''Traditions''

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Re: ‘‘Traditions’’

@stoppit

I don’t think anyone would claim that dating, dancing yadda yadda has anything to do with Islam. However, the rukhsati tradition has been given a religious like significance with people making a halal think sound haram.

To be honest, while half of the present generation is indeed going in that direction, the other half is rediscovering Islam. So many people are learning Arabic and going to Islamic classes to understand the religion better. New parents are teaching their children Arabic as a language, not just to recite Quran. In the last 10 years, I have seen a real shift towards Islam. I don’t remember people gathering for prayer when I was younger (unless you were in a very religious home), but now whenever there is a gathering, someone will lead jamaat - this hasn’t been instigated by the elders but by the younger generation.

MashaAllah but may be that is more relevant to the UK/US. I haven’t seen any major changes in Ireland. And Pakistan has definitely not become more Islamic during the last 10 years.

Shak, ofcourse I agree with you there. All I’m saying is, for every pointless tradition that has died out, we have created a new one.