12-12-2006, 11:33 AM
Asalamalaikum Sis Jahmia
How are you sis? So sorry to hear about your experiences with Arab Muslims thats quite sad. I think I had similar experiences but only with Arabs who don't practise their Islam. There is also alot of cultural influences which is not an Islamic behaviour at all.
I remember one time a Sister I knew who was of european orin went to a mosque were some women told her that she can't be Muslim and not speak Arabic and that in order to be Muslim you have to speak Arabic and that reverts aren't real Muslims and the real Muslims are arabs. The sister stopped going to the mosque, I asked her to come and visit that mosque with me again and show me those women. So went there and I went to those women (I won't say the nationality) I said to them, do you admire and look upto Umar ibn al-khatab? They said yes ofcourse, and then I asked the same about Abu bakr and I kept continuing like that reaching all the sahabas that we know, and then I said to them well they were all reverts to Islam if it wasn't for them we wouldn't be Muslims today even you. Khadeeja was the first revert to Islam mashaAllah. Alhamdulilah I felt a bit shy to correct women who were older then my parents but I felt like If no one corrects them they'll keep on at it.
I also corrected them about the "You have to speak arabic or your not muslim" When the Quraan was revealed to prophet mohamed (saw) the arabs didn't really understand it because of the richnes and the uniqueness of the words of Allah.
Alhamdulilah last but not least I have some very good friends who are Arabs, MashaAllah very openminded Muslims who love all Muslims so much.
Racism is not acceptable in Islam the prophet (saw) fought it, and we won't accept it at this day and age inshaAllah. Just look at the status of Bilal in Islam subhanaAllah.
There are so many Muslims in this world...We even have russian and chechen Muslims B)