Salam my brothers and sisters. Now i have a odd question. Firstly I am a convert whom speaks hardly any arabic. Now i find that in my community i dont fit in. So as it would seem im seen as the "other" aspect of the community who doesnt seek conformity or to be in this and that club and event. my friend ( also a convert ) is always trying to be in this and that event or group and in the end hes kicked around by our peers and looked down on, but he is shy and dismissive. He doesnt see it so i dont know what to tell him. Even when it comes to me i generally keep to the older brothers whom i know well, i never talk to the "youth" and they few whom are my friends are always urgeing us in this direction or that, not in the Islamic way more like this is what we ( the youth ) see as a acceptable thing. is it only me whom sees this?
Here in lay the question why should i care about being in the community, I love Islam i have loved it every day since i embraced it. Am i a bad muslim for not going with the flow and just being another guy in the line?