Islam in Scandinavian Countries | Shaykh Dr Yasir Qadhi

[@Ameena0812]

Masha Allah brother Yasir Qadhi brain is like an encyclopedia..it was during Covid19 quarantine that I discoverd our legendary scholar Dr.Yasir Qadhi. I'm addicted all his talks, khudba etc...I'm amazed by his knowledge, he is a blessing to the Ummah..Brother I love you for the sake of Allah. May Allah bless and protect you from all calamities..Ameen ☝️🤲🍉

[@NadeemAhmed-ft6mt]

It always beneficial to learn from Dr. Yasir Qadhi. It was my dream to visit EPIC mosque, last year in December, I visited EPIC mosque in Texas, only for one day, prayed Jumah there. But Dr. Yasir was outside the town. Inshallah I will visit again, and meet and musafah with Dr. Yasir Qadhi. Ameen.

[@Sal-imm]

Jazak Allah, Dr. Qadhi, a great Islamic historian, fascinate us all on "hidden" history throughout the World in Islam as it spread.

[@lenwilkinson672]

@imransale. Don’t believe it. Propaganda for the gullible.

[@Sal-imm]

Finally, he told us the source of Islamophoebia and it makes sense, because of "controlling" and money giving to everybody. First time hearing. Jazak Allah khair.

[@Dmack0713]

It makes sense from a sectarian point of view, and its not necessarily Islamaphobia, but has to do with control. "We paid for this mosque, therefore, you will teach according to the acceptable standards of the state." That is not any different from any government, including the US. They get their pound of flesh no matter what it is.

[@imFruzzy]

I'm from Scandinavia (native) but now live in Turkiye (Turkey). This video is very good, everything is true and accurate, but I want to add two main reasons for right leaning parties growing: 1, the birth rates and fear of being a minority in their own countries. I think it's normal to want to be the majority in ones own country. Syrians, Pakistanis, Indonesians etc. would react the same if suddenly pork eating blondes were a majority in their country. Of course, this is not the muslim immigrants' fault, but it is them it affects and both sides must discuss how to solve this. But right now there is no mature discussion, one is called a racist if one mentions this and this adds to the frustration of people who are not racists but simply want their culture in their own country 100 years from now. 2, a very big increase in violent crime and gang rapes. Of course a very small percent of muslim immigrants do this, but it's a big increase and big problem. People worry about their daughters safety, and often the punishment is only a few months jail or no jail if they are young, which makes people angry. And Latino immigrants don't do this, Indian immigrants don't do this. So even though it's a very small amount of muslim immigrants, people see a pattern that it is only them who do it. Regarding halal slaughter it's a difficult situation because it's mandatory for muslims but is against Scandinavian beliefs about animal rights. By the way, before I moved they built a very big mosque near my house. It's beautiful and I think some muslim countries funded it like you mentioned. Unfortunately the liberal governments don't respect religion at all, it's the same with churches. If a church speaks against LGBTQ they are in big trouble too.

[@ANEEAMA]

You are right. Adding to your point, Indians mostly came through educational backgrounds, not through blue color job or refugees, otherwise it would have been different. When you invite the highly educational class from any society, their behavior will be different from people from war torn countries or uneducated backgrounds. Even their understanding of religion might be different. In Texas, most of the Pakistanis including Yasir Quadhi’s father came through educational backgrounds ( studying PhD). As Yasir Quadhi mentioned, majority of the Muslims in Scandinavia ( except few ) came for blue color jobs or came as refugees which is socially and behaviorally different people in their own countries.

[@ANEEAMA]

Further, Muslim or Islam is a religion, hence different ethnic Muslims behave differently. For example, a Malaysian Muslim behavior is completely different from an Afghan Muslim because Malaysian Muslim lived in a multicultural and multi religious society.

[@SkeeloHendrix]

YASIR IS LEGENDARY WITH OUR HISTORY MASHA’ALLAH!! May Allah Bless You Brother, We Truly Appreciate You! 🙏🏾💜

[@razzakgamingofficial]

Ameen

[@mjmrilwan]

Ameen

[@ninety85]

😂😂😂​@@mjmrilwan

[@RuksanaMohammed-g3u]

Very moderate in his views and analysis. Truly cares about the world & humanity. God bless Dr Yasir Qadhi

[@AhmadTamimi257]

Alhamdulillah for Islam ❤️

[@RobsonKadir]

We love you Sheikh Yassir Qadhi❤❤❤ From Ethiopia

[@DEB2328]

He is basically from Pakistan/India.

[@malenedietl3369]

Ma sha Allah, Yasir Qadhi knows a lot about Denmark. The first manual workers in Denmark came in the late 60 ties from Turkey, Pakistan, Kosovo Macedonia and Morocco without their families. Later in the 70ties families came. Islam came to Denmark with the refugies in the late 80ties 90ties, and some danes converted. Today we are thousands of danish converts. Alhamdulillah!! But we do have problems, as brother Yasir explained, Islam has been gradually more and more frowned upon since 2001.

[@HajjiJesus]

Muslims have to make dawa to the Danes. It is their responsibility.

[@milleno2560]

That is very accurate. Im a ethnic Danish Muslim alhamdulillah. Our government is very islam heating, but our Masjids are full of ethnic Danish Muslims mashaallah

[@abumuhammad74]

Thank you Dr. Yasir for the good insight about the muslims and the scandinavian reality. Some good lessons that muslims in Malaysia, a country also with a multicultural society, could learn.

[@doityourownway]

I love Islamic history, and I learned a lot from Dr. Yaseer, especially the Seerah of our Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

[@Lonewold.]

Alhumdulillah for Islam , May Islam be Victorious Aameen Ya Rabbul Alameen

[@charleskristiansson1296]

Victorius in what?

[@heviam9818]

I live in Sweden and learn new things from him alhamdullilah, ma sha Allah 👍

[@zeenaghaffar2795]

Another great insight into the history of the world from the Islamic perspective. So much of information about Scandinavian countries and the impact on Muslims living there. It is making sense to me now about the advertisement about fund raising by a Scandinavian brother that pops up in KZbin. May Allah preserve you and your family our beloved sheikh.

[@tcbbctagain572]

"it's not our fault we're having more kids", "its the secret weapon".... what a peace loving man

[@S9.S4]

That scares you ?

[@tarannumakhtar886]

Jazak Allah khair for disclosure & explanation of historical gems !! Absolutely fascinating facts regarding modern day Scandinavia !! Bless you brother . Keep them coming 🌹

[@zak992]

upbeat ending, may Allah open peoples hearts to islam, and may He protect us from extreme views and behaviours

[@originalabdi33]

Masha Allah Love this Sheikh❤️ I’m Norwegian /Somali and everything that he said is so true I Remember in young age every Ramadan all the different mosque had different timetable and me and my siblings used to joke witch off the mosques timetable we going to fallow. Alhamdulilah it’s much batter now then before.

[@Abdullahi_H_A]

Right know I'm in Somalia, my Allaah protect you wherever you live. As the sheikh stated all of you fled from your mother country since 1990s when civil war broke. I have never been to any country other than my own Alxamdullah. I hope you'll one day back and contribute the ongoing development as you support families you left behind.

[@originalabdi33]

@@Abdullahi_H_A Amiin ya rabb🤲 absolutely brother I got here when I was 2 so all I knew was the country I grew up. I come back to Somalia around 2011😊 I have to say my parents did a good job raising us with the Deen and the Somali culture Alhamdulilah. Illahay jannada ha geeyo aduunyana cafimad iyo cimri dheer ha isiiyo🤲❤️ there is no country like Somalia and I suggest you never live either😊 May Allah be with you brother.

[@AAA1964SAK]

I was in Oslo Norway in 2022, great country and amazing people

[@encunorth]

not for long...

[@John_O_Connor]

@@encunorthjust shut up. Norway is great!!

[@tasnimsbox6970]

One of the best lectures. Thank you

[@AhmedSheikh-cz1uz]

We have the best scholar sheikh yasir may Allah bless you the most❤❤❤ from.ethiopia and Somalia his lectures reached us Alx

[@abdulqadirali7240]

I can 100 percent vouch for what dr yasir is saying is true. We got to Denmark around 1994 during the war in somalia, despite living in kenya for a couple years and parents living in Italy

[@danborggren6608]

Ethnic Swedish muslim. Alhamdulillah for this faith which gives correct guidance.

[@rhnkm]

Such a shame

[@mustafanur4228]

Masha'allah

[@reraal]

Alhamdulillah

[@abdulwaheed8593]

@@rhnkmFOR YOU.

[@n0110]

Traitors will be arrested and adequately punished

[@toshareknowledge]

Great lesson. Alhamdulillah, in my country, there are a lot of independent Muslim organization. We don't rely on the government support.

[@Siwahib]

The right wing in the UK has similar concerns too, British culture is changing too fast, some immigrants (particularly asylum seekers) are exploiting too much welfare financial benefits and the native English are struggling financially. As Muslims, we need to work extra hard, be independent and earn the trust of others.

[@ahmeda.3198]

This is the community’s own fault. Same with a lot of the apathy of hostility these places have towards Palestine protesters I think is from decades of dealing with wahabis, etc. In many ways this is a self-created problem.

[@celiaartemis5485]

You sell drugs. You start gangs. Mass shootings criminality

[@ahmeda.3198]

@Rumcajs1-yy2tm You think I’m the enemy? Come to my home and you will encounter a lead based personal protection system.

[@Goldenfish-o5p]

​@@ahmeda.3198 Yes, no one stops them from archieving things, only G_d can, but he is good so it will be alright 🙏🏽💪🏽

[@osmanajouhaar4676]

Our Ummah is growing , but we were never about the numbers . May we progress , yet hold firm to the Quran & Sunnah, inshaAllah

[@RayhanAhmed-zq3nv]

Thank you so much for your Scholastics lecture. I have read your book Dua is the Weapon of Believer 💚

[@DLB87]

From Denmark. Assalamu alaikum. We do have our own halal meat,(chicken, cow, lam, sheep and so on). Halal chicken is in every supermarket, other halal meat is available in the muslim supermarkets. And alhamdulillah, we do not have to import it, we can do it in the country.

[@Coohy]

It's stunned than slaughtered, i don't know it that is halal.

[@LunaticStruggler]

@user-nh5le4ze2k there is no such thing lol, since it's a dirty animal and is forbidden to be eaten

[@RuksanaMohammed-g3u]

Very informative & constructive speech. Alhamdulillah

[@zabirhussain]

Alhamdulillah jaza kala khairun for the valuable insight

[@user-Aiman20239]

ماشاء الله. اللهم انصر الإسلام والمسلمين و احميهم و احفضهم بقوتك يا رب العالمين 🤲🕌🕋☪️💪❤️

[@mustaphakaunde]

❤❤❤ This is inspiring. May ALLAH Reaward You Immensely 🙏

[@jaffarseid7638]

Masha Allah beautiful jzk

[@zamanjawaid2792]

In stockholm most of the engineers came from palestine jordan because Ericsson got a huge contract in saudi Arabia they needed arabic speaking engineers.

[@ewanderersan4692]

This is why we must learn and teach the language of islam: Arabic. The Khutba should be in Arabic in every Masjid! I think this way we would not be ethnically divided. Somewhat like the westerners have their English as a universal language. If I go to any European country I can speak almost with everybody basic English.

[@lightman2258]

He speaks about facts. There are cities with great Muslim communities in Europe. Maybe 10% or 15% of the city. BUT we all have different languages, different cultures so we are divided.

[@v1nc3nt_bl4ck4]

Can you do a detailed lecture on Vikings please in sha Allah

[@mdyahinhossain329]

Alhamdulillah.

[@Aronshmuli665]

great

[@battalionlead4128]

Salamu alaykum Yasir could you please do more lectures on historical figures in Islam i really enjoy those topics and have learnt a lot from the likes of hajjaj ibn Yusuf and so on

[@bazmsc]

Very clear explanation about Scandinavian. Here in Malaysia we know ikea is from sweden and has no hate towards them but when something happen in Europe and muslim communities boycotting ikea due to backlash of islamfobic or double standards, we in Malaysia 🇲🇾 is also following the trend and due to that ikea is careful handling issues related to muslim community here in this country.

[@kameliabrown3984]

Thanks for keeping us up to speed -most useful Alhamdullillah

[@aldoahmad2207]

Allah huakbar.

[@morufuyusufuayinde9583]

To all other Muslims is a great fact that history is compulsory knowledge to all Muslims

[@nrnar]

To lower tensions and to be more positively received by the indigenous Scandinavian people, may I suggest that muslims in Scandinavia adopt the indigenous cultures in as far as those that are not "haram" in Islam. For example, instead of men wearing thobes and skull caps, dress like they do while having no compromise on making sure that obedience to the fiqh that the men's "awrat" are not to be exposed to the public. Another example is building mosques using indigenous architectural features so as not to look too foreign and stick out like a sore thumb in the Scandinavian landscape or cityscape (for example, look at the construction of pagoda like rooftops of mosques in China that blend with the China landscape). Encourage the involvement of the locals in mosque activities to promote better understanding and thus allay fear of Islam. In short, muslims must be more patient, have more wisdom and willing to play the long game for Islam to be gradually accepted as just a religion and way of life that will not threaten the local culture at all.

[@mortenrl1946]

I will tell you, that the religious muslim communities very rarely have much contact with the Scandinavian natives. Those who do are usually well received, at workplaces and elsewhere. But there is also a large segment of muslims who do not seem very devout, at least judging by the drinking and drug use. You guys really need to focus on those. They've established a whole new criminal underworld ruled by gangs like LTF. It's very visible, not a good look, and they don't listen to us.

[@mortenrl1946]

I think a lot of the problems have to do with ignorance and misunderstanding on both sides. I grew up with some muslim kids who treated me very badly for many years, and as a child I never understood why. It's complicated - Obviously many of the frustrations they felt, weren't about me at all. I was just a child too, I did nothing to them. Such resentful feelings need better direction. We actually wanted to help. There is also a gang/drug/gun problem (increasing my whole life). I hope you talk to some of them, too. They don't listen to us.

[@vinoddamji5729]

Scandinavian coinyries were doing well with highest GDP and society cohesiveness. When Muslims came, they brought with them trouble for the host countries. Can you imagine a guest coming to your country and telling you this is haram and treat your family badly and curse you. How would you feel?

[@А.А-у2й]

Thank you 😊

[@adizz4115]

Alhamdullah 4 the Islamic Center

[@Spooky_Fiendz]

Not even European but, free Europe from this horrible plague.

[@benktlofgren4710]

As an open-minded Swede, it is not only Islamophobia. There have been extremist connections, and lots of extra funding from suspect sources in Saudi, UAE, and Iran. And others on school boards promoting sharia laws. Those laws are not compatible with life in Scandinavia. There are still many Muslim schools and new Mosques are being built as we speak. But in general, this is spot on why the nation turned right, for me as a leftie it is a sad thing. But just as Swedes most nowadays are less religious, the same pattern follows with Muslim groups. They still see themselves as Muslims but are more liberal and distance themselves from the extremists. Give it a couple of generations and the Muslim numbers will grow, but the hardcore active Muslim numbers will decrease and they will not send their children to Muslim schools instead they want their children in normal schools just like any other Swede. And that is integration it just takes time.

[@flymachine8227]

Well said....Great

[@rumahtv6681]

700th person to like this video!

[@DavJKing23]

What a gem of a person Mashaallah

[@samimidost6587]

Appreciate your effort

[@DLB87]

It would also be wrong to say, that we don't have fundraisers. Maybe we don't do it, in the same way as you do. But alhamdulillah, the muslim communities come together and raise money for various things; as the new community center you mentioned in sweden or Norway, also local masjids, people in need, Palestine and so on.

[@MillhouseSpeaks]

Allāh make Scandinavia Muslim

[@denisepaul99]

You dream to see Scandinavia becoming Afghanistan?

[@raphaelmelin5075]

No thanks😂😂😂

[@relaxisasinaturequran]

😅😂they've culture of viking. You must altruistic, aculturation- sincrestistic, asimilative of cultures😅. In One step you must have plexiblity of fiqh😅. Its related to ushool fiqh. Itsnot only basic one madzhab strict.😅

[@kingmosesix432]

@@denisepaul99afganistan is one many muslim countries

[@kingmosesix432]

@@raphaelmelin5075no it will happen and u will like it too

[@МоррисДжеральд]

I have already invited them to Islam more than once or twice. Do they still think?

[@FatinaAlly-f5f]

Mashallah

[@msf559]

great.......

[@odeebob7826]

Jazak Allah khair for your sharing and elucidation of these historical treasures.

[@tigeroo264]

If only they could unite! Unite Epic, Bayyinah, Al Asna, One message , Peace Tv & other islamic content under one platform outside of KZbin please. United we stand. Unity is strength .

[@mohammadabdulrahman3627]

May Allah SWT rurn the glorious days. Jazakallah Khairan Sheikh

[@Faheemh87]

To correct our esteemed shaykh, ibn Fadlan did not travel to region of modern day Bulgaria, but rather what is in modern day Tatarstan in Russia. The city of Bulghar (Bolgar) some 100 km south of Kazan.

[@aboufofana5214]

ALHAMDU LILAHI,

[@wariobuke1036]

Very insightful talk. Such valuable history we can only get from our beloved scholar, Dr Yasir. May Allah abundantly bless and protect him!

[@Muhz_n]

Ya Usthad Yasir Qadhi, Please do a comprehensive lecture about Balfour declaration & about Rothschild JazakAllah Khair Usthad, May Allah protect you and bless you with a long healthy life, Ameen.

[@ferozfersheikh5957]

Jazak Allahu khairan kaseeran

[@zS39SBT4fe5Zp8Q]

JazakAllah. I learned much. Please keep up the great work Dr

[@my_sabr]

My dream is to speak arabic fluently so I can essentially understand the Quran. Please make dua for me inshaAllah ! JAK

[@anderssigeklint8739]

I think we scandinavians have the same right to our lands as arabs have to arabic lands and pakistanians have to Pakistan. We have lived here in almost 14000 years i heard. Not sure about the numbers but it is far more then 10000 years anyway. A somali muslim friend say to me that this country ( Sweden ) was here before i came, i have no right to demand anything. From my view he only can demand to be given the same respect as we give ourselfs as long as he respect us as he already do wery well.

[@Foshoo1]

We Muslims typically don't demand anything. We can raise funds to build our own mosques. If countries' governments choose to build places of worship for people, that's okay; they can do that and aren't obligated to do so for Muslims. All Muslims want is to follow their religion respectfully. We worship one God and promote goodness and modesty. If someone tries to force Muslims to drink, expose skin, or do anything that goes against our beliefs just to show that we are integrating with others, we don't believe that is right. Plus, that is not your culture. This modernism and secular values have been instilled on people recently; we Muslims follow the culture of the land and enrich it with our own. We are commanded to be good to our people and those around us by God, or God will punish us. But at the same time, we can't compromise on religion. If you say to leave your religion, you need to convince us with a valid argument without hate or burning Quran. If you can show us that what you are saying is better, then we would follow because we are commanded to seek truth wherever we find it.

[@user-hg6vd2iz7m]

Sweden is a full member of NATO so while your position makes alot of sense and gets sympathy as all people should have a right to their lands, your country traded that for involvement in the organization which created the conditions for destabilization and migrations. It's too late now without doing something really extreme, you should have locked down your countries with actual protest in 2011 at least when NATO was helping bomb Libya, messing up Afghanistan after they got tricked by Mossad, etc. etc.

[@OOmmaaer]

Masha allah from denmark very great talk ...❤❤❤

[@juliehatia4349]

Jazak Allah. Very informative.

[@ramondiaz2851]

I was there last year in the fall season & everything to buy is almost only a credit card!! Not cash!! Even using the toilet outside in the park ,you have to have a credit card!! Almost becoming a cashless society!!

[@nourmallette809]

Jazakallahu 🤲♥️

[@zeeshanrahman7928]

Always look forward to dr Yasir's lectures

[@NjieBaba-zj1id]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mugin11223344]

If I move to a Muslim country, I am also forced to follow the laws of that Muslim country. Why do Muslims expect that this does not apply to them when they move to a non-Muslim country?

[@Dr.SohailaIslam]

They should be law abiding citizens - not being attacked for following a religion .

[@Dr.SohailaIslam]

And yes- you should follow the rules of any country you move on to ,including a muslim land

[@jeesthomas9137]

​@@Dr.SohailaIslam so the ones Move in should respect their culture and values right?

[@DEB2328]

In reality Muslims don't have any culture of its own... Arabs were basically nomadic tribes.. Persians had its own culture. INDIAN Subcontinent had its own culture Malaysia Indonesia had its own culture.. When ISLAM invaded, it destroyed all the old cultures.

[@aishahembi4709]

"Islam invaded.."??? .."it destroyed all the old cultures"???.. Are you a space traveller, seeing things only from far..? For us Malays, Islam came to us, yes! Not by invasion or colonization And we thank Allah for giving our ancestors and our Rulers, as early as a thousand years ago,,for giving the "hidayah" to them:: Faith in Allah the Almighty, the Creator. We willingly embrace the Faith of Islam . The only people who invaded or colonised us were Europeans!! Portugese, Dutch and British. But our Islam was not destroyed throughout their presence.... Thank Allah swt. Has your culture been destroyed by Islam in any way? As for our ethnic cultures, we have NO problem retaining any part , if it does not go against the Syariah (rules in the religion of Islam) AND we willingly discard the part that goes against the law. Each ethnic group still has its own language until eternity, if that what it takes to define a group. Yet we gain another language, Arabic. As we all read the Al-Ouran in Arabic. And we adopt numerous Arabic terms into our own vocabulary, enriching it..making it easy for us to talk of Faith and Religion We cook and eat own style cuisines; dress in our ethnic fashion; yet they all should comply to the Syariat. No problem. God Says He Made Mankind into Nations so that they know one another. Find this in the AlQuran. So no one is supposed to change another person's culture,,,,just fine tuning it for the better. Thank you for reading.

[@tmarouf]

I have lived in Finland and it’s not like the others.

[@ahmedopone4080]

How is it different?

[@tmarouf]

It’s similar to here. Government is not dictating what you should say or not. When I lived Muslim population was very small but Alhamduli’Allah now it has grown larger and people attitude has changed positively. May Allah keep us on the straight path. Ameen!

[@fage5917]

How much it grow? I live in Finland and according to statistics, Muslims do not have a high birth rate in Finland. Because of immigration? ​@@tmarouf

[@zoo05zoo]

What I find strange about all of this is that as Muslims, we know about the problems of these countries, we see the impact on ourselves over time and we see the result of many Muslim children who grow up in these places. And yet, Muslims are still immigrating to these countries. Forget war-torn places because obviously that's a different dynamic but a lot of Muslims are moving to these countries seeking a "better" life. Where is the emphasis to improve the Muslim countries so that people don't have to leave?

[@harbinger6562]

Good afternoon Dr Yasir ❤️🇩🇰🇳🇴🇸🇪🦾😇👋

[@Afthab19]

Sheikh your travelogues are very fascinating and very informative, kindly make a video on origin and history of tea and coffee Please continue your qisas Al anbiya and library chats

[@phoenixknight8837]

Volga Bulgars are the ancestors of many Tatars in Russia and lived around Kazan city and not in the modern country of Bulgaria.

[@cristinacorreah]

Thank you very much for giving us a neutral approach of what is the reality on those countries. It is very educational your approach.

[@fage5917]

Finland is not Scandinavian country but Uralic country

[@shafitness9637]

Finland?

[@mohaosman1473]

No it’s not banned to wear nijab or hijab

[@yashvashistha7804]

Islamic extremism is on a rage in Scandinavia

[@TheAlienic]

That is right. Scandinavian children are also a minority. There is a video called open your eyes Sweden that says two children are rare. Swedish fertility rate is 1.4 without immigrants.

[@doctortalks7597]

How about presenting a documented fact about your argument?

[@penonnew8753]

यशवशिष्ठ It is not Islamic extremism but far right majoriterian extremism.

[@Amzizzy]

You are not even a Swedish citizen and that is a lie. We have a problem with far right extremism, natziz here who spred hate n division and problem with gangs than extremism. It looks like India has a problem with far right extremism too, burning moskes n violence, fokus on ur religions Hindu extremism then commenting here with disinformation.

[@Mainika]

Ma sha Allah Dr.

[@kawartie]

☪️ANCER FREE EUROPE

[@phoenixknight8837]

Sounds like Scandinavian Muslims need to get heavily organised and into politics and law and legally fight for their rights.

[@AlpLimIndFox]

You missed out Finland

[@Meghane_Rms]

Subhanallah. Very enlightening. I can see many similarities with our community in France. France is known for being a very socialist country but is is becoming more and more right-oriented because of the fear that muslims are gonna destroy French culture and identity. Niqab is forbidden. The hijab is forbidden in high schools and they are trying to create more restrictions. Our imams have very little freedom of speech and they are generaly immigrants or son of immigrants. Also in our community I feel like we are not always united. Like cultural différences between algerians, morrocans, tunisians, or other African ethnicities. If you have a vision for the future, I m very eager to hear more about it because I feel like people are losing Hope. May Allah help us grow as a united community globaly.

[@gnoink]

Here is my vision. Why not return to your roots? Move to a country where you are part of the majority culture, where you can live united, in harmony with your brothers and sisters. Problem solved, and hope restored.

[@Meghane_Rms]

@@gnoinkyes that's something that can be considered but the thing is very often these countries don't offer the same economical opportunities. They can have a large unemployment rate ... Alllahu a'lem.

[@gnoink]

@@Meghane_Rms Exactly, that's what it's about. What do you think it the root cause of less economical opportunities in those countries though?

[@SK-ov5nd]

Please remuve the title Shaykh and replace it with shmuck Yadir

[@tmarouf]

Finland and Iceland are also Scandinavian countries.

[@mustafemohammed3591]

No they are Nordic countries Scandinavia is only those 3 countries Sweden Norway Denmark

[@tmarouf]

According to Wikipedia both Nordic and Scandinavian countries are 5: Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Iceland.

[@AnnaElsaV]

​@@tmaroufNordic, yes (the North or Norden in Scandinavian language) but Scandinavia consists of Norway, Denmark and Sweden based on the Scandinavian mountains.

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

;Finland is not a Scandanavian country?

[@Taikapupu]

Yes we aren't a Scandinavian country (Finland) as it is more of a cultural+geographical term that unites those 3 Scandinavian countries historically. But we are considered a Nordic country nowadays (a political term). Our roots of history/culture/language in Finland differ from the roots of the Scandinavians' and also Iceland's. We are a Balto-Finnic group of people alongside with Karelians, Estonians, Veps, etc. and share cultural and linguistic ties/roots with them. Historical events have affected our countries of course - Finland has been ruled by the Swedish Kingdom as well as the Russian Kingdom in the past, before the independence of Finland (1917). But we are from a different "branch" culturally and linguistically, from both of those Kingdoms that used to rule the land and the people in it historically.

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

@@Taikapupu Thanks for the correction. All my life I thought of Findland as part of Scandanavia only because of its geographical location, next to Norway and Sweden. I'm kind of a geography buff.

[@Taikapupu]

@@Carlito_El_Gooner No problem, happy to help! :) (I'm a history nerd myself. :)

[@Carlito_El_Gooner]

@@Taikapupu Very good. If you like history, there's a great forum called Historum. It's all about historical facts, events, personalities, etc.. I found out about it cos I was searching for an answer to a question, 'Was Mozart German' ? Sure enough a member from that forum answered my question.

[@Taikapupu]

@@Carlito_El_Gooner Thank you! I will definitely check it out. :)

[@Dmack0713]

The problem of sectarianism and a disunited Ummah here in America is much worse than in Europe by my experience as an American revert. In fact its aweful. Every masjid I've gone to in the US, and I have gone to a lot, contains insurmountable ethnic splits, and yes, here in America, there are Pakistani mosques, Saudi Mosques, Turkish Mosques. Deny as you like, but that is the fact of it, and unless you are an American born (European descent former christian), you wont understand this. Lately, I have been thinking to petition the congress as a Muslim to place a ban on bringing in foreign imams. Islam has been in the US long enough that there should only be American born imams trained possibly overseas, but american born and raised only. Why? Because America values diversity of culture, and people born into other cultures have a lot of trouble understanding and embracing this. Another thing. Arabic is the language of the Quran. Not the language spoken by the local population in the US. Khutbahs need to uniformly be spoken in English here in this country. Also, bringing in charities to give Khutbahs I really do not understand this. Khutbahs should be provided only by Imams and authentic scholars in Islam, or did the prophet just allow anyone to give Khutbahs when he was living? This is not Sunnah.

[@hashimjune4547]

You are right in so many ways. It is the same in Canada. Foreign Imams of different ethnicities can be found at every single mosque. As someone who is not conversant in Arabic it took me sometime to find a Mosque with an English speaking Imam for Friday prayers. Understanding the Khutbah is very important as it makes up for the shortened Dhuhr prayers. Apart from this, the differing ethnicities does complicate certain social issues and it has proven to occasionally disunite and segregate the community. I had an opportunity to speak about foreign Imams and, to a certain extent, understood this as being part of the socio economic issue. As an example, a foreign Imam is happy living in some part of the mosque in very modest living conditions. A citizen of the country may not consider this. Charities delivering Khutbahs is unheard of though, in parts of the world where I live/lived.

[@Tothose]

we see it but there are going to be cultural diffrences .i like the Arab masjids even though iam not an Arab .knowledg is the key .more you get knowledge things become more clearer .

[@razamughal9095]

Mufti tariq masood has made it crystal clear that the khutbah MUST be in arabic. Thats a fatwa. The reward is for listening to it in arabic. Then it can be translated into english if people can be bothered to sit for longer

[@Dmack0713]

@@razamughal9095 Respectfully, I disagree. Can you cite the references in Quran that state this? Or how about can you quote from a Hadith? You see, its things like this that make me step back as a Muslim and question things about our Ummah. We follow Quran, and we follow the authenticated Hadith that make up the Sunnah of the prophet. As a Muslim Revert, I am extremely sensitive to this kind of thing because I followed Bidda as a Christian for half my life and regret every day of it. NEVER just follow! Question everything! Learn for yourself from the authentic sources. Remember, as a Muslim you will be held accountable for your beliefs and actions, and following other peoples interpretations without authenticating it takes you down a very dangerous road - the same road traveled by the Christians and some Jews.

[@Dmack0713]

@@Tothose Why does there have to be cultural differences? Can you explain this? Why is it I can go to work at an American company and not notice any cultural differences of any kind with my coworkers or managers who may be from another culture, but when I go to almost any masjid in America, cultural differences drive quite a lot of their actions? These cultural differences seem to be a systemic issue with masjids in America perhaps because they choose to follow that path rather than a culturally agnostic path from the top down. This needs to change. Masjids are not for one culture or another - they are supposed to be for all Muslims regardless of cultural background or language. Whatever country the masjid resides in is the language it needs to speak primarily, and that masjid needs to be culturally sensitive to the host country's culture as well without compromising islamic values.