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Riyadh: The Riyadh-based World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) is currently engaged in exploring the prospect of how to utilise various means of arts for spreading the message of Islam.
"The Islamic organisation wants to create an amicable relationship between arts and Da'awa fields in order to employ various means of contemporary arts and literatures for Da'awa works, and linking them with Islamic values," D. Saleh Al Wohaibi, secretary general of the WAMY, said adding that the organisation will host a major seminar to achieve this goal.
He also called for a review of the current perception that Islam is against various artistic forms.
The seminar will be opened by Shaikh Saleh Al Shaikh, Saudi Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, at the headquarters of WAMY on March 27.
Several prominent figures, including scholars, academics, writers and poets will address the seminar, he said.
The participants will discuss topics such as Sharia principles and artistic criteria in composing artistic and literary works, scope for employing arts and literature [in Islamic propagation], and contemporary experiments in recreation and fine arts at the seminar.
Dr Wohaibi said the seminar is mainly aimed at protecting the cultural and artistic works from corrupt practices as well as to highlight the real form of artistic forms that can be used to present the true picture of Islam and its rich cultural heritage.
Speaking to Al Hayat Arabic daily, the WAMY chief said that the so called "confrontation between Islam and arts' is a false notion resulted mainly from misunderstanding about Islam, and also a byproduct of malicious campaign being unleashed against Islam and its civilisation.
There are several serious artistic works and films that gained wide acceptance among Muslim circles; say for example Hollywood films the Message and Omar Mukhtar," he noted.
Dr Wohaibi attributed the Islamic apathy toward arts and theatre [in the beginning of Islam] to their negative aspects.
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