I've made my feelings on living in Britain pretty clear before. Apart from the weather I love it. As a muslim I can attend one of many local mosques, I can go for Friday prayers, there is an economy where I can buy halaal meat, I can eat out (even 3 of my local Nandos sell halaal chicken). There are even state funded muslim schools where as well as studying the national curriculum, pupils can study about Islam too. I could be living in a different non muslim country where non of this would be possible.
I, and ALL the muslims I know, do not feel that we need to convert Britain to Islam, or Islamacise any other part of the western non muslim world to live as first, a decent human being (which is what my religion teaches me) and subsequently as a good muslim. Additionally I dont see why Shariah law should be implemented in a non muslim country.
I don't have to participate in any of the non muslim things which I feel are negative to me practising my religion, after all we have freedom of choice.
As far as Xaccers points, I have not lived in a country where Shariah law is implemented. The point I will make is that people always pick up on what they see as the negative/barbaric points of shariah law and hence get scared of it or demonise it. There are other aspects of Shariah law which might be seen as favourable to this very same group. I doubt if anyone likes ALL the law in the UK.
A lot of muslim countries who adopt some form of Shariah law have bended rules to suit westerners and non muslims. For example you can drink in certain areas in Saudi, and there are churches in Pakistan. I am sure there are other examples too but the point Im trying to make is that we are always comparing extremes.
Throughout this thread there is an opinion that the actions of those placard carrying idiots represtents the majority of Islam in the UK, and now we hear of how all muslims want to Islamacise Britain. Well as a muslim I don't buy it. No headline on the front page of the Sun, or the spouting of a**holes such as Abu Hamza or some other Al Majroun cronies will convince me that this is the case, because I know too many muslims who think otherwise.
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Originally Posted by Ramrod
That probably doesn't apply to our laws because we are kaffirs (which, where I come from is a very insulting term)
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The term Kaffir is an arabic term meaning non believer.
Anyway what you say as this 'doesnt apply to our law', I know many muslims who use that argument. That is, we don't live in a muslim country and therefore we can do what we want. However the Koran and teachings of the Prophet make it clear that you have to obey/respect the law of the country you live in. Those engaging in such activities in my opinion are just hypocrites.