Since Christmas just past, I thought it would be a good time to talk about my Muslimness. What I mean by Muslimness is a term used when doing things that are Muslim, you know praying five times a day, eating halal, and reading your surahs. Well for me it was kind of the opposite, you see unlike other Muslims, I grew up differently from them not to say that I was a black sheep... but I definitely didn't know everything about my religion. The things that I'm going to reveal are things that I didn't know were custom Muslim Traditions.

Pork products are kinda poisonous to us, but that didn't stop me

Yeah ok, I am pretty sure 80% of you Muslims probably did this at one point in your life. You see back in my day, I thought Pepperoni and Rice Krispies were the best thing in the world. They were tasty and delicious and made my tummy happy. Now one thing I didn't know is that when eating is these products is that it was Haram A.K.A "NO DON'T DO THAT, THAT'S BAD AND FORBIDDEN!!" I always questioned why my parents would always give me cold lunch instead of the lunch at school. Late in life, I found out that it was because they were trying to avoid arduous arguments we would get in about why I couldn't eat lunch at school. Another incident that served as a learning moment for me was at my graduation party. I was eating a Rice Krispie Treat and my brother who is very religious told me to stop eating it. Which kind of bummed me out because that Rice Krispies was pretty delicious if I do say so myself! Eating anything that was Pepperoni or any other porky pig substance is a no go, but I mean there are some alternatives to this like beef or Halal versions of Pepperoni and Rice Krispies so it wasn't a total loss. So I don't blame Muhammad (The Prophet) or whoever who made this rule because the more you think about it, we're actually saving pigs life. So remember kids don't eat pork because you're saving one pig at a time, including you porky pig.

Merry Christmas to everyone except Muslims

Yes, I actually thought Christmas was a holiday everyone can enjoy. It took a few of my Muslim friends and I to notice that it isn’t something our religion partakes in. Now to be fair the only reason why my parents allowed us to continue this gig was that for fun, and also price drops during EID. So you technically say I am sort breaking the rules, but to be completely honest compared to buying stuff during EID where there is no sign of a price drop for that PlayStation 4. I pretty glad Christmas exists, yeah I might not do the most traditional Christian gig, but hey if I got my PlayStation 4 that's all that matters. So until EID gets better respect one of these days, I’ll still shop those Christmas sales.

In conclusion, I was a scandalous Muslim. I'll just say this, without being told these valuable lessons I wouldn't have become the Muslim I am today. Sure I am lacking in some areas, however I am glad I have turned out the way I am.