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While the precise lineage of the instrument is still unclear, historians believe that the guitar is the descendant of several ancient instruments. These ancient instruments from which the guitar has evolved include the Greek kithara, gittern, lyre, European and Middle Eastern lutes, and the Spanish vihuela. The guitar is first mentioned in literature in the 13th century. The poem El Libro de Buen Amor by Juan Ruiz describes two early instruments, guitarra morisca and guitarra latina.

Allí sale gritando la guitarra morisca,
de las bozes aguda e de los puntos arisca.
El corpudo laúd que tiene punto a la trisca,
la guitarra latina con ésos se aprisca.

“Then came out, with a strident sound, the two-stringed Moor’s guitar,
High-pitched as to its range, as to its tone both harsh and bold;
Big-bellied lute which marks the time for merry, rustic dance,
And Spanish guitar which with the rest was herded in the fold.”[1]



What still remains unclear is whether the guitar is indigenous to Europe or rather it was brought to Europe by Arabs

Permissibility of music


The question of permissibility of music in Islamic jurisprudence is historically disputed.

Some jurists of the classical era of Muslim scholarship opined that music is forbidden both by the Qur'an and by the Hadith. The chapters of Luqman and Al-Isra in the Quran in particular are used to support this view.[1] Those who do not allow music also believe that Muhammad censured the use of musical instruments when he said: "There will be among my Ummah people who will regard as permissible adultery, silk, alcohol and musical instruments".[2] Islamic scholars of the past who agreed upon this include Abu Hanifa, Al-Shafi'i, Malik, Ahmad bin Hanbal, Al-Tabari, Al-Hasan Al-Basri, Al-Bukhari, Al-Tirmidhi, Al-Nawawi Al-Bayhaqi, Al-Tahawi, and Al-Qurtubi.[citation needed]

Others, however, permit music stating that the prohibition of music and instruments at the time of the Prophet related to usage—at the time the polytheists used music and musical instruments as part of their worships. Those who saw the permissibility of music include Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi, Ibn Sina, Abu Hamid al-Ghazali, Rumi, Ibn Rushd, and Ibn Hazm. Al-Ghazali also reports a narration from al-Khidr, where he expressed a favorable opinion of music, provided it be within the usage limitation of virtuous areas.[citation needed]

Many modern Muslim interpretations allow music and singing under certain conditions, mainly if they do not encourage committing sinful acts

ever since i found out music is haram

Nchara:
Okay! you are making yourself clearer now. Thanks for explaining further.
But may I ask you:

1. Do you think an Igbo man (again for e.g.) who lost family and livelihood) in the North and moves to the SS or elsewhere outside the SE will be happy seeing the same northerners moving freely in those places?
2. Do you assume that only SE people are killed/impoverished in the north? If not so, how safe will any northerner (muslim, I mean) be in the SW, SE, and SS?

Andre Uweh:
@Tpia@
You asked a very important question about moving from Kano state to Niger state.
Anyway, Mandala where the accident happened might have been in Niger state but very close to Abuja. A lot of people who work in Abuja reside in towns very close to Abuja and that includes Mandala, Suleja, Zuba etc all in Niger state. All this areas are thickly peopled by the Igbo. Most people who reside in this areas see themselves as people in in Abuja and not Niger state.

Nchara:
Why should asking him to move be your first option?

How about securing your country/state?

How about finding and punishing the offenders?

How about anyone not killing anyone for just about any reason in the first place (most important)

Do you realize that asking all southerners to leave the North should automatically mean all northerners should leave the South?

And BTW, why do yo advise an Igbo man (that is the subject of this thread) to move to SW and SS (and then ''possible SE'', like it should be a last option for him)?

Nchara:
This is the most ridiculous statement I have ever read about people supposedly belonging to one country?
Do the northerners down South also leave for the North? Or will it be a one-sided movement?

I believe they exist. I cannot imahgine Portugal, being the first and only contact for many centuries before England came here, will not have vast collections of historical accounts

These people were mostly born there. There parents were most likely born there and have been living there for decades. They have built homes and businesses there. Do you think its easy to just up and leave?

Its not the same as people who have family in the south and just decide to seek employment up North. Those in that category wont waste time to relocate back to the south and in fact, most have. But the Situation of the first group, is difficult. Where do they stay, what do they do? What happens to things they built with their families over the decades?