Assalamuialakum, Brothers,
I love the West.
I love the freedoms it provides, the secularism it ensures, and the free-market it upholds. It is, without a doubt, the greatest civilization on earth. However, there is an issue. Religion is at an all-time low in this part of the world, with Christianity seeing the lowest rates of conversion among worldly religions. Now, noticing the rapid rise of Islam, I've realized that Islam and the West need each other more than ever.
Here is why:
- Muslims are in desperate need of modernization. I don't mean this in the cliche, abandoning religion form. I mean a purge of Wahhabist influences and a return to the intellectual enlightenment Muslims in places such as the Caliphate of Cordoba saw.
- The West is in desperate need of upholding its' own values. Judeo-Christian values are falling by the waysides, and Abrahamic values need to be upheld to stop the rise of moral relativism.
What I'm saying is that "Western Islam" must see a rise, for the future of our religion and the West as a whole.
What do you think, /muslims/?