Views on Yasmin case

[NaSra]

Bismilah


Ameen to the duas.


May Allah erase in our hearts the pride for our cultures and nationalities. It's really saddening.


I can see it in our mosque so much.


Insha'Allah this is not to finger point at anybody but to just say that nationalism is really apparent in our mosque here. and its spreading disease full of poison.


The Arabs sit with the Arabs, Afghani sit with their afghanis etc, ever1 sits with their own kind.


The Most muslims that I see mix and talk and be close to all muslims, whether from ghana, or china, are only reverts 2 Islam.


So insha'Allah this is a little challenge/endeavour from me, please do it ok? [img]style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif[/img] The next time you go to your mosque after you give everyone their Salam go to the person who looks the most different to you and sit with them and ask them how they are doing. Yes even if they sit miles away, stand up and sit next to them. Try.


I have this habit, whenever I see a hijabed woman I always smile and I say Salam. One timeI was in town and I came across a muslim woman. I said Asalamalaikum 2 her and she responded with this " wa alaika" Thats what you say to a kafir when he says asalamalaikum. I felt so shocked and I honestly came into tears believe it or not. Another Sister saw me and she said to me subhanaAllah don't worry The angels return the salam that isn't returned.


I have come across that woman again somewhere else, and do you know what I did? Maybe this is considered devilish behaviour but I call it observing. When we came across each other again I didn't say Salam. I thought to myself give the sister the benefit of the doubt and see if she will give me Salam this time, let me give her the chance to actually see me and offer the salam, maybe she didn't hear me since I speak very quietly when I talk. She just passed me by. She looked at me and she just passed me by. [img]style_emoticons/default/sad.gif[/img]


That type of behaviour disencourages me sometimes to say Salam. I'm glad it doesn't happen too often. [img]style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img] but it surely is a painful experience.


May Allah Give us good Adaab (manners), ameen.