This is a split discussion from the “Chills down my spine” thread regarding the Azaan.
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To the Guppy who stated this - first off, i will thank you in sincerity for not judging me. He Who has Created everything from microscopic bacteria to whales to galaxies to rainforests, is more than sufficient in that capacity.
Hawaii or Hyderabad, Illinois or Islamabad, Manhattan or Mecca, unless i am a good person on the inside, nothing is going to change - i can have evil traits in Muslim cities while listening to the Azaan five times a day and be thinking really dirty thoughts in my mind. Simultaneously, someone can be living in Toronto and be going through a jihad each day as s/he tries to cleanse their mind and heart of sins. First i have to improve upon my personality regardless of where i live because simply buying myself a one-way ticket to Riyadh isn’t going to guarantee me a first-class ticket to jannat.
Personally, yes, i have plans for residing in a Muslim country, or at least a country that has a substantial Muslim population that feels as though i am residing in a Muslim country. Let me give you an example: South Africa is not a Muslim country but has a substantial desi population. There would be nothing amiss, i think, in residing there because you would still get to hear the Azaan five times a day and for me, that would be important.
However, like i said… i can be residing in Islamabad and every day go through the motions of being a Muslim without really feeling anything. Or i could be residing in St. John’s, Newfoundland, in Canada, and be a really true Muslim. Wherever i live, i need a clean niyat and a generous heart; that is true whether i am in Canada (a nonMuslim country) or Egypt (a Muslim country). Either way, Allah Sees all and Knows all - who can hide anything from Him ? So ultimately, He is my Judge (and no mortal can ever satisfactorily fulfil that capacity).