01-31-2004, 08:20 PM
The majority of immigrant Muslims living in America that I have met have told us that they can practice Islam better in America than they were able in their home countries. If one cannot practice Islam properly, they are supposed to move away to a place where they are able to do that. I am not saying America is better than any Muslim majority country, I am saying only that there is good and bad to be found in all countries.
Islam is a way of life which is based on logic. We are now living in a time in which the Ummah is not on top of the world as it once was. We live in a time where the people in position of leadership globally are functioning on greed. To make a sound statement on this topic, should we not consider the current state of the world? If for example. a Muslim migrates to a non-Muslim land to escape persecution until such a time arrives that the condition of his original land allows his return what is the problem with that?
Also, living in the west, I sincerly appreciate those Muslims that are here working in outreach. We have many who set a fine example, and many who have brought non-Muslims to Islam may Allah reward them all.
And before we are quick to just automatically dismiss a non-believer and assume they are destined to the hellfire, only Allah knows this. A real kaffir is someone who knows the truth and then rejects it. Many, if not most of the non-Muslim people living in the west have not yet been exposed to the truth. They believe that Islam is what the media tells them it is. If you were a person whos only knowledge about Islam was what you heard from the media, I wonder if you would like to be a Muslim.
I heard that one of the highest forms of jihad is to be a Muslim in a non-Muslim society. The reason is becuase we have the responsibility of setting the standard for a non-Muslim population. And think, if we can do that, things may become totallly different. May Allah guide us and keep our hearts firm on the path to Jennah. Ameen
~Jennifer