07-07-2006, 02:14 PM
Bismillah
It is amusing to me to see these kinds of fatwa. Would Islam have ever spread to west Africa and east asia if this was the attitude of the first muslims?
A common problem that I see with converts in Europe and the Americas is that they believe that they must either arabize or pakistanize in order to be a good muslim. The "scholars" need to issue some fatwas that our African and Asian brothers are sinning because they have their own culture, food, and ways of dressing that differ from the Saudis.
Truth be told... they must be sinning because muslims are not supposed to wear clothes dyed red, yet the saudis have a red and white head covering. Thobes were not even worn by the prophet, so there is some more sin. Muslimah pointed this out with here story of the toliets and cars in Saudi. Some fatwas seem to be issued with a clear agenda in mind. Why are some muslims trying to make Islam more foriegn and displeasing to nonmuslims? Would the Prophet saws have condoned this? I don't think so. He gave dawah to christians by first pointing out similarities. Anyway... done.
People can be very extreme. Islam is not.
Peace