2. What is Islamic Identity? It is a set of beliefs and practices It is supposed to come from the Quran and the ways of Prophet Muhammad IT IS WHAT SEPERATES ‘US’ FROM THE KUFFAR (plural of non-believer)
3. Where does it START? It all starts at school.. Islam Strict? Islam Old-Fashioned? Children get a bit ‘too’ free
4. What do we think of ourselfs first? Pakistani? South African? British? Indian? Canadian? American? Or Muslims????
5. What is going on in the WORLD? WE ARE LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE THE MUJAHIDEEN ARE CALLED ‘TERRORSITS’ AND THE WHERE THE STRAIGHT PATH IS CALLED ‘ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM’!!
6. The TV is RUINING US!!! Soaps Cartoons Movies Inappropriate ways Of dealing with things And other random things Dramas
7. Ayah of the Quran.. And who is better in speech than he who invites to Allah, and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims.“ (I am not sure which surah it is from)
8. THE TV IS TELLING US HOW TO LIVE!! And we are falling for it Our behavior Lavish cars Our lifestyles Lavish houses
9. Does this mean we should completely block ourselves from the Kaffir? Show them the “Muslim” Way of life! Be close with them But no too close Don’t try to fit in if its not right
10. What all comes in an Islamic Identity? Cleanliness Strength Generosity Punctuality Commitment Self-Control Humbleness Patience
11. How can we show Islamic identity? Through our dress code Through our manners The way we treat others
14. Islam doesn’t only say women should cover themselves properly The prophet said: “The keeper of my Sunnah (traditions) at the time my community has lapsed into corruption will receive the reward of a martyr." (Al-Mundhiri, al-Targhib 1:87; Al-Hakim)
Muslim school children are sent off by their parents to Kafir schools with good intentions of an education and a chance at a better life (In this world at least)The children are placed in an environment where the mixing of gender (boys and girls) is not only tolerated but encouraged through the placement of children in multi-gender sporting teams and class groups. So the children then go on believing that this is how things should be. So when children are told about islamic virtues… they think islam is ‘strict’ or ‘old-fashioned’ After years in an environment as free as this, it is no surprise that we see so many young Muslims with 'boyfriends', and 'girlfriends'
So as the student grows older… he or she learns the benefits of western style democracy. And the types of governments are taught. We are all taught the benefits of countries like russia, germany, the uk, the us or africa? We will probably see him/herself as another citizen, like for me would be a south african, first and a Muslim second.
What is a mujahideen.. This is when you are fighting in the way of allah. It doesn’t have to literally. This coulld be like you NOT going to a party where you know there will many haraam things and instead stay home and make your time usefulIslamic Fundamentalism is when you respect the laws of the quran and sunnah. Many people say it as a negative thing but it isnt.! Dr ZakihrNaik even says yes I am a fundamentalist but not a terrorist.It creates a feeling of shame if constantly the word Muslim is used with everything bad in the world.
For example Superman, where people in need call out to this caped Kafir in his underwear to save the day with his god-like powers. How many Muslim children spend their formative years acting out imagined scenes from Superman or other similar cartoons? This is something in direct opposition to the principles of Tawheed that we, as Muslims, should seek the help of Allah alone.Many young people's shows also focus heavily on parental-child conflict and often attempt to paint this sort of behaviour as a 'normal' part of growing up. Typically, the solution to this conflict is either to fight back or to run away.
We' ll start to measure success with owning an expensive car or living in a big house. We'll start to think that beauty is dependent on how we look. We'll start to forget about the paradise that Allah has promised those that believe, and we'll start trying to create a 'paradise' right here in dunya.
It is a fact of life that we must, to some extent, keep close company with the Kuffar. This is almost unavoidable given that we work, study and, unfortunately, play with them.The Prophet (saws) said that whoever is with a people for 40 days or more begins to take on some of their characteristics. As such, we must be very careful of mixing with the Kuffar because, whether we realise it or not, we are assuming some of their behaviour and beliefs.The taking of Kuffar for close friends is something that Allah has clearly warned out in the Qur'an yet it is something so many of us do. With any friends, Kuffar or Muslim, it is natural that we will seek to please them. Allah tells us that the Kuffar will only be happy once we disbelieve. It therefore follows that the way that a Muslim pleases his Kuffar friend is to exhibit signs of disbelief. Don’t change the way you are so you can fit inChange them..Never have the fear of losing your friends
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many Muslim men in the West aren't as easily identified as Muslim women.
It's not unusual, for example, to see a woman in hijab walking side-by-side with a clean-shaven man in casual attire like a t-shirt, jeans or even shorts.
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) himself covered his hair with a turban, and instructed men to trim their mustaches but leave their beards. The majority of scholars conclude that the beard is required; some say that it’s strongly preferred. The Prophet knew that his nation would reach a time when adhering to Islam would be a struggle, but he promised a great reward. He said: “The keeper of my Sunnah (traditions) at the time my community has lapsed into corruption will receive the reward of a martyr." (Al-Mundhiri, al-Targhib 1:87; Al-Hakim)
