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Islam in South Africa
Shahida
09/09/04 at 09:41:10
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My dear friend, my dearer sister in Islam, just told me that most of my posts here paint a rather dismal picture of Islam, or rather, of Muslims in South Africa :(  SO I decided to change that image, inshaAllah, and apologise, cuz really, mashaAllah, for the most part, I am *not* as jaded as I seem.  And yeah, I seem to be around some really weird people a lot of the time.

As far as I am concerned, South Africa, is one of *the* places to be if you are looking for *freedom* of religion.  Our constitution, which rocks btw, guarantees that we will *never* inshaAllah, ever have to go through the kind of torments Muslims in other parts of the world are experiencing. (May Allah swt protect us all, and help us, ameen.)  

The Muslim community for the most part is rather wealthy and influencial,  And they can *make* things happen, mashaAllah.  We are said to be one of the most organised Muslim communities in the *West*.  Alhamdulillah.

We have all sorts of Muslims, of every colour and culture, alhamdulillah.  There are established Muslim schools, a mosque wherever you go (even little towns, if there is a Muslim there, you will find a mosque, and food), Halaal restaurants, Halaal butcheries galloorrr, Halaal anything you want!!! Alhamdulillah!

There are Muslimas in Hijaab (even niqaab) in every field, from medicine to business! You can have a beard, wear a thobe and kufi, and be accepted and respected.  Every university, almost all jobs, are open to Muslims, alhamdulillah.

The only things lacking, in my opinion, are these: UNITY! and some awesome scholars!  If we could, with Allah's help, achieve this, then wowzers, I cannot imagine another country which would be able to rival the kind of Islamic society we could build!  :-* These freedoms and opportunities are not even prevailent in *Islamic* countries.

So basically, South Africa rocks.  And so do the Muslims, mashaAllah, most of them anyway. :-* Just in case anyoen was thinking of moving here, and changed their minds cuz of my previous negative remarks!

Salam
Shahida :-)


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