Being Shia shouldn’t mean being treated like this My…
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Being Shia shouldn’t mean being treated like this
My grandfather passed away two days ago, and on the second day we held his Khatam. We are Shia, and there’s a Barelvi mosque near our house. On the day of the funeral, the Molvi of that mosque agreed that we could hold the khatam there.
On the day itself, around 60 people had gathered, both Shia and Sunni. Suddenly, the Molvi refused to let us have the khatam there. When my father asked why, he simply said, **“Mera dil nahi manta.”** When people questioned him, he went even further and said, **“Main aap logon ko Musalman nahi samajhta ap sab bahar chale jain.”**
He then had everyone kicked out of the mosque, despite almost the entire neighborhood telling him that what he was doing was wrong.
What hurts the most is that this isn't new to me. I've faced this discrimination since childhood. I used to hide the fact that I was Shia at school because I was afraid people wouldn't want to be friends with me. I've spent years hearing all kinds of bullshit about Shias from extremists.
You don't have to agree with my beliefs. You don't have to agree with Shia practices. That's your right.
But you don't get to disrespect someone, especially while they're mourning their grandfather, and tell them they're not Muslim.
We weren't there to argue or force our beliefs on anyone. We were there to pray reciting the SAME quran for someone we loved.
I'm honestly just tired of this. Tired of sectarianism. Tired of people deciding who is and isn't Muslim. And tired of having to hide an important part of who I am just to avoid being treated differently.
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My grandfather passed away two days ago, and on the second day we held his Khatam. We are Shia, and there’s a Barelvi mosque near our house. On the day of the funeral, the Molvi of that mosque agreed that we could hold the khatam there.
On the day itself, around 60 people had gathered, both Shia and Sunni. Suddenly, the Molvi refused to let us have the khatam there. When my father asked why, he simply said, **“Mera dil nahi manta.”** When people questioned him, he went even further and said, **“Main aap logon ko Musalman nahi samajhta ap sab bahar chale jain.”**
He then had everyone kicked out of the mosque, despite almost the entire neighborhood telling him that what he was doing was wrong.
What hurts the most is that this isn't new to me. I've faced this discrimination since childhood. I used to hide the fact that I was Shia at school because I was afraid people wouldn't want to be friends with me. I've spent years hearing all kinds of bullshit about Shias from extremists.
You don't have to agree with my beliefs. You don't have to agree with Shia practices. That's your right.
But you don't get to disrespect someone, especially while they're mourning their grandfather, and tell them they're not Muslim.
We weren't there to argue or force our beliefs on anyone. We were there to pray reciting the SAME quran for someone we loved.
I'm honestly just tired of this. Tired of sectarianism. Tired of people deciding who is and isn't Muslim. And tired of having to hide an important part of who I am just to avoid being treated differently.
#current_events #local
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یہ سن کر بہت دکھ ہوا۔ دادا کے انتقال پر تعزیت۔ ختم کی اجازت دے کر پھر شیعہ ہونے پر انکار کرنا درست نہیں، فاتحہ فرقے سے بڑی ہونی چاہیے۔
