Question for all the Muslims here:Mod note pg16 - Page 6

Originally posted by: -Wanderer-

I don't know where you are from.

I'm from Egypt like I said in the post

If I am not wrong India has the largest Muslim population for a non-Muslim country.

I don't know this information but I know that there are more than 250 million Indian Muslims. That is really amazing for me

Indian constitution described itself as "Secular". This mean we aren't governed by religious laws here. Tolerance level is much higher than other countries. Most countries with this body of Muslim population clearly describe themselves as Islamic.

In India we have all sorts of Muslims- Orthodox as well as liberal.

I don't think we are supposed to identify with a fictional character as you put it. However Zoya's attitude is very refreshing to watch. Point to be noted is that when Zoya married Aditya, she didn't change her religion or name. Had it been a Muslim guy, the scene is usually different. That says a lot I think.

I don't get what you mean by @bold

I think you should get that any kind of religious or spiritual belief should unite people, not divide them. If that's not the case, it's huge pity.

There is no intentions to divide this fandom or make any wars here I just needed explanation nothing more

If you really are interested in asking these questions and getting answers, please do so on a relevant forum! You can ask this on quora forum where you will definitely get most of your answers you are looking for in a much better manner . Zoya is a fictional character, however she is shown or behaves does not stand for all the women of this country or as a matter of fact any other country ! It's completely a writers perception, whether he/she is right or wrong is upto the channel n PH. If you can't relate to her, then please do stop watching the show.. If you want to understand her please ask these questions elsewhere where you will definitely get better responses.. These things are super sensitive to be discussed on such a platform. .

Originally posted by: Hend_Refai

First I have no intention to bring any drama or wars here

I just have one question for all the Muslims here

I'm Muslims from Egypt and I don't know about Muslims in India how they live or what they accept or not

My question is

Do you think that Zoya represent you?

Does Zoye represent the Muslim woman in India?

Can you accept and do what Zoya does?

Praying in church, marrying a non Muslim man, Praying to other Gods

Is that ok with you as Indian Muslim women?

I just need to understand

because I can't relate to Zoya anymore

Please just one request

Don't bash or offend anyone or any beliefs in this post

It is a simple question to help me understand the character in this show nothing more

I am not sure from which region you belong to (I mean no disrespect here), but things are a little different when it comes to India. The mingling of different religions is very very common here. I would like to give you my own example - Every Eid I am with my family at a Muslim family friend's house for lunch and the same happens on Diwali as they are at our house for the Pooja. In fact, just yesterday one of my closest Muslim friends reminded me of attending our mandatory Dandiya event. All of go every year, dance like mad, and come and no one stops him (the Muslim friend) or has he ever stopped himself. It is just so so normal that it feels weird for me to even type this.

Originally posted by: Happy_hippy

If you really are interested in asking these questions and getting answers, please do so on a relevant forum! You can ask this on quora forum where you will definitely get most of your answers you are looking for in a much better manner . Zoya is a fictional character, however she is shown or behaves does not stand for all the women of this country or as a matter of fact any other country ! It's completely a writers perception, whether he/she is right or wrong is upto the channel n PH. If you can't relate to her, then please do stop watching the show.. If you want to understand her please ask these questions elsewhere where you will definitely get better responses.. These things are super sensitive to be discussed on such a platform. .

Originally posted by: IFfan100

Hello there. I wanted to give my 2 cents here as well because I can understand where you are coming from. Being a fellow Muslim, born and brought up in India, I find it difficult to identify with Muslims in other parts of the world. I now live in the US but lived for a majority of my life in Mumbai where we celebrate everything from Eid to Diwali and observe everything from Muharram to Lent. I still look forward to all the Indian festivals and to participating in the festivities, even though I don't understand a lot of the rituals. I really miss being back home especially during this time of the year which is the festival season.

And this is the case with most Indians - we respect every culture and religion - India is so diverse and you realize this once you are away from the country - we are diverse in our food, languages and even the way we dress, that it allows so many different festivities all year round as compared to other places where people live.

Hopefully this helps to paint a better picture about us now.

Originally posted by: Flame.

I am not sure from which region you belong to (I mean no disrespect here), but things are a little different when it comes to India. The mingling of different religions is very very common here. I would like to give you my own example - Every Eid I am with my family at a Muslim family friend's house for lunch and the same happens on Diwali as they are at our house for the Pooja. In fact, just yesterday one of my closest Muslim friends reminded me of attending our mandatory Dandiya event. All of go every year, dance like mad, and come and no one stops him (the Muslim friend) or has he ever stopped himself. It is just so so normal that it feels weird for me to even type this.

I am not sure whether Zoya represents the Muslim woman to you or not but to me she certainly does represent the modern Indian secular Muslim.

its just a show. if you take the story can any one bump in to each other life after there partners death those who r having affair.

Dear, you have to understand that a fictional character esp in indian television will never represent their religion in true way. In other show, silsila, they have shown bengali sindoor festivel in which they made husband accidently making sindoor fall on wifes maang and wife applying that sindoor to mistress infront of durga ma. In qubool hai, they made bride swap in nikhah by arranging another girl with same name forgetting the fact that in nikhah they read the brides name with fathers name also. I can give 100s of examples like this

I'm from a Muslim family and I've prayed in church. Respecting one religion doesnt mean you are disrespecting another. And i honestly feel that my connection to god is my own...and where/how i pray shouldnt change that. So I can relate to Zoya. Hope this answers your question.