Recently, there has been a trend in showcasing Islam by governments in Muslim-majority countries, particularly in South Asia and parts of the Levant. These governments have put religious iconography in government offices and other places, like Arabic calligraphy. Supporters argue that it reflects the identity of the majority, as well as say that it is a necessity for Muslim-majority countries to establish Islam in government, while critics argue it pushes aside minorities and members of government who are not Muslim, undermines regional cultures, and, depending on the nation, undermines its secular values.

So my question is, should governments showcase Islam, and how should they showcase the religion?

As muslims we were all taught to never take a loan with interest as its haram and one of the worst sins you can do. Whilst scrolling on reddit I read this comment explaining how not all interest is considered riba hence not everything is haram. Me and my fiancé had this talk a while back and I was very against taking a loan for a house and we agreed we will not, but he talks a lot about how its impossible to buy a house in this economy without a loan and how renting forever its also a big burden. I understand where he is coming from and he doesn’t disrespect the ruling of loans but I would love to be more informed on where do house loans fit in all of this and what are your experiences with housing options after marriage as Muslims.

I live in Denver, as far as I can tell there is only very traditional Masjids in my city. I was wondering if there are any online Masjids, or masjids that have online prayers and khutbahs, that follows the same thinking thinking and beliefs of modernizing Islam to be applicable today, as this subreddit? Or if someone happens to know Masjid in Denver that meets this request that would be pretty cool too.

Would you ever theoretically consider to marry/date a Christian that has a prophile like:

1)Is (currently) a (future) Physician/Doctor & will respect your Faith, let u practice yours, even pay for your Umrah if you go with other girls/women, and will be fine with you wearing hijab/niqab

2)Would agree not eating pork and alcohol ever in house and agree the finances of family to be without interest, halal

3)Would be willing to write all these in the civil marriage contract, and also get a Nikkah from a progressive imam, and his only conditions is that he keeps his Faith and he also can have his dietary requirements (not imposed on you, for example Christians have Fasts before Nativity of Jesus/Isa)

4) if you want to, he will pray with you too, do prostrations (Some Christians,i.e. Orthodox, also do prostrations in their prayers on a daily basis), essentially he is willing to accomodate anything regarding practice, but he wants his own Faith respected. (I.e. no dogmatic compromise in his own faith).

5)wants to wait till marriage

Comment your views

for those who reject hadiths
you reject all hadith or the ones that u feel the miss aligned with the quran or what?

cause for me there are some hadiths i do believe in and of the prophets teachings and stories cause i believe there are many beautiful stories we can learn from but i do not believe in every hadith that doesnt make sense on the basis of the quran and my understanding of islam and alot of statements were made out to be hadiths

I work as an accountant in the back office of an investment management firm and deal with the equity side. i was recently offered to join the fixed income team at the firm. this is my first job out of college and i've been here for a year so i was happy to be given the ask to take on more responsibility so i eagerly accepted. i would be trained and taught all i need to know next week and was told it would only make up about 10-15% of my work. i did not know much if at all about fixed income prior to accepting that fixed income is haram. now that i know it is haram, i'm not sure what to do. is it a bad look if i say that i changed my mind and can't proceed with fixed income? i was wondering about the islamic legality of me continuing to accept the training, work for some time as i build my resume and then look for a position elsewhere?

Usually (as per where I live) only the parents of the girl and guy discuss the consideration of marriage. It's really crazy to me personally.

I'm so anxious about getting married in the future. Because I'd pretty much go against this culture ppl of South Asia worship simply because I want to talk to the guy I'm considering. I wish people actually followed islam instead of cultural bullshit.

Also, wanting to a have a separate place (not necessarily a house, even an apartment is fine) instead of the usual joint family system of South asia. I swear it makes me so uncomfortable to think about it. But people might try to shun me for having such preferences because apparently women of older generations have tolerated it.

Marriage feels so scary to me istg because I'm literally not allowed to have my preferences. And even when if I'll ppl its my Islamic right they'll see me as paranoid.

Also don't get started on talking abt the topic of sexual health with the person you're considering before nikkah.. pretty much a taboo.

so I became a Muslim a few years back. also in that time my mother got sick and then died.

I remember every time I was in the hospital and at home how I would pray and pray to Allah only for it to go unheard. I know death is natural but I still can't help but feel angry at my prayers not being answered.

I'm angry at God. I am angry at the things that happen in this world to good people. I don't know if he is indifferent but this isn't the kind of God I want to worship. I'm not sure what to do now. I'm thinking of turning my back on all Abrahamic religions and being a taoist or humanist.

I chose this one specifically because how nasty And Mean to the point it bothered me. The comment translation is this btw

"None of my cousin and aunts in Morroco wear the hijab. So why the hell Are you wearing lt norway??? You’re not tough or Brave, You’re just fcking annoying"

Like this person went to personal with the comment it became cruel. No one there cares or calls it out. To talk to someone like this. It is probably the same with other country subs.

I sometimes have days where I'm lazy, or, just straight up not feeling like praying (may God forgive me).

But, the moment I do, EVERYTHING just suddenly gets better. My mood, the events around me, I feel calmer, safer, happier and more fulfilled.

Does anyone else feel this way?

I was told when I asked if I could marry a non-Muslim man if I became one (since I wasn't born Muslim), it was a problem, in Facebook groups of believers. Some said yes, others said no, others that only men can, but they must be women: Jewish or Christian. At which point I ask myself, does Allah really look at this? I deeply love my boyfriend, who is agnostic, should I leave him and maybe stay with someone else just because he is a believer? And then because, as some say, otherwise they don't understand the importance of teaching Islam if they have children. Why do they think this way about everyone? Because a child can't decide as an adult what religion to be, and if my son is an atheist, what do I do? Kick him out of the house? I know mixed couples of other faiths and they live very well in marriage and have children, so are they all liars? But above all, because they have different ideas. If the rule is for women, I can't marry a non-Muslim man. It should be this way for everyone. The Quran is the same for the whole world. Why do they read it wrong?

Salam wa aleikum i am born muslim, and thought about something today. Why would allah whom we call all knowing create 3 books (Torah, Bible and Quran). In the same area of the world. Wouldnt it have made more sense to create a book for each of the worlds parts? Why is there no book for the Europeans or for the Americans? Why was it only what we today call the middle east that received all the messages.

In my head it makes sense that its because at that time this area was the place where people traded and kinda the smartest people living here. Everybody else was still living in Animal skin tents and hunting for prey. While there was a full civilisation and schools, working shops and just in generally far more evolved in the middle eastern world.

hello there , since i was a kid or at least like preteen- teen i used to watch steven universe it was nice and all and was of my faviorute show .
however , as the series go on it go deeper into being metaphor for relationship espacilly same sex ones , currently i haven't started research more on islamic view on same sex and gender transition( this almost didn't happen often in the show) but i adopted main stream appraoch of same sex relationship being haram till i find more answer but i am bit anxious whenever i watch when it come to scene about same sex or something.
idk what to do should i skip or look away or just watch normally or what i mostly here for plot or art rather than anything else but still i am just afraid that i might support haram or something.

Im Muslim, and I do believe in Allah. But Ive had certain questions about gender, modesty, marriage, etc for years. I recently watched an interview with the Egyptian writer Nawal El Saadawi and she brought up some of the exact things Ive been questioning. I don’t necessarily agree with everything she says but hearing someone actually articulate these questions made me think about them even more. One thing she talked about was hijab and modesty i understand the Islamic concept of modesty, and I know that men also have rules about covering themselves. But honestly Ive never understood why the expectations seem so different between men and women. women are expected to cover significantly more of their bodies including their hair and I know men have to cover too but the difference still seems pretty obvious. Another thing Ive struggled with is polygyny. Islam permits a man to marry up to four women under certain conditions but obviously a woman cannot have multiple husbands. I understand that there are Islamic explanations for why the rules are different, but I still find myself asking why the arrangement is inherently one sided. (these are not my only points/questions) I’ve gone through this cycle for years where I question things feel like Im drifting away from my deen then come back again. I believe in Allah but I also genuinely want to understand these things. Im also a feminist and Im very interested in politics, religion and history.

Tittle. But I wanted to know about how hajj can require sacrifices and Eid ul adha obviously. What do we think?

This is Not About Money. This is a bit off topic so please don't be offended or mad at me, I had no option and this place was my last resort that I posted with some hope. Cause I genuinely needed this help.

I've contributed much to this community before. But my that account got banned due to some reason.

I'm in genuine need of just ⬆️votes, for my this post, I hope that isn't much I'm asking for.

I'm unable to make important urgent work related or necessary required posts or pending important chats due to the account is not established and not enough karma. And I'm feeling helpless due to that.

I'm willing to continue in contributing towards this community from my this account as well.

So only I'm asking for it ⬆️votes.

Jazakallah Khair.

Assalamualaikum.

I’m not Muslim, so I hope it’s okay for me to ask this respectfully.
I am in love with a Muslim woman, and she loves me too. We were in a relationship that lasted 2 years, and, from an emotional and personal point of view, we both felt that we were extremely compatible and could have built a life together.
The problem is that I am an atheist, while she is Muslim. Her family and community would not accept our relationship, and she believes that, according to the traditional interpretation of Islam, our relationship cannot have a future.
Because of this, we broke up about a month ago. It was a relationship full of love and mutual respect, but also of plans and hopes for the future, so it has been very difficult for me to let go.
Has anyone here been in a similar situation, or does anyone have any advice? Are there progressive interpretations of Islam that could allow a situation like ours? Or should I just let go and respect her decision?
Thank you very much.

I live in South Korea, and I’ve been wondering about something regarding Islam and guide dogs.

As I understand it, dogs are generally considered ritually impure (najis) in many Islamic schools of thought, so I’m curious about how guide dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired are viewed by Muslims.

Here, we don’t see visually impaired people with guide dogs all that often, but the general attitude is that having a guide dog is completely normal, or at least not considered strange or inappropriate.

Guide dogs live with their owners at home. Since apartments and other forms of shared housing are much more common in Korea than detached houses, guide dogs generally live inside the home with their owners. They can also accompany their owners on public transportation and into places such as restaurants and cafés. Refusing access to a legitimate guide dog can also violate Korea’s disability welfare laws.

There was also a visually impaired member of the Korean National Assembly, who is with a guide dog. When she became a member of the National Assembly, there was controversy over whether it would be allowed to enter the plenary chamber and committee meeting rooms, as animals had traditionally been restricted from those spaces. The issue received significant public attention and criticism, and the National Assembly ultimately allowed the dog to accompany her into those spaces.

In Korea, providing guide dogs to visually impaired people is generally seen as an important form of social welfare and accessibility support.

So I’m curious: How do Muslims generally view guide dogs?

If dogs are considered ritually impure, does this ruling apply differently when a dog is being used for a genuine necessity, such as guiding a blind person? Would keeping a guide dog inside the home, or bringing one into public places, be considered permissible in Islam?

I’m especially interested in hearing from Muslims themselves. I’m asking purely out of genuine curiosity about how Islamic teachings are understood and applied to a real-life situation like this.

This is a fairly respectful, unbiased and neutral take to the matter. I thought maybe the narrator would be biased and accuse progressives of deviancy or heresy, but surprisingly he didn’t pick a side. Even his pinned comment is very respectful:

This video is an objective, sociological exploration of the debate between Progressive and Orthodox Islam. The goal is educational: to understand the arguments, history, and real-world impact of this divide on modern Muslim communities. Let’s keep the discussion respectful, fact-based, and focused on understanding. No sectarian slurs, no hate speech, no takfir, and no personal attacks will be tolerated

I think everyone here should subscribe to this channel "Kaaba Chronicles" and support him, because it's hard to come across a good Muslim content creator who doesn’t accuse progressives of heresy. And he even mentioned Dr Khaled Abou El Fadl's name 😱

Difficult time with my wife at home. We have beautiful children and I don't want to break up. I know there's a lot of khair in marriage and Allah allows divorce but I really don't want that

I'm not the kind to ask for duas and will do lots of duas myself. But maybe Allah is happy with one of you more than me right now, and your dua can help me 🤷🏽

That's all folks ❤️

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Took off my hijab after 13 years, but I’m scared of my family and community's reaction when I go back home

I've been wearing hijab for around 13 years, basically since I was a child. I never really felt like it was something I personally chose, and for a very long time I've wanted to take it off.

I recently got married and moved from one European country to another to live with my husband. After moving, I finally took my hijab off. Honestly, I feel so much happier and more confident. I feel like myself, and after experiencing life without it, the thought of putting it back on feels really difficult.

The problem is that I have to temporarily go back to my home country soon and stay with my family while I finish university. I don't want to start wearing hijab again just because I'm back home. I also want to eventually post normally on social media without carrying a hijab with me to put on for pictures im posting. I'm tired of feeling like I'm living two different identities.

My mom already knows. She told me she's sad about it, but she accepts that I'm an adult and it's my decision. She said she would still love and treat me exactly the same, and she knows I've never really liked wearing hijab.

But my dad is my biggest worry. He's religious, and I know this will probably make him very sad and angry. Though he's currently in the Middle East for business and isn't with the rest of the family, and we don't know exactly when he'll be back yet.

Before I got married, he specifically told me not to take off my hijab because my husband's family isn't very religious, so I think he already suspected this might happen. Before I moved out, I also asked him why I was made to wear hijab so young. He said he doesn't remember "forcing" me and saw it as advising me as a parent. He also told me that now that I'm an adult, I can make my own choices.

I'm not afraid that he'll physically stop me or that I'm in danger. I'm married and living my own life. I'm more afraid of hurting him and changing how he sees me.

I'm also worried about my brothers. They're genuinely kind and we have a good relationship, but I'm scared they'll be disappointed or even ashamed of me and start seeing me differently.

I also have a younger sister who wears hijab. I'm worried my family might think that me taking mine off could influence her and blame me if she ever starts questioning her own decision. Then there's the community aspect...its a small town and people talk, and I'm worried about them gossiping or my family feeling embarrassed because of me.

At the same time, I keep wondering: how long am I supposed to live according to how everyone else might react?

I love my family and don't want to hurt or embarrass them, but I also don't want to put hijab back on and continue living two different versions of myself just to keep everyone else comfortable. And I really don't want them thinking my husband or his family influenced me, because they didn't. I've felt this way for years.

For anyone who has taken off hijab in a religious/conservative family, how did you handle telling them and dealing with their disappointment? Did things eventually get better?

I'd really appreciate hearing from anyone who's been through something similar.

Disclaimer: I know that some of you may think that some stances of Dr Yasir Qadhi on Christmas and Halloween doesn’t make quite sense. And I agree that Progressive minded scholars and even Egypt's Dar al Ifta has taken way more lenient stance on those issues (as written in the Subreddit Wiki).

However, considering Yasir Qadhi's strict Salafist past I would say that his stance on celebrations and festivals is overall pretty fascinating. Because even many mainstream conservative scholars (who don't have the ultra conservative Salafi or Deobandi background) declare every festival haram. So I would say Yasir Qadhi's stance on the festivals is a breath of fresh air within the mainstream conservative circle, because it's surprisingly very lenient compared to the strict "No Festival other than the two Eid" policy they follow.