religion.

one thing i learn about other people's perspective on religion is to respect their opinions. the world is on its edge of death and i am not surprise to see so many opinions and ways that people are using to interpret their religion, and i keep an open mind, not to accept their opinions but to respect them as a person.

i know what i believe in and thanks to the courtesy of my families, i know what NOT to believe in. but another thing that my families have been teaching me is not to judge, and so i did not.

so, for people out there who are bashing the Muslims for not acting like proper Muslims should stop doing that. i understand that your intention are good, i know those bashing are for the sake of our religion, but honey, our religion does not practice this kind of manner. we learn how to respect others. so, that is what we should do. respect.

without respect towards others, dude, we should label ourselves as animals already. to go on a person's page and to post mean things about them, about the way they dress, the way they socialize in a very harsh way is just frustrating for me to read. this is not how a Muslim should act in my opinion. Muslims are not the ones who bashes on others with cruel words, Muslims are the ones who treated others with kindness and gentleness, by using kind words to make others realize that they can be a better Muslim, not to force them. Islam was never a forceful religion as far as i am concern.

i admit that i am not a good Muslim myself. i curse like a sailor, i act like a dude, i don't cover my aurat that thoroughly but i am trying my best to be better. and it is nice that no one is shoving me to be more than i already am. no one has been shoving a plain black tudung labuh at my face because they know, being a Muslim does not limits oneself from being fashionable, they know that a selendang works just as fine. no one has been shoving purdah at my face because they know if i want to, i will wear it.

i admit that this is not at all my place to tell others what to do and what not to but, please, i beg of you, do not put scars on our beautiful religion, Islam is an undeniable beauty, please do not ruin that for others to see and to open their heart to have faith in Allah. please. i beg you. take good care of Islam because in this vain world, Islam, Allah are the only thing that we have to keep us grounded. do not lose the holiness of our religion by portraying it through our harsh words. please. i am pleading you.

j

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