I am not a fan of everything UAE gov't does these days but Emirati people I have met have always respected Islam far more than Turks. Even if UAE gov't reduces these rules, Emirati people are different from their gov't and they will still respect Islam because it is in their culture regardless of what UAE gov't does. Actions of UAE gov't do not represent Emirati people like actions of US gov't do not represent American people.
There are a lot of Turks who openly hate Islam, I have never met any Emiratis like that in my life. Every Emirati I have ever met has respected Islam. What UAE gov't and Turkish gov't does is separate thing, but I admire Emirati people for being humble and down to earth keeping to their Islamic roots vs Turks who often come across as very arrogant, especially Turks who hate Erdogan simply because he is Muslim. You have to remember there was actually a time not that long ago when hijab was banned in Turkey and many Turks supported it. Turkey was almost as bad for Muslims as France is today. Thankfully Erdogan is in power now, but even still, look how many Turkish people hate him for increasing Islamic presence in Turkey. Even if UAE banned hijab, many Emiratis would still wear it by choice.
To showcase loyalty, one has to be under a test. Emirati people live a life of luxury and ease. They don't care for other Muslims from around the world. They discriminate against South Asians.
If being that pacifist is the ideal of a Muslim, then maybe Islam would've never came out of the Hejaz. Some atheists in Turkey, a small minority, do hate Islam, but those who are Muslims and true to Islam are the most comitted people you will ever find. When push comes to shove, they will be the most helpful, not unlike the Emirati people who even sell their own blood in Palestine!
If they want to, let them. It has got NOTHING to do with us Pakistanis.
A concept hard to grasp.
So finally end of UAE hypocriacy.
The actions that were openly being done in past but with a threat of being illegal will now be done without fear.
Soon lesbian and gay relationship are going to become legal.
May Allah keep us safe from this biggest fitna of time.
I dont know why dont we understand development has nothing to do with leaving islamic values. U can be a great scholar scientist engineer businessman and a devoted practicing muslim at the same time.
Infact if you truly adopt islamic principle you will have to be fair in your dealings, you have to adopt honesty, respect women colleagues, help each other and prefer merit and justice over everything. Isnt are these the core principles of modern developed society ?
UAE want dubai to be loss angles of east. They are successful to some extent.
These laws don't stop you from having your Islamic values. You can still grow a beard, goto the Masjid, pray 5 times, be a scientist or whatever, and be a practicing Muslim.
What these secular laws do is that they stop forcing Islamic principles on people who don't want to adopt either all of it, or few of them.
What's wrong with that? Why do we criticize secularism in our states but beg for it in the West so that life is a little easier on Muslims escaping to the West from our shitholes.
A sign of the end times is that falsehood becomes represented as truth and Haq is rejected. In this time the scholars advice you hold on tight to your own faith. Whilst we worry about the state of others, the Devil might chip away at us.
Look on this forum and see how many so called Muslims are encouraging haram. The forum rules state we cannot encourage anything illegal - consideration is given to the law of man, there is a fear that we could be held to account for violation of the law.
Apparently the same fear of violating Allah's law is not there. Had there been then encouragement to rebel against it wouldn't be either. The fear of reckoning is either rejected or forgotten.
The devil works in strange ways. Do I type this message for the sake of Allah and to spread good? Do I type it out of arrogance in my knowing this snippet of knowledge? Do I type it as mischief to anger those brothers amongst us who support the stance of UAE? The truth is I don't really know. I'm not sure what is me and what is my nafs.
The only way any of us can be sure of that is to focus inwardly and follow the command of Allah. We can hope that he guides us to his path.
If you barge into someone's home and force someone to pray, do you think the person being forced will get good deeds? And most of all, what do you think you will get?
This should answer your question. The state has no right on this. Faith is a test, and if there's no freedom left for the people to choose, then there is no test left.
Lastly, no one is encouraging Haram. People are encouraging the concept of freedom. Without Islamic laws, you still be will able to go pray, and lead an Islamic lifestyle, but for people who don't want it, it won't be imposed on them.
Remember, that this system we criticize so much, we yearn for it in the other states where we're a minority... why is that? Why the two-faced hypocrisy. I don't, I never will understand.
