Jamaat

[firenze]

Re: Jamaat

@Niksik

Firenze, contrary to your extreme opinion probably derived from watching youtube videos of random people, I have personally interacted with many families where husbands are very active in tableegh jamaat activities. This is what I have to say:

1. These men are not extremists. Their goal is to remind the muslims of our basic fardh. it is NOT wrong to do that unlike the progessive muslims today who believe in the philosophy of “to each their own.” It is fardh upon us to remind each other if we see someone going astray. We will be questioned about this on the day of judgement. So what they are doing is actually a very noble service to the muslim ummah.
2. They learn perserverance. All tableeghi men I know are self sufficient. They are more relaxed at home and learn to appreciate their wives better because they are reminded of their responsibilities as muslim men over and over again. Also, the fact that you do indeed get influenced by the company you keep comes into effect here as a tableeghi guy learns how other men deal with situations from the Islamic standpoint.

What I have issues with is when these men go on extended jamaats, sometimes they do not care about their primary sources of income. I know one brother who’s lost his job 2 times because wanted to gp for the 40 day jamaat and his company had to let him go as he did not have sufficient vacation time. The other thing is sometimes, these folks do not consider the problems their families might face when they are gone for so long, especially if the wife cannot drive, etc.

Now I have a problem with that, but ask the wives of these jamaatis…they are some of the happiest women I have seen. Content and secure.

well i know two guys, one is in Brooklyn with family and he is so strict with his children about what to do, what not too.. . on top of that TV is banned at their home. Can you believe that it’s in America ?

Second guy who is over 50 now (my dooor k uncle) is so much influenced by TJ that his own children hates him for his strictness & imposing views.. he is in america too.

Now my point which i already clarified earlier that i have only one problem with these organizations that they slowly and steadily brainwashed their followers and take them to level which is known as extreme. They left them with no taste of life, they become strict and hard-core conservatives.

Here is the example:

call me liberal, listening music & dancing with my wife in front of immediate family members is fine with me, what Jammati’s think of it? If they think it’s wrong/haraam.. etc.. then i have a problem.

if Jammati’s think that women should do pardaa of face or wear burkha, well my family ladies don’t do this and consider it wrong, what jammati’s think of it? if they think i am doing wrong … well then i have a problem.