How would you feel if your non-Muslim friend asked you why there are Hijabees wearing short sleeves despite having donned their heads with a scarf?
How would you feel if your non-Muslim friend understood Islam more than your fellow sister does?
Sometimes I think the only reason why I choose to spend more time with my non-Muslim friends over my Muslim circle of friends is because they look upon me as a Muslim from a third person's view. They do not judge me for my actions, they do not criticise my perceptions of a certain political or religious issue and most importantly, they seem to be way more well-mannered and principled with a firm set of morals unlike the same people who grew up with a religion that encompassed every single thing.
I was having lunch with a non-Muslim friend yesterday and she mentioned how she doesn't understand why Muslims can't stay united when they all are practising the same thing, praying to the same God, believing and following the same prophet, referring to the same book.
How would you, as a Muslim feel when a Non-Muslim mentioned that to you?
Truth be told, I was speechless. Speechless at how a person who has seen only the exterior of Islam is able to speak about how beautiful it would be if everyone just united to be a strong Ummah.
Joy Yean, this post is for you. God bless you, baby<3
A'qilah Saiere.
6 comments:
great post. MashaAllah non-muslims are full of questions, and my chinese friend at first couldn't comprehend why I wear hijaab and other muslim girls don't. I agree with the part that it's easier to hang around with non-Muslims as they are everything that Muslims are not. And I would be totally speechless if a non-Muslim said that to me too.
wow, love that you brought this up. :) my non muslim friends ask about it too as why do we have to wear hijab while other malay girls they see, dont. n i like how they respect us. hopefully they see the truth :)
@hjabi hippie hypo
Love your nick sis lol. JazakiAllahu khayran for the comment and I second your statement. Hi 5 to that!
Mawaddah - InshaAllah ameen :)
A'qilah
may Allah reward you for your good intentions sister Aqilah but i dont think thats an excuse to be more intimate with disbelievers rather than your muslim sisters. you can be a source of benefit to them sister and shouldnt give up on them so easily just because some nonmuslim colleagues seem to be more well mannered and educated in Islam than some muslims. This wont save them from Allahs eternal punishment, will it? Allah is al-Hakeem sister. He is the most Wise and knows whats in all our hearts and our final destinations too! You should give dawah to your nonmuslim colleagues but not take them as such intimate companions over your muslim sisters even if they are bad. the early scholars always said that a muslim must have love and allegiance for the muslim even if he is a sinner but disavowal and inmity for the disbeliever(nonmuslim) even if he or she is nice in general. This means you hate them fr the disbelief in Allah. because sister it doesnt make sense to like or feel compassion for someone who denies La ilaha illa Allah Muhammadun RasulAllah! its not possible.
please remember that our beloved Prophet(salaAllahu alayhi wassalam )said:
"whoever loves for Allah, hates, for Allah,gives for Allah..then he or she has reached the highest peak of imaan."(authentic hadith from the books of sunan)
we need to perfect our imaan before we embark on anything! The book of Allah is full of wisdom and knowledge. make it your companion throughout life. We should also learn the pure aqeedah(creed) of AhlulSunnah wal Jam;ah(the Muslims with the pure authentic creed)
your sis in Islam,
Aisha
Assalamu Alaikum sister Aisha, JazakiAllahu khayran for your comment. I understand where you're coming from sister but I have to say that we dont have to hate them just because they do not believe in Allah swt. For some, they just have not received Hidayah from Allah swt. If we as Muslims, hate these non Muslims, when are we ever going to get the chance to make da'wah to them and show them our Islam? I believe that Hate is a strong word sister and I totally understand where you are coming from but Hating is not in my dictionary unless it's towards the people who are oppressing my brothers and sisters in Islam - the Zionists etc. I don't believe in hating Non-Muslims who are harmless and who are actually Pro-Islam. I just have to pray for them to inshaAllah one day be guided into our faith.
But i have to say that at the end of the day, you will just want to fall back to your own people, your own Muslims.
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