Hijrah recommendations? (Muslim countries to move to)

[BleedKnee]

I'm at the age now where I'm actively looking for a wife, and one thing that I know I want to do is move to a Muslim-majority country. For one, it'd be nice not to be a religious minority (Eid can be a real event, I could take a break from work to pray and the boss might join me, etc.), and also, raising Muslim children in a country like Canada would be mighty difficult. Watching my parents do it, it feels like they really had to fight against an entire culture for their own child, and that's just too much stress. 

So I was wondering if anyone knew any Muslim-majority countries that fit these general criteria: 

1. Shia friendly
2. Immigrant process relatively easy 
3. Socially liberal enough to not be suffocating

Currently, I'm thinking Turkey (maybe away from Istanbul and Ankara) and Indonesia. 

[Diaz]

On 5/24/2021 at 6:32 PM, BleedKnee said:

Currently, I'm thinking Turkey (maybe away from Istanbul and Ankara) and Indonesia. 

No way turkey and Indonesia are Shi’a friendly.

On 5/24/2021 at 6:32 PM, BleedKnee said:

• Shia friendly
• Immigrant process relatively easy 
• Socially liberal enough to not be suffocating

Kuwait and Oman for the first and third one. Not sure about second one. If you have Canadian passport, it will be easy.

[Tabassum Iman]

I would say Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei would be good places to raise a family and to find work. 

In sha Allah you could also find a wife there.

[Diaz]

1 minute ago, Tabassum Iman said:

Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei

Not sure about Brunei but the other 2 are not Shi’a friendly. Malaysia already banned Shi’a from praying in public.

[BleedKnee]

3 hours ago, Diaz said:

No way turkey and Indonesia are Shi’a friendly.

When I say ‘friendly’, I honestly mean not illegal nor likely to beaten by neighbours. I don’t really care about locals views of us per se. 

[BleedKnee]

3 hours ago, Diaz said:

Kuwait and Oman for the first and third one. Not sure about second one. If you have Canadian passport, it will be easy.

Also, you could you tell me more about this? I thought Gulf countries in general are just difficult to move to. (And yeah, I’m a Canadian citizen so I have the passport.) 

[Diaz]

On 5/24/2021 at 10:18 PM, BleedKnee said:

When I say ‘friendly’, I honestly mean not illegal nor likely to beaten by neighbours. I don’t really care about locals views of us per se. 

oh I see, I thought you meant friendly to Shi’a.

On 5/24/2021 at 10:21 PM, BleedKnee said:

Also, you could you tell me more about this? I thought Gulf countries in general are just difficult to move to. (And yeah, I’m a Canadian citizen so I have the passport.) 

It is difficult, not gonna lie. You need nepotism. But since you r Canadian, it will be easy. 

[Abu Nur]

13 hours ago, Tabassum Iman said:

I would say Iran, Indonesia, Malaysia or Brunei would be good places to raise a family and to find work. 

In sha Allah you could also find a wife there.

Malaysia is the worst place to live as a Shia. Very hostile. 

[Abu_Zahra]

Islam is a complete religion and a universal religion. You might see some advantages in certain countries, but there will also be disadvantages.

For instance, some countries have several masajid but they also have corrupt officials (paying a bribe is haram)

Others might have a fair distribution of wealth and universal health care and education, yet their laws might be unfair and anti islam (eg banning the headscarf in schools)

Perhaps your best option is to work hard to be a good muslim where you are and to try and serve your muslim and non muslim society and community in the best way you can. 

[realizm]

18 hours ago, BleedKnee said:

I'm at the age now where I'm actively looking for a wife, and one thing that I know I want to do is move to a Muslim-majority country. For one, it'd be nice not to be a religious minority (Eid can be a real event, I could take a break from work to pray and the boss might join me, etc.), and also, raising Muslim children in a country like Canada would be mighty difficult. Watching my parents do it, it feels like they really had to fight against an entire culture for their own child, and that's just too much stress. 

So I was wondering if anyone knew any Muslim-majority countries that fit these general criteria: 

1. Shia friendly
2. Immigrant process relatively easy 
3. Socially liberal enough to not be suffocating

Currently, I'm thinking Turkey (maybe away from Istanbul and Ankara) and Indonesia. 

Singapore comes to mind.

Wonder about South Africa ? India ?  

[Abu Nur]

19 minutes ago, realizm said:

Singapore comes to mind.

Wonder about South Africa ? India ?  

The problem in Singapore is the compulsory to take off the hijab in public school. And second is the annoying half-naked women everywhere you walk.

Edited May 25, 2021 by Abu Nur

[BleedKnee]

3 hours ago, Mahdavist said:

Perhaps your best option is to work hard to be a good muslim where you are and to try and serve your muslim and non muslim society and community in the best way you can. 

Yeah, I'm fully aware that people are people, and nearly all governments are corrupt. 

I don't look to make Hijrah to make friends, I do so to live within a country where I can practice honestly without social and political troubles. Best way to do that is within a Muslim country. Personally, I suggest all practicing Muslims in the West (if they can) to make a move to a Muslim-majority country for this reason. 

Edited May 25, 2021 by BleedKnee

[BleedKnee]

By the way, what are people's views about the North African countries (Morocco, Algeria specifically?). Are they "Shia friendly" as a I define it? Like Shia mosques can run without problems, etc.?

[realizm]

30 minutes ago, BleedKnee said:

By the way, what are people's views about the North African countries (Morocco, Algeria specifically?). Are they "Shia friendly" as a I define it? Like Shia mosques can run without problems, etc.?

No. 

[BleedKnee]

47 minutes ago, realizm said:

No. 

Could you possibly elaborate on that? 

[islamicmusic]

18 hours ago, BleedKnee said:

When I say ‘friendly’, I honestly mean not illegal nor likely to beaten by neighbours. I don’t really care about locals views of us per se. 

In Turkey you would not be beaten by Turkish local neighbours. But it does not mean there were no Alewite massacres in Turkey.

Turkey is trying to stand strong against and trying to hinder the wahhabi extremists that were imported for the last decade. Other than a few arsonist cases (like Allahu Ekber Camii/Mosque in Esenyurt) no big thing happened against Jafaris so far.

And because Turkish govt is now sending the extremists to fight its NATO wars on Muslims for them, the extremists are causing troubles outside of the country. And this lessened their attacks-bombings etc. inside the country.

If you aim to come to Turkey and live in peace while practicing shia Islam, I would recommend going to the shia-jafari-azeri majority cities like IĞDIR, KARS, ÇORUM... And Halkalı District in Istanbul. You could also go to the sunni majority cities that are friendly with Shiites and support the Islamic Resistance Axis like Malatya.

As for relationships and marriage Turkish people sadly are becoming racists against the ME Muslims (mainly because of the attitudes of the Syrian immigrants, but also because of the Grey Wolves "thought"). But they are humble or even have inferiority complex about non-moslems; namely Europeans and Americans etc.

This is a sad reality.

So, when you speak English all the people may admire you but when you speak or just pray in Arabic, they might frown upon you. But I am not generalizing.

Edited May 25, 2021 by islamicmusic

[BleedKnee]

1 minute ago, islamicmusic said:

In Turkey you would not be beaten by Turkish local neighbours. But it does not mean there were no Alewite massacres in Turkey.

Turkey is trying to stand strong against and trying to hinder the wahhabi extremists that were imported for the last decade. Other than a few arsonist cases (like Allahu Ekber Camii/Mosque in Esenyurt) no big thing happened against Jafaris so far.

And because Turkish govt is now sending the extremists to fight NATO wars on Muslims for them, the extremists are causing troubles outside of the country. And this lessened the attacks inside the country.

If you aim to come to Turkey and live in peace while practicing shia Islam, I would recommend going to the shia-jafari-azeri majority cities like IĞDIR, KARS, ÇORUM... And Halkalı District in Istanbul. You could also go to the sunni majority cities that are friendly with Shiites and support the Islamic Resistance Axis like Malatya.

As for relationships and marriage Turkish people sadly are becoming racists against the ME Muslims (mainly because of the attitudes of the Syrian immigrants, but also because of the Grey Wolves "thought"). But they are humble or even have inferiority complex about non-moslems; namely Europeans and Americans etc.

This is a sad reality.

So, when you speak English all the people may admire you but when you speak or just pray in Arabic, they might frown upon you. But I am not generalizing.

Really interesting stuff here, thanks for sharing. 

I'm not Middle Eastern, but African. I can imagine there's some issues with that as well (until, of course, I start speaking perfect English), but is there anything else I should know or would those places basically leave you alone? I don't know if I'd marry a Turkish girl (or even a Middle Easterner) since most families have an issue with their daughters marrying 'black men' like me, but there's a decent Somali community in Istanbul and Ankara where I might meet someone there. So yeah, I don't really care about personal relationships to be quite frank. Just want people to leave me be. But would there be an issue apart from marriage for people in dealing with an African? Especially in these Azeri areas you're talking about? 

[Debate follower]

22 hours ago, BleedKnee said:

I'm at the age now where I'm actively looking for a wife, and one thing that I know I want to do is move to a Muslim-majority country. For one, it'd be nice not to be a religious minority (Eid can be a real event, I could take a break from work to pray and the boss might join me, etc.), and also, raising Muslim children in a country like Canada would be mighty difficult. Watching my parents do it, it feels like they really had to fight against an entire culture for their own child, and that's just too much stress. 

So I was wondering if anyone knew any Muslim-majority countries that fit these general criteria: 

1. Shia friendly
2. Immigrant process relatively easy 
3. Socially liberal enough to not be suffocating

Currently, I'm thinking Turkey (maybe away from Istanbul and Ankara) and Indonesia. 

Assalama ‘alaykum brother, undertaking Hijra for your deen is a great deed in itself.  In my opinion Oman would suit you the most. I have been there many times.  Most friendly people from all the Gulf Arabs. I am aware that originally you are a Somali.  Since Oman had hundreds of years links with East African coast it has very relaxed atmosphere.  I am from Uganda, so I really liked the atmosphere there.  Quite a few Omani speak Swahili too.

Even though the Government is Ibadi, there is absolute no sectarian tension at all.  One advantage is that you can learn Arabic too.  May Allah Almighty make everything easy for you and bless you with successful life in your deen and worldly affairs - ameen

[islamicmusic]

I am not criticizing my people by the way. I am criticizing the idea that is imposed on them by the Sufyani Regime and its "writers" "thinkers" philosophers" and media.

Turks are raised by the "thought" that Arabs betrayed them (when it was especially the last Ottoman Sultans and Ataturk that betrayed Turks and other Muslims). I remember the "Arabs" in the Turkish TV Serials in the 80s were all black rich people that needed to be cunned by Turkish mischievous "protagonists". Racist thoughts everywhere.

But everyone has a different idea nowadays. Some are educated and no racist. Some are secular and racists against Muslims and all black poeple, while they are ready to lick the non-muslim Americans shoes (this is mainly because of all the Hollywood Shows and their Turkish versions). And some are conservatives, but they think highly of the Secular Sufyani Regime and falsely thinks it is like Ottomans; so they will love you if they are sure you are also an Erdogan fan and you are ready to fight your own country/government in their future conquests of Muslim lands. As I said, Turkey is messed up now.

As for racism among shiite Muslims, well, if they are practicing shiite Muslims, they won't be racists. But I hear that, some people of Igdir and Kars are secular because of the Russian immorality that is spread there. That is also true about Azerbaijan. And I am not sure what those secular people think about black Muslims. But, the shiite Islamic Communities there are influential. I think they will help you settle.

As I said, I am so sorry for what Turkey has become and I don't speak about everybody and not generalizing.

Normally, I would suggest you to move to the Islamic Republic of Iran (not just because they are shia Muslims, and not just because there are some local black Muslim Iranian Tribes live there in the south), but because they are an Islamic non-sectarian, non-racist government-people. BUT I am against shias moving to Iran. And I think they need to stay in their countries and spread the faith and make it another Iran.

For example, if all the shia Muslims in Iraq or Syria had moved to Iran even while DAESH was ruling, things would be different. And Islam would have been ended by an atomic bomb on Iran. That is why Muslims need to stay in their countries and spread the faith no matter how hard it is. That is why most of the 12 Imams married different colours and races (Persians, Romans, Blacks etc.). The Resistance front is spreading and growing stronger day by day because of you guys and your efforts.

I think if you are depressed there, you might want to pick another country for a change. A non muslim or sunni muslim country that is no racist, that you speak the languages of -so you can give dawah-, and arrange the marriage beforehand. Like meeting, let's say a Turkish-Azeri-Iraqi-Venezuelan etc. Shia Muslim in Canada and both of you moving there.

I wish for you the best brother.

Edited May 25, 2021 by islamicmusic

[BleedKnee]

32 minutes ago, Debate follower said:

Assalama ‘alaykum brother, undertaking Hijra for your deen is a great deed in itself.  In my opinion Oman would suit you the most. I have been there many times.  Most friendly people from all the Gulf Arabs. I am aware that originally you are a Somali.  Since Oman had hundreds of years links with East African coast it has very relaxed atmosphere.  I am from Uganda, so I really liked the atmosphere there.  Quite a few Omani speak Swahili too.

Even though the Government is Ibadi, there is absolute no sectarian tension at all.  One advantage is that you can learn Arabic too.  May Allah Almighty make everything easy for you and bless you with successful life in your deen and worldly affairs - ameen

I appreciate the suggestion brother. Good to see you've had no problems over there in Oman as an African, pretty cool 

Edited May 25, 2021 by BleedKnee

[BleedKnee]

6 minutes ago, islamicmusic said:

I think if you are depressed there, you might want to pick another country for a change. A non muslim or sunni muslim country that is no racist, that you speak the languages of -so you can give dawah-, and arrange the marriage beforehand. Like meeting, let's say a Turkish-Azeri-Iraqi-Venezuelan etc. Shia Muslim in Canada and both of you moving there.

I wish for you the best brother.

I am basically on the hunt, and would definitely love meeting a woman here who'd be interested in moving with me to a Muslim country. Obviously, it'd be a bit nicer if she's from the country of choice. Though everything is up in the air given I'm still finishing up school inshallah. Again, thanks for the info. 

[guest 2025]

2 hours ago, BleedKnee said:

(Morocco, Algeria specifically?)

Biiiiiiiiiiiig no. They hate, hate, hate Shia. A man for a social experiment pretended to be Shia in Algeria and was threatened to be killed by I think one man, and threatened to be beaten by several, and one of them was about to beat him. One of the more peaceful ones threatened to call the police. 

In Morocco they celebrate during Ashura, and in street interviews say disgusing things about Shia.

[Debate follower]

35 minutes ago, BleedKnee said:

I appreciate the suggestion brother. Good to see you've had no problems over there in Oman as an African, pretty cool 

You are most welcome brother, I have special regard for Somalis, I learnt to recite the Blessed Quran from a Somali Sheikh!!  I am sure there would be many ‘Western’ & Educated Somali families, like yourself there.  Good prospects for marriage, in sha Allah.  It is better to marry within same culture.  Solves a lot ‘problems’ later in life.

Your best bet would be to sign on to this site and you may useful information that you need. 

https://www.somaliaonline.com/community/

Once again May Allah Almighty make everything easy for you and bless you with successful life in your deen and worldly affairs - ameen

[Ashvazdanghe]

 

 

 

[realizm]

9 hours ago, BleedKnee said:

Could you possibly elaborate on that? 

 

8 hours ago, guest 2025 said:

Biiiiiiiiiiiig no. They hate, hate, hate Shia. A man for a social experiment pretended to be Shia in Algeria and was threatened to be killed by I think one man, and threatened to be beaten by several, and one of them was about to beat him. One of the more peaceful ones threatened to call the police. 

In Morocco they celebrate during Ashura, and in street interviews say disgusing things about Shia.

What the brother said.

Overall view, they have their ministry of Habous and Ulema, which are supposed to guard the Malikite madhhab and no Shia mosques are operating. Ironically, in reality they are pretty much salafised, and not open to diversity. 

[Abu_Zahra]

On 5/25/2021 at 3:10 PM, BleedKnee said:

Yeah, I'm fully aware that people are people, and nearly all governments are corrupt. 

I don't look to make Hijrah to make friends, I do so to live within a country where I can practice honestly without social and political troubles. Best way to do that is within a Muslim country.

Practicing islam correctly is essentially the point I was referring to, I never said anything about making friends (where did you read that?)

[Abu Hadi]

Before you decide where to move, you have to ask yourself the more important question, Why do I want to move ? 

You said you were a Canadian Citizen. So do you just want to go someplace warmer, because you hate the cold weather ? 

Do you want to be someplace with a larger and stronger muslim community ? 

Do you want to go someplace where there is less fasad (open corruption) ? 

Do you want to go someplace that is cheaper to live, where you can simplify your life ? 

Besides the weather part (which is known and predictable), the other parts are subjective and may not exist in the other place, or may not exist in the way you think they do. 

You usually just end up trading one set of problems for another set of problems, unless you are very familiar with the place you are moving to. Even then, places and communities change over time. 

What I have found is that most of the time, Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) puts you in a place because that is the place where you have the highest chance of succeeding, both in this life and the next. That place might not have that potential for someone else, but it does for you. The legitimate reasons to migrate would be if your life or the life of your family is in danger or you are no longer able to practice your faith (Islam) due to tyrannical restrictions that are imposed by the taghut. The third reason, which is related to the first, is that you can no longer make a living and support your family in the place where you are, so this will eventually lead to the physical demise or you and / or your family.  

If you look at Islamic History or the history of the Nabi, like Prophet Musa((عليه السلام)), you will find that they never left a place, except when one or more of those conditions happened. Nabi Musa((عليه السلام)) left Egypt and went to Madyan because Pharoh(la) was trying to kill him. Rasoulallah(p.b.u.h) only left Mecca for Medina after he was expelled to the Shaab of Abu Talib, then boycotted by the people of Mecca, then lost his main supporter Abu Talib((عليه السلام)). It was only at that point that he left, by the command of Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى). 

So doing hijra is not a decision you should take lightly, and not a decision that you should do for trivial reasons. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Abu Hadi

[realizm]

Agreed with brother @Abu Hadi

Hijra was commanded to Prophets and disciples in special conditions. It's not like it is sunna for us. 

Only part I would disagree with is regarding being put in the place where we have more chances to succeed. Well it was probably the case for me, but I consider not everyone had as much luck as I did. 

[Debate follower]

Assalama ‘alaykum brother,

Brothers realizm and Abu Hadi have given you very good and sensible advice.

The Blessed Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) planned his Hijra, and that of his Blessed family & Companions (my Allah be pleased with them all) very meticulously.
a) Before undertaking Hijra he made sure he had safe and welcoming place to go to.
b) He made sure that he had on ground dependable support in that place.
c) Only then He arranged appropriate time for His Companions (my Allah be pleased with them all), himself and his Blessed family (my Allah be pleased with them all) to embark upon Hijra.

Your Plan:

a) By the Grace of Allah Almighty, you are indeed very lucky to live in country like Canada. Take good advantage of it and get very good education and qualifications. This will enable you to get good well-paid job.
b) Then make a short list of countries that meet your benchmarks and visit them at least twice or more if you can.  While there, see if you can make a few friends.  Best would be to visit the main Shia mosque and meet the imam of the mosque and may be discuss what your plans are with him.  He would be able to give you useful on ground information.  Only then, make Hijra if you think it’s worth it. Please don’t Idealise Hijra.

I know of many cases where young practicing Muslim couples who in very romanticised spirit made Hejira to Muslim-majority countries to bring up their children in ‘pure Islamic’ environment.
In fact, they made Hijra back in reverse.  They could not stand the corruption all around them.

Bringing up children in West is very hard work with all the immoral corruption all around and easily accessible. Many families are doing it very successfully by having good relaxed Islamic environment at home. Instilling pride of being a Muslim and value in being Muslim in to please Allah Almighty. Also explaining to the children why Islamic moral values are superior to that of others.

It is Jihad itself, instead of running away from it, live in it and try to change it.  It’s hard work but many have succeeded in just doing that. It is the ‘lazy’ Muslims who are losing out.   

“Seek help through Allah and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."  128 Al-A'raf

[Soldiers and Saffron]

You should consider in what society you would like to contribute to, for me personally I would like to contribute to an Islamic society, not to a secular kuffar society.

You should also consider the future of you children and what kind of society and norms they are involved in and exposed to.

To be completely frank I think that anyone who says you should not move away from open fasad and moral decay are just beating around the bush because to be honest about it would mean to make things uncomfortable for themselves. Unless your purpose to stay in such situation is to do dawah or even bring upon actual change, not just live a day to day life.

My suggestion for you would be:

To get educated in a field that yields a job that offers remote work. Then you may travel to any Islamic country while your income is secured. Once you find a place were you and your family are at peace, that is not a cesspool of spiritual decay, you may settle there and apply yourself there.

Fast forward time and you may use your remote income to invest into businesses where you live, maybe even start your own business, employ orphans, widows and others in need.

For me personally I do not want to spend my short life in dunya constantly considering what religious aspect I need to compensate on in order to live or what fasad the institutions will enforce on me or my children and what anti islamic laws will be formed from one year to the another and I do not feel like I owe an explanation to whoever questions my religious life and I do not like to feel guilty for paying tax knowing some of that tax goes to creating more fasad and moral decay.

I want to make the islamic countries the best ones, not only out of a economical point of view, but morally as well as technologically. There are fields in which the western countries have progressed more than the islamic countries, I believe we should learn those fields but apply ourselves in Islamic countries in order to contribute and increase the welfare of those societies. 

Finally - I have traveled and worked in over 30 countries and counting, from Colombia to Singapore, from Siberia to Nigeria. What I can tell you from my personal observations is that you will find problems in all countries all over earth. The only thing that is different is the type of problems you will encounter. Some problems will make it hard for you to put food on the table while other problems could lower your rank in akhira or even possibly send you and/or your legacy to eternal hellfire. If you are blessed (means of moving), then you may be able to chose what kind of problems you would like in your life. 

[Guest Man]

6 hours ago, Soldiers and Saffron said:

You should consider in what society you would like to contribute to, for me personally I would like to contribute to an Islamic society, not to a secular kuffar society.

You should also consider the future of you children and what kind of society and norms they are involved in and exposed to.

To be completely frank I think that anyone who says you should not move away from open fasad and moral decay are just beating around the bush because to be honest about it would mean to make things uncomfortable for themselves. Unless your purpose to stay in such situation is to do dawah or even bring upon actual change, not just live a day to day life.

My suggestion for you would be:

To get educated in a field that yields a job that offers remote work. Then you may travel to any Islamic country while your income is secured. Once you find a place were you and your family are at peace, that is not a cesspool of spiritual decay, you may settle there and apply yourself there.

Fast forward time and you may use your remote income to invest into businesses where you live, maybe even start your own business, employ orphans, widows and others in need.

For me personally I do not want to spend my short life in dunya constantly considering what religious aspect I need to compensate on in order to live or what fasad the institutions will enforce on me or my children and what anti islamic laws will be formed from one year to the another and I do not feel like I owe an explanation to whoever questions my religious life and I do not like to feel guilty for paying tax knowing some of that tax goes to creating more fasad and moral decay.

I want to make the islamic countries the best ones, not only out of a economical point of view, but morally as well as technologically. There are fields in which the western countries have progressed more than the islamic countries, I believe we should learn those fields but apply ourselves in Islamic countries in order to contribute and increase the welfare of those societies. 

Finally - I have traveled and worked in over 30 countries and counting, from Colombia to Singapore, from Siberia to Nigeria. What I can tell you from my personal observations is that you will find problems in all countries all over earth. The only thing that is different is the type of problems you will encounter. Some problems will make it hard for you to put food on the table while other problems could lower your rank in akhira or even possibly send you and/or your legacy to eternal hellfire. If you are blessed (means of moving), then you may be able to chose what kind of problems you would like in your life. 

Thank you for your post, really enjoyed reading. 

Just out of curiosity, what do you do?

[Abu_Zahra]

6 hours ago, Soldiers and Saffron said:

To be completely frank I think that anyone who says you should not move away from open fasad and moral decay are just beating around the bush because to be honest about it would mean to make things uncomfortable for themselves

I don't completely agree brother. Without a doubt we must be very careful of such moral corruption, it is certainly not to be underestimated.

However, the sad truth is that fasad and moral decay has become globalized just like everything else. 

Another sad truth is that just as immorality is a danger, corruption, dishonesty, oppression and injustice are also damaging especially when you quietly observe it because you know speaking out would mean prison or death.

For this reason I would not automatically assume that those who haven't left their secular societies are only remaining behind due to comfort and convenience.

[BleedKnee]

9 hours ago, Abu Hadi said:

So doing hijra is not a decision you should take lightly, and not a decision that you should do for trivial reasons. 

I'm here in Canada because of colonization and a civil war that the West caused basically. The fact that I'm here, have a rudimentary understanding of my mother's tongue, is because of colonization, because of an evil. I want to rectify that evil by planting myself in a Muslim country, and since the situation back in our ancestral home isn't great (thank you US), I'll have to go somewhere else. 

Yes, our place in the world is not an accident, but same is for me being born in a colonized race. Part of my purpose, that I believe was decreed by Allah, was to resist colonialism. Both in my personal life and in my actions in the outside world. 

Edit: I should say this is the reason why I believe in the re-establishment of a Caliphate. Not because I think whoever running it will be like the Imams, but because it's a way to reassert Muslim sovereignty against her agressors. It's a genuine decolonial idea, similar to Iran's Islamic Republic. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by BleedKnee

[Reza]

The fact that Muslims exist and have some presence in virtually every country can only be a positive thing. 

[Abu Hadi]

I agree with your sentiment but I think you should first ask someone, or several people who have emigrated from Canada to wherever you are thinking of going, and ask them in what ways their life has changed and if you can deal with that. 

For example, if you leave Canada and go someplace in Africa or the ME, you may have to deal with alot of things that as a Canadian you are not used to dealing with. In Canada, you don't have to worry about how you are going to pay for medical care if you get sick. You just go to the doctor. In other countries, even the US, people worry about this constantly, and this worry gets to people to the extent that some of them end up losing their deen. I am not saying this is going to happen to you and you may find a way to deal with it, but this is one thing. There are many other things you have to consider when moving to a new country. People who have lived there have already figured these things out and know how to work the formal and informal parts of the system and they know how to survive in those circumstances. You going there as a newcomer will have to figure all these things out, and this is very stressful. 

If you want to fight against Colonialism, being politically aware and participating as much in demonstrations (for example the recent demonstrations against Zionist agression) and remaining active in Islamic organization that support those values is not nothing. In fact it is very helpful to brothers and sisters in other places who are suffering as a result of Colonialist and Neo Colonialist policies. 

I am not going to tell you to emigrate or not, that is your decision to make and not mine. But I think you should consider all the factors before making a decision. That is all I'm saying. 

Edited May 26, 2021 by Abu Hadi