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EDIT: This guide is NOT intended as an introduction to Islam, merely as a guide for roleplaying purposes, especially in DWRP. (There are many other well-researched, scholarly sources that can introduce you to Islam; I would simply not be that person.)

Because of this, I would appreciate it if you didn't link to this guide outside of various RP communities (anon comm, wankgate, etc) or DW itself. Thanks! :)

Before we begin, I must note that Islam has a currently estimated 2.1 billion followers, so I can't give you a complete picture of EVERY single culture within Islam - and honestly, we'd be here for hours if we did. Instead, I hope I can shed some light on the general practices and beliefs Muslims have, and how those beliefs can be interpreted in a roleplay setting. :)

Additionally, Damian Razem (a fanmade AU Batman character) will be used as a general guide since he's a) a Syrian/Bangladeshi Muslim and b) from the DCU, both of which I have some familiarity. If you have specific questions about Faiza, Bilal, or any other fictional Muslims you've encountered, just respond to this post and I'll try to answer as quickly as I can!

Many thanks to redconfession and inkedfeathers for their help proof-reading, double-checking, and just generally keeping me sane while I wrote this. Your love and support is amazing and I appreciate it more than you both could ever know.

Translations will be provided with the "span" tag. Hover over a word and the translation will magically appear!

So You Want to RP a Muslim

1. How We Reference Allah(swt) and our Prophet (pbuh)
2. The Five Pillars
3. How Muslims Address Each Other
4. Keeping a Halal Diet
5. Muslims and Dating
6. Holidays in Islam
7. The Holy Month of Ramadan
8. Hijabi and Muslim Fashion
9. Respecting Your Elders
10. Tidbits of Muslim Culture
11. When Your Muslim Lives in a Jamjar
12. Resources and Links

( How We Reference Allah(swt) and our Prophet(pbuh) )

( The Five Pillars )

( How Muslims Address Each Other )

( Keeping a Halal Diet )

( Muslims and Dating )

( Holidays in Islam )

( The Holy Month of Ramadan )

( Hijabi and Muslim Fashion )

( Respecting Your Elders )

( Tidbits of Muslim Culture )

( When Your Muslim Lives in a Jamjar )

( Resources and Links )

Since Damian doesn't have a set history that can be explained by canon, I'm going to have to explain everything here in this post. ;; AS ALWAYS, let me know if something seems off or doesn't feel right, and I'll try to explain to the best of my ability!

During Damian's week, everyone will be thrust into Neo-Gotham for an event that hasn't happened for Damian: Him meeting the DCAU version of Crazy Quilt. Since I suspect y'all don't know who he is, Crazy Quilt is a old DC Batman Rogue who's had it out for Dick Grayson; the two duked it out numerous times over the years - mostly in the days of the Silver Age, IIRC? - and yeah... poor Damian, getting Dick's hand-me-down insane villain except not because the DCAU never had him until now. ANYHOW.

Damian's about thirteen when this happens. To put things in perspective:

• He's met his world's Batgirl, Spoiler, and Huntress II. (witchesreign Damian is already familiar with Oracle/Max and Batman/Terry, but that's it.)
  
• He's met his world's Jason Todd (a good guy who basically acts as Damian's mentor and is generally an awesome lawyer!) and his girlfriend Rachel Dawes.
  
• The Birds of Prey - consisting of Max, Huntress II, and other superheroines - have been formed. (WR Damian only has Batman & the Justice League--and the JL hasn't exactly been top-notch lately.) Don't worry about this one much; it's just a point of reference and probably only comes up in passing.
  
• Damian personally knows Dick Grayson - who, by this time, is a doctor and entrusts Damian with "protecting" Dick's klutz of a grandson Ash Grayson. (WR Damian met Dick once, and that was to beat him up for the rights to the Robin title.)
  
• Damian STILL hasn't confessed to knowing the Muslim superhero group the 99. This will bite him in the neck tonight, considering his older brother has LIGHT-BASED superpowers... and CQ's fighting style depends completely on light.
  
• Damian's thirteen now! It just means he's taller (about 5 inches taller, actually) and has more experience with fighting/weapons.
  

SO OUR POOR DAMIAN WON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, in a nutshell; he only knows maybe bits and pieces that he (along with Aang, Egypt, and Greece) will have to put together over the course of the night.

How did things happen originally in Damian's homeworld?

• Downtown Neo-Gotham's holding a fancy party to celebrate another successful year for Gotham surgeons. Damian (and his family) attend because they're socialites and Important People; it's what they do... that, and Damian's uncle's one of those doctors. Damian's older and younger sister request to stay home - they get bored at these parties - so it's just Damian, his older brother Sharif, and Dr. and Mrs. Razem attending the party tonight.
  
• Dr. Richard Grayson (aka Dick/Robin I/Nightwing) is among the honored, so of course there'll be exposition on him, who he is, etc. Ash Grayson's also there, but... being the klutz he is, he'll inevitably break something.
  
• In general, it's a fancy schmancy party with Boss and the old Man (AKA Terry McGinnis and Bruce Wayne) - and it seems normal... until all the lights go off.
  
• Crazy Quilt's TICKED because the "eye surgeon" messed up his vision so that he could only see in pounding, bold color--and so he wants revenge and the award because it doesn't rightfully belong to the doctor. So he and his army (funded by god-knows-who) break through the glass and attempt to kidnap everyone in the room so that they can extract their revenge on said eye doctor!
  
• So of course Batman and Robin retaliate and take care of Crazy Light and the multicolor army. Robin and Batman split to fight them: thanks to bad timing, Batman has crowd control and the multicolor army; Robin has Crazy Quilt.
  
• Both Batman and Robin have back-up: Jason helps Batman with the army; Oracle on their earbuds; and Sharif helps Robin with Crazy Quilt.
  
• Sharif (AKA Noor the Light, the leader of the 99) has light-based superpowers that enable him to bypass CQ's vision entirely. With Noor the Light's help, Robin takes down CQ and is about to turn him into Jason... but then CQ suddenly blinds the banquet center (with his superpowers) and manages to make an escape.
  
• Batman is understandably unhappy with the situation, despite the Neo-Gotham GPD arresting the rest of the multicolor army, and demands an explanation of the 99 from Noor the Light. Sharif essentially tells Batman to Google them before leaving. (Oracle eventually gives Batman the information--but after asking Batman to Google them later.)
  
• SO OF COURSE, Crazy Quilt wants to extract revenge on the Boy Wonder. (Since CQ's vision is weird, he could not see Noor the Light; thus, he believes Robin fought CQ on his own.) The next night, CQ creates a death trap deliberately for Robin.
  
• Damian somehow manages to fall into the death trap since Batman and the other Batfamily members are preoccupied; it seems like all hope's lost since the signal can't be sent out in time.
  
• ...But this is Damian we're talking about; he manages to deflect the light and escape the sun-lamp death trap. By escaping the trap and remembering last night's battle, Damian figures out Crazy Quilt's game.
  
• Cue the Boss Battle: Damian defeats CQ at his own game by drawing CQ into a funhouse and deflecting (and reflecting!) rays of light until they hit CQ's eyes. This act permanently blinds CQ, and he vows to take his revenge on Robin... after he escapes from jail.
  
• As a side note, CQ's revenge never goes far. When CQ comes back for his revenge, Damian's 22 and simply drugs CQ on the power of Rae/happy pills... Neo-Gotham should've seriously invested in those years ago.)

Now, I have absolutely no idea how it'll change when everyone visits for Damian's week, but it's basically rooftop shenanigans and trying to pin down a guy that's clearly insane--and eventually has his heart hellbent on gunning Damian down. (Of course, he also has his heart hellbent on gunning Damian down. Is he stupid? Obviously.)

I feel like I'm rambling at this point, so guys. XD Just let me know what's up and I'll try to answer your questions/comments/whatever. idek when Damian's going, but I figured it'd be nice to have a post up in advance.