No culture is completely unIslamic. For example, the hospitality of the Arabs during the Jahiliyyah days is acceptable because to honour the guest is also enjoined by Islam.
Islam maintains three basic positions towards any aspects of culture, according to their acceptability: positive, neutral or negative.
For example, Islam is positive towards a culture that enjoins on its youth respect for elders. The hospitality and courtesy observed in the traditional English home is acceptable in Islam even though it is found in the West. In short, not all western culture is bad.
Islam is neutral to some cultural practices e.g. how you prepare your food, since it is morally "neutral".
The same thing with other culture involving the wedding style, code of dress and etc which totally different from tribe to tribe. But the pre-requisite is, it is not against the rule set by Allah through His Messenger; prophet Muhammad S.A.W
On the other hand social activities that revolve around the consumption of alcohol are Islamically unacceptable. Existence of different cultures is recognised in Islam based on a passage in the Qur'an 49:13,and that superiority is based on who is most conscious of Him. Also see Qur'an 30:32.
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Does Islam allow Jewish culture? My Jewish friends often ask me regarding diz matter but I dunno how to reply em.
Their questions are more or less goes like below statements:
Jewish culture is mostly influenced and closely related to Judaism, to which Islam always differs with (for instance, Islam differs with Judaism on what day we fast during Pesach/Ashura, when are we encouraged to circumcise kids, etc)
Thus, how would a Jew who has professed Islam practice his Judaic tradition and culture since in a saying of the Prophet pbuh, to resemble other people (of different faith) is forbidden?
Despite of genuine justice claim in Islam, a Chinese who professes Islam may continue to practice his Chinese tradition and culture (as long as it isn't against Islamic teachings) whilst a Jew who does submit himself to Islam may not at all (since his culture is Judaism-based)?
I do think that their questions make sense but I dunno how to reply the best.
As I think surely a Jew can no longer practice most of his precious traditions. Then, is it fair to em?
Diz might be the cause of da fact that; only a few Jews revert to Islam through out the time.
Wallahu A'lam
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