Does God Mind?
What is often missing in Sermons and Fatwas on Sins? We often assume God is worried or concerned about our sins and we have a long list of them. And the funny – and tragic – part is that we keep thinking more about what God doesn’t mind. God does mind certain things that we mostly don’t mind. Let us ask if God minds about all or some percentage of around a million questions asked to jurists on daily basis by Muslims – one can find them on sites on Islam or fiqh manuals. Let us also ask that even if God minds are we advised to mind what He minds in others’ lives. Some think God is worried about our dressing room routine – burqas/hijabs/length of shalwars/hair style. Some want to help God in managing certain issues they think He takes cognizance of and these include such things as women employment, personal aesthetic in grooming, music, festivals/birthdays/anniversaries celebrated in traditional or folk style, all kinds of “idolatrous” or “pagan” beliefs and practices, myths and ...