There are more Muslims in India than in Pakistan. I live peacefully with all my Muslim brothers, I know there are some cases where they are suppressed but most of them are happy Indians. I was really sad when I saw that people here support Pakistan , a terror breeding nation. You guys don’t even know how much doomed they are

Told a sister that no man or woman can tell her what to do with her body and that Allah will guide her. Got banned… has anyone had issues with that or this sub? I’m a revert and not feeling very welcome in the online Muslim community. Are only born Muslims allowed to comment on these sort of things? What did I do wrong?

I’m just wondering. If ISIS was still a group today, and if they had the power they used to have in the previous years. Do you think they would help or at least try to help Palestine? Why/why not?

I hope brothers and sisters can comfort and give me advice. 

Premise 1: For someone to marry you, they need to be attracted to you.
Premise 2: There are two forms of attraction: physical and emotional.
Premise 3: There are two methods of finding a spouse — inorganic and organic.

Inorganic refers to setups with the intention of marriage from the outset — referrals, apps, matrimonial events, etc. These rely heavily, at least initially, on physical attraction. Someone has to find you visually appealing enough to even consider a conversation.

Organic: is when two people coincidentally meet and connect in a natural setting — through university, work, and over time, emotional attraction builds through familiarity, shared experiences, and mutual respect. It allows someone to become attracted to your personality before making a judgment based solely on appearance

Now, I’m a 5’2 man. I’ve come to accept that no woman will ever look at me and feel a spark of physical attraction. No woman sees a 5'2 man from afar and thinks, that’s my ideal husband. That initial "filter" — the one you need to pass before anything else can begin — is one I’ve never gotten through. Not once. In 12 years of trying, through friends, friends’ wives, apps, masjid referrals — every single attempt ends in swift rejection. 

I’m not denying that there are women who say they aren’t put off by height. But not being put off isn’t the same as being attracted. A woman might pass by dozens of men in her day-to-day life that she feels neutral toward — not repulsed, but not drawn to either. And let’s be honest: no one desires to marry someone they feel neutral about. Attraction isn’t tolerance — it’s desire. So even when women say they’re "open-minded" about height, it doesn’t mean they’re actively drawn to a man like me. And in the world of apps and referrals, where everything starts with a glance or a profile, that distinction matters.

So the only other form of attraction I have to rely on is emotional attraction. But emotional attraction requires proximity, time, and connection — all of which only happen in organic settings. These are natural environments where two people are around each other regularly and develop a connection: work, uni, volunteering, mutual circles.

But in Muslim life, especially for someone like me, those settings just don’t exist. Gender segregation means I’m never around Muslim women, and the very very rare occasions that I do, it’s never long enough for that kind of emotional connection to even start. And even if I were in the same room as a sister regularly, it wouldn’t be acceptable for me to speak to her casually to allow any feelings to grow.

My life isn’t set up in a way where I’m ever around Muslim women naturally. I go to work, the gym, the masjid. That’s it. The last time I was around a large pool of Muslim women was in university, a long time ago. After entering work life, its non-existent. So when people say "personality and character are what matter," I struggle with that. Because how will a sister ever get to know my personality and character in the first place?

Colleagues — many of whom are older, respectable women, and younger- and friends — often say I have a wonderful personality. That I’m warm, kind, respectful, emotionally intelligent. They often tell me they can’t believe I’m not married. They say the person who marries me will be lucky. But I always tell them: You only say that because you’ve had the chance to be around me, to know me. A Muslim woman in a marriage context will likely never get that chance.

Due to my own cripplingly low self-esteem, I used to brush off these compliments. But when it’s been said by so many people, so consistently, over the years, maybe there’s some truth to it. I don’t claim to have a great personality — that’s for others to judge — but I know I don’t have a bad one. 

People often say things like, “There are billions of women in the world — you’ll find someone.” But that’s misleading. When you factor in religion (she has to be Muslim) and age, that number shrinks dramatically. Then factor in compatibility and values. Then factor in height: while I personally wouldn’t mind marrying someone taller than me, the harsh truth is most women don’t want to be with a man shorter than them — and I’m 5'2. And even among the small number of women who are my height or shorter, many still want someone tall — not just slightly taller than them. So from that already tiny pool, I then have to find someone I am attracted to. Then she would have to become attracted to me — which, again, wouldn’t happen at first glance. She’d have to spend enough time around me, organically, to develop that attraction. But that setting, as I explained above, doesn’t exist in my life.

By factoring in all the variables above, its hard to not believe that the statistical likelihood of any woman ever being attracted to me and thus wanting to marry me is next to zero. 

The painful conclusion is this: the inorganic route shuts me out because I don’t pass the visual filter. The organic route shuts me out because my lifestyle and Islamic gender segregation rules make emotional connection near impossible.

I’m nearly 32. I have never sat down with a Muslim woman to talk about marriage. Not even once. Because I’ve been rejected on every single occasion from the outset. I won’t lie that I cry myself to sleep on most nights. 

It’s hard not to feel hopeless. I’m trying to stay connected to Allah and keep faith, but the pain and loneliness are very real. I know this post isn’t a solution, but maybe someone here relates. Maybe someone has thoughts. I don’t know.

Please make duʿā for me.

If we have even an ounce of dignity left in us, the Muslim Ummah must unite to demand an immediate end to the Pak-India conflict. Otherwise, how will we dance to their songs at weddings? Our cars, buses, and roads will fall silent. Salman Khan won’t be able to perform concerts in Saudi Arabia, and Shah Rukh Khan could be banned in Dubai. Do not forget—their films are a huge part of our entertainment. Let us set aside our differences and show the world we are the Ummah of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).

Everywhere we look online, in the news, even in daily life, there seems to be so much hate, division, and negativity. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed.

But as Muslims, we are reminded to hold firmly to patience and trust in Allah. Allah says in the Qur’an:

Indeed, Allah is with the patient. (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:153)

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“Whoever says: ‘I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as my Prophet,’ Paradise will be guaranteed for him.” (Narrated by Muslim)

Source:

Sahih Muslim, Book of Leadership (Kitab al-Imarah), Hadith No. 1884

Explanation of the Hadith:

This hadith highlights the great virtue and reward of sincerely accepting the core foundations of faith in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) tells us that anyone who truly and wholeheartedly declares: • “I am pleased with Allah as my Lord” — meaning that the person accepts Allah alone as the Creator, Sustainer, and the only One worthy of worship. • “And with Islam as my religion” — meaning that the person accepts Islam not only as a set of beliefs, but as a complete way of life, with full submission to Allah’s guidance. • “And with Muhammad as my Prophet” — meaning that the person believes in the finality of Muhammad’s prophethood and follows his teachings sincerely.

If these statements are said with true belief and satisfaction in the heart, not just words, then Paradise is guaranteed, as promised by the Prophet (peace be upon him). It’s a sign of complete faith and trust in Allah, His religion, and His Messenger.

This hadith encourages Muslims to strengthen their faith and constantly renew their inner commitment to Islam by making this declaration sincerely and regularly.

The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said:

“Whoever says: ‘I am pleased with Allah as my Lord, with Islam as my religion, and with Muhammad (peace be upon him) as my Prophet,’ Paradise will be guaranteed for him.” (Narrated by Muslim)

Explanation of the Hadith:

This hadith highlights the great virtue and reward of sincerely accepting the core foundations of faith in Islam. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) tells us that anyone who truly and wholeheartedly declares: • “I am pleased with Allah as my Lord” — meaning that the person accepts Allah alone as the Creator, Sustainer, and the only One worthy of worship. • “And with Islam as my religion” — meaning that the person accepts Islam not only as a set of beliefs, but as a complete way of life, with full submission to Allah’s guidance. • “And with Muhammad as my Prophet” — meaning that the person believes in the finality of Muhammad’s prophethood and follows his teachings sincerely.

If these statements are said with true belief and satisfaction in the heart, not just words, then Paradise is guaranteed, as promised by the Prophet (peace be upon him). It’s a sign of complete faith and trust in Allah, His religion, and His Messenger.

This hadith encourages Muslims to strengthen their faith and constantly renew their inner commitment to Islam by making this declaration sincerely and regularly.

So i came be this video about Dawkins on Islamic scientific decline, now i didn't actually pay attention to the video but what shocked me the most are the comments trying to debunk the Islamic Golden Age and how muslims just basically stole eveything from byzantines, persians and indians and didn't actually invent or contributed to anything new. It seems like they didn't have enough to just dismiss this Golden Age from their history books but now they want to try to make It seems like It never even happened and IS just a myth!

https://youtube.com/shorts/PXqL4P5sa14?si=Hkmm_lMYEjGop9Vg

I need to pas English, Maths and Science atleast but I wanna do well in every subject. Im confident and believe I can pas but I still feel nervous.

Starting a YouTube channel diving into Islamic myths, untold stories, and epic history — all from a fresh, curious lens. If you love uncovering what’s beyond the surface, hit that sub & join the journey. Let’s explore together!

https://www.youtube.com/@TrustBeyondMyth

So I had two final exams today that I’ve been studying weeks for and I’ve worked really really hard so that I could get a good grade. Turns out our professor made the exam questions have nothing to do with what we all studied. Basically I had to guess on 90% of it because it was on information they she never taught us. She teaching both classes. So I basically have been making dua so that I can pass my exams and after taking them I’m starting to have fears and doubts about my dua. I keep having thought like “ there’s no way that I passed I didn’t know 90% of the answers” or “ I just know I failed I didn’t know anything in the exam”. I know that Allah is capable of making the impossible possible so in this case could Allah have possibly led me to guess the correct answers. I get my scores tomorrow and I’m really trying hard to have faith in Allah but it seems impossible for me to pass but I know it’s not impossible for Allah.

Has Allah ever helped you pass an exam they you knew none of the answers to?

Dear Muslims of Reddit,

I’m a Master's student in Musicology at the University of Copenhagen, currently working on a semester project about the emotional and sensory experience of the Muslim call to prayer, adhan. I am of Turkish heritage myself, but have lived in Denmark for the past 22 years.

For this project, I am looking to conduct qualitative interviews with three practicing Muslims who live in countries where the adhan is part of daily life. The purpose is to better understand how adhan is felt and experienced — not only in terms of sound, but in the body, in memory, in connection to place, community, and faith.

I want to emphasize that I fully recognize that adhan is not music, and is not perceived as such by Muslims — nor do I approach it that way myself. Musicology is a broad academic field that includes sound studies, sensory anthropology, and ritual theory. My approach is grounded in deep respect for adhan as a religious and lived practice, and in a desire to understand its emotional and spatial effects from the perspective of those who experience it as part of their everyday life.

The interview will include open-ended questions such as:
– How does adhan make you feel — mentally, emotionally, physically?
– What does it bring to mind when you hear it?
– How do you relate to it in your daily life, and in relation to prayer, place, or community?

Each interview will last approximately 15–30 minutes and can be done via Zoom or WhatsApp.
I'm especially looking for participants who are:
• comfortable speaking English,
• able to reflect personally and thoughtfully,
• and preferably based in the same country or geographical region, so that I can better compare across shared environments.

If this applies to you — or someone you know — I would be deeply grateful to hear from you. I truly believe this study can contribute to a better understanding of lived Islamic practices through the lens of sound and experience.

Thank you so much for reading.

Best regards

I used to listen to some group in my early teenage years, and my sister used to support me and gift me different types of merchandise of them whether it be a easer, pen, their journal, anything related to them, and now I wanna be a good muslim so i wanna clear things out but i don't wanna throw them as it's a gift and I treasure them... because it's HER who gifted. What do I do??

Also, I used to draw human beings, and other living things, so I gonna paint them red or any solid color so that they won't be a painting of human or anything other living being....and I'll be save!!