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Lynx
different Muslim countries have different culture and i am not denying that at all. what ia m saying is that each individual culture is being bought out and that is 'subduing islam' because for many people their culture is so tied with their religion that to take away their culture takes away their religion. the muslim countries are turning into western countries more and more and the 'minority' of muslims being born in the west is going to become a majority when muslim countries are imitations of western countries. also, china sells western products. it has nothing to do with where stuff comes from; it's about what the stuff are. vale lilly describes the phenomenon quite well i think. in 50 years you'er going to see a homogenized culture (the american secular culture) and this is going to force islam into the sidelines because, as i have mentioned, most people are Muslim (and other religions not just picking on Islam) just because they're raised as such; so if you take away that 'being raised' muslim you will start seeing a decline.... UNLESS of course you think that most mUslims sit there and compare and contrast their beliefs with others trying to find the truth...which is not the case. IMO anyway.
Salaam/Hello ... thanks for the Topic...
I agree with Zafran... i think that Muslims cannot be sidelined Completely and i say it because Allah (Swt) promises in the Quran and it has taken place, in the past many time, in which Muslims were helped by Allah because there were always some of them who held on to the way of God, even though they were weak in the Land...
I do agree with the fact that, Muslims in Muslim Countries as well as in Western Countries, are very much influenced by the Western Culture and this has always been the Norm in the past, that which Nations are ruling most parts of the World or are influential in their Times, are able to dominate other cultures and subdue them easily... BUT among Muslims there will always be those Muslims who would hold on to the Right way and not be influenced by Westernization.....
I agree that there are many among the Muslims who are becoming Westernized, but i also agree with the fact, that There are many among the Muslims who are turning towards Islam, because of Western War on Terror which has made many of us Humiliated.... the more War on Terror is waged, the more many among the Muslims are going towards Islam, trying to bring back their Lost Glory... AND this is the Way of Allah by which He separates the Good from the bad among the Muslims.... this is His Law....
For example Allah (swt) says... in the Quran..
(3:179) It is Not God's Will (O You who deny the Truth) to abandon the Believers to your way of life: (and) to that end He will set apart the BAD from the GOOD...
the above Verse was revealed at the time, when Muslims were Very weak and few in Madinah...
By many Muslims accepting Westernization and Others trying their best to live strictly according to Islam, in this Age, Muslims are being separated and those who will hold on to the way of the Lord, will eventually become more and more strong because the Weak ones will be filtered out...
So even though the
Visions of Europe in 2030..... might seem very much happening, there is always this Divine intervention which takes place... as the Visions do think that Communism was Bought by them, but they forget, that had it not been for those in Afghanistan, the Communist Block would right now be staring at their Face!
so this is my opinion... and God knows best...