most awkward moment around a non Muslim?

[Kiro]

Had more awkward moments but this is just one. Was praying in the side of the shopping mall next to ticket machine and lot of people walked past.

Little girl: What's that boy doing?
Mummy: He's just praying.
Little girl: Why?
*Silence*

This happened while I was praying, so no opportunity for Dawah because when I finished they left :O.

The plot thickens.

 

[T L]

As a volunteer working with the police, at a public talk around people of different faiths, it was quite offensive and unprofessional lol so that's why it wasn't taken too well at all!

 

[greenhill]

"if you're so worried about showing your hair, why don't you just shave your head?"

This was at a comparative religion talk about women in faith. The woman quoted above was a volunteer working for the police at the time. She was suspended and came to apologise directly to us at our masjid soon after.

Wow! Suspended? Where was that? Very conscientious superiors. Almost surprising..

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[T L]

It was like an open invitation to people of all faiths, in a town I used to live. Our local imaam's wife was taking part in a talk regarding women's position in faith, there was a christian speaker and a jewish lady too. Anyway, they had stalls set up in the same place, and one of them was a Metropolitan Police one. And during the 15 minute break, this police volunteer came up to a group of us hijabis quite arrogantly, and she was very intimidating and quite rude in the way that she spoke to us. Not cool, at all :/

 

[LaSorcia]

Ok, I'm going to post my most awkward moment around a Muslim. :shade:

My family and I don't eat pork anymore, but bacon was the last thing to go. One day my family was in a grocery store and someone said that we wanted to get bacon. Just then, we noticed a Muslim couple right near us. We didn't want to offend them, so we said, "yeah, we do need some bakin' powder, I think it's down that row."

Another time I was at a barbeque, and someone asked a Muslim woman if she wanted a pork chop. I think she was just too stunned to answer, since she just stood there staring. I told them that Muslims don't eat pork and the person was really embarrassed.

 

[noraina]

I always end up saying 'insha'Allah' or 'ma'sha'Allah' or bismillah in front of, well, anyone when it comes to mind and I wonder what they thought I was saying.

Once when I went for my exams the other students were a little late, I thought I might as well read my salah now than after, it'll just take five minutes. I asked the teacher who let me pray in a small study room. Anyway the exam officer came in when I just gone into my sujood saying 'I was wondering where you were', then she said 'Are you alright', then a split second later she realised and was like 'I am so sorry, how clumsy of me I'll wait for you outside the door, I am so so sorry'. All while I was in sujood - it was all I could do not to laugh.