I'm realizing this convo is necessary, so I'll continue in this thread to clarify religion vs culture.
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @ConfessionsExMu
W 1.6 billion ppl, naturally Muslims are from different ethnic groups, geographical locations, cultures etc.
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They share a religion. That's all. They have different languages, different foods, different clothings, different music...
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Religion *obviously* impacts culture and vice versa, but so do a million other factors. Religion is just one aspect.
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Ppl say I went to a 'Muslim' wedding. No, you didn't. You went a Pakistani wedding. The traditions re 3 days, mehndi etc
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Replying to @YasMohammedxx @ConfessionsExMu
have nothing to do w Islam. And an Arab wedding would be completely different even tho they're also Muslim.
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It's really a no-brained when compared to Catholicism, for ex. A belief system is part of a culture, but there is no way
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to accurately represent 'Catholics' in a bite-size glimpse as different cultures practice their religion differently.
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There is a relationship-of course-but it's very wrong to assume that all Muslims share a culture. They share a religion.
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Under that religion, there is a culture. Big Mo tried to erase it and replace it w Islam, but all we did was meld the two
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So when you remove Islam, you will find a rich culture under there that exists and thrives independent of the religion
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And all the ppl that live in those cultures that are NOT Muslim can attest to that. Many NonMuslim Arabs,Indians,Malaysians
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