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

[queen_24]

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

@TLK

Queen, the tit for tat that you are asking for is already there. We just tend to ignore it. I know Christian and Hindu friends from my university days in Pakistan, who used to enjoy the festivities of eid with us. In USA, Indian doctors association that is mainly comprises of Hindus, hosted several iftaar dinners for the Muslim community of their area. Even Whitehouse hosts iftaar dinner every year. When my boss learnt that I took eid day from my personal vacation days, he converted it to a company granted off day. Churches offer their halls to Muslims for Friday prayers, often free and mostly at a very discounted rate.

They do all that for us, and we can’t even express our happiness on thier happy days?

Of course we can and we should. We should be happy on their occasions, we should wish them, we should respect them and their festivities, and in last, I wouldn’t use “we should” but, “I would” at least not celebrate it in terms of Hanging in special Christmas parties, wearing a Halloween costume or carving a Pumpkin. I will wish them, I will respect them but I will not join them with their parties. That’s just me.

To express our happiness for their occasion doesn’t require a celebration. Respect and wishes are quite enough to express I think.