Madinat al-Muslimeen Islamic Message Board
| Question for revert Muslims |
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| Kashif |
| 02/02/02 at 20:41:16 |
| assalaamu alaikum There is a brother who i see on the train every now and again who i can tell is a revert Muslim. I've seen him regularly over the past year or so but have never given him salaam or anything. Its not that i have anything against him or that i try to avoid him, its just that i've never said salaam to him. But one of the threads here brought up the point of new Muslims not being made to feel welcome amongst the Muslim community and i started wondering if my inaction was doing the same thing. I'm not exactly the most social person in the world, but do you think that the brother might feel offended that i haven't said anything to him? Do you think that he might feel that i've got some "superiority-complex" or something? Kashif Wa Salaam PS When you reply, just out of interest, please also tell me how long you've been Muslim: short time or long time. |
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| Re: Question for revert Muslims |
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| Hania |
| 02/02/02 at 20:53:09 |
If you're too shy to say something a :)smile:) always goes a long way and can help break the ice. |
| Re: Question for revert Muslims |
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| MuslimaKanadiyya |
| 02/02/02 at 20:59:45 |
| assalamu alaikum, Please do say salams to him. I am always very pleased when a stranger says them to me. It helps me to feel part of a larger community. Don't think that he believes that you have a "superiority-complex", though -- if you are also obviously Muslim, he could have said salams to you, and may have similar reasons for not doing so, or may think that you don't know that he is Muslim and feels awkward about bringing it up. I know that I felt like that for a while. As for your last question, I've been Muslim for almost a year and a half. wassalam, Leslie |
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| Marcie |
| 02/03/02 at 10:21:53 |
| As salamu alaykum, You should definitely give your salams to the brother. Maybe he is tired of giving his salams to brothers who don't respond. When I lived in Cologne I give would my salams to sisters and they would walk right past. (Not all but too many!) Allahu Alim why he has also not given his salams too you. Maybe you are are both in the same boat and a beautiful friendship could ensue if you took the first step. Al hamdu lillah I've been a Muslim for 12 years. As salamu alaykum Marcie |
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| Kathy |
| 02/03/02 at 10:54:28 |
| slm [quote]... do you think that the brother might feel offended that i haven't said anything to him? [/quote] yep [quote]Do you think that he might feel that i've got some "superiority-complex" or something? [/quote] yep This is how I would have felt- |
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