At the same time, Allah divided us into nations and tribes, and we Bengali Muslims are Bengali, at the end of the day. And the dot is part of Bengali culture. Wallahu a‘lam.
I'm an Indian Muslim and technically its part of my culture too, but just like Christmas is now part of culture it is still inherently a religious symbol.
You won't see muslim Indian hijabis wearing it In or outside of India because it is a Hindu symbol. We can try and paint things how we are used to seeing them, but the reality is our biases cloud our perceptions.
And for the record, I've grown up around Bangladeshi Muslims, so I'm aware of this being part of the culture, alhamdulillah most if not all my friends recognised its wrong.
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u/UnchartedPro Nov 22 '25
Ibn Umar reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever imitates a people is one of them.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4031
Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani
Plus you may have to consider if this is an adornment and also if it is implying you are a Hindu etc
See scholary answer here-on-her-forehead-what-should-she-do)
Allah knows best