Does western society need more Islam?

Tim the plumber wrote: ... So is it OK for me not to follow Islam?...

Tim the plumber wrote: asep garut wrote: akthus wrote: Religion should be a personal choice. How someone dresses is their personal choice. Personal freedom should never be taken away and the Saudi model is not a desirable way to live. Yes ... in embracing a religion there is no compulsion, and in this world there will be many religions, we can not reject it because it is a sunnatullah (a will of Allah). Islamic teachings are not just for a nation or middle eastern person, but for rahmatan lil 'alamin for whoever wants to follow it. For example, I am a Muslim not from the Middle East, which I follow not because of the performance of the clothing or the material model, but what I follow is Allah's command to cover the aurat (nakedness) and that has been spoken by His Prophet. There are many ways and models to cover aurat in accordance with personal desires but not against Islamic sharia. So is it OK for me not to follow Islam?

akthus wrote: Religion should be a personal choice. How someone dresses is their personal choice. Personal freedom should never be taken away and the Saudi model is not a desirable way to live.

Yes ... in embracing a religion there is no compulsion, and in this world there will be many religions, we can not reject it because it is a sunnatullah (a will of Allah).

Islamic teachings are not just for a nation or middle eastern person, but for rahmatan lil 'alamin for whoever wants to follow it. For example, I am a Muslim not from the Middle East, which I follow not because of the performance of the clothing or the material model, but what I follow is Allah's command to cover the aurat (nakedness) and that has been spoken by His Prophet.

There are many ways and models to cover aurat in accordance with personal desires but not against Islamic sharia.

وعليكم السلام
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
I believe so because Islam fixes and removes a lot of the negatives to our societies even down to things such as Childhood obesity, Drug Abuse, Racism, Crime, Ignorance and the list goes on. And actually I believe the west is the only place a truly Islamic society could function because we see in so many so called Muslim countries such as Pakistan, Libya, Saudi Arabia and Egypt that the people in power will use the Religion as a means to rally the support of the people but when in control will abandon the Religion we see this in the Bidah (Innovations) of the Muslims of Pakistan, The Racist slavery taking place in Libya, The thirst for wealth and power in Saudi Arabia and the Abandonment of Islamic influence in Egypt.