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Funny Salah Experiences by snubish: 3:31pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
salam alaykum, I saw this article while randomly browsing and found it funny. I remembered muslims in the west and wondered how it must be for them. In Naija here we just enter anywhere perform ablution and start praying. See below: Another thing that I love about Saudi Arabia… …is that I can perform wudhu (ablution for prayers) while at work in the bathrooms without causing anyone any disconcertion. This was the scene during a bathroom in America when it was wudhu time. Actually, before I relate that I will tell a short story about three Muslim guys that worked in my company at a branch other than mine. One of these guys got transferred to my branch and told me about this incident while chuckling about it. As the story goes, the three religiously bearded guys, all in software engineering, went to the office bathroom one day which was shared with some other companies in that office building, as well. It was perhaps Zuhr (the afternoon prayer) time. This was North Carolina. The wudhu basically consists of this: 1. Rinse your mouth three times 2. Rinse your nose three times 3. Wash your face three times 4. Wash your hands until the elbows three times, right hand first and then left. 5. Sweep wet hands over your head 6. Clean your ears and neck 7. Wash your feet making sure to clean the space between the toes, right foot first and then left. Now, #7 is the trickiest thing to achieve in a public bathroom in America. There is no separate faucet at feet level so basically you have to stand by the sink and bring both your feet alternately to the sink to clean them. Now, if someone entered the bathroom and you were gargling – they could think you are just perhaps rinsing after brushing your teeth. If you are washing your face, they could perhaps think that you are a little sleepy or a little sick. You could sneak in the ear cleaning part somewhere but how do you explain dangling your foot in the bathroom sink while perhaps wearing a suit? It’s not, that you came in from some Safari or the beach and had your feet dirtied in the mud. So picture this. The three bearded guys wearing professional clothing, all standing in the bathroom, with their feet in the sink and some North Carolinian who knows nothing about Islam or Muslims comes in – what does he think? Well, I used to face that situation of washing my feet in the sink but lucky for me, I never encountered anyone walking in on me. I have to admit, I did take a short cut sometimes. I wouldn’t bring my feet to the sink – I would quickly and repeatedly bring wets hands to my feet which could perhaps become a little bit cumbersome. Praying on a rug constantly bending and kneeling in a space in the office where no one could walk in on me is another story. But the best thing about Saudi Arabia is that they don’t separate intellect and worship of God. It’s not that if you are a neurosurgeon, you have evolved to a degree where you don’t believe in God, anymore. People with the highest intellect bend and pray when it’s time to pray. In the ladies prayer room, we have doctors, surgeons, nurses, staff and the occasional engineer like me praying next to each without having to act that if I was smart, I wouldn’t be washing my feet in public bathrooms or kneeling in front of God. Alhumdulillah! |
Re: Funny Salah Experiences by snubish: 3:33pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Source: http://aayjay./2013/06/10/another-thing-that-i-love-about-saudi-arabia/ Ramadan Kareem in advance!!! |
Re: Funny Salah Experiences by tbaba1234: 3:43pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
It has happened to me ... I just behave like neutral. It is awkward though. |
Re: Funny Salah Experiences by snubish: 3:52pm On Jul 07, 2013 |
Hey ya, I can imagine brodas like just blank their expression and complete the ablution. |
Re: Funny Salah Experiences by F00028: 3:47pm On Jul 08, 2013 |
"...they don’t separate intellect and worship of God. It’s not that if you are a neurosurgeon, you have evolved to a degree where you don’t believe in God, anymore." |
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