Is Attan a Dance? Or not?

[Muslimah]

Back to the topic...
Seems like a dance. There are many dances, but it is better as Muslims that men dance with men, and women dance with women (when men aren't around). But then comes the argument that music is haram...so you need something to dance to...

I have a riddle...
Where do you find a bunch of men with super long hair like that of women? In the 2nd video originally posted. YIKES

[Son of Mountains]

In Balochistan, there is a typical style of Attan, which is very beautiful. If you ask them "Are you doing dance?".....They will become so much angry with you!
I dont consider it in catagory of Dance. Its a tradational happiness way.

[Muslimah]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlJJMKN16bs

This is Lebanese debka (very similar to Attan)...
It is considered Islamic to them because it originated with playing of tablah as music.


Enjoy!

[AfghanSoulja]

I hate Dancing

[Sheenka]

^ he cant do it :P

[Sheenka]

huh
played with ??

[Sheenka]

how did u know LOL
i dont know how 2 do it in my uncle wedding i ruined the whole attan :P

[afghan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlJJMKN16bs
This is Lebanese debka (very similar to Attan)...
It is considered Islamic to them because it originated with playing of tablah as music.


Enjoy!

its more similar to traditional jewish dance.

[king-zazai]

As salaamu aleikoum wa rahmatullahi wa baraktuhu,

I do not consider Attan to be a dance in the sense that it is common in other cultures. I see Attan as military training. However, lately Attan is becoming more like a dance and less like a military training.

The type of Attan I prefer is original authentic tribal attan that looks masculine and is really a heavy physical excersize.

The gay immitation of mujra as you see nowadays in videos is just an insult to our culture.

Correct Masculine Attan:




Gay Kanchani Mujra Attan:

sallam walak YESSS!! u r 100% percent right attan is not a dance at al it is A NATIONAL SYMBOLLL now it has become a nation symbol and it shows we r pashtun


o and wrroa also al those hadiths with music r weak even though im not a fan of music but its being debated right now.....

[Badlun]

And regarding Music. There are ahadith by rasul allah sal allahu alayhi wasallam saying that musical instruments are haram. And musical instruments are also haram in Hanafi madhab.

But that's not what this discussion is about.

I just wanted to point out the difference between normal masculine attan which is part of our culture and the gay kanjani damtob you see now in parties and weddings of boys like the one I posted where boys dance like kanchanis on that silly Bahram Jan music.

In a very sublime way extremists are belitteling and extirpating Pashtun culture by making attan as military exercize and making it something jihadi. religious extremsits are the worst enemies of Pashtuns and Pashtunwali.
I hate all so called hadith which go against basic human nature. Music is the food of soul and just few words related to a Prophet cant stop the human nature from observing some thing like music so fundamental to human existence.

For God sake stop destroying Pashtun culture. Go to those deserts of Arabia where no human being live and practise your hadith and religion.
Let Pashtuns enjoy attan and music.

[Feroza_Banu]

i hate hate hate hate hate hate those gay attan dancers that come to concerts and weddings and do attan for money... i hate hate hate hate hate them... they look soooooooooooooooooo gayyyyyyyyy!... i hate their long hair and their attan style


asli attan is of MEN who do can't stop themselves when they hear the beats of dhool... the love of attan, pashtoonwali and the love of their culture is reflected with their every move.

[Punjabi]

Attan is similar to our Bhangra.

[Pakhtunzai]

^LOL no chance!

[Master Khan]

Attan is similar to our Bhangra.

Bhangra is sikh crap.
Its nothing like Attan.

[AnGaaR]

Bhangra reminds me of old days back in dubai
Me and some arab guys would take a drum and start beating it walking behind sardarjiz.. some of them would start dancing bhangra lol


btw therez huge diff between bhangra nad attan