Muslims in a western culture - what reactions (from coworkers etc) have you got when performing daily prayers?

Question

This is for a novel I'm planning - I have a young male British Muslim as one of the characters. I read that Muslims are expected to pray five times a day, preceded by ablutions. I was wondering, does anybody have any stories of meeting with curiosity or perhaps xenophobia while doing so? How about praying several times a day in jobs and schools etc that don't necessarily expect this?

Answer 1

They ask me to offer up a prayer for them too. : )

Answer 2

At uni they thought I was taking time-out aditionnal to lunch and it was unfair for them, whereas in the workplace people think it's some kind of punishment, which is quite bizarre, I'm praying to God not sliting my wrists.

But hey what they choose not to even open their minds about is not my fault I can only show people the door they have to walk through it (this means in ideas not converting them for all those wierd fanatics out there).

Answer 3

@ involved. What a comic story. Christianity as we comprehend it is a thoroughly fake faith since that until this present day the one declare to status of your fake religion is the fictional tale-crammed novel: the bible. There's no proof suggesting that

Answer 4

My brother prays at work all the time. When hes not to busy. They seem to accept it where he works.

Answer 5

look, i practice Agnihotra, it is a daily YAGYA , it is said that if you are not at your home at the time of Agnihotra than close your eyes & do the offering to mother nature in your mind. so, likewise, if one believes, than prayers can be done by mere remembering God.

Answer 6

I personally haven't prayed in public but one of my close relatives has- he says most people stare because they don't know what he's doing-that was before 9/11.....

I don't know about today............