What is it like to be a Muslim Where You Live

^ @ Musaafir :: may Allah grant you sabr

here in south east london its completely mixed, its like an explosion of paint occured and everything got scrambled. we all respect each other Alhamdulillah, i just wish my somalian brothers round here wouldnt always pass by me, i hav to turn around and salaam their backs!!!!!

its sad to hear this. i am angered when i hear our pakistani people are up to no good, but i have to accept that there is good and bad everywhere. i cant judge.Allah is the best of judges. i have to say that the government could help somehow.
i heard the recent news abt the extreme weather in pk and one of the sheikhs on tv said that its because of our deeds. There is alot bad deeds ppl r committing and the corruption has led to these problems. i pray Allah could help pakistan get back on track inshallah, it is suppose to be islamic, as Qaidi Azam Muhammed Ali Jinnah and others wanted it to be.

Regarding to Islamic Banking in Malaysia, we have 3 Islamic banks namely Bank Islam, Bank Muamalat and Al Rajhi Bank (from Saudi). I've heard that many Islamic banks from UAE and Kuwait are interested to open their branches in Malaysia.

Islamic banking is booming in Malaysia, almost all Malaysian banks offer Islamic banking, even international banks such as Citibank and HSBC offer Islamic banking services.

When I went to Bank Muamalat here, 1/3 of their clients are non-Muslims.

Justa comment on the "Ninja" lines.

My son when he was 8 saw a Muslima in full burka and pointed and said "Look a Ninja".

I've never discussed any aspect of any religion with him and will never do.
I think the "Ninja" comment is often just people making a connection with the visual look rather than always racism.
And in my sons case, he just thought that the whole thing was "Cool", and wanted to dress like that.

format_quote Originally Posted by barney

Justa comment on the "Ninja" lines.

My son when he was 8 saw a Muslima in full burka and pointed and said "Look a Ninja".

I've never discussed any aspect of any religion with him and will never do.
I think the "Ninja" comment is often just people making a connection with the visual look rather than always racism.
And in my sons case, he just thought that the whole thing was "Cool", and wanted to dress like that.

After the Iranian revolution, there is a group of Mahdic movement in Malaysia called Al Arqam. All of the women members wear black "purdah" that covers from head to toes, and show a little bit of eyes (just like those in Middle East and Iran). During that time only 1% of Muslim women wear hijab. So Muslims themselves start calling those Al Arqam women as ninjas.

In 1990s the 70,000-strong members of Al Arqam were forced to repent as their group was considered as deviant teaching by the religious councils. But at that time 90% of Muslim women wear hijab... so nobody calling people wearing "purdah" as "ninjas" until now.

format_quote Originally Posted by barney

Justa comment on the "Ninja" lines.

My son when he was 8 saw a Muslima in full burka and pointed and said "Look a Ninja".

I've never discussed any aspect of any religion with him and will never do.
I think the "Ninja" comment is often just people making a connection with the visual look rather than always racism.
And in my sons case, he just thought that the whole thing was "Cool", and wanted to dress like that.

I think innocent childrens should be exempted, but their parents should help them to be good grown-up. I think it is you responsibility to guide your child as it is a humanitariam duty too...

format_quote Originally Posted by north_malaysian

After the Iranian revolution, there is a group of Mahdic movement in Malaysia called Al Arqam. All of the women members wear black "purdah" that covers from head to toes, and show a little bit of eyes (just like those in Middle East and Iran). During that time only 1% of Muslim women wear hijab. So Muslims themselves start calling those Al Arqam women as ninjas.

In 1990s the 70,000-strong members of Al Arqam were forced to repent as their group was considered as deviant teaching by the religious councils. But at that time 90% of Muslim women wear hijab... so nobody calling people wearing "purdah" as "ninjas" until now.

IMO-It is just the way how things evolve. Here in Pakistan there is group of religious people and they wear green turbans. Some people called then parots in the begining but now its ok. They jeled in the society.

This referring to some sisters as Ninjas is just people trying to come up with a descriptive name for what they do not understand. In the Western world when Catholic nuns used to wear Black and white habits they were often called penguins by non Catholics. It was not intended to be derogatory, just a name for what they did not know.

Yes you are right woodrow, we give name of known things to unknow things, it is how human beings acts or reacts

hi! i live in Sabah,in Borneo Island just another state in Malaysia, Muslim still the majority(quite slim!) then Christian and also Pagan.

Living here is just like other place in Malaysia, seeing Muslim doing unislamic thing in public.

I'm a Religious teacher and of course they called me Ustaz, as Ustaz here is pretty much being everything, i'm the Imam ,khatib also sometimes the muazzin, when somebody sick or died they will call me, recite du'a and everything.

but the most freakin' experience i think when handling people that had been possessed by Jinn, well you know with that almost Satanic Black Metal kind of voice, super strenght, and glaring eyes...

i still remember my first experience, i'm sooooo freakin' out and panicked, and this Jinn is so annoying too, he repeated everything i've recited, and he ask somethin like this "are you new?""are you scared?"'are you married yet?"..
it takes me almost 4 hour to cast him out...

it is really very new information for me. Well, I wonder if those gins can be friends with human. I always heard that Gins causing disturbance and problems for humans.

But Allah knows best.