12-12-2006, 08:57 AM
Bismillah
Alsalam 'alaykom sister, and welcome to the board, and congratulations for your shahada.
Dear, most arabs are not practicing Islam, ignorant of their Deen, and are taking the bad habits of the west instead of taking the good ones. We do not say that the west is 100% corrupt, there are still conservative people in the west, knowledge and science we do not deny that, but most arabs and muslims need to return to The True Islam spread 1427 years ago. There are many teachings derived from Quran, one of them is Fiqh, very sadly many muslims dont know their relegion, and most non muslims take the surface meaning of the Ayah's, and do not understand that what those terrorists are doing is not from Islam. Human life is very precious in Islam, our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, told Ali ibn abi Talib, that if u invite a man to islam is better to u than shedding his blood, or a a whole cattle of camels. The exact hadeeth i do not remember now, i will dig it up for u or if my brothers and sisters will help. Now to convey my point that arabs are not practicing correct Islam, but now there is a wakening, young people are returning to Islam, scholars are trying to teach them that islam is not terrorising people or killing them, but to call them to islam in kind words, or even do not call, it is enough to show them the high morals of islam, and then it is up to Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala to guide them. I am an arab, I am against terrorism, if there is to be jihad, it must be under one flag, and if the islamic ruler or khaleefa ordered it to be, and it must be army against army, and not army against defensless people, or innocent people. This is true islam. Once we abide by the islamic correct rules, wether arabs or non arabs, only then we will all be walking in the correct path, respecting each other, and not forcing our beleifs on any one.
Hope I helped, need more explanations do not hesitate sister, insha'Allah we will be here for you. :hello_kitty_sm_03:
Salam