WHERE ARE MUSLIMS FROM?

Are all Muslims Arab? or all Arabs Muslim?

This is the biggest misconception that is going on for generations where people have considered only few groups of people to be Muslims or let alone only middle easterners to be Muslims. 

The Arabs themselves are in this idea that only they hold the most number of Muslims. Many of the times this is due to ignorance or maybe because of the arrogance that the Qur'an was revealed upon the Quraysh a.k.a Arabs of the Makkah during the time of Prophet Sallalahu alaihi wasallam and that they are special people chosen for this message.

The Qur'an was revealed to them especially because of the need to get rid of Shirk (idolatry) and constant sinning and corruption. It also came to challenge the arrogance, pride, racism, and materialism of man and evil inside him. These negative and bad human characteristics were clearly manifested in the Arab nation before Islam. But Allah alone knows the best wisdom and reason why it was revealed to them peculiarly. But again this doesn't apply to every single Arab. This is just to clear the air of hear-says. Therefore, the preference of Arabs over other nations, and the preference of some Arabs over other Arabs is affirmed in the Sacred Law. Allah has even preferred some months over other months and some days and nights of over others, as well as places. So in the same way, Allah subhanAllah wa Ta'ala, has chosen some men over others, some prophets over others and even some prophets over other prophets.

                           

                           

But the fact that Arabs are preferred over others does not mean that a non-Arab cannot have a higher merit in the religion than an Arab, because a person earns the good deeds that Allah has recommended we compete for. This is the highest merit of Taqwa (God consciousness) and his good deeds on which Allah will judge everybody.

However, that is an argument on whom Allah chose and what nation the Qur'an was revealed upon.

The message that Allah subhanaAllah wa Ta'ala inspired on our Beloved Prophet Sallalahu alaihi wa sallam 1400 years ago is now spread worldwide. subhanaAllah! The Sahabas and the descendants that came after them have done an amazing job in spreading the message of Allah for the welfare of the humanity. Everything happens by the Will of Allah.

 World Muslim Population

The truth of the matter is that the Qur'an was revealed upon the entire human nation. There are so many verses in the Qur'an that are being addressed to the whole Nation.

Islam is the second most widespread religion in the world where Muslims are arising from every single corner of the Earth. Millions of muslims from all around the world come for Umrah and Hajj to the Holy Mosques in Makkah and Madinah. They are from different castes, race, culture, countries, languages, lineages etc­ 

The problem begins where there is Racism in the Muslim community. Racism is not allowed in Islam, for the Qur'an speaks of human equality in the following terms:

“O mankind, We have created you from a male and a female and have made you into nations and tribes for you to know one another. Truly, the noblest of you with God is the most pious. Truly, God is All-Knowing, All-Aware.” (Qur'an 49:13)

Islam rejects certain individuals or nations being favored because of their wealth, power, or race. God created human beings as equals who are to be distinguished from each other only on the basis of their faith, piety and good deeds. We as Muslims need to unite and help the muslims in every way possible.

The Prophet Muhammad said: “O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i.e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety.”  Narrated in Mosnad Ahmad, #22978.

We should never judge a person by how they appear to be. Some consider all Indians to be Hindus or all Americans to be Christians. Just because they follow certain customs or wear differently doesn't mean they believe something different. 

                                                                                           

Diverse people in our Islam

Muslims have their own identities and names with which they represent their own creed. Which is why a Muslim woman should be in her hijab and a Muslim man should have a beard and dress modestly. We are recognized with these apparent appearances. We should own it, be proud of where we were born, and mostly thank Allah for giving us Islam. After all Allah doesn't see our faces, or our nationalities, He only sees our belief and our deeds.

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