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As Salaam Alaykum,

I could not agree with the writer any more! I myself am a revert to Islam who likes Hardcore/Punk and have long taken on the sXe lifestyle, which is naturally compatible with Islam.

Indeed, my acceptance of Islam was a natural conclusion to these values, although the primary reason I took Shahada was due to its spiritual ideals and arguments, i.e. its conception of the One God and our relation to Him, free from the Trinitarian doctrine I had been accustomed to.

The Straight Edge lifestyle should be publicized more so that young Muslims who feel the conflicting pressures to “fit in” and remain true to their Islamic identity, will realize there is a perfect expression of that - and this is called Straight Edge.

Posted by Suhaib on 9/11/08 at 3:11 PM MDT | Report Comment

assalam alaykum i’m a straight edge muslim from sardinia-italy. the lifestyle promoted by the quran was sxe before minor threat, of course, but a lot of straight edge guys dont know that. what they want it’s the same: good things against bad ones. life, against death. unity against division. God against shaytan. i think a lot of sxe guys wiil appreciate islam if only they could know it.
peace

Posted by mujahingle on 7/12/08 at 4:05 PM MDT | Report Comment
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