Enlighten me man. I'm interested. I don't know much about Islam. Grew up atheist, so it's all mostly a mystery to me
This is going to be a tl;dr post for sure but I'm a try and sum alot of the main shit you're going to hear alot. This is of course assuming she is "Super Religious" like you said. Some of this is going to sound made up but I'm not fucking with you. Even though I don't follow it, I'm just going to use "we" when referring to Muslims instead of saying The Muslims/ The Islamist each time. Here we go
-Allah is God. In Islam, you have to pray 5 times a day, everyday to him.
-Ramadan is the month of fasting. For one month out of the year, usually in summer when the days are longer, we cannot eat anything, drink anything, chew gum, or smoke from sunrise to sunset. Lasts 29-31 days depending on the moon and shit.
-You listen to music/play instruments. She might let listening to music slide, but expect for a major bullshit argument anytime you pick up a guitar or something. I think the only instruments we're "allowed" to play are drums, flutes and bongos. Basically nothing with strings.
-I know you do the open relationship thing. lolnope
-IDK if that pic of her is a public fb photo, but if not expect her to wear a hijab (head scarf thingy). That ain't comin off unless you're in the privacy of you're own home and its just you two.
-Family is usually a big thing. Expect to meet alot of them.
-Gambling, Drinking, Smoking Weed, Doing Drugs and Porno/whacking it are FORBIDDEN
-Necklaces, chains, bracelets, piercings, gauges, rings etc. are not to be worn by a man, because that is viewed as comparing yourself to a woman, which can lead to questions about your sexuality ) this is forbidden
-Being gay is one of the biggest sins you can commit. Muslims tend to be extremely hostile towards any one who is gay, trans, etc.
-Having any other thought process other than "Allah is our Lord" will also be met with hostility. You being an atheist is going to be met with hostility. So will agnosticism or anything of that sort. You either believe in Allah or you're a dirty heathen.
These are the biggest ones I can think of off the top of my head. The fact that she's going out with a white dude leads me to believe that she is really not religious considering dating and premarital sex is forbidden lol just a heads up just in case she is.
i have to wait an extra semester to graduate because one of the final classes I need to take for my major is only offered in the fall. not the worst thing ever but I was kinda excited to graduate in 4 years
Enlighten me man. I'm interested. I don't know much about Islam. Grew up atheist, so it's all mostly a mystery to me
This is going to be a tl;dr post for sure but I'm a try and sum alot of the main shit you're going to hear alot. This is of course assuming she is "Super Religious" like you said. Some of this is going to sound made up but I'm not fucking with you. Even though I don't follow it, I'm just going to use "we" when referring to Muslims instead of saying The Muslims/ The Islamist each time. Here we go
-Allah is God. In Islam, you have to pray 5 times a day, everyday to him.
-Ramadan is the month of fasting. For one month out of the year, usually in summer when the days are longer, we cannot eat anything, drink anything, chew gum, or smoke from sunrise to sunset. Lasts 29-31 days depending on the moon and shit.
-You listen to music/play instruments. She might let listening to music slide, but expect for a major bullshit argument anytime you pick up a guitar or something. I think the only instruments we're "allowed" to play are drums, flutes and bongos. Basically nothing with strings.
-I know you do the open relationship thing. lolnope
-IDK if that pic of her is a public fb photo, but if not expect her to wear a hijab (head scarf thingy). That ain't comin off unless you're in the privacy of you're own home and its just you two.
-Family is usually a big thing. Expect to meet alot of them.
-Gambling, Drinking, Smoking Weed, Doing Drugs and Porno/whacking it are FORBIDDEN
-Necklaces, chains, bracelets, piercings, gauges, rings etc. are not to be worn by a man, because that is viewed as comparing yourself to a woman, which can lead to questions about your sexuality ) this is forbidden
-Being gay is one of the biggest sins you can commit. Muslims tend to be extremely hostile towards any one who is gay, trans, etc.
-Having any other thought process other than "Allah is our Lord" will also be met with hostility. You being an atheist is going to be met with hostility. So will agnosticism or anything of that sort. You either believe in Allah or you're a dirty heathen.
These are the biggest ones I can think of off the top of my head. The fact that she's going out with a white dude leads me to believe that she is really not religious considering dating and premarital sex is forbidden lol just a heads up just in case she is.
Hmmm...
I guess she's not "super religious" by their terms then. I've never seen her wear a hajib and I'd be shocked if she were still a virgin. I don't gamble. I'm turned off of drinking. Can't smoke weed now. Never smoke cigs. My porn is at a minimum cuz of my son. I'm not gay. I don't have any piercings or jewelry. I'm better at drums than guitar anyways. I'm completely turned off of open relationships for the time being. It just requires a level of maturity that most people just can't seem to achieve. It's not worth it if the one I'm with is good enough. I'm really gunshy about too much social life atm because of all that's happened to me, so family oriented people are just fine by me. I'm actually pretty family oriented now anyways by default. I also don't mind having a large family. I would've had an army of kids with Amanda if she would've let me. I think the main attraction aside from her looks is how smart she is. She likes my politics, which is kinda wild to me cuz my feelings are rare. I dunno. Well see how it goes. I'm not in a big rush.
Sounds pretty lame from a single guy pov lol but honestly having a good, family oriented environment for your kids is prob a great idea for them. It'd be the smart parent move.
Yeah. I'm getting pressure from all sides to kinda chill out and cut out all the young man shit. It's hard to argue against it. To a certain extent, my rejection of growing old is whats helped get me into the mess I'm in now. I'm so beyond drama now that living a boring life seems like a vacation
Enlighten me man. I'm interested. I don't know much about Islam. Grew up atheist, so it's all mostly a mystery to me
To put it simply...
1. Jews believe in God the of the Old Testament and typically refer to him as Yahweh. Muslims and Christians believe the Old Testament is 100% factual and was written by the direction of God. When it comes to the OT, Jews, Christians, and Muslims disagree very little.
2. Christians believe that the OT is 100% factual, however they refer to the God of the OT as "God the father". They believe that God the Father turned himself into a man to show humans how to live a good life and to show humans how much he is willing to sacrifice for them by paying the ultimate sacrifice (death). This story of God turning himself into a man is documented in the New Testament. Jews reject the NT stating that Jesus was nothing but a false profit of God. Muslims believe the NT is pretty factual, however they don't believe Jesus was a God, but really just a prophet of God.
3. Muslims believe that the OT is 100% factual, however they refer to the God of the OT as Allah. They believe that Mohammad was a very specially chosen prophet of Allah, and it was Mohammads duty to convey the messages he received from Allah himself. The life of Mohammad is documented in the Quran. Muslims reject that Jesus was a god, however they do admit the NT is factual and that he was a very specially chosen prophet of Allah just like Mohammad was. Christains in general just like to pretend islam doesnt exist and isnt a real religion. Jews in general hold the same opinion of Mohammad as they do Jesus which is Both were false prophets.
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4. Mormon's believe everything that Christians do except they believe that after Jesus was crucified, that he then appeared over in North America to show the Native Americans how great he was. Joseph Smith was a prophet of Jesus, who Jesus instructed to go wear these special glasses so he could properly translate the dead sea scrolls into the book of Mormon. Mormon's believe that if you are a super good mormon, then when you die you actually are made into a God of your own to go and rule over a new planet you create.
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-Allah is God. In Islam, you have to pray 5 times a day, everyday to him.
-Ramadan is the month of fasting. For one month out of the year, usually in summer when the days are longer, we cannot eat anything, drink anything, chew gum, or smoke from sunrise to sunset. Lasts 29-31 days depending on the moon and shit.
-You listen to music/play instruments. She might let listening to music slide, but expect for a major bullshit argument anytime you pick up a guitar or something. I think the only instruments we're "allowed" to play are drums, flutes and bongos. Basically nothing with strings.
-I know you do the open relationship thing. lolnope
-IDK if that pic of her is a public fb photo, but if not expect her to wear a hijab (head scarf thingy). That ain't comin off unless you're in the privacy of you're own home and its just you two.
-Family is usually a big thing. Expect to meet alot of them.
-Gambling, Drinking, Smoking Weed, Doing Drugs and Porno/whacking it are FORBIDDEN
-Necklaces, chains, bracelets, piercings, gauges, rings etc. are not to be worn by a man, because that is viewed as comparing yourself to a woman, which can lead to questions about your sexuality
-Being gay is one of the biggest sins you can commit. Muslims tend to be extremely hostile towards any one who is gay, trans, etc.
-Having any other thought process other than "Allah is our Lord" will also be met with hostility. You being an atheist is going to be met with hostility. So will agnosticism or anything of that sort. You either believe in Allah or you're a dirty heathen.
These are the biggest ones I can think of off the top of my head. The fact that she's going out with a white dude leads me to believe that she is really not religious considering dating and premarital sex is forbidden lol just a heads up just in case she is.
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I guess she's not "super religious" by their terms then. I've never seen her wear a hajib and I'd be shocked if she were still a virgin. I don't gamble. I'm turned off of drinking. Can't smoke weed now. Never smoke cigs. My porn is at a minimum cuz of my son. I'm not gay. I don't have any piercings or jewelry. I'm better at drums than guitar anyways. I'm completely turned off of open relationships for the time being. It just requires a level of maturity that most people just can't seem to achieve. It's not worth it if the one I'm with is good enough. I'm really gunshy about too much social life atm because of all that's happened to me, so family oriented people are just fine by me. I'm actually pretty family oriented now anyways by default. I also don't mind having a large family. I would've had an army of kids with Amanda if she would've let me. I think the main attraction aside from her looks is how smart she is. She likes my politics, which is kinda wild to me cuz my feelings are rare. I dunno. Well see how it goes. I'm not in a big rush.
To put it simply...
1. Jews believe in God the of the Old Testament and typically refer to him as Yahweh. Muslims and Christians believe the Old Testament is 100% factual and was written by the direction of God. When it comes to the OT, Jews, Christians, and Muslims disagree very little.
2. Christians believe that the OT is 100% factual, however they refer to the God of the OT as "God the father". They believe that God the Father turned himself into a man to show humans how to live a good life and to show humans how much he is willing to sacrifice for them by paying the ultimate sacrifice (death). This story of God turning himself into a man is documented in the New Testament. Jews reject the NT stating that Jesus was nothing but a false profit of God. Muslims believe the NT is pretty factual, however they don't believe Jesus was a God, but really just a prophet of God.
3. Muslims believe that the OT is 100% factual, however they refer to the God of the OT as Allah. They believe that Mohammad was a very specially chosen prophet of Allah, and it was Mohammads duty to convey the messages he received from Allah himself. The life of Mohammad is documented in the Quran. Muslims reject that Jesus was a god, however they do admit the NT is factual and that he was a very specially chosen prophet of Allah just like Mohammad was. Christains in general just like to pretend islam doesnt exist and isnt a real religion. Jews in general hold the same opinion of Mohammad as they do Jesus which is Both were false prophets.
bonus
4. Mormon's believe everything that Christians do except they believe that after Jesus was crucified, that he then appeared over in North America to show the Native Americans how great he was. Joseph Smith was a prophet of Jesus, who Jesus instructed to go wear these special glasses so he could properly translate the dead sea scrolls into the book of Mormon. Mormon's believe that if you are a super good mormon, then when you die you actually are made into a God of your own to go and rule over a new planet you create.