The Islamic group banned almost all forms of music, considering it sinful, when they seized power in Afghanistan in 1996.
Afghan ethnomusicologist Ahmad Sarmast, founder and director of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, addressed the Taliban's attitude to music in comments to"It's a totally uneducated, narrow, and," Sarmast said."There is nothing explicitly written against music in the Holy Quran."
The Taliban's position on music is based upon a hadith—a report of the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad—that says"those who listen to music and songs in this world, on the Day of Judgment molten lead will be poured into their ears."Mujahid also addressed questions about the treatment of women in his interview on Wednesday, suggesting Afghan women will be able to resume their normal lives.
"If they go to school, the office, university, or the hospital, they don't need a mahram," Mujahid said.who had helped U.S. forces, saying they would be safe in Afghanistan and criticized evacuations from the country that"take out our human resources." Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid looks on during a press conference in Kabul on August 24, 2021 after the Taliban stunning takeover of Afghanistan. Mujahid has confirmed that music will not be permitted in public.
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