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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just personal opinion.  It seems reasonable to me that the Muslims who find themselves in Kufaar lands for professional reasons, or who emigrate here, are more attuned to our ways than those who are observantly Salafist.

Behavior that would be troublesome if not dangerous back home is remarked upon in the vein of,  "Oh, you're an LDS/you're a Muslim who drinks...."

Many non-Muslims who've heard of that proscription know exceeding little about what Sunni Islam's holy texts say.  Even fewer care to look and see what they say.  Hearsay on the media is good enough for them.

Tangential to OP's question, I wonder how many Muslims here are more culturally Muslim than devout followers of the Qur'an, Sunnah, and whichever maddhab they identify with?

Devout Catholics tend to walk their talk.  I would suppose devout Muslims do too.

Let's not confuse "Muslim-in-name-only," when the relatives are there to call them on it, with the observant living in predominantly Muslim locations.

By and large, different behavior.

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You do know that salafism is a relatively new interpretation/practice of Sunni Islam, right?   There is so much space between being a salafi and a non-believer.   Both here and in majority Muslim nations.  [/quote]

From the time the Prophet walked the earth there have always been deeply devout Muslims, who were into it with their whole hearts.
Are you sure you aren't confusing Salafist with Wahhabist?  I think you are.

The real test of what it means to be Muslim isn't whether one sips some alcoholic beverage once in awhile.  Or indulges a forbidden fondness for bacon.

If our "esteemed President" got his travel ban, and the test of who's admissible was "eat that bacon, drink that wine" myriad 
observant Muslims could breeze on in.

Allah knows what is in one's heart.

The test is Does the person believe Allah is the only god and Muhammad is his (final) messenger.  Ideally, one walks the talk.   One is allowed to dissemble if one is in danger, or to advance Allah's Cause. [/quote]

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