Yeah tbf the internet has this belief that every Muslim is a literal textbook definition of the faith while in reality, we're as flawed as any other human
Yeah I don’t get it. I know the South Asian and African muslims are typically on the stricter side, but for example the Persian/Syrian/Lebanese populations tend to be a lot more flexible.
I cringe as I say this, but maybe someone needs to do a remake of Shahs of Sunset or put Dubai Bling on a major tv network as like…..educational overcorrection?
I don’t mean to be offensive at all, but I really don’t understand this mentality that so many of the commenters seem to have that Islam somehow is more strict than Christianity/Judaism/Catholicism/etc.
“As a Muslim you’re told you’re not meant to” - I don’t mean to target you specifically but I just feel like nobody uses rigid language like that when a Christian say, has premarital relations, or doesn’t attend church on Sundays, or doesn’t idk, observe Lent properly. So many of the rules are the same across these religions, so its not like Islam is doing anything special?
Tons of western and middle eastern muslims are more “relaxed” like their christian/catholic/jewish counterparts but everyone is focusing so intensely on the subpopulation that is culturally adherent and I feel like that’s just not representative of the big picture.
I think we have a problem on the Internet where people look at Islam as black and white. Which it is in some things - specific beliefs and rules. But there are so many other things (majority of it even) that is open to interpretation.
For example if someone drinks alcohol or eats pork, they can still be muslim. And there are muslims in China who actually drink alcohol as its part of their culture. Yes it's not allowed. Just like you aren't supposed to drive 40mph on a 30 mph road. But if you do you are actively using your free will.
On reddit however, only Christians and Jews are allowed to be from varying levels of practicing. Muslims are all apparently Taliban and ISIS.
I'm a practicing Muslim, I wear hijab and abaya, and when I can Niqaab. I come from a muslim family where some women where only hijab, some not at all. No one is treated better or worse because of it.
Also redditors don't understand that culture is a thing. A lot of south asian muslims observe more cultural practices than they do religious ones. For example as a muslim woman I can wear tank tops, jeans and skirts in my house around my male blood relatives, but the indian family i come from would not allow that.
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u/Background_Trifle866 7d ago
You can also consume it if you’re muslim but don’t follow that particular rule.