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I'm not Muslim, but live in an area of the US with a growing Muslim population and I'd like to better understand this. I've stopped moving aside, and I'm now presented with a number of various responses ranging from the other person just moving at the last moment, to having them stop and stare at me. It's admittedly annoying, but I'm trying to understand any cultural significance. Just male dominance, or something else more nefarious? For the record, I'm a white, Christian American of European ancestry.

Salaam. My spouse and I have been married for less than a year. I need advice on whether this is halal or haram. One partner loves recieving oral sex and the other partner hates giving it. The partner who loves it says it is absolutely halal and has evidence, while the one who hates it says it is haram and also has evidence. Who is correct? What are the differing opinions?

I’m wondering if this would be an appropriate thing to say, or if I’m approaching it the wrong way.
There’s a man I’ve become attracted to. He is four years older than me, religious and Salafi. Our interactions have always been formal and respectful. We mostly talk when he asks me something about English, his Master’s studies, etc. I used to teach English when I was younger, around four years ago, so sometimes he asks me about things related to that.
Our conversations aren’t frequent or ongoing. There’s no unnecessary chatting, flirting, or random conversations. It’s basically a question and an answer, as I mentioned before, without small talk or talking just for the sake of talking. He is also respectful and maintains formal boundaries, and I do the same.
The problem is that I’ve been praying for a righteous husband for some time, and somehow I started thinking about him. I find myself unable to stop. Whenever he messages me to ask something or even asks how I’m doing, I end up thinking about him again afterward.
I’m also someone who really dislikes ambiguity or suppressing my feelings. I’ve reached a point where I’m thinking of simply telling him:
“I want to be honest with you. I’m attracted to you, and precisely because of that, I don’t think I should continue talking to you. I don’t want my feelings to develop into something beyond what our interactions have normally been, and I don’t want to get involved in anything that could lead me into something displeasing to Allah.”
I’m not telling him this because I expect anything from him or because I want him to confess his feelings. I actually mean the opposite: I want to remove myself from the situation before my feelings become stronger.
Would saying this be appropriate, especially considering that our conversations have always been formal and that he is religious? Or would it be better to simply distance myself without telling him why?
I’d appreciate honest advice, especially from an Islamic perspective.

🌷*To Celebrate or NOT to celebrate....that’s the question*🌷

by Asma bent Shameem

Some of us celebrate it with great devotion and diligence, while some of us are against it with an equally great vengeance. 

Some say it is our religious duty while others say it is nothing but bid'ah.

People argue about it. 

Families split up, friends forsake each other. 

And sometimes people literally fight over it and hurt one another.

So what is it that I am talking about? 

 

I am talking about celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ, the Mawlid or Milad, as some of us say. 

Yes, the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal is what I'm talking about. 

But, ever wondered..... what is the reality regarding the celebration of the birth of our beloved Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam anyway?

Let's examine the facts.

 

🔺*1. Date is NOT confirmed*

First of all, it is not even sure if the Prophet ﷺ was even born on the 12th of Rabi'ul Awwal! 

Yes, the date of his birth is NOT CONFIRMED, although it IS confirmed that he Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam passed away on the 12th of this month. 

🔺*2. Research the issue*

Whenever a Muslim is faced with a problem or confusing situation, what is he/she supposed to do? 

🍃 Allaah tells us:

 

"O you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger (Muhammad), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves,refer it to Allaah and His Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination" [Nisaa':59]

 

Referring it to Allaah and His Messenger ﷺ means to turn to Allaah's Book and the Sunnah of our beloved Prophet ﷺ.

So, according to Allaah's Command, let's see that the Qur'aan and AUTHENTIC Sunnah say about this matter.

🔺*ANY EVIDENCE FROM THE QUR'AAN*❓

What does Allaah tell us in the Qur'aan about celebrating the Mawlid?

*Nothing*.

Yes that's right.....*NOTHING*.

There is absolutely nothing in the Qur'aan that tells us to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam. 

Not one single ayah.

 

You see, all acts of worship are *'tawqeefi'*, which means that all acts of worship have to have PROOF from the Qur'an and authentic Sunnah.

They are not subject to personal opinion and it is not permissible to do any acts of worship except those which are approved by Sharee'ah. 

So, for example, I cannot pick a special day or time, say the 22nd of every month, and start celebrating that day as a form of worship. Why? 

Because there is nothing in the Sharee'ah that permits me to do that. 

 

By the same token, I cannot start praying three raka'ah for Fajr from tomorrow, even if I want to worship Allaah more, because Fajr Salah is only two rakaat as commanded upon us by the Shari'ah.

And similarly, if there is no order for us to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ, then we don't. 

 

🍃 In fact, the Prophet ﷺ said: 

"Whoever innovates anything in this matter of ours (i.e., Islaam), that is not part of it, will have it rejected." (Bukhaari).

🔺 *QUESTION*❓

*Did the Prophet ﷺ celebrate his birthday?*

 

Again, there is NOTHING in the Sunnah of the Prophet ﷺ that shows us that he ﷺ EVER celebrated his own birthday. EVER. 

Nor did he celebrate the birthday of his wives, children, or his Sahaabah. 

And there is not one single hadeeth that tells us that he ﷺ thought this day was significant enough to celebrate it. 

Nor did he encourage the Sahaabah to venerate this day for him or celebrate in in any way, shape or form.

 

Just think about it...

If there was any good in doing so, wouldn't he ﷺ have done so himself and wouldn't he have ordered the Sahaabah to do so? 

 

And obviously, it is not possible that he ﷺ forgot to tell us about it, Aoodhu billaah!

🔺*QUESTION*❓

*Did the Sahaabah celebrate the Mawlid/Milad?*

 

The Sahaabah were witnesses to the revelation of the Qur'aan. 

They had the Prophet ﷺ right in front of their eyes. 

They saw the Prophet ﷺ actually and practically LIVE Islaam.

They ate, drank, sat, slept, talked, walked, lived with him. 

Whatever they saw him do, they did it. 

Whatever they saw him avoid, they avoided it. 

If they had questions about something, they asked him and he explained. 

If they misunderstood anything or were mistaken, the Prophet ﷺ

immediately corrected them. 

And thus, their understanding and practice of Islaam was 

THE BEST. 

 

Yet, when we look at the lives and practice of the Sahaabah, we find that NONE of them EVER celebrated the birth of their beloved Prophet ﷺ, whether during his life or even after he passed away. 

Not Abubakr, not Umar, not Uthman, not Ali, nor Aaishah, Abu Hurairah, Ibn Umar, Ibn Masud, Talha, Az-Zubair, Bilal, Radhi Allaahu Anhum Ajma'een. 

*NOT. ONE. SINGLE. SAHAABI.*

 

Doesn't that prove anything?

 

🔺 *What about the Four Imaams and other Ulama?*

 

Did any of the Imaams or scholars - Abu Haneefah, Maalik, al-Shaafi'i, Ahmad, al-Hasan al-Basri, Mujaahid, you name them, do this or command others to do it or say that it was good? 

NO.

In fact, they didn't even acknowledge the Mawlid, let alone celebrate it! 

And it was not even mentioned during the first and best three centuries. 

 

🍃 The Prophet ﷺ said: 

"The best of mankind are my generation, then those who come after them, then those who come after them." (Bukhaari, Muslim). 

 

And if the 'best of mankind' didn't celebrate his birth, then we shouldn't either.

 

Actually, the celebration of the Prophet's birthday appeared many centuries later. By this time, people had forgotten many of the features of the true, pure teachings of the Prophet ﷺ and bid'ah had become widespread.

🔺*Think about it!*

Can it be possible that the Sahaabah, the Imaams and the people of the best three centuries were unaware of the importance of celebrating the birthday of the Prophet ﷺ or that they were lacking in their love for him, and it was only those who came later who were aware of it or loved him more?!!! 

How can that be?!!

Is that even possible??

🔺*COMMON ARGUMENTS* 

‼️*Argument # 1.*

*But the Prophet ﷺ used to FAST on Mondays to celebrate his birthday!*

Yes, there is an authentic hadeeth where the Prophet ﷺ was asked about fasting on Mondays and he said: "On (that day) I was born", but the reason he fasted Mondays was *NOT* because he was born that day. 

📌*Proof*

The reason for his fasting Mondays is the following hadeeth:

🍃 He ﷺ said:

"Deeds are presented (to Allaah) on Monday and Thursday and I like my deeds to be presented when I am fasting." (Tirmidhi--saheeh by al-Albaani)

So the *reason* for his fasting on Mondays was because he wanted to be in the state of fasting when his deeds are presented to Allaah and NOT because he was born on a Monday.

Besides, if his fasting was due to his birthday, then he would have only fasted on the 12th of Rabi'ul Awwal and not every single Monday of his life!

‼️*Argument # 2.*

*I'm not doing this as an act of worship.*

Dear brother/sister, we have to realize that 'worship' is ANY act or deed that is done with the intention of coming close to Allaah Sunhaanahu wa Ta'ala and earning rewards from Him.

Aren't we celebrating the Mawlid to come close to Allaah? Don't we think we are doing something good that will please Allaah and earn His rewards?

And any act of worship that’s not proven from the Sharee’ah is wrong and has to be given up, no matter how good the intention.

‼️*Argument # 3.*

*But I LOVE the Prophet ﷺ!*

Think about the following:

Didn’t the Sahaabah absolutely LOVE the Prophet ﷺ?

They gave up their homes, families, young babies, money, property, lives... for his sake, in the blink of an eye. History is replete with their stories of sincerest admiration, adoration and ultimate love.

They sacrificed EVERYTHING for him, yet this love did NOT promote them to celebrate his birth.  

This love translated into the PRACTICAL APPLICATION of his TEACHINGS and NOT picking the 12th of Rabi-ul-Awwal to celebrate his birthday. 

‼️*Argument # 4.*

*What's the harm in it?*

I don't do anything WRONG in it. All I do is remember the Prophet and send blessings on him

First of all, why don't you remember the Prophet ﷺ all year long, every single day? 

Why pick just this day? 

Isn't the Prophet ﷺ supposed to be loved, and remembered and followed every single day of our lives? 

Aren't we supposed to send peace and blessings on him every day, as many times as we can? 

Then why pick this ONE day?

Secondly, even if you don't do any of the reprehensible things that people do nowadays in the name of the Mawlid, like those 'naats' (poetry praising him) full of shirk, or singing with musical instruments, or women with full make-up and no hijab on TV etc, even then the Ulama say that it is not allowed to celebrate this particular day because that was not the way of the Prophet ﷺ, the Sahaabah, Taabi'een or any of the great ulama of the past.

🍃 Imam Abu Hafs Taaj ad-Deen al-Faakihaani said, discussing different types of Mawlids: 

"When a man organises it at his on expense for his family, friends and children, and in that gathering they do not do any more than eat food; they do not commit any sins. THIS IS what we have described as an abhorrent and reprehensible innovation, because it was not done by any of the early righteous people, who are the fuqaha' and leading scholars of Islam." (Al-Mawrid fi 'Aml al-Mawlid, p. 5)

‼️*Argument # 5.*

*But every one is doing it. Are they ALL wrong or crazy?!*

Just because every one is doing something does NOT mean it's correct. 

🍃 Allaah says:

"And if you obey most of those in the earth, they will lead you astray from Allaah's way; they follow but conjecture and they only lie." (al-An'aam:116)

🔺 *CONCLUSION:*

*Follow and do not Innovate*

Actually, dear brother/sister in Islaam, TRUE love of the Prophet ﷺ is shown and proven by following the guidance that he brought. 

So follow his Sunnah to the best of your ability and don't fall into innovated forms of worship. 

It is nothing but a trap of the Shaytaan.

 

‎قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللّهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

"Say (O Muhammad): 'If you (really) love Allaah, then follow me, Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allaah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful." (Aal 'Imraan 3:31)

And remember the words of the Prophet ﷺ when he said:

"The best of speech is the Book of Allaah, and the best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. 

The most evil of things are those which are newly-invented (in religion), and every innovation (bid'ah) is a going astray." (Muslim).

And Allaah knows best.

If you do not want to listen to the whole lecture, then read the text below:

Yasir Qadhi’s position on Halloween is that the issue is more nuanced than a simple halal/haram verdict. He begins by arguing that most ordinary Muslims are not qualified to independently weigh complex scholarly debates, just as a non-medical person cannot fully evaluate conflicting doctors. Therefore, people inevitably rely on scholars they trust, but they should remain humble and avoid attacking other interpretations.

He explains that there are two broad Muslim approaches: one that views Halloween as completely forbidden, often based on arguments about pagan origins, imitation of non-Muslims, and the idea that only Islamic festivals are permissible; and another group of Muslims who see modern Halloween as a largely cultural event involving children, costumes, and candy rather than a religious practice. He says both perspectives exist among Muslims in the West, and the disagreement reflects different understandings of culture, ritual, and religious identity.

The arguments used by those who argue against Halloween generally fall into three categories:

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First, festivals outside the two Eids are impermissible

This view argues that celebrations are a form of religious ritual, and since Islam only legislated Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha, other communal festivals should be avoided. Yasir Qadhi explains that this is largely based on the approach of Ibn Taymiyyah and those who view festivals as acts of worship. He disagrees that all non-religious cultural celebrations automatically fall under this category, arguing that many celebrations are cultural rather than religious.

He argues that not every celebration outside the two Eids is automatically haram. He distinguishes between three types of celebrations: private personal celebrations (such as birthdays, graduation parties, family gatherings), secular communal celebrations (such as national holidays, ie: July 4th, Thanksgiving), and religious celebrations of other faiths (such as Christmas or Diwali). He believes personal and secular cultural celebrations are generally permissible as long as they do not involve prohibited actions, while religious festivals that involve worship or religious symbolism should not be celebrated by Muslims.

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Second, Halloween has pagan origins

Some argue that because Halloween originated from the Celtic pagan festival of Samhain, it should be forbidden. Regarding this argument, Yasir Qadhi says origins alone do not determine a ruling. What matters is the current meaning and intention behind the practice. He gives examples such as the names of days and months in English having pagan Roman origins, wedding rings having ancient non-Islamic origins, and mehndi traditions having Hindu roots, yet Muslims generally do not consider these things forbidden because their original religious meanings have disappeared. He argues that customs are judged by their present cultural significance, not only by their historical beginnings.

However, he says Halloween is more complicated because unlike something like Independence Day or Thanksgiving, it still retains some association in popular culture with ghosts, demons, spirits, and the supernatural. He argues that this makes Halloween different from ordinary secular holidays. Although modern Halloween is largely a commercial and cultural event shaped by candy companies, costumes, and entertainment industries, he believes the connection to the occult and the unseen world gives it a level of ambiguity.

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Third, imitating non-Muslims (tashabbuh)

Yasir Qadhi argues that this concept is often misunderstood. He says Muslims are not forbidden from adopting everything that originated among non-Muslims; otherwise, language, clothing, technology, food, and many aspects of civilization would become impermissible. He says imitation becomes problematic when Muslims intentionally adopt symbols that represent another religion or worldview. He argues that modern Halloween is not a religious festival for most people, but the remaining association with supernatural themes is what makes it questionable.

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His final conclusion is that Muslims should avoid actively participating in Halloween as a festival, because it has connotations to the horror. However, he strongly rejects calling Muslims who participate out of ignorance or because they see it as harmless family fun as committing shirk, kufr, or deserving harsh condemnation. He doesn’t declare Halloween outright haram, but he still advices Muslims not to participate in it because of it's horror elements. He puts Halloween in an ambiguous grey area, unlike other personal (Birthday, Graduation, anniversary etc) and secular communal (National holidays, independence day etc) festivals which he openly declared halal.

I’m talking to someone for marriage and he asked me what mahr I would want, and I said it depends on what he is earning so he told me that he’s earning 7 figures. Now I’m not someone who wants a super high mahr or anything, I come from a sufficiently wealthy family myself alhamdulillah but he was telling me that 40,000 pounds would be an amount that he considers a lot, so is this true for someone of his salary?

Assalamualaikum,

I hope everyone is doing well.

I have been with my partner for two years, and since around our six-month mark, I have been hoping and asking for an engagement. His parents initially resisted because he was still in university, and they wanted him to graduate and start working first, which I completely understood. He graduated and started working in June, but he currently has approximately $400,000 in debt from medical school.

My dad recently called his dad and said that now that he has graduated and started working, he felt it was a good time for them to formally come and ask for my hand. They agreed and planned to come yesterday.

Last week, our fathers discussed mahr. My dad said he was not asking for any muqaddam or anything else, but only a mo’akh of $500,000. He told his father, “I am so confident in their relationship that we will never even ask for the mo’akh because it will never reach that point, but he needs to have a leg for his daughter to stand on.”

His father immediately rejected this and said that we were asking for too much. His offer was a paid-off house and a small wedding.

My dad said they would think about it.

Yesterday, when they came over, the issue of mahr was brought up again. His father said that they could not give me mahr. He said, “My son is a doctor. If they get divorced, the Canadian government is going to take half of his assets and give them to your daughter, so there is no reason for a mo’akh. I need to protect my son.”

Because of this, they were not open to offering either a muqaddam or mo’akh, and they also did not bring a ring.

Ultimately, the engagement did not go through because his father said he was not willing to negotiate mahr and felt that he was already giving enough by offering a house and paying for a wedding.

My dad’s concern is that his son is currently $400,000 in debt. If, God forbid, something happened within the first year or two of marriage while he was still paying off that debt, I could potentially be left without much financial security. My dad also says that in our family, it has never happened that a daughter was married without a mahr, so he feels strongly that he cannot give his daughter away without one.

For additional context, his family is very wealthy. They have three paid-off houses in Canada, his father is a doctor, his mother works and earns a substantial income, and they also have three paid-off properties in Dubai. My family is also financially comfortable—we have a paid-off house in Dubai and are currently paying off two houses in Canada.

I am genuinely looking for unbiased opinions, because I am having a hard time understanding this situation emotionally.

Is my dad being unreasonable by insisting on a mahr? Is the $500,000 mo’akh an unreasonable request, even if we are not asking for a muqaddam? Or is his family being unreasonable by refusing to offer or negotiate a mahr altogether?

And honestly, one of the things I am struggling with the most is the mindset behind it. I keep thinking: Why are they so concerned about protecting themselves from a divorce when we are not entering this marriage expecting or planning to divorce? Mahr is a requirement in our family and something that the men in my family have always given when getting married. To us, asking for a mo’akh is not an indication that we expect the marriage to fail or that we are planning for divorce. It is simply a form of financial security and a religious/cultural requirement.

I also find myself wondering why my partner is already thinking about what happens if we divorce. I understand that he has significant debt and that his parents want to protect him financially, but emotionally, it is difficult for me to hear that reasoning when I am simply asking for something that has always been considered part of marriage in my family.

I would really appreciate honest and unbiased perspectives. I am not looking for people to automatically take my side. If you think my dad’s request is excessive, please tell me. If you think his family’s refusal is unreasonable, please tell me that too.

I would especially appreciate perspectives from people who understand both the Islamic concept of mahr and how marriage/divorce and financial rights work in Canada, because I want to understand whether I am looking at this emotionally or whether my concerns are actually reasonable.

Ibn Abbas reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said,

>“We do not see for those who love one another anything like marriage.”

Source: Sunan Ibn Mājah 1847

Grade: Sahih (authentic) according to Al-Albani

I have so many muslim friends, fun to be around, hospitable and their food is so good. Not all muslims are talibans. Other muslim countries allow women to go to school, they don't force women to cover their face only cover their head and some don't some women even drive on the road. Muslim countries even have night clubs party like a rockstar

Assalamualaikum. Hope y'all are well. This has been on my mind, for quite some time. With beard, with hijab, with riba, with so many stuff, you can have a debate or even a respected conversation. But what hits? What helps?

Keeping company, for dawah, taking them to Islamic programmes, treating with kindness, all helps, but in today's busy world?

Is there any methodology to help them, how to give them dawah, and see them walk the correct path? Honestly, more than angering, it seems pretty sad situation to me. I'm not forcing or asking anyone to be perfect. But to atleast stop promoting filth like movies and music? That's the least right? To atleast stop this disease from normalising in the ummah? Is that too much of an ask? Multiple mods of "muslim" subs allow this, promoting movies and music and when we report, they threaten to ban us. I'm sorry if this felt like a rant. I'm truly going towards the thought that SM like reddit might not be good place for traditional muslims and maybe I must deactivate or stop using it. Jazakallah khair if you read it.

Due to material advantages associated with secular knowledge many people seem to lose sight of the evils in it. As Muslims we must be able not only to distinguish between things of the world and those that pertain to our soul but must have preference at all times for beneficial knowledge.

Within the past hundred years there has been an increase in secular knowledge in every faculty of learning. Almost in all parts of the world schools, colleges, and universities have been founded.

Despite the growth in secular knowledge, people are sinking more and more in crimes, immorality, evil and sinfulness. They are becoming more greedy, miserly, most discontented and unhappy. Robbery, fraud, corruption, adultery, fornication, juvenile delinquency and broken homes have become common features of society. And never before had the world been so plagued with diseases as it is now! This is so because the majority have drifted far from Allah SWT and righteousness.

Judging from a spiritual standard, secular knowledgeable disadvantages far outweigh its advantages. The trend of modern education is more towards materialism and godlessness. Every year colleges and universities turn out young people with Intellectual accomplishment but most of whom have no place in their heads to retain beneficial knowledge.

The evil aspects of secular education have brought it in conflict with Islam. Atheism and agnosticism is interwoven into the fabric of secular education. Blasphemy and denunciation of Allah SWT is regarded as intellectual maturity. Colleges and universities breed agnostics and atheists especially in the sciences.

Secular history textbooks ignore how Allah SWT created man in the best of molds. Most secular history textbooks, influenced by Darwinian evolution, present a lesser view of man. Rather than highlighting mankind real purpose to worship/ work for the Lord, secular textbooks suggest that both man and civilizations are simply the result of evolutionary pressures, with no credit given to Allah SWT. Though Allah bestowed man with many blessings, including skill and intelligence, secular textbooks instead credit these abilities to evolutionary chance. Secular history textbooks also fail to acknowledge Allah’s guiding hand on history, instead insisting that civilization came about haphazardly. It ignores how Allah SWT formed and shaped the nations of the world. Rather than acknowledging the power of Allah to work in the lives of mankind, secular textbooks emphasize that people alone slowly built civilization over time. Allah SWT has moved mightily throughout history. There is a purposeful direction in which all of world history has been guided, and it helps us make sense of the world around us. When we see how Allah SWT shaped the world, we can see so many miraculous and wondrous things.

Instead of addressing the root causes for the collapse of society as a whole, secular text instead merely suggests that society has moved beyond family, subtly brainwashing students into thinking that the removal of the traditional family unit from society is normal and will have no negative effects upon civilization. The evolution of family ignores the damaging effects of single-parent homes, the drastic rise in crime, and the collapse of morality and faith, which is concurrent with the decline of the traditional family unit.

Considering the fact that education begins at an early age of a child and that it takes a process which may last the half or more of one’s life- time, it must be realized that no one can escape from the shackles of agnosticism or the enormous grip of atheism.

Science touches us at almost every point. It is the dominant philosophy of Western civilization. And so science is idolized and worshipped. Science has proven to mislead many people. The dangers underlying its present advancement which has resulted in the inventions of lethal weapons show the extent of its evil.

It is ridiculous that the knowledge world so much praise, downgrades Allah SWT to the background and discredits His SWT words.

One would have thought that those who had the opportunity of studying natural phenomena and other aspects of the universe which shows the greatness of the Creator, should have cause to believe in Allah more than anyone else. However the atheistic ideas in science taught in institutions of higher learning does not make people honor Allah SWT. Secular knowledge does not help mankind know Allah SWT.

There is no coexistence between secular and beneficial knowledge. When one is there, the other one leaves. Because of this conflict many people give up religious beliefs. Secular education is embedded with evils such as are capable of drifting one away from faith.

We should stay away from empty, godless talk that has no spiritual value and only leads people further away from truth and goodness.

Education's purpose is not to produce thieves and robbers. The primary goal of education is to instill moral values, ethics, ideals, and humanity in a person. Secular knowledge has largely failed to create morally and ethically sound individuals. It creates corrupt individuals, who bow to injustice and accepts it, only beneficial knowledge can bring change.

Secular knowledge is meant to worship others as lords. Secular education systems believe in materialistic civilization, thus they mold students into materialists. It does not teach ethical and moral values. As a result, educated people emerge with a blind love for the West, immersed in inferiority regarding our Ummah, and lacking any moral character. For them, material wealth and luxury, and high income are paramount. The purpose of their education is no more than riding in cars.

I'm curious about that because many Muslim cultures restrict marriages outside the ethnic group or land/region