How come that many of Muslims are more friendly to non-muslims than to thier own people?

Answer 1

this is absolutly not truuueeeee...i m muslim n ihave muslims friends n i treat them very well cuz they r my brothers n sisters in Islam...but also i have non-muslims friends n i treat them in a very nice way cuz our religion is telling us to do sooo...it doesnt mean that cuz they r not muslims i should treat them bad...also it's a duty on me to treat muslims very good...

Answer 2

I think the young people over here just start commenting without any theoretical and/or practical knowledge and experience. It apparent that objecting Muslims and/or Islam is just a fashion and is nothing more than 'firing in the air'. It will be better to study about a subject and then start a commentary. Has any of you took any exam. through out your life without proper preparation for that..
For an example if a person faces toward the sky and spits ~ imagine what the result will be?
I guess that none on this site is like the very very learned persons who accepted Islam after long and thorough research.
I wud request the gentlemen to visit the given link and read the views and comments of the people whom GOD (swt) guided to accept the light of Islam. They are not ordinary people. They are much more learned and educated than all of us.

Answer 3

Hmm I kind of see what you mean.

Muslim men are friendlier to non-Muslim women than they are to Muslim women, and vice versa for Muslim women, and I noticed this is true especially for Arabs. Well the men are 'unfriendly' to Muslim women because they are simply showing their respect since the Qur'an tells 'men to lower their gaze'. Muslim women understand this but non Muslims, especially Westerners misinterpret this as being rude and arrogant.

It doesn't necessarily mean these men are being disrespectful or trying to take advantage of non Muslim women but in the western culture if a person, men or women, is cold towards another that person is misrepresenting everything that he is.. his religion, his nationality.. therefore Muslim men feel they have to be extra nice to non Muslims to portray the friendly and peaceful religion of Islam. The same goes for Muslim women who are friendly with limits of course.

Answer 4

What!? That's pretty assumptual. I don't think that's universal. The only explanation I will say is people are more critical or rash toward's their own society and culture. Like saying people are more likely going to complain about their own country's governments actions or what people of their own ethnic group do that they frown upon. Perhaps "friendly" towards other ethnic groups to be polite and because they feel they are not fully aware or understand another ethnic or culture's values. They know what their ethnic group or cultural beliefs and norms are so they can be critical to others in the same group that maybe hindering it or presenting it negatively.

Personally, I think that is a biased assumption.

Answer 5

are you basing your question on personal experience from a few isolated encounters?... If Muslims were not friendly to their own.. There would be no more muslims,, we'd all be fighting each other.. There are God given rules in Islam that demand kindness to strangers, even non muslims.. how to conduct yourself in the presence of others etc... How to treat visitors to your home, To greet people in passing on the street etc.. The very word Islam is a root word of " PEACE".. we greet each other with those words Salaam alaykum which means Peace unto you.. each time we meet another..

Answer 6

With all due respect, how can U judge one billion? U have to live in all Muslim countries (for many years in each) in order to have a clear idea.
Personally, I like whoever is kind with goodness in the heart. One who never harm others.

Answer 7

Most of non muslims are not too friendly with muslims but muslims are peaceful.May be i am wrong in observation.

Answer 8

in fact i don't know why u say that!! , iam muslimah and i've nver been treated badly by my fellows muslims , may be u misunderstand something!!!!
islam tells us to treat everyone in a good way whether muslims or non muslims, there must be an explanation , but it is not a general concept as u think , it may depend on the question or something.!!

Answer 9

Good explanation sister Mintee!!!


Naah !!! muslims are equaly friendly to non-muslims as well as to their own peoples....wht make u think that we are less friendly to our own peoples?? u are mistaken mate !! there is no such demarcation...Good peoples are always admired whether they are muslims or non-muslims.

Answer 10

I am wondering how often you are in a group of Muslims, to see how they react toward each other, in order to come to this conclusion. I really doubt that you are ever in such a situation to judge this.