02-07-2004, 12:52 AM
Michelle certainly has a point, in terms of responsibility. As Iblis will say on the day of Iqamah: Blame me not this day, but blame yourselves. I had no power over you i just called you and you responded.
We as Muslims have a responsibility to protect ourselves. Hence the need for hijra. And there is no doubt that living in the west is harmful for muslims, our deen, our lifestyle and our mentalities are not compatible as Allah subahna wa tala has told us in some many ayat.
Quote:naseeha asks, "can you advise me on living in a western country..."? The answer is simple: just like in any country, Western or non-Western, avoid all immorality and sin. It's no different if you live in the West. If you fall into immorality and sin it's your own fault, not the fault of the country you live in!There is no society more decadant than the west. So its harder to avoid the lewdness of these societies. Is there any Muslim country where women are available to buy in shop windows??
But that doesn't mean that a muslim man has to lower himself to their level. No, this where the responsibility comes in. And also i'm not suggesting that all non muslims indulge in this. Our countries with ALL their problems and we have many due to our kafir leaders, but even with all their fitna Alhamduillah we are still soooooooo more respectable.
And Michelle a muslim asked the question, and we as muslims don't take the opinion of the kuffar regarding our religion. Well not unless wer'e seriously misguided.
We'll have to watch this space to find out if anyone here is........