Sorry sis. I am not gonna go defining what is "practicing religion".
No, you are not supposed to define what is practicing religion of Islam. But, for sure, you can know some important practices of Islam from the Quran!
Maybe you haven't read the Quran yet.
No way. Its subjective and I am not God to read peoples minds because there are 7 billion people in this world and one and a half or more so called muslims.
No, do not read people mind. But for sure, you can have your own observation. Everyone has their own observation. You hear what your muslim friends, relatives, neighbors think about Islam nowadays. If they take it serious or not. Things like that. You can observe the behaviour and sayings of Muslims on the internet and social media. All that, would be your own observation! Nothing too difficult.
Anyway, If you are specifically talking about prayer, lets take the Friday prayer. thajme yawm jumma.
Sure. Although, nowadays, going to mosques, has become more politically motivated, than actually ethically motivated.
I quote wikipedia:
"Studies of US Muslims have consistently shown a positive correlation between mosque attendance and political involvement."
Mosque - Wikipedia
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Going to the mosque as a dogmatic practice of Fardh or compulsory practice has increased through time. The earliest Sunni school of though Maliki, Imam Malik Ibn Annas from the school of Medina who is the earliest, and most authoritative with the golden chain of hadith and fikh didnt go to the mosque at all for decades. So the practice has increased.
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This is in line with what the Prophet said:
"There will come a time for my people when… the mosques will be full of people but they will be empty of right guidance".(Ibn Babuya, Thawab ul-A'mal)
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"Since you are focusing on Arabs who are about 1/5 of Muslims for some reason, if you go to Syria, ladies party in the streets at daytime. "
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I don't focus on Arabs. Since I think you are an Arab, I asked you about Arabs.
But, I dont know, where you get the idea, Arabs are 1/5 of all Muslims.
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Yet if you are focusing on some kind of ritualistic practice that is in your mind as it seems is being religious, things like wearing a head scarf, covering their faces etc etc has drastically increased in recent times. This kind of practice has always been on the rise since the 7th century. The later it is, the more ritualistic they have become.
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Is this from your own observation, or from an actual survey?
Look at for example, saudia, recently, women got some new rights, that they never had before in Islamic culture.
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The Muslim world as a whole collectively is becoming more dogmatic in their ritualistic practices. Its on the rise.
Not in Iran, as I know about it alot. They are becoming more irreligious, comparing to 30 years ago.