Saudi sheikh in wedding dance row
A prominent Saudi cleric (al-Obaikan) has publicly criticised religious hardliners after it was suggested he behaved improperly when he danced at a wedding.
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The Sheikh confirmed to an Arabic newspaper that he did take part in the dance but quoted many stories of the Prophet’s life to argue that there was nothing wrong with entertainment like dancing and drum playing.
What an interesting development in Saudi Arabia. Will we live long enough to see Saudi Arabia host a troupe of dancing dervishes?
We mustn’t forget, of course, that although Sheikh al-Obaikan is no small fry in the kingdom, he has stood up and criticized his colleagues for things such as their blind opposition to taqlid (adherence to a school of jurisprudence) and the murderous consequence of some of their shortsighted teachings.
This follows hot on the heels of another puritan cleric’s decision to join a Sufi mawlid, which I briefly covered here.
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