"He said, you can compare a Mullah's waz with my song Allah Hu. A Mullah attracts in one standing a few hundred people and he can get a crowd of at least 10,000. "The Mullah has basically lost his gig"."
Okay I just want to comment on this point you made. It is quite silly to suggest "The Mullah has basically lost his gig." A Mullah's/Imam's at least a noble one his job is not simply to try and gather the largest crowd, it is to provide religious knowledge and guidance of the Quran, these pop singers cannot do that as many of them are ignorant to the knowledge in the Quran and ignorant to Islamic jurisprudence, all they normally do is offer their opinion (the pop singers).
That is the sales pitch of Mullah-giri. You know these Mullahs are super competitive and have inner oneupmanships as well. Not just Islam but all religious leaders of the past were authoritative political figures. They have a following. Case in point the Supreme Leaders in our neighborhood.
The thing is when more people will turn to Islam from listening to Allah Hu, rather than than the Mullah's waz, they would definitely see a little loosening in their grips of the people.
Hence make a fictitious declaration that Music is haram, when GOD didn't bother to declare it Haram. God trumps Mullah. Right?
The guitarist you talk to think the Mullah's or Imam's are condemning them because it is all "politics", really how many of the Mullah's/Imam's condemning them are running for election and political office? (rhetorical) The truth is it is about what the mainstream Pakistani people would consider is "family values" in accordance with Islam and to some extent culture.
Cultural is ever evolving. There is no one set culture. 60 yrs ago when Pakistan was made, the same Mullahs called the country Napakistan. They were made to change. Mullahs are human beings, don't make demigods out of them.
And what do you think singers, musicians, artist, painters, and people in the media are doing, it is they who are engaged in mind control, at the bequest of their corporate masters who also happen to be Jewish and Zionist corporate elites and other people.
An artist always opens a new point of view and its up to the general public to accept or reject it. The Mullah is the end gainer of this political tussle. The Artist's point of view would either start a revolution or won't. The profit of the revolution is not necessarily the artist.
Judaism and corporations have nothing to do with Artistic input. In fact bands like Junoon tore them apart with songs like Dharti ke Khuda, Ihtisaab, etc.
It is they who are brainwashing the youth in many cases to be rebellious against values, morals, traditions, religion.
Actually the really good musicians have encouraged revolution to bring change against the corrupt, the dictators...
If morals take a dive, then that just shows that what a bad job of convincing the people to come to the right path these Mullahs have done.
It is they who have popularized dressing slutty for young girls. It is they who have encouraged promiscuity and lust. Britney Spears, Madonna ( esp. Papa don't preach), and countless and countless of other "artist" have been doing brainwashing on a scale that has never been seen before, and it's done through television-movies, music, and more.
I'll give you an example of a hammer. I can use a hammer to knock a nail in a wooden board or I can use it to smash your head. Now one work makes me useful the other makes me a murderer.
If I start killing people with a hammer then thats my fault not of the hammer.
Its not music's fault people are slutting up. Its the person's fault. As I said the same tool, has produced, Allah Hu and countless other amazing tracks that have nothing to do with deteriorating moral values.
The guitarist you talk to is the last person I would seek advice from on guidance on truth and life, he should stick to plucking strings on his guitar. I hope I have made myself clear..
Then you'll just remain as closed minded and a Mullah puppet.