Muslims offended again; Prayer included in house mix music

[Nemesis6]

Producer Cry Lehlaka only realised the serious error of judgment which DJs Tea and Kay had made on their latest hit house mix when he received a bomb threat.

The sound of the Muslim prayer known as the Ayat-ul-Qursi had "simply appealed" to them, so they had lifted a version of it and used it as part of their new House Therapy compilation.

But it wasn't long before Lehlaka, operations manager at the popular House Therapy production house in Pretoria, was taking calls from Muslim fans furious at the apparent blatant exploitation of a sacred verse.

"There was only one person who threatened me with a bomb," Lehlaka said, "but most people who phoned were angry. We honestly didn't realise how serious the lyrics were, so we immediately promised to take the song off the CD, which is what we have done."

Lehlaka has since been on community radio station Channel Islam to set the record straight, and was scheduled to go on SABC1 last night to emphasise the unbiased position of his production house to Muslim house music fans - and the Muslim community.

"We had gone to see an Islam expert and he explained that we were not supposed to use the prayer in this way," Lehlaka said on Friday. "Now the people have been very understanding and we've removed all the offending lyrics."

The debacle has cost House Therapy dearly, as the company has had to recall hundreds of discs. But it appears both potential legal action - and bombings - have now been averted.

Suraya Dadoo, of the Media Review Network, said: "We accept that they did not realise that this was an important verse from the Qur'an."

If only the Muslims knew of Allah Akbar by Astral Projection. Anyway, the ironic thing is: This verse is cited to make Satan leave your house. So, technically, the Muslims are angry that Satan is being banished... :?

In case you're wondering, this is the prayer they included:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f83-eA_eJc8

 

[RidleyRockets]

I actually take offence too. House music is terrible.

 

[jerkasaur]

^^

Everlast has some songs with la-ilaha-illa-llah (there is no god but only one) and allah o akbar said in them, I guess it's mainly about how you use holy verses. (edit) I'm not trying to sound like an extremist here, but let's try and respect eachother's beliefs here, muslims are sensitive about some matters, why do things that offend them? hell a budhist would get offended if you harm a plant in from of him, so why do so?

 

[repiV]

I think catholics would also get offended if the holy bible's verses were used in a song like that.

Yes, but noone would care. Clearly they felt threatened into editing their work, which wouldn't have happened if it concerned Christianity.

 

[jerkasaur]

I edited my post cause the threatening part may or may not be true. again, it's not like they wouldn't feel offended or angry, and as it mentions in the article, there was only one threathening call, which means muslims are not all like: "oh you did this huh? I'm gonna come kill you now", and if a few are, it's not islam, it's the muslim that's faulty.

 

[Nemesis6]

I edited my post cause the threatening part may or may not be true. again, it's not like they wouldn't feel offended or angry, and as it mentions in the article, there was only one threathening call, which means muslims are not all like: "oh you did this huh? I'm gonna come kill you now", and if a few are, it's not islam, it's the muslim that's faulty.

But still, he was punished for using Islamic text, punished by Muslims. It's like Scientology, really: One way Scientology uses to harass is lawsuits. The scientologists have lots of money, so together, they can all unite and jab the target untill it's no more. Same holds true here, except some people are a bit more Islamic than others and threatens their lives.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

You stole my constitutional rights to have Satan in my house for a cup of tea!!!!!!!

 

[Nemesis6]

Ah yes, the semantical implications of "monotheistic dogma" as Condell puts it. It would be hilarious if they had some humor and used Portal's argumentation! But that would very harram, wouldn't it?

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

Portal comes into this how?

 

[Jintor]

That's your name, doofus.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

http://img486.imageshack.us/img486/8967/ssevuq9.png

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Damn Muslims. Bieng offended by everything. They don't seem to realise that if they deconvert they won't be offended.

Though of course, they have it practically beaten into them when they're kids by their disgusting parents, so I suppose they can't deconvert.

 

[nurizeko]

Muslims taking offense at something!!??.

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy!.

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

Damn Muslims. Bieng offended by everything. They don't seem to realise that if they deconvert they won't be offended.

Though of course, they have it practically beaten into them when they're kids by their disgusting parents, so I suppose they can't deconvert.

Actually last I read, I think, (i don't know for sure) that most Muslims today were converted by their own will. That's why it's considered the fastest growing religion today.

 

[Atomic_Piggy]

Actually last I read, I think, (i don't know for sure) that most Muslims today were converted by their own will. That's why it's considered the fastest growing religion today.

You mean people in Iran, Saudi Arabia and Sudan have a choice?

 

[PortalStormzzzz]

Well, those areas I think were converted by choice in the gov, and then the gov forced it onto everyone else. Elsewhere it was mostly peaceful.