Arabs and religion
There is a widespread belief among the general Muslims in our country that native Arabs living in Middle East will be faithful adherents to Islam as they are the inhabitants of the birthplace of Prophet Muhammad(Pbuh). This assumption, however, is not a valid or logical one: just because people live in the birthplace of the Prophet (Pbuh) does not necessarily mean that they will be truly religious in essence. Christianity, for instance, originated in the present day Middle East, nonetheless we will find the majority of faithful Christians living in other places such as the USA, Canada and so on. Similarly, Buddhism originated in present day Nepal, but the vast majority of Nepalese are not Buddhists, rather we see a significant number of practising Buddhists living mainly in the South-East Asia or other regions.
In the similar fashion, we will see many devout Muslims living in the Indian sub-continent and they apparently outnumber the practising Muslims living in the Middle East. Therefore, one must not take it for granted that the Arabs will be naturally faithful to religion.
A true believer can live anywhere in the world!
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