Comments on: Dawud Wharnsby Ali – Midnight

By: Me

Me — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:29:51 +0000

I applaud Dawud Wharnsby Ali for this video. While I realize there are many aspects of the video a lot of people agree with, I feel this movie reaches out not only to non-Muslims, but also more modern-day Muslims living amongst non-Muslims, and just even humans in general. I was able to relate more to this video of searching for knowledge in this world than other videos of women wearing hijab and bending over a Quran. I try to also find knowledge by looking at the way the world works, not JUST in prescribed means.

“The woman is wearing inappropriate clothing”. Well, my fellow Muslim brothers and sister– I’m sure grateful for the clothing she wore. Look at the world around you; there is far worse. If you actually take this into perspective, she looked like a pretty modest compared to others. I’m sure had she been wearing a baggy t-shirt and baggy jeans, those who were complaining about her clothes now would have been complaining that she had been wearing a t-shirt. There would just never be the end of it until she had on a hijab and an over-sized overcoat with a train– and no flashy material, either!!

I suggest people look at the deeper meaning of the video instead of the little things. If we pester over the meaningless details, we’ll get nowhere. If we look at the message, just perhaps we might achieve some knowledge and become closer to Allah. So please…. before you nitpick with all your “rules”, think a little deeper.

By: Shining star

Shining star — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:27:27 +0000

can someone plz tell me where i can find the lyrics of midnight?

By: name

name — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:45:11 +0000

By: jannah4us

jannah4us — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:43:33 +0000

salams, May allah bless Dawud for all of his hard work and give him strength to continue and spread the message of Islam. Ameen

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 16:07:54 +0000

I love it whenever there is a discussion on music in islam, there is always someone who will say that all scholars in islam denuonce music as haraam, when it is the view of one school only.
i also love it when in such a duscussion people say how wonderful the effort is, and then says how the whole thing was wrong.
dont you just love how muslims in america are able to say two things at once? masha allah. i love everyone, theyre all so kind, if only they werent so unkind, maybe they should just tone that down a little, like all of it.

By: Roguetazz

Roguetazz — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:17:17 +0000

The whole point in my opinion is to convey a message to non muslims and to spread the word of islam or maybe to spur a moment of curiosity as to what Islam is all about, in that way people can go find out what islam is all about, which could lead to them finding truth. I think its good that Nasheed music or whatever you want to call it crosses over into the mainstream, its no use singing about islam and all thats good in it and keeping it only amongst muslims, thats pointless. Take Outlandish, making great music that will appeal to people across the borders, winning MTV awards and all that, It sounds great and all that, but once people actually start “tuning” into what they are actually saying, they will once again be “introduced” or given a taste of what islam is about, the rest is up to the listener.

By: Kosovar

Kosovar — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:16:42 +0000

Essalamu Alaykum.

Honestly for most of you that commented here, it’s kinda hysterical to hear such irrational comments you’re leaving here. I mean how come you dare to criticize brother Dawud Wharnsby about this beautiful creation. It’s not strictly required that every single song of his should be sang about Allah or Muhammad. Instead, a Muslim should use every possible alternative to spread the word, to make dawah, I mean what actually have each of you done until today that could be emphasized somewhere, your activity highlighted in a book or magazine, a video or speech of you featured ??! The ehlul-kitabi, they’re up to whatever way possible to spread their belief, to propagate against Islam, yet you dear brothers and sisters here have the guts to criticize Dawud’s work.

And when it comes to music, honestly wake up, see the world with a more rational eye, cuz I personally don’t care whether the majority or minority of jurisprudence said that music is Haram. Calling a certain thing haram in Islam is strictly forbidden if you are aware, Only Allah is the only one who could specify those criteria. I dont’ see no particular part where Dawud is going beyond our religion boundaries. But I seriously do think that you need to become seriously more reasonable and rational, rather than show off your backwardness this way giving the Kuff’ars a chance to speak.
Please we’re leaving in the 21th century, Dawah is what cares these days, stop making distinctions between each other and start to undertake something immediately. This not means making dawa by tolerating forbidden stuff in the society, but singing a song where a real excellent story is told, regardless of the unreasonable eye sees it is totally acceptable and pretty much welcomed from us. I think that you are ought to see it that way.

May Allah help us all, May Allah protect us from the doomed devil, and may Allah pour the mind of wisdom in each of us, so we become wise and work in the straight and the only accepted religion by Allah, Islam.

Es-Salamu Alaykum

By: Sakib Ahmed

Sakib Ahmed — Mon, 05 May 2008 08:31:22 +0000

I think this is a very good music especially the lyrics is very beautiful.

By: maryam

maryam — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:43:48 +0000

salam, yes i agree that the video needs to be with in the boundaries of islam irrespective what the non muslims are doing, what i think is that even if the story is good, there are other ways of actually shpwing the wrong area, and it does not have to be like- i am going to give an example of my own country PAKISTAN
stands for and built so that musilms could practice their religion freely but its totally contradicting what pakistan was made for.
when khuda k liye (in the name of God), was released i actually went to see it, i was in a state of walking here and there , meaning i kept going off the “right track”, but when i realized it it showed me it was wrong to show it, or even for the sake that people intrepret wrong theories, what i mean to say is the video gives a strong message but there are thngs which are understood then shown, every thing cannot be displayed, what is felt, its right there in your heart.
when this movie came out and everypne was like,”this is what is happeneing, the mullas are liek this, “…but dude no do you really have to follow them?…dont you have your own heart and a good side to tell you what is right and wrong,
a human being known what is right and what is wrong for him, that is why he makes chocies to do or not to do, but if this video was in his early stages then yes he could have been a little unclear, but putting use of musical itnsruments aside, a man and a woman cannot in no situation talk with each other, and for this video, although the message is good, was made for the good, but it could have been shown in a lttle different way, people who make vidoes know how to do it,
so some things are just not to be shown, but to be felt down at heart, and yes a message to musilms and non-muslims,
“look inside your heart, you will hear the call of Allah, everyone knows its the truth, even Jesus (Hazrat Isa AS) gave the news of a Prophet of Allah to come, the last and final Messenger whose name will be Ahmad,
second you have your brains and senses given by Allah to see and know if some one is saying the right thing or wrong, what he needs to do is go back to the Quran and Prophet SAW’s sunnah and look at it, and if some thing is not understood , just make a prayer for guidance one will recieve it,
i totally am agaist making of videos which invloves a guy and a girl to be working together even to show he/she leaves that work to walk in the path of Allah, because the rule is layed down,
“And say to the believing man, they should lower their gaze and guard thier modesty”..and
“say to the believeing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty and hide their private parts”…..its the same rule for both., command coming first for the men.

By: Your name

Your name — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:40:20 +0000

I think that this video is amazing and that dawud wharnsby is an excellebt nasheed artist. I think that we should support our brothers in islam and not discourage them. The girl is not wearing a headscarf as she is a non-muslim and her clothes are not as inappropriate as some people are trying to make them. The clothes in movies are more inappropriate and anyway this is aimed mostly at non-muslims. I think he is doing a great job in expressing how he converted and bringing more people towards islam. Please support brothers like dawud and if u can’t, don’t watch their videos in the first place. I totally agree with mariam and adam’s point. May Allah guide us towards the right path and help us love our brothers and sisters in islam.