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Seyi Vibez’s use of Quranic recitation splits opinions as some Muslims demand that he removes it
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Seyi Vibez under fire from Muslim community over Quranic verse in new music snippet.
Nigerian Blazing street music sensation Seyi Vibez has sparked a debate with his teaser for his upcoming release, with some Muslims requesting that he remove the Quranic recitation from the song.
Seyi Vibez published the preview for his upcoming release on his Instagram account on Monday, January 30, 2023.
The snipper included an Islamic recitation that was sampled on the record, and it is this Islamic element that has sparked debate on social media.
The page known as @Nigerianmuslim uploaded the video and expressed their displeasure with the use of a Quran verse in secular music.
The page also requested that the verse be removed before the song was officially released.
“Some concerned Muslims have come together to condemn the use of the Qur’an in a music video snippet and appeal to the producer of the song to remove the Qur’an recitation before the video is officially released.”
At the time of documenting this report, Seyi Vibez is yet to react to the appeal.
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Divergent viewpoints could be found in the comments section, with some Muslims supporting the request while others saw nothing wrong with Seyi Vibez’s actions.
@queenbash_bbg opined that One described his action as faultless since he was a Muslim.
“Walai we are doing too much to irrelevant things 1. What is the content of the song 2. Is the singer a Muslim? 3. Is there any nudity in the song . Those are questions to be asked before we start our fanatism. What if the music will help propagate Islam . What is our problem as Muslims?”
Another user @officialyakzy claimed that Seyi Vibez’s sampling of the Quranic recitation was a way to propagate Islam.
“He’s actually and stylishly preaching Quran to people, it doesn’t matter y’all stop this after all that’s Arabic language just like English.”
@ayam_akewiagbaye was of the opinion that since there was no instrumental accompanying the recitation then Seyi Vibez has not erred.
The track does not yet have a release date, and Seyi Vibez’s decision on whether to drop the Islamic aspect is still up in the air.
This, however, would be quite unlikely given that he has previously used such techniques in his songs. His album “Billion Dollar Baby” deluxe includes the song “Kun Faya Kun,” which has an Islamic influence.