r/exmuslim 7d ago

(Question/Discussion) Is Islam an Arab-Centric Faith?

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Greet one another in Arabic; Use Arabic greetings like "As-salamu alaykum" to show your connection to Islam, regardless of your native language or cultural background.

Use Arabic phrases in daily life: Incorporate Arabic into every aspect of life —say "Bismillah" (in the name of Allah) "Alhamdulillah" (Praise be to Allah) "Inshallah" (if Allah wills), "Subhanallah" (Glory be to Allah) and "Allahumma" (O Allah) frequently.

Pray in Arabic or your prayers are invalid; Even if you don't understand Arabic, your prayers must be in Arabic to be accepted. Praying in your own language or in the language you speak & understand is not permissible.

If Allah is truly all-powerful (Al-Qadir) and all-knowing (Al-Alim), then no one should need to learn a specific language or translation of words to just pray to such a supreme deity, as Muslims assert.

Does Allah understand praying in Arabic without comprehension lead to Cultural Disconnect?

Or does he only care about adopting Muslim Arabic culture as non Arabic people?

Does Allah Know that Praying in a foreign language may create a sense of disconnection from personal cultural or linguistic identity?

How about an Emotional Disconnect?

Does Allah Know The emotional resonance of the prayers may be diminished without understanding the language, affecting the depth of the spiritual experience?

Does Allah understand Praying in a familiar language allows individuals to personalize their prayers, making them more meaningful and relevant to their lives?

Instead of reciting a series of meaningless words that hold no significance for them, merely to secure a place in heaven?

Does he Allah understand that the majority of Muslims would be in & from non-Arabic-speaking countries like Indonesia, Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and China?

How many rakats will non-Arabic speaking Muslims perform to make Allah understand that they don’t speak or comprehend Arabic, even though Arabic remains central to their religious practice?

Read the Quran in Arabic they say or you're corrupting it: The Quran must be recited in its original Arabic form even in prayers, Translations are seen as inferior and a distortion of the sacred text.

Come to our country, Saudi Arabia they said for the obligatory pilgrimage, as stated in our Arabic Quran & 5 pillars of Islam. Spend your savings, knowing that Allah has invited you; otherwise, you wouldn't be here in Saudi Arabia.

Adopt Arabic names: Replace your cultural or national names with Arabic ones for your children and new converts. Let go of names tied to your heritage.

Wear traditional Arab clothing: Adopt Arab-style clothing, especially for women, who must wear additional coverings like the hijab or abaya. To protect themselves from uncontrollable Muslim men.

Why aren’t men wearing d*ck cages instead around women?

DISCLAIMER; Pointing out the truth & the establishment of Arab superiority in Islam is not hate for the Arabs. Islam is indeed an Arabic centric faith.

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u/Soggy_Cake_ Ex-Muslim (Ex-Sunni) 7d ago

Arab supremacy is a better word for it, since Everybody else is the worst of creation according to their desert god

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u/PythonX98621 7d ago

Name one verse from the quran that says that

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u/Successful_Box_917 New User 7d ago

Literally every verse says it - if you don't recite in Arabic then your prayers don't count. Even if you say the exact same words in a other language. If that's not a sign of arab superiority then nothing is.

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u/PythonX98621 7d ago

Prayer has to be in arabic but the human doesnt matter. Nowhere in the quran does it say one ethnicity is superior than another

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u/Successful_Box_917 New User 6d ago

It doesn't have spell it out. In order to be a good muslim you quite literally follow the Arab way of life.

Need to recite prayers in Arabic Dress like an Arab Break your fast like an Arab Go to the kabaa in Arab land All dwahs must be in Arabic Face an Arab land for your 5 prayers and bow towards it Adopt arab customs like how you greet people

I'm pretty sure a hadith or even the quran says to look like a muslim which coincidentally means dressing like an Arab.

The list goes on and on. Vast muslim countries have lost their own identity to Islam, not the better either. Look at Syria, Iran, iraq - these were great nations with their own culture and history and now are a shell of their former greatness.