Not in one boat

23 Aug, 2008  Random, Uncategorized

It’s kind of tiring having people try to generalize and stereotype people into ONE group. If someone in Saudi says “Birthdays shouldn’t be celebrated”, the whole world assumes that all Muslims accept it. If an Egyptian guy says that Alcohol in small minute amounts is fine, it doesn’t mean that all Muslims accept it.

We’re divided into small groups within the religion, then you factor in families, then you factor in countries and individuality. There is just so much that putting us into one group is just ignorance!

Remember, Islam is supposed to teach tolerance, understanding and acceptance. I’m far from a religious person at all. However I do understand what I’m taught quite clearly. I’m just highlighting this post to show some people that you can’t generalize.

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  • sweet30

    Salaam

    While you cant really allude to Sunni and Shia being smaller sect or the same in opinion for that matter, I do see your meaning in the bigger context. To that end, you completely right:)

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