What are some of the best muslim countries (muslim majority) to live in?
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so what do you know or have experienced?
Assalamua'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh,
I think I am not going to answer your question directly because everyone will have their own preferences on what kind of places / country they would like to reside.
But as for me, personally speaking from my own experience, I would never forget the time when I had lived in my village, Kelantan. To be honest, it is the place where I can feel the Bia'ah Solehaah (the good environment) within the community especially because Kelantan is one of the states here in Malaysia that tries to uphold the true Sharia'ah to the very best. It has been a very long journey for the state especially in trying to win during the elections (a little bit of politic here) to eventually build a
real Islamic state with good, Islamic people, inshaAllaah. Many of our Ula'ama and soleheen people are from Kelantan - they study (usually in Pondok) and then taught the people here.
I will talk about your points one by one, as in general, of the environment in Malaysia (of course this is from my very own point of view, others might look at it differently).
Regarding this point, well I can say that the life style here is OK or acceptable. Since this is a majority Muslim country, almost every Malay are Muslims. Though there are practicing and non-praticing Muslims, but I must say, if once you found the people who really adhere to the true Islam here, MashaAllaah, you can learn a very great deal from them. Yes, we still can see many good Muslims here.
Besides that, almost at all government offices, shopping complexs etc, they will provide a place to perform the prayers. Usually it is only a small Musolla but at least that is more than enough to give you a clean and comfortable place to fulfill our obligations.
In Kelantan, a while ago in the news, the Senator (not sure if that is the right term) of the state wanted to make a new rule on employment. It has been said that before any company employ someone to work for them, they have to make sure that he/she is among the people who perform the prayers. If it is known that that person doesnt pray, he will not get that job. I am not sure on how far the rule has been carried out since it was announced in the news. But indeed, it is a good step towards establishing an Islamic state.
Standard of living of course differs like many other places between those living in the village and city. Usually those living in big city such as Kuala Lumpur, the living expenses there are higher compared to in Kelantan (yeah, that is one of the many reasons I love living there!). If a rice with some meal cost about RM 5.00 in KL, it will only costs you around RM 2.50 in Kelantan. For me, I prefer living in the village than in those big cities even though there are many good facilities in KL such as the fast-train. (There is a place in KL where you feel like living in NY due to the fact that many tourists hang out there apart from that there are many big, famous shopping complexs in KL)
Usually in every year's budget, the government will try to upgrade the health care of the citizens. Basically if you go to a goverment-based health clinics to do medical check-ups or take some vitamins, it is free because if I am not mistaken, the expenses has been cut of in their salary. But if you go to a private-based clinics, though it costs you higher, the hospitality is better.
As for the education here, we have public schools, Islamic religious schools (madrasaah), international schools and also private schools. The syllabus varies either it is from the Ministry of Education syllabus or that which has been created from their own school. We have scholarships given to students who excel in their studies and usually after they complete secondary schools, they have a big opportunity to further studies overseas (those from Islamic schools can get the chance to further studies in Al-Azhar, University of Madeenah etc). Some students are fully covered by the government in terms of the education fees while some are covered only half. It depends on many things.
Lastly, about the people here. For all the time I've been living here, I am grateful that I can feel the 'environment of Islam' here. Sometimes, you just have to be good in finding the right people, the right place and the right time to learn and practice the deen to your very best. At some point, I have found it here. Though we have many different races here - Chinese, Indians and others, but still, many are wearing headscarfs and the athaan can be heard from any nearby mosques.
Therefore, I am thankful for where Allaah has placed me.
Wassalam.