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

@queen_24

Almost I agree with 70% of your post. Bohat si baaten you said which are entirely true and factual. But same people doesn’t mean that we start adopting their way of life. The way they spend their life, things that might draw people in confusion whether we are a Muslim or Christian or Hindu. That’s it. As long as we are adopting anything within the limits, within our boundaries, within the boundaries of our religions, there is no harm on accepting them & respecting them. It’s just us, (each of us on our own part, not to prove to others), who need to know what our limitations are and how far should we go on with that. Eventually, everyone will be judged over his own acts on the day of judgement

Prophet Mohammad P.B.U.H left examples of Kindness, charity, goodwill and love indeed, but nowhere HE P.B.U.H mentioned that we should adopt the ways of their life.

I am not sure if its a Hadith or an Ayat, please if anyone of you know correct me if I am wrong, but the translation goes, “Jo jiski tarz-e-zindagi ikhtiyar karega, qayamat ke roz unhee main se uthaya jayega” and its actually about adopting the tarz-e-zindagi of non-muslims.

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Okay…people from a certain region will behave and act like other people from that region. American Muslims are American…they are not Pakistani nor are they supposed to be anything aside from American Muslims. They know football…not cricket and since Islam doesn’t have any cultural limitations I think we’re safe there.

Thanksgiving is a CULTURAL occasion celebrated ONLY in North America. This holiday is NOT celebrated by ANY other Christian on the planet. This is NOT a Christian holiday celebrated in their churches. If people are seriously going to have a go about this holiday then those threads over in the Wedding forum are your real target with all the mehndis and mayoons…those Muslims have more to answer for.

The people who keep thinking this is an innovation in Islam and Bid’ah have no knowledge of what Bid’ah really is. Seriously, before anyone points fingers and says this is bad or that is bad…be responsible and find something to back up your claims because kisi ko ghalat information denah bhi gunah hai. Education is a responsibility placed on our shoulders:

The Islamic Ruling regarding Celebrating Thanksgiving Day by Shaykh Abu Laith Luqman Ahmad | The Lotus Tree Blog

Also - if Thanksgiving is an innovation or changing Islam…its too late. Pakistanis have already turned it upside down during wedding season!