History of Raag

Hazrat Dawood Alaihisalam was given the Muajaza (miracle) of Sur vocal singing. He used to recite the Zabur Shareef (Psalms of David/Dawood) so beutifully that the animals used to to stop to listen to him.
Shaytaan understood the miracle that was revealed and broke it down into the 7/12 musical notes (you will understand this better after understanding musical theory).
The drum to provide the rhythm and the flute to play the musical notes.
We accidentally perceive music to be Haram when it is used in Makkah & Madina. We don't use musical instruments but we do sing the words. Naat are read with Raag and so is the Holy Quran. Even the Azaan in Makkah & Madina are based on a fixed musical system or scale.
Our neighbors in Inndia have given Music a bad name by using it in other ways. This is what shaytaan wanted. To break down a Miracle of Allah into easy to use components so the public can use it and then have his followers (the Shayateen) whisper bad ideas into the minds of men so they may earn eternity in Hell.

Two other examples:

The miracle that many Prophets and Saints acquired by the will of Allah to see far away land whilst sitting in the same place:           Television!

The Miracle of Hazrat Umar Farooq Rathi Yallahu Taala Anhu to make an Islamic army far away hear his voice whist he was giving Khutbah for Jumma:          Radio-Telephone!


We raise and lower our voices throughout the day. When we are angry our voices tend to go high pitched. When we feel lazy we tend to speak in a low pitch. So we sing without meaning to. Learning Raag gives a person control over how much they raise or lower their voices.
 And that's it!