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has added a new journalO mankind! We created you from a single (pair of a) male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, so that you may know each other. Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (one who is) the most righteous of you.... (Al-Hujurat 49:13)
O mankind! Be mindful of your Guardian-Lord Who created you from a single person. Created, of like nature, his mate and from them twain scattered countless men and women. Be mindful of Allah through Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (be mindful of violating relations based on) the wombs; for Allah ever watches over you. (Al-Nisa 4:1)
"An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab, nor has a non-Arab over an Arab. You are all born of Adam, and Adam was made out of clay." (Prophet Mohamed during his address on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage)
Why do we need villages and journals when the message is so clear?
fitra
i guess the anwser it is a big fat NO! or else everybody is on facebook instead of neseeb to even read my previous comment re: interracial marriage.fitra
that is the tell tell question for everyone. as Hzma asked, would you marry someone outside your ethnic group? is race a factor for considering a mate? well?
NubianPrincess
I think you make a valid point in the journal, Hook. However, I think that some of it has to do with cultural differences. And the fact that Naseeb is global, so it can be an avenue for people in different places to interact with others that share their culture/ethnic background. .There are differences that go as far as the way Arabic is pronounced. I have a friend that was raised in Senegal and she had to force herself to the correct Arabic pronunciation when she got back. Little things like that can cause disruption in a Masjid. I have seen brothers argue over who should be Imam based on this very thing...not the Masjid I grew up in.
I grew up going to a Masjid that was mixed. There were Pakistanis, Malaysians, Indian, Lebonese, Palistinians and Blacks...amongst other ethic groups. And yes, at times when I was younger is was divided. But, alhamdulillah, they function as one now. And my little sister is getting a different experience than the one that I had.
I think the key is to recognize that we are all created as equal in Allah (swt) eyes and not limit ourselves to such division.
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has added a new journalDifferent Colors, Shapes, Cultures.
After all we?re all humans that should live in peace and respect one another. We must all rise above the few cultural differences that separate us and try our best to educate one another.
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has added a new journalAssalamoalikum dear brothers and sisters,
I am very happy to be part of this village and even happier to see that many muslims share my ideas of being one ummah irrespective of our firqah or country. Nationalism is a sin because for us (muslims) whole world is our nation and all muslims are our brothers and sisters. We are not sunni nor are we shia, we are muslims and alhumdolillah i can prove this under the light of hadeeth.
Well over the years we have always focused on problems but let us become like our ancestors and think of solution instead of winging about the problems. The solution i think is simple. We need the perfect system and that is system of khilafah. And all our us need to do something for this, as educated muslims we have responsibility of ummah and we have to stand for the cause of unity.
I try my best to talk to muslims who call themselves sunni or shia or salafi or what not. I believe in three things which makes me a muslim. Number 1 is Tohid (Allah is one and has no partners), Risala (Prophet Mohammad (SAW) is last messenger) and Qayamat (Judgement Day). Unfortunately there are few muslims who do not believe in Prophet Mohammad (SAW) being the last messenger and i do not consider them muslims. To avoid any confusion i will name these people and they are kadiyanis. Let us pray for them that ALLAH guides them to the right path ameen.
However, all the major sects within Islam do have faith in the three things mentioned above and if they do not then they are ofcourse out of Islam. Lastly, as far as culture is concerned, even though we have different food but culturally muslims are more similar than any other religious group in the world. We greet in same way, we all eat halal alhumdolillah, we dress modestly (except some so called "progressive muslims" mostly muslims living in western societies).
We are one ummah and we are muslims thats the bottom line and all of us need to do something to spread our ideas in a peacefull way till we can. If any brother or sister wants to discuss the matter further please feel free to contact me. Its very unfortunate their our enemies are united despite of their cultural, religious, national differences but we despite being one ummah are divided bitterly. May ALLAH grant us with Unity and solidarity ameen.
we shouldn't make generalizations or put people in categories. The comment about progressive muslims is totally untrue. If backed into a corner i consider myself progressive, but i am quiet conservative or moderate when it comes to other aspects of my faith. i'm not saying that it it the right thing to do, we are all evolving human beings. However, we can not judge people based on one or two things. Actually, as muslims we should not judge people. we can choose to be friends with them, we can choose to disagree, but let's leave the judging to God
Sarabev11
Salam alaikum brother, I agree greatly with you that we need to all unite as one. There are many horrible things happening in the world today, and we are not helping by dividing into groups and only acknowledging some Muslims but not wanting to associate with others. We have to unite for things to improve. I think another major thing that the Ummah is lacking is their knowledge of Islam. We can't have leaders preaching hatred towards non-Muslims and influencing other Muslims to commit hateful acts in the name of Islam. The sisters and brothers who are following the hate preaching Imams and Clerics need to know the basics of Islam and know that what these so-called leaders are preaching is totally against Islam and is tearing us apart. If we all seek to understand TRUE Islam and study the Quran, I think many of the horrible things happening today would cease to exist. But how to we get this message across to the entire Ummah?
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has added a new journalSalaam alaikum sisters and brothers. Recently I moved from Kansas City, Missouri to Northern New Jersey. It is so amazing to see the difference in Muslims from the midwest to the east coast. In Kansas City, the community is about 20,000 people and there are all kinds of Muslims together. You don't usually run into many Muslims when you are out and about because most live by one main masjid and the rest are scattered within an hour of the masjid. In New Jersey, the Muslim community is so much different. There are so many types of Muslims, and there are many masjids. The masjids seem to be more divided by cultures and language. It's really nice to walk down the street in a hijab or go shopping and not have deadly stares from non-Muslims. Plus, it's a great bonus to be able to choose from so many kinds of halal restaurants. You east coast people have it nice :)