Differentiating between Islamic teachings, culture vital - scholar

 Differentiating between Islamic teachings, culture vital - scholar

Muslims living in the West should draw a line between their cultural heritage and teachings of Islam, a renowned Islamic preacher residing in England said Wednesday.

BRUSSELS (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Muslims living in the West should draw a line between their cultural heritage and teachings of Islam, a renowned Islamic preacher residing in England said Wednesday.

The difference should be acknowledged by Muslims all around the world in order for the religion to survive in the West, Islamic Preacher Abdulraheem Green, who delivered a lecture to Muslims in the Dutch city of the Hague on Saturday.

Unlike cultural heritage, Islamic teachings are applicable worldwide, he said, noting that Islamic media was also suffering from the Islamic teachings versus ethnic confusion.

Meanwhile, Muslims in the UK were beginning to understand the difference between culture and faith, he said.

This is a significant change as Muslims are taking parts in society as doctors, engineers, IT consultants while practicing their religion and its teachings, he said.

Until recently, Muslims in England were marginalized as those who had come from the Asian subcontinent found the English culture threatening; therefore, isolated themselves in their own ethnic and cultural backgrounds, he said.

"There is a change now," as younger generations see themselves as Englishmen and Muslims at the same time, he said.

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Asadullah Syed