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~68~ way. Some others might even think it is acceptable to recite the Holy Quran with music. However, an Ahmadi has to strive against these innovations. Hence, we should avoid such things and make a great effort to avoid such things. ” He then said: “A non-Ahmadi wrote in a newspaper something amusing which also reveals the ignorance of a Maulvi [‘religious scholar’]. It also shows their thinking regarding what they consider lawful. The author wrote that an Arab female singer was singing in Arabic. They took the Maulvi sahib there. He listened to the song while swaying [to her vocals]. He asked Maulvi sahib why are you swaying along with this Arab. [The maulvi] was also saying SubhanAllah and MashaAllah and Allah-o-Akbar. He replied, can you not see how beautifully she is reciting the Qur’an! As the song was in Arabic, he thought it was the Holy Quran. This is how thoughts change with the spread of harmful innovations. ” • Friday Sermon Delivered 18 March 2016 at Baitul Futuh Mosque, London • Published AlFazl International 08 April 2016 ****************