Today marks 1 week since I have been living here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and there are so many things that I have been amazed about and things that has made me raise an eyebrow...
I think for any Muslim it should be an honor to live in a Muslim country it truly is an amazing experience, for 1. to hear the Athan for every prayer, 2.being able to hear the qur'an being recited throughout the city
during the prayers is honestly so beautiful and for me so soothing, what better way of keeping the shaytan (satan) away then hearing the words of Allah. I know that some say well couldn't you have moved to places in America that provided these things? well firstly that I know of there are 1 place that I know of that does the athan out loud and there still being temptation all around you it sometimes makes it difficult. as for me I lived in communities that had a very small Muslim community and very few Muslim friends to communicate with the ones that I did befriend where true Muslim friends who reminded me of Allah....
Some say that you don't need to move to another country in order to be a better Muslim. yes this is true but being in a society around people who will always remind you of Allah and away from temptation it honestly is very beneficial because good behavior and attitude is like the spark of a fire one spark an it catches on to everyone around you. Here in Saudi Arabia there are a lot of things that are not permissible such as Alcohol,Clubs,Pornography,dressing immodestly , even pornography sites are prohibited here, and also no casinos,pork basically everything that Allah (God) has forbidden in all the other religions is not allowed here and honestly its a lot better that way to keep the mind pure and away from the things that can cause corruption and destroy families.
Let me just say this Saudi Arabia is a very young country and growing right before everyone's eyes that lives here. my first impression when I got here was wow this is Saudi Arabia because there are a lot of buildings that are torn down and a lot of buildings being built and this is all over the KSA parts like Riyadh, Al-khobar,Makkah, Dammam where there are a lot of western foreigners are the most developed and cleaned up cities so far, I haven't been to these places yet but I really look forward to it so I guess my expectations of some parts of Saudi Arabia where not at all what I expected, but hey who am I to judge its a young growing country and it takes a lot of polishing to shine the most beautiful Jewel (KSA)...
Some things that have kind of annoyed me is the trash everywhere I know its easier to throw things on the ground but come on guys its not that hard to throw it in the trash, this country is so beautiful and you guys are destroying it by throwing your garbage everywhere.... I visited a city that is close by Abha called Al-souda beautiful mountain area but once you look down the mountain you see lots of trash and lots of graffiti everywhere, I think this is probably my only critisizm so far while being here, is the littering (throwing garbage on the ground) it makes me want to start up a clean up crew to help clean up the beautiful kingdom and it maybe very well something that I would really love to do because come on guys Allah gave us a beautiful earth to take care of not destroy...
One of the beautiful things that I have seen here besides the call of prayer and hearing the qur'an in the cities, is how neighbors treat one another... the second night that I was here we had a lot of food and I am always hearing and seeing pictures of lots of food in the trash (not saying it don't happen) and I asked what are you going to do with all of the food? and they said we give it to the neighbors. when we have huge celebrations or large amount of food we share it with others, I thought this was a beautiful thing and one of the ways that Islam has beautified the people and there hearts is by taking care of one another by feeding them and helping them with nothing expected in return and this is the true beauty of Islam, not what you see or think is right about Islam...
When Islam is applied to the daily life in our ways, our talk, our actions then people will see how beautiful Islam and the word of Allah is because Islam truly is a very peaceful religion and it saddens me that so many people believe, and its so unfair to think and believe an image when your not sure or without researching it first it really makes a person ignorant doing this because if people really knew how Islam was and how beautiful the Sharia law is and understanding it then there would be a lot more peace because sharia law is not about killing innocent people, or killing if you don't become Muslim this is not Islam!
My only advise to those who think they know about Islam or Muslims is go to a Muslim country and see for yourself because even myself I had the wrong picture of Islam and Muslim countries and learning about different things has not only opened my mind about the truth but has educated me in the true ways of life and accepting and appreciating what I have and living here in Saudi Arabia for the week that I have spent here so far has taught me just that and I look forward to more...
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