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saleemsulfikhar
Assalamu Alaikum brothers and sisters,
iam a graduation student studying in a central university in India. Being in a westernised liberal campus muslim students like me go through much pain in holding onto the muslim identity and islamic morals. Our dilemmas are basically twofold , ie those posed by the very academia or the epistemology upon which academics is build and the rampant islomphobia that governs the campus/country in general.
As we all know the omnipresence of values of modernity has polluted even our understanding of deen. Acknowledging it, let alone engaging, is itself a difficult task before us.Having to study syllabi base of which is anti-islam essentially is a depressing thing at times.
As some ways of overcoming these predicaments we meet up frequently, share our experiences, discuss hadith and sunnah, read and educate ourselves on topics like modernity, liberalism, identity etc. And we engage with islamophobia by asserting our identity more stronger.
I would be happy to know the challenges campuses raises to muslim students from othet countries and how do they deal with it. Please share your experiences and thoughts.
If thats the state of your country you are not in a position to change it through direct opposition.. im sure you know that.
The fact that you have a right to education, gathering and the ability to express the religion you represent is a testament to the modern age.
Where islamaphobia is often just implied or inferred..
And with applied intellect.. can be overcome, although that will be through your success.. rather than through your visibility to opposition.
Most of those people i know that give back to the community most effectively.. through charity and religious work.. have stability within the professions they have chosen.
I know all people are capable of..and do.. give towards improving the islamic condition.
But i feel that is what you should be aiming for.. in a rapidly progressing society.
I personally slept through most of my university education.. i did not personally give anything much consideration until a very late age.
But we had university facilities that the islamic student body were able to use and it was quite successful.. which is rather telling really.
Whatever you strive towards.. you will get. Of that i have no doubt whatsoever.. youth has abundance
of energy..
And you already know the benefit of sticking together.. you just have to learn to help each other up.
My friends must have carried me for a long time lol.
I am greatful.
Learn not to transgress bounds and understand that as long as you are not making mistakes to allow the opposition the higher ground..
You will keep moving forward.