A question for Muslims who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations

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Re: A question for Muslims who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations

@muqawwee123

7. May be they knew that religion is not always to be carried as ‘handle with care’. In other words, they got confidence that indulging in such activities would not weak their faith and religious beliefs.

So your answer is agreeing with the No: 1 option?

I don’t know what **“****religion is not always to be carried as 'handle with care” **means.

Religion is important element in large majority of people ever lived or living on this great place named Earth.

Only a minority of people ever lived or living on this place have no respect for religion.

And yet, somehow these minority Anti-Religious people have assumed power and control over majority religious people by taking over powerful tools like media, weapons etc. over the religious people who are passive, weak and complacent.

@Muzna

I’d reply but the question is directed to Muslims “who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations.”
Neither do I feel the need to conform, nor do I believe that there are any expectations.

Nice excuse.

I used those qualifiers after thinking for a while just not to be accused of generalizing.

Go ahead, remove those qualifiers and answer.

@Deeba1234

‘A question for muslims who feel they need to conform to perceived expectations’ - so why bother asking the question if you’ve already made up your mind??

One more for the list -** 7. because they actually enjoy it**

Really?

If they knew some of those festivals directly contradict Islamic belief and teaching, will they still “enjoy” ?

Enjoyment by itself has never been considered as legit reason.

Some people enjoy tormenting other people. Should we consider tormenting people acceptable.

Enjoyment has never been considers as a standard of right and wrong, especially if it contradicted against basic social, legal, or religious principals.

People enjoy cocaine use. Deeba1234 post makes cocaine acceptable since deeba says:

**7. because they actually enjoy it

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@Reha

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I think desi people get very defensive when it comes to traditions and holidays. In fact, I think Muslims are THE most emotional lot I’ve ever met. Sorry…throw tomatoes if you want…don’t care.

I rarely see any of my non-Muslim friends get fired up over these topics. But if mention trick or treating around Muslims…you should see how fast their eyes turn into slits **

Some Muslims living in majority Non-Muslim places or countries become very defensive and adamant when it comes to traditions and holidays which they think they should be engaged to,… to be seen as conformed to or be assimilated to just to avoid stereotyped, generealized hatred against Muslims in general.

@TLK

Yes. And the reason is that people living in the West probably have a real significant other that they can send a Valentine card to, as oppose to Jamal of North Nazimabad who is posting Valentine message on his Facebook wall for “oos ajnabi haseena ke naam jis kee muskurahat aaj bus stop pe mera dil churaa ke le gayee”

Having real “significant other” is not an Islamic standard.

Jamal thinks if his counterpart living in Non-Muslim highly developed countries are following Valentine tradition then it must be good.

He could have sent the same message to his love message to that haseena any day but he finds Muslims living outside Nazimabad as his ideals and…boy how misguided is he.

@Reha

Why are Muslims so uncomfortable in their own skin?

I had the answer for you but refrained since I do not want to be accused of dealing this matter on my own and reporting at the same time.

No generalization. Enough is enough. You should know better. You are being reported for spreading generalized hateful comment. And repeatedly!!