The Salafisation Of Kerala’s Muslims

by rawemotions Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:33 am

The Salafisation Of Kerala’s Muslims

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The word salaf refers to the three generations of Muslim rulers, starting from the Prophet himself. Salafists claim that they understand and follow the Quran and Sunnah as it was understood and practised by the early Muslims. At its core, Salafism is about maintaining the “purity of original Islam”.
The impact of this ideology which has been gaining a strong foothold among Muslims in Kerala, in recent years, is visible particularly among the youth and women. A section of today’s youth are showing marked changes in their behaviour and dressing. It is not just limited to B.Tech students, but women and even high-school students.

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It can be seen, most clearly, in their appearance and behaviour. Young men flaunting long beards, wearing skull caps, jubbas and short salwars that barely reach the ankles are becoming increasingly common.

The number of young women who don the purdah is also on the rise. Today, even a girl who studies in the sixth standard wears a purdah when stepping out of her house. This has to be seen in the context that the purdah has a very short history in Kerala.

When you ask these girls the reason for this transformation, they will say that their religion requires them to cover their faces when outside, and forbids them from adopting the clothing styles of “non-believers”. The Maulvi’s exhortations, in this regard, have also helped fan this trend.
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This has resulted in the scary sight of highly-educated young men roaming around in flowing beards and short pajamas.
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Today’s mode of religious transmission has been taken directly from Salafism. Extreme Salafists, who are silently spreading their roots among Kerala Muslims, are spreading their ideology by utilising the corrective and reformative channels set up by the Mujahid movement of Kerala— a self-proclaimed, progressive and revolutionary movement.

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Such an extreme ideology does not allow its holder to adjust to a multicultural social setup. The most dangerous Salafi beliefs are those that prohibit the peaceful cohabitation of the believer with those who profess other faiths.
Wishing others on non-Islamic festivals, sharing meals with non-believers, etc, are seen as blasphemous acts. Though the Salafists of Kerala do not make public statements on these subjects, internal groups are quite active on these fronts. They are further encouraged by the rise of similar tendencies among the traditional Sunni groups of Kerala as well.
Zakir Naik, M.M. Akbar and many other maulvis are busy creating more such religious leaders.

by Propagandhi711 Sat Aug 06, 2016 10:57 am

rawemotions wrote:A section of today’s youth are showing marked changes in their behaviour and dressing. It is not just limited to B.Tech students, but women and even high-school students.

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It can be seen, most clearly, in their appearance and behaviour. Young men flaunting long beards, wearing skull caps, jubbas and short salwars that barely reach the ankles are becoming increasingly common.

The number of young women who don the purdah is also on the rise.

this has become increasingly common in US colleges and universities too. there are a lot more tents and beards in the universities these days compared say, 10 yrs ago. americans can self congratulate themselves on their vaunted freedom of speech and religion now but will be singing a different tune in 10 more years when the fruits of bestowing victimhood status on these future voting block in reaction to a minor rise in visible anti-muslim sentiment.

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