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Re: Is being proud of your ethnic group allowed in Islam ?
I guess I must be one of the lucky ones, Alhamdulillah...
My parents are Indian, and I was born in the UK. Growing up in the late 70's and early 80's - I suffered a lot of racial hatred by punk skinhead groups in our locality, even got beaten a few times
I never truly felt like I belonged here. Still don't. Here - I am seen as a "paki" ... but it's worse in India.
Whenever I go to India, I am a "British" man, not an Indian - and get treated like an outsider. I actually felt a little more accepted in the UK, even though I don't belong here - I guess familiarity breeds comfort.
But you know, being caught between a rock and a hard place isn't a bad thing.
On my trips to Arabia (makka and madina) I felt like I was home. This is where I belonged and truth be told, though i don't speak Arabic, I feel right at home in the boundaries of hijaaz.
So, I'm not an indian, or a brit - I am a Muslim, this is my nationality/religion/call it whatever you want - but that is what I am.
I learnt early on in my life to detest culture and tradition born of a tribal or national affiliation - I've seen unislamic practices being done in the name of Islam - a la Ajmer in India - where grave worship is accepted - I even had BIG arguments with parents about this over a decade ago. And after producing evidences from Quran and the hadeeth of nabi Muhammad pbuh, I managed to corner them.
The only traditions I like are "real" Islamic traditions. The only culture I like is the "real" Islamic culture...
Scimi
I guess I must be one of the lucky ones, Alhamdulillah...
My parents are Indian, and I was born in the UK. Growing up in the late 70's and early 80's - I suffered a lot of racial hatred by punk skinhead groups in our locality, even got beaten a few times

Whenever I go to India, I am a "British" man, not an Indian - and get treated like an outsider. I actually felt a little more accepted in the UK, even though I don't belong here - I guess familiarity breeds comfort.
But you know, being caught between a rock and a hard place isn't a bad thing.
On my trips to Arabia (makka and madina) I felt like I was home. This is where I belonged and truth be told, though i don't speak Arabic, I feel right at home in the boundaries of hijaaz.
So, I'm not an indian, or a brit - I am a Muslim, this is my nationality/religion/call it whatever you want - but that is what I am.
I learnt early on in my life to detest culture and tradition born of a tribal or national affiliation - I've seen unislamic practices being done in the name of Islam - a la Ajmer in India - where grave worship is accepted - I even had BIG arguments with parents about this over a decade ago. And after producing evidences from Quran and the hadeeth of nabi Muhammad pbuh, I managed to corner them.
The only traditions I like are "real" Islamic traditions. The only culture I like is the "real" Islamic culture...
Scimi