on what their opinion and thinking of what a Nasheed is. Some artists sing with a full instrumental band, some artists only sing with percussion instruments and others only sing with their voice. Many Scholars have differences in opinion on this matter.
The content of the Nasheed also differs, with some artists only singing Nasheeds which sends salutations to the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and other artists sing any content as long as it is related to the teachings of Islam.
All the Nasheed Factor Production wants to say is ..............................................
Nasheed Factor is keeping it fresh.
By fresh we mean, traditional, old school and new school. But one thing is for sure, Nasheed Factor is only about The Voice. Backing tracks is a no go because it takes away the essence of the words which are being sung/recited, we want to listen to the message! Not the tune! And that is what every contestant will be based on. The message is what is most important, the meaning of the words, the story emanated from the words and the softness of the words. Secondly backing tracks are not easily accessible, hence it ensures fairness across all contestants.
The content of the Nasheed must not in any way be controversial to Islam and the teachings of Islam, because it is a simple matter of respecting our creator Allah swt.
We put together a beautiful pictorial diagram of what the essence of a Nasheed must be:
We have had great success in meeting with the Imams and Alims in Scotland who have taught us how best to execute the competition in order to ensure that this is a halal production and that is exactly what we are doing. Listening to the knowledge of Islam.
So you guys are saying right now .........................
"Man why you be hatin' on normal music, whats up with all the nasheed promotion y'all"
Subconsciously it is scientifically proven that
music activates nearly every region of our brain, some songs are cleverly made to affect your brain waves, to release a chemical called Dopamine to make you feel good. This is what mainstream, non permissible music, does to you.
Music can have a massive influence on us all, it manipulates our mood, alters it or even programmes us!
We have all faced it! You are sitting in your car, a song comes on the radio and you start bopping your head! Or you drive faster!
This is something which we want to get away from in life as muslims. Only practising Islam should make you feel good, and you should fill up your mind what positive thoughts, positive images and positive actions. Not the sins which mainstream music portrays in the world today.
So from the Nasheed Factor team all we want to say is
We're keeping it real
