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So, as weirdly as it may be, I have chosen to talk about the difference between culture and religion. Now, why write about this? Well, during the past couple of months or so, I have come to terms with the FACT that my whole life which I have considered to be my religion is actually culture. I know this is wrong on many levels, but I didn’t choose it to be this way - It’s the way that i have been brought up. It had almost been “in built”.
The culture I’m on about is Pakistani. And you have got to admit, there are many people out there who may be very good Pakistanis but not very Islamic, but yet, they still consider themselves otherwise (I don’t mean all Pakistanis; don’t get me wrong, just some). In fact, this can apply to anyone really who is a believer and isn’t really religious, just traditional. There is nothing wrong with being traditional, however, my point is that many see is as being the right way of life, but isn’t religion the right way of life? Certainly, aren’t you a believer in the eyes of the almighty - No matter what cast, social class and race you may be?
For those of you who are confused with what I’m trying to say, here are some examples of culture taking over religion. When your parents tell you that you cannot go out alone, for example, walk to school on your own, because it’s wrong but is that what Islam teaches us? Or is it a stereotypical view that makes your parents believe that going out on our own, especially for girls, is not right. And don’t you at times find yourself living your life in the hope of pleasing others? Instead, we should be concentrating on who we are as an individual and also be building on our relationship with Allah (SWT) because at the end of the day, we all will go to Allah and nothing but our imaan will accompany us.
Most of the time, it’s not even our fault that we aren’t good Muslims and we feel helpless because we want the world to become a better place, but don’t know how. But we can try, perhaps by educating ourselves with the knowledge of Islam and learning about our religion. So, how does this relate to the topic? It relates to the topic because what i am trying to say that instead of being not in possession of the facts, try to get out and learn about how you should live, don’t just take anyone’s word for it, do your own research, ask around and may Allah (SWT), Insha’Allah, guide us all on the righteous path.
Anyhow, what do you think? Is our lives surrounded more by traditions or religion? Or do we live by a mixture of both?
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