Have you heard of Taqwacore?

[alf2]

There is a movie coming out, based on a book, called Taqwacore. Basically, it's a mixture of Islam & the punk lifestyle.

Offical Trailer for the film
Offical Site for the film.

This was my first time ever hearing about it, since I live in America we have Muslims and we have punks, but I have never seen someone trying to follow both ways of lives. In the film & book, you will see young "Muslims" smoking, drinking, mingling with the opposite sex and perhaps pre-marital sex. ((Not sure on the last one!))

Have you heard of this lifestyle?
How do you think ti will effect the Muslim community?
How do you think it will effect the non-Muslims perception?
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[kayleigh]

I heard about it years ago. Its interesting. I think the population is so small (of both punks, and Muslim punks) that its not going to effect Muslims at all. Some Muslim teens smoke, drink, and sleep around, and will continue to do so with or without music or a subculture like punk.

I especially remember one picture that was from the book (I think?) of a girl wearing a burka with patches on it for different punk bands.

 

[weakslave]

The only thing I can do is make du'a this film doesn't see light. I do care about the non-muslims and how they would perceive it, but what concerns me more is the impact this might have on the innocent youth.

Some things are not meant to be shown together without prior understanding and explanation. Praying and fasting should not be combined with any haraam acts, especially in front of the kids. It will take a mere few minutes for a movie like this to destroy one muslim kid's life. I can almost guarantee it. I might even be able to write a little story about how young Salem or Abdullah or Muhamad ended up after watching this.

I listened to a "sheikh" once, I no longer regard him as such after I lost all the respect I had for him, and what took him less than 10 seconds to say 7 years ago still causes me grief and discomfort to this day. How I wish I had never listened to his lecture.

Religious education and discussions must be kept far, far away from impurities and vile things. Yes, Islam is with us everyday and we never ever forget who our Creator is, but there are places where we do not take Allaah's name and things we cannot say in evil places. Some things you must never combine. For example, Allaah forbid you are a drunk. Imagine in that state you pick up the Quraan and start teaching your kid, as if nothing is out of the ordinary. No matter how hard you try later on that kid will take drinking lightly, and not see it as the heinous and evil crime that it is.

I was a kid myself once and I have been around many Muslim kids, and this is nothing but bad news for the unsuspecting.

 

[Ibn Uthaymin]

There`s a new one called "The Infidel".

 

[Abu Talib]

lol funny I hope they don't make something like '' The Modern Muslim''

 

[ShahnazZ]

Have you heard of this lifestyle?
How do you think ti will effect the Muslim community?
How do you think it will effect the non-Muslims perception?
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Living in NYC, I actually have come across a few people who associate with this movement. It's basically an underground scene so it's definitely no where near mainstream and mainstream Muslims aren't really aware of it. It's gaining popularity amongst the underground scene though and I've noticed that many of the Muslims who identify as Taqwacore fans are Sufi.

I honestly don't think this will even touch the mainstream Muslim community. The ideals of such a movement are very abstract and don't make too much sense to appeal to the average Muslim to begin with. I also agree that many of its ideals sometimes contradict what's in the Quran and Hadith and any Muslim with a straight head on their shoulders will know that this is something outside the Sunnah and hopefully not identify with it. I have acquaintances who adhere to this movement but after telling them my piece they are not my responsibility. If they choose to follow this, it's on their heads. I personally think that people follow this movement usually when they feel that there either is something wrong with the actual Islam or they want to "spice it up" a bit so that it matches their creative streak. I personally am not comfortable with it because it does promote alot of un-Islamic ideals and tries to throw it under the umbrella of displaying more Sufism ideals instead.

From what I know, it fascinates non-Muslims because they see it as another "side" to Islam. The one good thing that it does is that it shows that Muslims are not all "one flavor"; that we can have creative streaks as well that allow us to express our individualism. But that's where the good aspect ends. Any Muslim who wants to adhere to the Quran and Sunnah should pretty much not get involved. It shows non-Muslims that Muslims can be "modern" too if they're not satisfied with their image of Muslims as is.

 

[sis khadidja]

:salam2: lol! what? this is a bit mad next thing coming <the modern age muslim> really:blackhijab: