Maryam Amir – Feeling judged by other Muslims
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A customer talks about a situation where a man accidentally pointed at a woman with a tattoos while on a walk. The customer explains that they had tattoos of Muslims throughout their life and that they were hesitant to say "ron, judge you" as a way of apologizing. The customer also mentions that many people are not judging people for their past or present, and that everyone has the right to feel like they are not a part of the community.
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I'm at a park and I saw a
father playing with his son and then he
somehow gets hurt so he walks around he's
asking if someone has a band-aid and
I just happened to have one so I
gave it to him and then he says
I hope you don't judge me and I
was like he's pointing to his tattoos he
had tattoos like all over his arms and
I was like oh no like why would
I judge you then he told me that
he is Muslim and he had a time
period in his life where he wasn't really
sure he wanted to be and he was
navigating a lot of questions and he pointed
the tattoos and he's like I've got them
during that time but when I meet Muslims
I get really scared you are not going
to be welcoming to me they want to
share with you and you are worried about
approaching another Muslim and you want to say
salam or you just want to feel like
you're a part of the community but you
know that you might be judged.
I want to remind you that Allah knows
your circumstances in your situation your past your
present and that no one has a right
to make you feel like you are not
deserving of being a part of this ummah.
There are so many people who are not
judging you when you're nervous about saying to
please go and say the salam.
It's a gift to be a part of
the same ummah as you.