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Originally Posted by Pushpa
I don't think people should be turned away or excluded because of their level of practice because this might be their opportunity to learn some more and if you deprive someone of that you are ultimately responsible.
However, I think there should be a way of providing events and activities without compromising Islamic principles. Socialising and interacting for the sake of learning from one another is one thing, socialising for the sake of socialising is something that does not and should not have to take place under the auspices of an organization like an msa. If people want to do so they can do it on their own, the MSA shouldn't be endorsing things which are unIslamic.
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I like your first paragraph because I feel like it's sunnah. Subhanallah, if Muhammad (S) alienated people, we'd never be where we are.
I don't think socializing is un-Islamic. sure, there are specific actions that are haraam (fornication, lying, cheating, etc.), but who are we to decide that halaal actions are un-Islamic? what does UN-islamic mean, anyway?
that being said, i personally am very conservative in practice. just liberal in thought.
so, miniskirts and weed smokers and gamblers. you can certainly cower in a corner at the prospect of your muslim brothers and sisters partaking in activities you wouldnt, but does that get us anywhere? are we supposed to disown members of our own faith in order to maintain...our...own....faith? <--see the paradox here?
if we EVER expect to be effective- politically, socially, spiritually- as a group- muslims, here in the United States, then we really need to get past the pettiness of pointing fingers and judging each other.