Beduin wrote:
eleven bravo wrote:
Beduin wrote:
For me religion is out of the equation. People will always have their own culture with or without religion.
We can talk about common practises, as praying 5 times a day or fasting ramadan, but those are religious practises, not culture.
Islam is a reflection of the culture.
Islamic culture is a reflection of Islam.
It's still based on Arab culture, how can you not possibly understand this. I don't know why you refuse to beleive that. All you have to do is look at the Koran. It's not in Swedish is it? What language is it in? Where is everything important based? Where does everyone important come from?
Ramadan. It means the ninth month in Arabic, and has meant that for Arabs long before Islam was invented. Muslims all around the world use the same word, yet somehow it's not a reflection of Arab culture at all? Illogical
The Kabaa in Mecca, used to be a holy site for Arabs before Islam, so it naturally was a holy site for Arabs after Islam came (with some tweaks), hundreds of millions praying around the world in that direction everyday, and it has nothing to do with Arab culture whatsoever it's just part of Islam. Yeah ok.