For people living in non Muslim countries: If you had the chance would you move to a

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Simple_Person said:
I was planning to and Allah knew my intention. However people there Islam +1, imaan -1. Although everybody is living their live, however back there people don't leave you alone. I was there on vacation and on Friday they still did not go to khutbah instead went to work on the land because they were free that day. Majority of the people there, they care MORE about what people think of them, instead of what Allah might think of them. So ALHAMDULILLAH Allah made visible the eye of the needle which is best to stay in a western country instead.

You can live your own live, adapt to Islamic principles as much as possible, choose the people you want to hangout with or not hangout with. While there often family encircles you and forces you to join them in their pass time. After isha going out somewhere drinking tea sitting somewhere, or having visitors after isha-prayer often or you yourself have to join them and visit people after isha prayer. Or keep on eating, while you want to eat less..or male/female mixing ...or all the gossiping ..or useless talk in general. ALHAMDULILLAH that Allah has given many of us the choice to stay in the west or migrate to there.
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Perfectly said . I really agree . Specially they gossip a lot and they look at your appearance more than deen . They are really wellcoming but i wouldn't choose it as a place for me to live .
 
Simple_Person said:
I was planning to and Allah knew my intention. However people there Islam +1, imaan -1. Although everybody is living their live, however back there people don't leave you alone. I was there on vacation and on Friday they still did not go to khutbah instead went to work on the land because they were free that day. Majority of the people there, they care MORE about what people think of them, instead of what Allah might think of them. So ALHAMDULILLAH Allah made visible the eye of the needle which is best to stay in a western country instead.

You can live your own live, adapt to Islamic principles as much as possible, choose the people you want to hangout with or not hangout with. While there often family encircles you and forces you to join them in their pass time. After isha going out somewhere drinking tea sitting somewhere, or having visitors after isha-prayer often or you yourself have to join them and visit people after isha prayer. Or keep on eating, while you want to eat less..or male/female mixing ...or all the gossiping ..or useless talk in general. ALHAMDULILLAH that Allah has given many of us the choice to stay in the west or migrate to there.
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Alhamdulillah

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Muslimah inshal said:
Perfectly said . I really agree . Specially they gossip a lot and they look at your appearance more than deen . They are really wellcoming but i wouldn't choose it as a place for me to live .
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Isn't that stereotyping there's always some good places and bad places wherever you go. And don't forget in non-muslim countries you live amongst the kuffar and where are there limits?? You just have to find good company imo
 
azc said:
I think several other countries are also like Morocco where Ambience of Muslim society is influenced by western culture.
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Do you think that it's like a non-muslim country just with more muslims?
 
I once thought that Muslim countries were a spiritual oasis from materialism and secularism. That's not necessarily true.

And while I would love to travel through Muslim countries, I always consider England as my home. I was born here, I've spent my entire life here and I think I'm so fortunate compared to many of our brothers and sisters all over the world because I can practise Islam fully and completely where I live alhamdulillah.

I admit there are times I've questioned just how much I 'belong', but I've been to the Muslim country my parents are from and while it was a wonderful experience, I still felt and was treated a little like a 'tourist'. And in a way I feel that being in a non-Muslim country has strengthened my deen in a way very differently from if I had always been in an 'Islamic' environment.
 
And it's an unique experience - I take so many people aback when they see a Muslim woman dressed in black from head to toe and yet she speaks with a very strong, very 'British', Black country accent :D It's refreshing breaking their stereotypes.
 
azc said:
but Sri lanka isn't a Muslim country. Do you live there.?
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Well in my area in Sri Lanka is predominately muslim and you can hear the adhan and the mosque is nearby :D

And no, but Inshaallah I'm planning on going there in 2018
 
Assalamu Alaikum

I've lived in both..and there are pros and cons to each. They can't really be generalized.

I've realized that living in a western country amongst no Muslims is different than living in a western country with a larger muslim community.
Also, living in a muslim country which has a lot of haram elements (eg. UAE) is different than living in a muslim country that has a lot less (eg.KSA).
Living in a Muslim country where people are poor, is different than living in a muslim country where people are rich.
Living in a western country where people don't know much about Islam, is different than living in a western country where they think they know.


But honestly though, I love hearing the adhan, and nothing compares to that. You also have to remember, your Islam must be with you no matter where you are on Allah's earth.
 
Yeah definitely. I prefer Madinah SA but I'm good as long as there's a good muslim community on the correct manhaj. We need to understand that the kuffaar will never accept us as practicing Muslims.
 
Muslimah inshal said:
Perfectly said . I really agree . Specially they gossip a lot and they look at your appearance more than deen . They are really wellcoming but i wouldn't choose it as a place for me to live .
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At first, i was disappointed because my whole dream of having a "Islamic" way of life shattered, but then i pondered about the whole thing that Allah was trying to teach me. ALHAMDULILLAH!! I mean here in the west when we have fellow Muslims brothers and sisters who are reverts, those are my REAL brothers and sisters. Not because like me they also have done their research and CHOSEN Islam, no, these brothers and sisters are practicing in the sense of knowing and understanding what they have chosen. here in the west we still have culture-Muslims. I keep a big distance from them.

Another BIG observation i made was that when you live in the west you FORCE to have a good character. Sooner or later, it becomes a part of you. Whenever i see people of other faiths, i greet them with a smile. I have a chat now and then without knowing them. Strangely this behavior is very unknown to me, while in the best i only greeted people, but now i automatically start a friendly chat about all kind of things. It more looks like that many of us are living the life of Musa(as). We grow up among the evil(ie. lack of morality, disobedience etc. etc.) it self and thus become aware what is going on and how the people who claim they come in peace also see if it is true or not. Also many people of other faiths being so genuine despite them being atheist for example, we can connect and the level of human understanding of things happening in society.

So i have seen many blessings in the west if you ask me, MORE than we can find in the Muslim majority countries. I see it as the eye of the tornado. Destruction all around us, but in the center of the tornado is all peace and calmness.
 
noraina said:
I once thought that Muslim countries were a spiritual oasis from materialism and secularism. That's not necessarily true.

And while I would love to travel through Muslim countries, I always consider England as my home. I was born here, I've spent my entire life here and I think I'm so fortunate compared to many of our brothers and sisters all over the world because I can practise Islam fully and completely where I live alhamdulillah.

I admit there are times I've questioned just how much I 'belong', but I've been to the Muslim country my parents are from and while it was a wonderful experience, I still felt and was treated a little like a 'tourist'. And in a way I feel that being in a non-Muslim country has strengthened my deen in a way very differently from if I had always been in an 'Islamic' environment.
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Alhamdulillah, that's great if you feel like you can practise Islam fully. We have a nice practising community here in London but I have found that it's close to impossible to find a decent job that has no free-mixing and doesn't contain any haram. So yeah I don't wanna say I will defo move out in case I change my mind but I want to
 
Zeal said:
Alhamdulillah, that's great if you feel like you can practise Islam fully. We have a nice practising community here in London but I have found that it's close to impossible to find a decent job that has no free-mixing and doesn't contain any haram. So yeah I don't wanna say I will defo move out in case I change my mind but I want to
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My chosen career path will mean that in'sha'Allah I'll be more or less self-employed, so I'm quite happy to stay where I am as long as things stay like this.

May Allah swt make it easy for you to find halal provision, ameen.
 
:salam:

Many mix / confuse culture with Islam, and if I had the opportunity, I'd go Medinah.

Allahu alam.
 
Assalamu Alaikum !!
This question has just came to my mind . The question is : did mohammad saw told us not to live in non Muslim countries more than 3 days?
Is it true ?
 
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, or Tunisia. Both are considered free countries by human rights groups.
 

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