Religious Discrimination?

Details in your IM...Thnx

Stone cold you said it right.

Macqyv... Forget the incident, but not the lesson ;) chill

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Listen to Many..Speak to a few.

Abu Saif, would you mind sending me the text in arabic and the reference to Saheeh Buhari, for my knowledge?

Thats true PM. But you see only the bad ones are picked to make the day on QL..

Well, I am a muslim and I would say 'wa alaikum salam wa rahmathullahi wabarakathuhu' if I was greeted that way. He is mentally sick. Not all muslims think that way dude, very rare as tallg said. just take it easy.

I would have asked: How do you want to be greeted then? I am still confused. New here so I am asking for help.

I heard a little girl today who was obviously new to the Middle East, shout out, 'look mummy, look at the Shepherds'. The local men just laughed and said thank you to the Mum.

You met a bad tempered person, let it be. As we say in the US, sh#t happens. Thanks for being nice.

Out of kindness he should reply to you greetings.I never disccuss religion in the public.Whatever someone's religion is,this is their buisness not mine and would never think someone is worse because of what they believe in.

now for 5 years,, i dont waste my time as well... luck him it was not me.. i would of told him to " Flook off then" and walked out

And Im muslim myself and what he told ya is utterly bullshit bcoz that thing literally means "Peace be upon you" and has nothing to do with religion. Even non-muslim Arabs say it as well.

This is not to stay there!

Salam

before the lift doors closed you should've yelled [http://www.qatarliving.com/guidelines]

Man,

i feel so sad to hear about that to be in Qatar, it is not islamic at all, at least he should reply " Wa Alikum". and i mean it "at least" because as per holy Quran ( Muslims' holy book) if someone (muslim or not) greets you with a greeting, then you have to reply with same greeting or better one.

moreover, not all ppl understand their religions in the way it should be understood that why there are wars based on religion because people see themslves right by power of God. which is wrong .

also as per holy quran, everyone is free to belive but he is responsible for that believing and will be asked at Qiama day about that, so, it is up to everyone to believe in what he see it right but not to blam anyone else but himslf in case that is wrong.

so forget it and take it easy.

at least my friend many people here has already replied with more than his greeting reply :D.

Kind Regards and Salam :)

OR you could have said...'Have a very Happy Easter!!! did you get any Easter Eggs this morning, sire?'

Wow. What a twat. I've never had that reaction when greeting someone that way.

Tell him to fook off and say would you rather ' How the fook are you brother???'

Thanks for the info AbuSaif and a good comment

"Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer"

You should had asked him then and there for your knowledge that why he told you not to greet him, but since for reasons you refrained to do so hence i suggest you to just forget about it, people make mistakes and after knowing from you being non muslim, he should had replied Alaikum (upon you).

Clarifications

A long hadidth which is narrated from Aishah (ra) the mothers of the believer of an incident where a group of Jews visited prophet Muhammad (SAW) and said As-Samu alaika (death be on you) and Allah's messenger (SAW)replied Alaikum (upon you), recorded in Bukhari.

The hadidth is long with a detailed message to be kind and lenient in all matter, i can provide more details if some one seriously want to read arabic/english

Mr. Blazer, with due respect to your information above i suggest to consider when one is quoting prophet Muhammad (SAW) one should be sure of the incident and try to communciate exact words of the blessed prophet (SAW) or one should chose to be silent..

Allah knows best.

Peace to All :-)

Complete utter crap. I am muslim and never heard the likes of this. I actually like it when someone greets me this way, shows they are making an effort to reach out.

I agree with Zayd, you shared an elevator with an a**hole

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Our Indian Marketing Manager once said, never greet AsSalam Alaikum to a muslim if you are non-muslim, better greet them in English. so I reacted, why? can you give me a valid reason? My Pakistani Supervisor replied saying never mind... you are in Qatar. It's a free country, you can say what you want to say. Kaliwali

Very well said ........... only a biggest asshole will say what he said

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You offered peace, he didn’t accept. Let it be.

Obviously, he got up on the wrong side of the bed, and took it out on you.

Salam

Always bear in mind that their God is greater than your God. I never waste my time in uttering these. Just stick to the internationally renouned "GOOD MORNING" and you will be accepted worldwide.

Love Unites,

Religion Divides,

That's why Love is My Religion.

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Peace out

According to the tradition of the Prophet, he once answered the greeting "As Salaamu Alaikum" from a non-muslim with the term "Wa Alaika" roughly meaning "Same to you".

So you go ahead and greet them, its upto them to reply to you correctly!!!

say "Peace Be With You" that's better

congratulations...you were in the elevator with what seems to be the biggest asshole in Qatar.