AIBU to feel uncomfortable seeing “Alhamdulillah” all over LinkedIn?

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I’ve noticed a growing number of posts (often from younger people) announcing jobs or internships and ending with “Alhamdulillah”, or including this term in the comments.

Before anyone piles in, I’m not criticising anyone’s beliefs. People can say what they like.

But LinkedIn is supposed to be a professional space, and I do find it a bit uncomfortable seeing religious phrases brought into it so prominently.
It gives me the same awkward feeling as when you’re in the US and people bring God into work conversations - fine for them, but not something I’d expect in a professional setting and on a public social media platform, and the UK.

Is this just a generational/cultural shift and I need to get over it? Or does anyone else find it a bit jarring too?

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Well I understand what you mean, but suggest you ponder that etymology of the word 'goodbye' is God be with you.

LinkedIn may be a professional space but it is still made up of people and many people do not separate their identity or culture from their achievements. For some people, saying Alhamdulillah is simply a natural expression of gratitude, no different in intent from phrases like feeling blessed or very grateful which are widely accepted without question.

I have never seen this but yes I would find it jarring for sure. There are a few colloquial expressions like bless you or thank god that are part of everyday language but I would not expect these to be used in a professional context either.

In Muslim majority countries, phrases like that are simply part of speaking, like saying 'bless you' or 'thank goodness'.

Yes, you need to get over it.

Completely normal to say 'bless you' if someone sneezes in the office.

You've never said 'bless you' to a sneezing colleague at work?

I woould love it if MN when blocking posters listed on deletion message their previous!/other threads

Linked in is an international site.

people work in Muslim countries just like they do in Christian countries. Christianity pervades English as many people have already said - goodbye is a contraction of god be with you, etc etc. you just don’t see it because you are used to it.

Do you say bless you when someone sneezes? That’s religious.

I don’t think it’s a big deal. It’s currently Ramadan so I assume people are showing diversity appreciation.

but I agree, all religion is nonsense, everyone should stop banging on about it

@HazelMember @newornotnew @CarbGoading @TemporarilyCantDoMyself Well, totally different. “Grateful” is essentially secular now. It doesn’t point to anything religious unless someone explicitly frames it that way which honestly I don't think anyone would.

“Feeling blessed” ..I'd say sits somewhere in the middle. Yes, has religious roots but really used very loosely in the UK. Almost a SM cliche. So I don't think people read it as religious. .

“Alhamdulillah” is v different in that it’s explicitly religious and tied to a specific faith and language (Arabic, meaning “praise be to God”).And therein lies the difference too - yes say it in countries where arabic is spoken but we're in a country where English is the main language. Big difference. It makes me feel very uncomfortable.

Younger people say OMG which is literally 'oh my God' as an exclamation. These are culturally Christian things we have become used to.

Why reported?
This is why the UK today was listed as one of increasingly many non-democratic countries. Lack of freedom of speech.

I probably have but that’s an aside, it’s got no place in a post about jobs or professional activities. If someone wrote god bless at the end of a linked in post that would be pretty jarring.

Yes, we'd gotten used it but used in a secular way in a country where politicians do not use religious terms or 'God' in their speeches (unlike the US - which I don't agree with either).

Difference is that it's not arabic, German or French. It's ENGLISH and and an expression which really doesn't carry any religious connotations anymore. Otherwise people wouldn't use it.

And I don't see people using it on LinkedIn!!!!

1. LinkedIn isnt just for English people
2. There are lots of British Muslim people
3. Accusing people of preventing freedom of speech, when you are literally afraid of some words you saw on a website, is hilarious

Don’t look at African linked in.

full of it.

Totally agree. I don't think it's professional to write god bless either in LinkedIn posts.

Well why can't they use the English word then? If they're BRITISH Muslims. This is the issue, isn't it. But mainly I don't agree with using clearly religious words on a professional, public social media platform.

I’m bored.

this is from an African posting :

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/tracey-abiola-220596222_thanks-be-to-god-for-the-privilege-activity-7269513391860285440-7pcA

Not talking about people in other countries (but I don't agree with this term as it's so closely tied to religion) but we're talking about british based candidates/LI members.

You're not spotting the irony here of you trying to police what people are saying on a different website? Or complaining about people using Arabic words in an English-speaking country? You don't sound very pro- freedom of speech!

You can surely disagree with something but also be pro-free speech. I don’t think the OP said she wants it banned.

Ok, so to clarify.

linked in is a website owned by Microsoft and American company.

it is used by people all over the world all of whom have different cultural expectations about the appropriate use of any kind of religious language.

your wish is that people in the U.K. (and again, to clarify, is that permanent residents only or all visitors aswell) not use any religious language on this site at all?

so no Nigerian Christians saying god has blessed me? No C of E vicars (they are in linked in) giving thanks to god?

or is it just Muslims you object to?