al-Fann al-Waqi wa al-Mamul - Qisas Tawbat al-Fannanin wa al-Fannanat
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al-Fann: al-Waqi wa al-Mamul – Qisas Tawbat al-Fannanin wa al-Fannanat (Art: The Reality and the Ideal – Stories of Repentance of Male and Female Artists) is an Islamic critical study of contemporary entertainment and performing arts written by Khalid al-Juraysi . The book examines the moral, cultural, and religious ramifications of modern acting, music, and mass media, contrasting them with accounts of performers who renounced the entertainment industry .
Structure and Content
The book is organized into eight chapters, followed by a conclusion and an appendix :
- Chapter 1: The Dramatic Art: Concept and Origins (al-Fann al-tamthili: al-mafhum wa-l-nash'ah)
- Chapter 2: The Dramatic Art and Its Impact on Youth (al-Fann al-tamthili wa-atharuh fi al-nashi'ah)
- Chapter 3: The Dramatic Art and Women (al-Fann al-tamthili wa-l-mar'ah)
- Chapter 4: The Dramatic Art and the Consolidation of Concepts (al-Fann al-tamthili wa-tarsikh al-mafahim)
- Chapter 5: The Role of Media in Promoting Art (Dawr al-i'lam fi tarwij al-fann), analyzing how the press, radio, television, and cinema publicize celebrities and normalize artistic culture
- Chapter 6: Scenes from the Lives of People in the Arts (Suwar min hayat ahl al-fann), presenting negative personal and moral consequences within the entertainment sphere
- Chapter 7: Repentance, Confession, and Regret (Tawbah wa-i'tiraf wa-nadam), collecting testimonies and narratives of figures who left the acting and singing professions, such as Shams al-Baroudi, Nora, and Hala al-Safi
- Conclusion and Appendix: The conclusion offers practical recommendations, while the appendix compiles legal opinions (fatawa) from Muslim scholars addressing the rulings on various forms of acting and performance .
Methodology and Sources
Al-Juraysi designed the work to document the realities of the entertainment industry by citing directly from mainstream celebrity magazines and newspapers, adopting the principle of quoting the performers and the press themselves . Alongside media reports, he incorporated recorded lectures, biographical compilations on repentant figures, and religious rulings by contemporary scholars .
Reception
The book carries introductory prefaces by Saudi scholars Abdullah ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Jibreen and Abdullah ibn Sulayman al-Mani . In his endorsement dated 28 Rajab 1426 AH, al-Jibreen commended the work as a comprehensive reference exposing the negative societal footprint of the music and entertainment industry while highlighting the positive models of those who abandoned it . Al-Mani praised the author's analytical approach, remarking that dramatic performance functions as a double-edged sword capable of constructive or destructive social impact, and endorsed the book's cautionary stance and its legal appendix .
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