A hit is a hit. Busta Rhymes has a hit with his new single “Arab Money” and everyone in the game jumped on the remix. However several people from the Muslim and Arab communities are not happy about the song and demand for it to be taken off radio playlists. People around him say Busta has been getting lashings on the net and several people have just ran up on him in the street and let him know how they feel. Which by the way is not a good idea, if you know Busta’s arrest history. A very articulate Muslim man wrote the New York Times and gave the exact reasons as to why they are having such a problem with the song. Read the letter below:
In Arab money remix pt1 in the chorus you used (bismillah ulrahman ulrahim alhamdullillah rab ulalamen) which is a Quranic verse from the first surah (chapter) in the Holy Quran, as an Arab and a Muslim it’s prohibited to sing or cite a Quranic verse in combination with music and most Muslims will find this disrespectful, as a fan I think it’s great to have a song about you getting Arab money, and you mentioned Prince Walid bin Talal AL Saud and I am from the same country as he is and I’m sure both of us respect the value of your work. I’m afraid this misunderstanding will be interpreted as an offensive and disrespectful way by some people and I trust that you wouldn’t upset and disrespect your Muslim and Arab fans and I’m quite sure that you didn’t know that using a Quranic verse in a song is disrespectful and for that you are excused as in Islam if someone did a sin without knowing it is a sin, he/she will be forgiven by Allah.
والسلام عليكم ورØمة الله وبركاته
من خالد السهلي الى بستا رايمز
Obviously I think some people are just being a little too sensitive. Busta is shouting out the Arab community on this song by saying they get money.
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