Eire we Go, Eire we Go, Eire we Go!

Assalaamu Alaykum all,

We've made a decision to save up and make a mini Hijrah to Ireland as soon as we can get the money together, so instead of the big move we are making a little move first.

The reasons for this are...

1. It isn't at war with any Muslim country, therefore the verses of Surah an-Nisa do not apply, though hijrah to the muslim lands is still something we intend on doing later.

2. It is easy to do Dawah there, brothers who go on Dawah trips to Ireland tell me the people are much more open to discussion and debate about religion than the rest of Britain.

3. It is very simular to the UK so the culture shock won't be that great for us.

Now to do a Hijrah comparison profile as I have for other nations, (but not got around to posting yet).

How Easy is it to Practice the Deen and how practicing are the people there?
The Muslims are pretty much the same as the rest of the UK, dunya loving and the rest of the people are Catholic (mostly).

Whether Autopsy is allowed or not?
Autopsy laws pretty similar to the UK, i.e if the doctors order it then it has to take place and you can't stop it. However the practice is different with very few autopsies taking place unlike in the UK where it is so common.

How easy will it be to move to that land and how easy to get Citizenship?
As a British citizen I have full rights to move and reside in Eire, and with an Irish Grandfather could prospects of getting Irish citizenship should I choose to go down that route later on.
Moving there would simply be a matter of hiring a van and moving our things over via the ferry to Dublin and the cheap travel costs mean going over and checking the place out would be extremely easy.

What are the employment prospects like?
Good, pretty much same as rest of Britain and my qualifications are known and excepted there.

What are the medical facilities like for Citizens and Residents?
Good as the UK, full rights to medical care as an EU citizen.

What are the other Benefits like for Citizens and Residents?
Good, better benefits than the UK marginally and full rights to these should I lose my job.

What is the General Culture like there?
The Muslim community is similar to the UK, but Ireland itself is friendly and more open to new ideas than the rest of Britain.
Major issue is the amount people drink! This is a country that brews alcohol themselves from everything, even potatoes!

Environmental Factors?
Little land lost but very little compared to the UK (see pictures of Irelands rocky coast in next post) with global warming.
The land is also UNDER POPULATED, historically, Eire had 8million people in the 1800's and that is pre-oil so although there will be some fitnah when the oil runs out, the 6million people there now can hopefully survive without the need to resort to barbarism and canibalism.

General Stability?
Extremely stable government and society, though the same as anywhere else we don't know what is coming over the horizon in the future.


So that is Ireland / Eire, seems good enough for me to be going soon as I can so everyone make Du'a for us and that we are successful in this and keep reading the posts to find out more on how things are going and news on our intended bigger hijrah to the Muslim lands we intend on doing if we ever can.

Assalaamu Alaykum,
Abu Abdillah