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AR Rahman's Smooth Answer To Fatwa

on Sep 15, 2015

It is already known that a Sunni Muslim group has issued a Fatwa on AR Rahman for composing music for an Iranian film titled, "Muhammad: The Messenger of God". Regarding the Fatwa, talented composer Rahman gave a smooth answer.

“I am not a scholar of Islam. I follow the middle path and am part traditional and part rationalist. I live in the Western and Eastern worlds and try to love all people for what they are, without judging them. I didn’t direct or produce the movie “Muhammad: Messenger of God”. I just did the music. My spiritual experiences of working on the film are very personal and I would prefer not to share these.

What, and if, I had the good fortune of facing Allah, and He were to ask me on Judgement Day: ‘I gave you faith, talent, money, fame and health… why did you not do music for my beloved Muhammad film?’ A film whose intention is to unite humanity, clear misconceptions and spread my message that life is kindness, about uplifting the poor, and living in the service of humanity and not mercilessly killing innocents in my name.

Let us set a precedent in clearing conflict with grace and dignity and not trigger violence in words or actions. Let us pray for forgiveness, and from our hearts bless those who suffer in the world and bless the country that we live in. To so pray is to reflect the noble and enlightened nature of our beloved Muhammad.”