05-26-2011, 07:33 PM
I'm pretty sure they should know how to read Arabic, but it may be that they actually don't speak it. Which is quite often the case for the 08/15 Muslim you will meet. We are sent to the mosque at a young age to learn to read and eventually write Arabic in order to read the Qur'an, which I didn't do, though. (Reading the Qur'an in Arabic, the original language, is kind of a plus point, not only does it sound beautiful 
, but it's also impossible to fully translate the Qur'an and it's meanings)
Education is really important for us Muslims.
My grandmother didn't know to read and write for example, but that's due to her growing up in a rather small village or for what ever reason. Back in the 1940s, there weren't enough schools and teachers in Turkey I guess and her moving to Germany along with my grandfather didn't make it easier either.
She's keen on learning the latin alphabet, though. No idea if she made any progress, since it shouldn't be that easy to learn to read and write at that age, but it should be possible. Also, my other grandmother is learning to read Arabic; at her own will ofcourse.
You will also find Chinese immigrants not able to read latin... or European immigrants in Asia not able to read Arabic or Chinese... take it as you will.
To add something, any intoxication is prohibited in Islam, including drugs and alcohol for obvious reasons. I know for fact that not many European Muslims, including me, keep this rule. As I said sometime before, I try to avoid alcohol as good as possible, but it seems impossible knowing that almost everyone is drinking every now and then. But at the end of the day Allah is al forgiving and as long as I keep it in bonds and do good deeds, I should be fine.
My aunt who is German and a convert wore a headscarf at her own will also. She took it off after some years, though. Never really asked her why since no one really cares. I have no one in my family wearing a headscarf except for my grandmothers, but that's also more of a villager fashion from their time, lol.
, but it's also impossible to fully translate the Qur'an and it's meanings)Education is really important for us Muslims.
My grandmother didn't know to read and write for example, but that's due to her growing up in a rather small village or for what ever reason. Back in the 1940s, there weren't enough schools and teachers in Turkey I guess and her moving to Germany along with my grandfather didn't make it easier either.
She's keen on learning the latin alphabet, though. No idea if she made any progress, since it shouldn't be that easy to learn to read and write at that age, but it should be possible. Also, my other grandmother is learning to read Arabic; at her own will ofcourse.
You will also find Chinese immigrants not able to read latin... or European immigrants in Asia not able to read Arabic or Chinese... take it as you will.
To add something, any intoxication is prohibited in Islam, including drugs and alcohol for obvious reasons. I know for fact that not many European Muslims, including me, keep this rule. As I said sometime before, I try to avoid alcohol as good as possible, but it seems impossible knowing that almost everyone is drinking every now and then. But at the end of the day Allah is al forgiving and as long as I keep it in bonds and do good deeds, I should be fine.
My aunt who is German and a convert wore a headscarf at her own will also. She took it off after some years, though. Never really asked her why since no one really cares. I have no one in my family wearing a headscarf except for my grandmothers, but that's also more of a villager fashion from their time, lol.