IslamicBoard
Thread: Being ridiculed
British Wholesales - Certified Wholesale Linen & Towels | Halal Food Gastronomy | PHP 8.4 patch for vBulletin 4.2.5
M

MorbidEntree

Active member
Messages
35
Reaction score
2
Gender
Male
Religion
Atheism
So right now I'm in class at school and browsing this forum (we have free time with nothing to do and I have my laptop with me, so I thought why not) and I noticed that the students behind me have started to mock me. They have said things like "look out, it's a Muslim!" and shouting "Allahu akbar!" in an arabic accent.

How should I deal with this? Do any of you who practice Islam experience this frequently?

It just is really frustrating to hear all of this just for looking at an Islamic forum. :Emoji36:
 
MorbidEntree said:
So right now I'm in class at school and browsing this forum (we have free time with nothing to do and I have my laptop with me, so I thought why not) and I noticed that the students behind me have started to mock me. They have said things like "look out, it's a Muslim!" and shouting "Allahu akbar!" in an arabic accent.

How should I deal with this? Do any of you who practice Islam experience this frequently?

It just is really frustrating to hear all of this just for looking at an Islamic forum. :Emoji36:
Click to expand...

Ask them politely if they have a problem, then go from there

I always gets these problems, iv had big men try to fight me, things thrown at me, harrassed etc.

Sometimes you have to be the bigger person and ignore them and they usually get bored or politely ask them if they have a problem which will either shut them up or start a debate/argument which sometimes i dont mind lol
 
People tend to ridicule if they see us look interested at something that uncommon for them. Not different than if they saw you look interested at Eskimo language.

What you should do?. Smile and invite them to browse the forum with you. Maybe they will wonder and ask why you are interested to visit Islamic forum. Just smile again and tell them "What's wrong if I want to know something or some people?".

 
As i get older... more and more courses of action become available to me. It's just the matter of reflecting.. not reacting.. and if the situation arises again to find an apt response.

Throw some incredible verse, say clear scientific ones at them next time, like turning to them as though you just found out " Did you know ....... ? This is incredible! It's hardly surprising that people still want to know about it. And why is it you don't find (whatever they believe in) very interesting? I find Islam very interesting, does that bother you? ....

Kind of thing..

eace:
 
greenhill said:
As i get older... more and more courses of action become available to me. It's just the matter of reflecting.. not reacting.. and if the situation arises again to find an apt response.

Throw some incredible verse, say clear scientific ones at them next time, like turning to them as though you just found out " Did you know ....... ? This is incredible! It's hardly surprising that people still want to know about it. And why is it you don't find (whatever they believe in) very interesting? I find Islam very interesting, does that bother you? ....

Kind of thing..

eace:
Click to expand...
ardianto said:
People tend to ridicule if they see us look interested at something that uncommon for them. Not different than if they saw you look interested at Eskimo language.

What you should do?. Smile and invite them to browse the forum with you. Maybe they will wonder and ask why you are interested to visit Islamic forum. Just smile again and tell them "What's wrong if I want to know something or some people?".

Click to expand...

I might try to do this if it happens again. Looking back on it, now that I'm in a different class, I have no real reason to be frustrated with them. They are just ignorant (not as an insult) and I should attempt to educate them if the problem arrises again.

Thank you for your advice, everyone
 
MorbidEntree said:
I might try to do this if it happens again. Looking back on it, now that I'm in a different class, I have no real reason to be frustrated with them. They are just ignorant (not as an insult) and I should attempt to educate them if the problem arrises again.

Thank you for your advice, everyone
Click to expand...

Out of interest, are they people of arab descent?

Maybe they just got surprised and said that, so its not all bad.

Yes do explain to them your position and that you want to learn more about Islam
 
Aslamaulaykum,

Sadly Allah Hu AKbar has been linked to terrorism and has very negative connotations these days.

If i was a youngster in school i would approach my teachers and ask them to deal with it.

I'm much older now so i would flip the negative into something positive and say yes Allah swt is the greatest. Thank you for agreeing . They probably won't even know what it means to be honest. Just something they've heard on TV.

If they weren't criticising you for being Muslim it would be something else trust me so don't worry.

You rather be hated for something you believe in rather than be loved for something you are not
Click to expand...
 
Umm Abed said:
Out of interest, are they people of arab descent?

Maybe they just got surprised and said that, so its not all bad.

Yes do explain to them your position and that you want to learn more about Islam
Click to expand...

No, they were Mexicans and whites that were doing it.

BeTheChange said:
Aslamaulaykum,

Sadly Allah Hu AKbar has been linked to terrorism and has very negative connotations these days.

If i was a youngster in school i would approach my teachers and ask them to deal with it.

I'm much older now so i would flip the negative into something positive and say yes Allah swt is the greatest. Thank you for agreeing . They probably won't even know what it means to be honest. Just something they've heard on TV.

If they weren't criticising you for being Muslim it would be something else trust me so don't worry.
Click to expand...

I think going to my teacher or guidance counsellor at this point is a bit overkill. Just because it is the first time it's happened and they didn't say anything to me directly. But yeah, if I can't resolve it and get them to understand and stop, then I will have to get a teacher or someone involved.
 
MorbidEntree said:
No, they were Mexicans and whites that were doing it.



I think going to my teacher or guidance counsellor at this point is a bit overkill. Just because it is the first time it's happened and they didn't say anything to me directly. But yeah, if I can't resolve it and get them to understand and stop, then I will have to get a teacher or someone involved.
Click to expand...

Just ignore them lol... it's not hard.
 
If you wanted you could try to strike up a conversation with them and educate them, if it is too much hassle, just ignore them, as has been said, if they didn't have this to complain about they would find something else. They be bored teenagers with too much time on their hands.

Yep as you said for the moment don't go to the teachers or anyone, that would be overkill and create more problems than it would solve.
 
I'd much rather have them hate me than them ridiculing Islam. I'd much rather have them ridicule me, than ridicule Islam.

Just say "Allah SWT is the greatest, yes. And?" or something.
Allahu alam.
 
MorbidEntree said:
So right now I'm in class at school and browsing this forum (we have free time with nothing to do and I have my laptop with me, so I thought why not) and I noticed that the students behind me have started to mock me. They have said things like "look out, it's a Muslim!" and shouting "Allahu akbar!" in an arabic accent.

How should I deal with this? Do any of you who practice Islam experience this frequently?

It just is really frustrating to hear all of this just for looking at an Islamic forum. :Emoji36:
Click to expand...

Run at them with your bag and scream ALLAHU AKBAR!!

On a serious note report them. They sound like a bunch of brainwashed idiots stereotyping you. Be patient and speak to them with good manners as this is the sunnah of the Prophet (saw).
 
^^^^^

Omg please dont do that LOOOOOOOL

I think they would likely get police involved even though it would be sickly funny
 
MorbidEntree said:
So right now I'm in class at school and browsing this forum (we have free time with nothing to do and I have my laptop with me, so I thought why not) and I noticed that the students behind me have started to mock me. They have said things like "look out, it's a Muslim!" and shouting "Allahu akbar!" in an arabic accent.

How should I deal with this? Do any of you who practice Islam experience this frequently?

It just is really frustrating to hear all of this just for looking at an Islamic forum. :Emoji36:
Click to expand...

This is how it's become.

First it was antisemitism and now it's Islamophobia where just even looking at something that contains any remnant of "Muslim" or "Islam" is grounds for being mocked or ridiculed.

Now you know our plight. But it's ok, people who ridicule others usually have bigger problems in their midst, so just ignore them. :heated: