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Salam Alaikum,
Unless you go to a University then you will find Islamic studies. But as for me being in Al-Khobar, it is really difficult to find a place where they teach Islamic courses, where you get to interact with Shaikhs. I tried hard but I wasn't successful.
Schools they are not teaching what they should be teaching.
The Divide seems greater to the expatriate who is new. But for locals, the access is easy. The Imam of the local Mosque advises anyone.
Though I do agree that some scholars have lost the human touch and sensitivity to the common man because of their status. And that is simply wrong. May Allah guide us all.
Wonderful article. That is also one of my concerns, after graduating from the States. I don't know if I should say unfortunately that I was able to learn more about Islam in United States then my hometown Al-Khobar. I realized people are drenched far to deep in materialism.
I believe that it should be everyone's goal to try to educate the community with whatever knowledge they have. Most of the people I see they have a negative point of view, that it is difficult to change people, so forget about it. As being a Muslim, it is your duty to spread Islam and preach it in a kindly manner.
Another problem I see is the issue where local Shaiks at Juma prayers, they talk about attributes of the companions, etc. but they do not extract their attributes and try to address the problems with relating them to the society. Many people just feel that Friday prayer's are a habit more than a place to learn about our local community issues.
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