Beauty of Islam : The Marree Mosque was built in Marree, South Australia around 1882 (some
sources indicate as early as 1861), by member of the Australian Afghan community.
The Marree Mosque is the oldest mosque in Australia.
Friday 29 May 2015
Amin Mubarak (Mitchel) had served 18 years in Thai prison
Amin Mubarak (Mitchel) had served 18 years in Thai prison. After 11 years, he found Islam. He has since reverted to Islam for 6 years now.This is the most inspiring and beautiful journey to Islam in the most unexpected time & place. Truly a conversation with one exceptional man- Watch his video.
"A Pakistani Muslim man, Habib, would sit outside my cell for hours after the prayer. Habib could not speak English but he learned one sentence that he wanted to say to me:"You don't have the right to do this.".
'I was so annoyed that this man was saying I did not have the right to kill myself - but he was not being rude or mean by saying this.'He was saying it with real concern, with love even.
'I had only one book in my cell during that month. It was a copy of the Holy Quran with an English translation. I read the Quran, I watched the Muslims pray, they sat with me and we talked after the noon prayers.
'I thought I'd selected the hardest path I could possibly choose. Imagine my surprise when I not only never missed a prayer but also discovered that Islam made my whole life easier.'I'm still in awe of how blessed I have been to have become a Muslim...to be one who submits to the will of God - this I felt was more accurate, more relevant to me. I got it. I understood.
'I became a Muslim. I chose the name Amin Mubarak - The Trusted, The Blessed.
'There is no colour in Islam. No difference in status. It does not matter what country you were born in. It does not matter how bad a person you were."Whomever Allaah guides, no one can misguide.."
Amin Mubarak (Mitchel) had served 18 years in Thai prison. After 11 years, he found Islam. He has since reverted to Islam for 6 years now.This is the most inspiring and beautiful journey to Islam in the most unexpected time & place. Truly a conversation with one exceptional man- Watch his video.
"A Pakistani Muslim man, Habib, would sit outside my cell for hours after the prayer. Habib could not speak English but he learned one sentence that he wanted to say to me:"You don't have the right to do this.".
'I was so annoyed that this man was saying I did not have the right to kill myself - but he was not being rude or mean by saying this.'He was saying it with real concern, with love even.
'I had only one book in my cell during that month. It was a copy of the Holy Quran with an English translation. I read the Quran, I watched the Muslims pray, they sat with me and we talked after the noon prayers.
'I thought I'd selected the hardest path I could possibly choose. Imagine my surprise when I not only never missed a prayer but also discovered that Islam made my whole life easier.'I'm still in awe of how blessed I have been to have become a Muslim...to be one who submits to the will of God - this I felt was more accurate, more relevant to me. I got it. I understood.
'I became a Muslim. I chose the name Amin Mubarak - The Trusted, The Blessed.
'There is no colour in Islam. No difference in status. It does not matter what country you were born in. It does not matter how bad a person you were."Whomever Allaah guides, no one can misguide.."
Tuesday 26 May 2015
Germany- A revert german brother
Germany- A revert german brother and his adorable son packing English translated Qur'ans for distribution, to be given out during his daw'ah mission in the streets in Germany, Mashaa'Allaah! May Allaah protect him and reward him with good.Aameen!
SOME NOTABLE BLESSED FACES WHO HAVE REVERTED TO ISLAM! ALLAAHU AKBAR!!!.
Isabelle Eberhardt • Uluç Ali Reis • Claude Alexandre • Parameswara • Marmaduke Pickthall • Jacques-Francois Menou • Lord Headley • Malcolm X • Samori Ture • Muhammad Ali • Keith Ellison • Ahmad Rashad • Cat Stevens • Dave Chappelle • Nicolas Anelka • Kareem Abdul Jabbar • Murad Wilfried Hofmann • Jermaine Jackson • Yvonne Ridley
"When there comes the help of Allaah and the victory,
And you see men entering the religion of Allaah in companies,
Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness; surely He is oft-returning (to mercy)" (Quran: [110:1-3])
And you see men entering the religion of Allaah in companies,
Then celebrate the praise of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness; surely He is oft-returning (to mercy)" (Quran: [110:1-3])
I was never exposed to Islam
Sarah (Australia)
"Coming from the country side in Australia, I was never exposed to Islam. I knew nothing about it. I thought of it as an oppressive religion, whenever I heard about it. It wasn't until I went to Malaysia, that God guided me in ways I never expected, Subhan'Allah.
I learned that Muslim women also have rights, which were legally given even before the West did. Meeting impressive women like Sisters in Islam and Marina Mahathir, also inspired me to divulge into Islam more. I found that I could have a career and be a Muslim. However it wasn't until a year later, I reverted, Alhamdulillah.
Islam is a beautiful way of life to praise and worship Allah as One God every single day. While it is not easy to explain to friends and family, I wouldn't have it any other way. I did a lot of research and interviewed many Muslim and even non-Muslim women on why women choose to cover up. I also learned a lot from my Imam and his wife, who taught me it is for women to be recognized more for their intelligence, not be as exposed, to this sometimes, overly sexual world and to keep your beauty for your husband.
I've met many wonderful, intelligent women who chose to wear Hijab, which is her right. Dressing more modestly came naturally after reverting. I hope to one day wear Hijab every single day, In'sha'Allah. God truly is the Turner of Hearts – I never in my wildest dreams thought I would become a Muslim, yet, He opened my heart and has blessed me in more ways than I could ever imagine or repay Him for.
That's why I know Allah is Love and Mercy, and I want to worship Him better every day for as long as He gives me life. My favorite quote is ‘فَاصْبِرْ صَبْرًا جَمِيلًا’ – 'So endure patiently, with a beautiful patience."
Monday 25 May 2015
Sister Eslimah, from Estonia,Northern Europe.
"I was raised an atheist, in a country of 1.3 million people, of which Muslims make up merely 0.14%. No mosque.No halal food. And close to zero tolerance towards the religion. However, somehow, by Allaah's mercy, I found Him. For some reason, out of the billions who are wandering blindly, He chose me. And somehow, on the day I said my Shahada, May 14th 2011, we were 12 ladies. 12 of us declared 'Laa ilaaha illa Allaah' one by one, one after the other. And each and every single life changed.
Needless to say, I struggled. I struggled to find my place in Islam. I struggled with expressing myself and my new identity, especially in all-hostile environment. Consequently, I felt a need for a place where I could by my new self. Freely.. And that is when I created my account, here, in this very same channel. And if I, at that point, thought my life had changed, I really did not know what was lying ahead of me.
Somehow, thousands of women all around the world have gathered around me. Welcomed me, loved me, turned to me, comforted me, motivated me, been there for me. I am now a part of something so beautiful, words cannot express Sisterhood!
The Islamic Sisterhood.And through this, Allaah has blessed me with the humbling opportunity to touch lives. And I never really signed up for this. And more often than not, it scares me. And, of course I struggle, will always continue to struggle, just like anybody else. But now I have Allaah, and it's a different kind of struggle. I now have the everlasting comfort of knowing that everything will be OK. Allaah defines me. Allaah defines my worth.
I live and breathe Islam and I will never be able to thank Our Creator enough. If you found Him, then you have found everything, but if you lose Him then you have lost everything. Love Him, for you will never find anyone more worthy of your love than He (Allaah subhanahu wa ta'ala)."
U.S. PILOT AND ENTREPRENEUR RICHARD PATTERSON CONVERTED TO ISLAM (2012)
‘Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom’
US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion
RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, American businessman and pilot Richard Patterson, converted to Islam.
Richard, who is now called Abdulaziz, owns a company providing services in critical care. It has a capital of $50 million, and a fleet of two aircraft and two helicopters, specializing in medical flights.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
“I came to the Kingdom for a commercial deal. I was so thrilled to make the best deal of my life with God Almighty by reverting to Islam,” said Abdulaziz, during the conversion ceremony, commending the Saudi attire and describing it as comfortable and beautiful.
When Abdulaziz was in his country, he used to hear negative things about Islam through media channels, which were aimed at distorting its image.
“Just reading about Islam is not enough to understand Islam. It’s meeting people who best represent it and reflect its true spirit,” said Abdulaziz. He considers himself lucky and blessed to discover through Muslim friends he met and dealt with in the Kingdom that Islam is a religion of righteousness and tolerance.
“Muslims and Saudis are kind, humble and open to others,” said Abdulaziz, adding that he felt they were like family to him, and never experienced alienation or ill treatment from their side.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
Abdulaziz called upon fellow Muslim businessmen to work on attracting foreign businessmen to Islam, accusing them of not taking serious initiatives to call their peers to this glorious religion. “We can provide books on Islam to delegates during business meetings which help present true image of Islam to others,” said Abdulaziz.
Teacher and scholar Esam Abdul Razzaq, who translated for Abdulaziz, said that celebrities and key figures play a greater role in their societies in projecting a certain image. “Successful people have a credibility among members of their society, as they are considered important. Therefore, when they choose to convert to Islam, they trigger curiosity in others, who in turn, want to know more about this religion,” said Abdul Razzaq.
U.S. PILOT AND ENTREPRENEUR RICHARD PATTERSON CONVERTED TO ISLAM (2012)
‘Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom’
US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion
RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, American businessman and pilot Richard Patterson, converted to Islam.
Richard, who is now called Abdulaziz, owns a company providing services in critical care. It has a capital of $50 million, and a fleet of two aircraft and two helicopters, specializing in medical flights.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
“I came to the Kingdom for a commercial deal. I was so thrilled to make the best deal of my life with God Almighty by reverting to Islam,” said Abdulaziz, during the conversion ceremony, commending the Saudi attire and describing it as comfortable and beautiful.
When Abdulaziz was in his country, he used to hear negative things about Islam through media channels, which were aimed at distorting its image.
“Just reading about Islam is not enough to understand Islam. It’s meeting people who best represent it and reflect its true spirit,” said Abdulaziz. He considers himself lucky and blessed to discover through Muslim friends he met and dealt with in the Kingdom that Islam is a religion of righteousness and tolerance.
“Muslims and Saudis are kind, humble and open to others,” said Abdulaziz, adding that he felt they were like family to him, and never experienced alienation or ill treatment from their side.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
Abdulaziz called upon fellow Muslim businessmen to work on attracting foreign businessmen to Islam, accusing them of not taking serious initiatives to call their peers to this glorious religion. “We can provide books on Islam to delegates during business meetings which help present true image of Islam to others,” said Abdulaziz.
Teacher and scholar Esam Abdul Razzaq, who translated for Abdulaziz, said that celebrities and key figures play a greater role in their societies in projecting a certain image. “Successful people have a credibility among members of their society, as they are considered important. Therefore, when they choose to convert to Islam, they trigger curiosity in others, who in turn, want to know more about this religion,” said Abdul Razzaq.U.S. PILOT AND ENTREPRENEUR RICHARD PATTERSON CONVERTED TO ISLAM (2012)
‘Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom’
US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion
RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, American businessman and pilot Richard Patterson, converted to Islam.
Richard, who is now called Abdulaziz, owns a company providing services in critical care. It has a capital of $50 million, and a fleet of two aircraft and two helicopters, specializing in medical flights.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
“I came to the Kingdom for a commercial deal. I was so thrilled to make the best deal of my life with God Almighty by reverting to Islam,” said Abdulaziz, during the conversion ceremony, commending the Saudi attire and describing it as comfortable and beautiful.
When Abdulaziz was in his country, he used to hear negative things about Islam through media channels, which were aimed at distorting its image.
“Just reading about Islam is not enough to understand Islam. It’s meeting people who best represent it and reflect its true spirit,” said Abdulaziz. He considers himself lucky and blessed to discover through Muslim friends he met and dealt with in the Kingdom that Islam is a religion of righteousness and tolerance.
“Muslims and Saudis are kind, humble and open to others,” said Abdulaziz, adding that he felt they were like family to him, and never experienced alienation or ill treatment from their side.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
Abdulaziz called upon fellow Muslim businessmen to work on attracting foreign businessmen to Islam, accusing them of not taking serious initiatives to call their peers to this glorious religion. “We can provide books on Islam to delegates during business meetings which help present true image of Islam to others,” said Abdulaziz.
Teacher and scholar Esam Abdul Razzaq, who translated for Abdulaziz, said that celebrities and key figures play a greater role in their societies in projecting a certain image. “Successful people have a credibility among members of their society, as they are considered important. Therefore, when they choose to convert to Islam, they trigger curiosity in others, who in turn, want to know more about this religion,” said Abdul Razzaq.
U.S. PILOT AND ENTREPRENEUR RICHARD PATTERSON CONVERTED TO ISLAM (2012)
‘Embracing Islam is the best deal I made in the Kingdom’
US businessman and pilot calls for efforts to project true image of his new religion
RIYADH: Just after spending one month in the Kingdom, where he was treated with kindness in a spiritual atmosphere, American businessman and pilot Richard Patterson, converted to Islam.
Richard, who is now called Abdulaziz, owns a company providing services in critical care. It has a capital of $50 million, and a fleet of two aircraft and two helicopters, specializing in medical flights.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
Abdulaziz arrived in the Kingdom on a contract with the Saudi Red Crescent to train students for air emergency. During his stay, three members of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance invited him out for dinner. The members who worked with the “Guide Me to Islam” project, talked to Abdulaziz about Islam and it’s real essence.
“I came to the Kingdom for a commercial deal. I was so thrilled to make the best deal of my life with God Almighty by reverting to Islam,” said Abdulaziz, during the conversion ceremony, commending the Saudi attire and describing it as comfortable and beautiful.
When Abdulaziz was in his country, he used to hear negative things about Islam through media channels, which were aimed at distorting its image.
“Just reading about Islam is not enough to understand Islam. It’s meeting people who best represent it and reflect its true spirit,” said Abdulaziz. He considers himself lucky and blessed to discover through Muslim friends he met and dealt with in the Kingdom that Islam is a religion of righteousness and tolerance.
“Muslims and Saudis are kind, humble and open to others,” said Abdulaziz, adding that he felt they were like family to him, and never experienced alienation or ill treatment from their side.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
What attracted Abdulaziz the most to the Saudi society is that it is religious. That helps people relate to religion as a part of their daily life. “I wish I could bring all my colleagues to the Kingdom to experience what I have and change their viewpoints on Islam,” he said.
Abdulaziz called upon fellow Muslim businessmen to work on attracting foreign businessmen to Islam, accusing them of not taking serious initiatives to call their peers to this glorious religion. “We can provide books on Islam to delegates during business meetings which help present true image of Islam to others,” said Abdulaziz.
Teacher and scholar Esam Abdul Razzaq, who translated for Abdulaziz, said that celebrities and key figures play a greater role in their societies in projecting a certain image. “Successful people have a credibility among members of their society, as they are considered important. Therefore, when they choose to convert to Islam, they trigger curiosity in others, who in turn, want to know more about this religion,” said Abdul Razzaq.
"He guides there with whom He pleases" [Qur'an]
"He guides there with whom He pleases" [Qur'an]
Brother Sam from Edinburgh, embraced Islam. Allaahu Akbar!
"Truly, I have been blessed to be one of those who have personally received the light and whose heart has been ordained to accept it."
My name is Anna and I have been Muslim for 19 years.
My name is Anna and I have been Muslim for 19 years. I was young when I reverted and my life just got better and better. Alhamdulillah! I feel at peace with life and try to be the best I can with the guidance of the Holy Quran.In sha Allah, I will have strong Imaan and grow in love for this religion of peace which is so misunderstood and not portrayed well in the media. I know Islam is the best way to live as a good person the way our Creator told us to be.Allahu Akbar!
Salam Alaikum, I'm Marlene, Mexican-American.
Well, my relationship with a Islam more or less started with the 9/11 attacks. I was young and in school a lot of the hijabis were get I go attack and I would get upset of the guys being mean to them. I remember coming home and telling my Mom about how mean the guys were. One day I got so sick of it and defended a girl and was sent to the office for "fighting". I came home that day and my mom was upset and embarrass of my actions. I explains to her but eh insisted that it was none of my business and it should remain that way. I didn't care. When the attacks happen my Mom started becoming more and more religious--Catholic. To be honest I hated it. She would make us sit around her and listen to her read the bible. I didn't hate it because it was religion, but rather because to me it didn't make sense. Catholicism since I was little never made sense. During this time I also found myself distancing more from religion and becoming more rebellious. I was distancing from a particular religion and learning about the many religions.
During high school I started learning about social movements in the US but also from "Third World" countries. From that I learned about Cuba, Mexico, etc mostly concentrating in the Latino America. I started becoming socially aware and learning to care more about those who are not as fortunate as I am and about those who improved political and economic situations.
In college one day as I was walking across campus I saw a hijabi with a flag holding it high and yelling to stop the war in the Gaza Strip. My first reaction was 'what is wrong with her?' I also acknowledged my ignorance since I didn't recognize that flag and I had no clue what she was referring to. I then walked to her organizations table and asked what was going on. They gave me a quick 15minute lecture of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. I joined the organization and become an advocate for Palestine.
Through my independent study of the Palestinian issue I came through a lot of words that I don't know: intifada, Al- Aqsa, jihad, ramadan, etc. I started searching And with that came learning more about Islam.
Little by little without wanting I started to live Islam. I found myself contemplating about converting but I was too scared. I was scared because Of my family, friends and because I didn't feel I deserved Islam I was to imperfect. I was drinking, I had a boyfriend who I was engage to. I thought about how I would give islam a bad bad name. So, I didn't.
I then came to San Francisco last year for school. One of the days during my lunch I was going to buy lunch and at the convenience store a brother, Qais, saw my phone and saw that I had a gentleman is Arab clothing. He asked me if I was Muslim, I said 'no, but that I knew a lot.' Qais and his friend Sammy continued to talk to me about Islam and converting.
Sammy was leaving to Yemen for Ramadan and I told him that before he left I wanted to take Shahada and learn to pray. And on May 23, 2014 I took shahada. Alhamdullilah!!! The happiest day of my life. The day that I waited for so long and never though I would see it coming.
SHE was pretty.. She spend half of her life
SHE was pretty.. She spend half of her life .. Plucking and waxing, moisturizing , dieting, exercising , brushing ,applying , removing , tucking this , hiding that , cleaning this washing that , buying this and buying that .... Wearing clothes that hung gracefully to her shape , accessories to add taste , fake eyelashes here , fake extensions there , piercing this and tattooing that ... "It was her body" she argued to those who criticized her.
Then came the day she died .. She was locked in a box and the key was thrown away, her coffin left to lay amoungst the dirt, where her body will slowly disintegrate to nothing as the maggots ,feast on the skin she used to take so much care of ! " it's my body" she had argued.. No !!! It was NEVER ur body but it was given by Allah.. For if it was your body surely you'd have never left it behind.
Then came the day she died .. She was locked in a box and the key was thrown away, her coffin left to lay amoungst the dirt, where her body will slowly disintegrate to nothing as the maggots ,feast on the skin she used to take so much care of ! " it's my body" she had argued.. No !!! It was NEVER ur body but it was given by Allah.. For if it was your body surely you'd have never left it behind.
" indeed we belong to Allah , and indeed to Him we will return " ( sura baqara : 156)
Oh ya Allah !!! forgive all my sins .. Great and small sins , the first and the last sins , those that are apparent and those that are hidden •• Ameen ya rab !! .
I Wondered Why Muslims Are So Proud
My name is Aysha, and I am from North Hungary. I heard about Islam when I was in secondary school in the history lessons, because Hungary was under occupation by Turkey for 150 years.
After that I went to university to study molecular biology, where I met many Muslim foreign students.
I was always curious why Muslims are so proud that they are Muslims.
I was Catholic, a good one, but I always had doubts and I didn't agree with some parts of my religion: for example, how can God have a son and the concept of the Trinity was also not believable for me.
Then I started to talk with my friends, and one time, when we were having dinner and the Adhan started, one of my friends asked me to stop it, but I said no. I was very much impressed by it and something surely touched my heart.
Then I don't know why at that summer I downloaded a Quran program. I was listening to it in Arabic and was reading it in English. Then I was thinking a lot about Islam and I was reading many books about it.
But then, after two months of thinking I finally chose Islam. I declared Shahadah in front of two of my friends. I said: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah (I bear witness there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
After that, Ramadan started and I decided that I will start my new life in Islam with Ramadan. Alhamdulilah, I made it successfully.
I started to offer prayer on the 4th of August. It was very hard for me at the beginning because people around me were not that practicing Muslims, so I couldn't ask anyone.
I learnt how to pray by myself from the Internet, because no one showed me how to pray or how to make wudu (ablution), or what invocation to say before it or how to do ghusl (ritual cleansing of the body) or what are the etiquettes and the rulings of Islam.
Once I had a friend and he made me really down. He told me you will never understand Islam, because you were not born as a Muslim. When I told him I want to start fasting Ramadan, he said it is not just about being hungry. At that time I was so new to Islam, I had converted just a month before he said that.
At that time I got so scared, what if I will never learn how to pray in Arabic? What if I don't do it the correct way? And I didn't have hijab (head scarf) or a rug to pray on, and I didn't get any help. So I had lots of fears.
But when I started to pray, I was thinking God must be smiling on me now. Because I used to write down the text of the ritual prayer on a paper and its instructions,and I kept my papers in my right hand and read loudly and then bow down and read again and so on. I'm sure I was looking so funny. But afterwards I succeeded to memorize it in the Arabic language so then there was no problem.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
I went through a very bad period with my mom. She would say to me that I will be a terrorist and I will leave her as I left my religion and I will leave my country too. She would put all pork things in the fridge and I would refuse to eat it so it turns into a big argument.
She couldn't stand seeing me praying or seeing me in hijab. So I pray upstairs in my room. She would never look at me when I'm in hijab and she would say: "I gave birth to a Christian child not to a veiled Muslim."
So we had serious problems, but I was never harsh or rude with her. But Alhamdulilah she calmed down now and she seems accepting that I converted. I'm really thankful to Allah for that.
Now I go out in hijab, and she doesn't say anything.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
Yes, my life is a big test but I thank God for it and I have patience and hope. On the Day of Judgment I will be very thankful for them. So I'm trying to be better and better and learn more and more to understand my religion.
I believe everything is predestined, so whatever Allah has decreed that will happen to me I cannot change, but I can choose to live my life nicely.
I try helping others now in Debrecen. I organized a project to collect second hand clothes for refugee camp people. There are a lot of Muslims there who don't have a home because of wars. So we collected clothes and we went there and I made them Pakistani bread, for children and for females, they were so happy and it was so nice to see them.
I used to raise my voice if somebody says anything that bothers me. But now I am showing example everywhere I go.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I always try to leave the image that we Muslims are nice, friendly and we have a good heart.
I reverted one and a half years ago. Now I am learning Arabic, to be able to read the Quran. I read Quran in Hungarian, I offer prayers five times a day, I try to follow the Quran and the Sunnah, and I read many books to understand better.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
The Indonesian navy has rescued another 200 asylum seekers off the coast of Aceh
Alhamdulillah! The Indonesian navy has rescued another 200 asylum seekers off the coast of Aceh, the ABC is reporting, after more than 700 were rescued by fishermen the same day.Major General Fuad Basya told the ABC the 200 asylum seekers were seen in the water by fishermen on Friday morning and the navy sent a ship to the area to pick them up.
As the United Nations warned of a “massive humanitarian disaster”, up to 8,000 migrants were believed to be abandoned at sea by smugglers scared off by Thailand’s recent crackdown on human traffickers.
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Rohingya brave death at sea to escape hell in Myanmar.
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Rohingya brave death at sea to escape hell in Myanmar.
“The world needs to know, we have been abandoned, there is no hope for us.” Muslim minority of the cramped Aung Ming Lar ghetto reveal a bitterly hard life with many willing to risk everything to get away.All victims deserve justice, but I don't think it will be possible even in a decade ... Our situation is hopeless" Rohingya Muslims refugees are being abused by people traffickers, while governments are failing to protect them.
May Allaah (subhanahu wa ta'ala) help the forgotten people of #Rohingya. Aameen Ya Allaah!;
Saturday 23 May 2015
MUHAMMAD (THOMAS CLAYTON) (American)
It was almost noon time. Dazed with the sweltering heat of the day, we were trudging along a dusty road, when, from afar, a singularly mellifluous voice began to caress our auditory senses. So rich a voice it was that the entire space seemed to be sated with it. As we walked past a cluster of trees, a bewildering scene came into sight. It was such a scene that we hardly believed what we saw. Mounted on a small, wooden tower, an elderly Arab in an extremely clean long robe and wearing a white turban was performing (calling) the adhan (or adhan). As he performed the adhan, he was in a trance, almost completely isolated from the world, and in the presence of his Creator, Owner.
As if hypnotized by this noble sight, we halted, and then, slowly, sat down on the ground. We did not know what the sounds and words reaching our ears meant, yet they somehow moved us and instilled a mood of elation, relief into our souls. Afterwards, we learned that the sweet words uttered by the Arab meant, "Allahu ta'ala is the greatest. There is no god to be worshipped other than Allahu ta'ala." All of a sudden, many people appeared around us. Till hardly a moment before, however, we had seen no one around us. We did not know whence these people came, and there was an expression of great deference and love on their faces. There were people of all age-groups and classes among them. They were different in their clothing, in their manners of walking, and in their appearances. Yet they all had the same expression of earnestness, great dignity and, at the same time, geniality on their faces. The number of comers increased incessantly, so that we felt as if the process of their increasing would never come to an end. At last the comers assembled. They all took off their shoes and clogs and stood in rows. To our great amazement, no segregation of any sort was observed in the formation of the lines. White people, yellow people, black people, rich people, poor people, tradesmen, civil servants, workers stood side by side without any discrimination between their races or ranks, and performed their worship together.
I admired so many different people's brotherly coming together. It is three years now since I saw that sublime scene for the first time. In the meantime, I began to gather information about that lofty religion which brought people so closely together. The information that I collected about Islam brought me all the closer to this religion. Muslims believed in one Allah and professed that men were not sinful by birth, which was quite contrary to the Christian inculcation. They looked on them only as born slaves of Allahu ta'ala, displayed profound compassion towards them, and wished them to abide by the right path and thus lead a comfortable, peaceful and happy life. Whereas in Christianity even an evil thought was deemed as a sin, Muslims defined sin only as a result of disobeying Allahu ta'ala or violating the rights of born slaves, and acknowledged man free as to his thoughts. According to the Islamic religion, man was responsible "only for what he has done."
For the reasons I have cited above, I accepted Islam willingly. Despite the three years' time since, I sometimes dream of the Arab muezzin's touching and effective voice and multifarious people's running from all directions and standing in lines. It is a doubtless fact that these people, who prostrate themselves altogether and indiscriminately, are doing so sincerely to worship Allahu ta'ala.
Haqq ta'ala avenges Himself on the slave through the slave,
In the ignorant's eyes the avenger is the poor slave.
Everything belongs to the Creator, the slave's a mere tool,
Without the Creator's command you cannot move a leaf!
As if hypnotized by this noble sight, we halted, and then, slowly, sat down on the ground. We did not know what the sounds and words reaching our ears meant, yet they somehow moved us and instilled a mood of elation, relief into our souls. Afterwards, we learned that the sweet words uttered by the Arab meant, "Allahu ta'ala is the greatest. There is no god to be worshipped other than Allahu ta'ala." All of a sudden, many people appeared around us. Till hardly a moment before, however, we had seen no one around us. We did not know whence these people came, and there was an expression of great deference and love on their faces. There were people of all age-groups and classes among them. They were different in their clothing, in their manners of walking, and in their appearances. Yet they all had the same expression of earnestness, great dignity and, at the same time, geniality on their faces. The number of comers increased incessantly, so that we felt as if the process of their increasing would never come to an end. At last the comers assembled. They all took off their shoes and clogs and stood in rows. To our great amazement, no segregation of any sort was observed in the formation of the lines. White people, yellow people, black people, rich people, poor people, tradesmen, civil servants, workers stood side by side without any discrimination between their races or ranks, and performed their worship together.
I admired so many different people's brotherly coming together. It is three years now since I saw that sublime scene for the first time. In the meantime, I began to gather information about that lofty religion which brought people so closely together. The information that I collected about Islam brought me all the closer to this religion. Muslims believed in one Allah and professed that men were not sinful by birth, which was quite contrary to the Christian inculcation. They looked on them only as born slaves of Allahu ta'ala, displayed profound compassion towards them, and wished them to abide by the right path and thus lead a comfortable, peaceful and happy life. Whereas in Christianity even an evil thought was deemed as a sin, Muslims defined sin only as a result of disobeying Allahu ta'ala or violating the rights of born slaves, and acknowledged man free as to his thoughts. According to the Islamic religion, man was responsible "only for what he has done."
For the reasons I have cited above, I accepted Islam willingly. Despite the three years' time since, I sometimes dream of the Arab muezzin's touching and effective voice and multifarious people's running from all directions and standing in lines. It is a doubtless fact that these people, who prostrate themselves altogether and indiscriminately, are doing so sincerely to worship Allahu ta'ala.
Haqq ta'ala avenges Himself on the slave through the slave,
In the ignorant's eyes the avenger is the poor slave.
Everything belongs to the Creator, the slave's a mere tool,
Without the Creator's command you cannot move a leaf!
I Wondered Why Muslims Are So Proud
My name is Aysha, and I am from North Hungary. I heard about Islam when I was in secondary school in the history lessons, because Hungary was under occupation by Turkey for 150 years.
After that I went to university to study molecular biology, where I met many Muslim foreign students.
After that I went to university to study molecular biology, where I met many Muslim foreign students.
I was always curious why Muslims are so proud that they are Muslims.
I was Catholic, a good one, but I always had doubts and I didn't agree with some parts of my religion: for example, how can God have a son and the concept of the Trinity was also not believable for me.
Then I started to talk with my friends, and one time, when we were having dinner and the Adhan started, one of my friends asked me to stop it, but I said no. I was very much impressed by it and something surely touched my heart.
Then I don't know why at that summer I downloaded a Quran program. I was listening to it in Arabic and was reading it in English. Then I was thinking a lot about Islam and I was reading many books about it.
But then, after two months of thinking I finally chose Islam. I declared Shahadah in front of two of my friends. I said: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah (I bear witness there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
After that, Ramadan started and I decided that I will start my new life in Islam with Ramadan. Alhamdulilah, I made it successfully.
I started to offer prayer on the 4th of August. It was very hard for me at the beginning because people around me were not that practicing Muslims, so I couldn't ask anyone.
I learnt how to pray by myself from the Internet, because no one showed me how to pray or how to make wudu (ablution), or what invocation to say before it or how to do ghusl (ritual cleansing of the body) or what are the etiquettes and the rulings of Islam.
Once I had a friend and he made me really down. He told me you will never understand Islam, because you were not born as a Muslim. When I told him I want to start fasting Ramadan, he said it is not just about being hungry. At that time I was so new to Islam, I had converted just a month before he said that.
At that time I got so scared, what if I will never learn how to pray in Arabic? What if I don't do it the correct way? And I didn't have hijab (head scarf) or a rug to pray on, and I didn't get any help. So I had lots of fears.
But when I started to pray, I was thinking God must be smiling on me now. Because I used to write down the text of the ritual prayer on a paper and its instructions,and I kept my papers in my right hand and read loudly and then bow down and read again and so on. I'm sure I was looking so funny. But afterwards I succeeded to memorize it in the Arabic language so then there was no problem.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
I went through a very bad period with my mom. She would say to me that I will be a terrorist and I will leave her as I left my religion and I will leave my country too. She would put all pork things in the fridge and I would refuse to eat it so it turns into a big argument.
She couldn't stand seeing me praying or seeing me in hijab. So I pray upstairs in my room. She would never look at me when I'm in hijab and she would say: "I gave birth to a Christian child not to a veiled Muslim."
So we had serious problems, but I was never harsh or rude with her. But Alhamdulilah she calmed down now and she seems accepting that I converted. I'm really thankful to Allah for that.
Now I go out in hijab, and she doesn't say anything.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
Yes, my life is a big test but I thank God for it and I have patience and hope. On the Day of Judgment I will be very thankful for them. So I'm trying to be better and better and learn more and more to understand my religion.
I believe everything is predestined, so whatever Allah has decreed that will happen to me I cannot change, but I can choose to live my life nicely.
I try helping others now in Debrecen. I organized a project to collect second hand clothes for refugee camp people. There are a lot of Muslims there who don't have a home because of wars. So we collected clothes and we went there and I made them Pakistani bread, for children and for females, they were so happy and it was so nice to see them.
I used to raise my voice if somebody says anything that bothers me. But now I am showing example everywhere I go.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I always try to leave the image that we Muslims are nice, friendly and we have a good heart.
I reverted one and a half years ago. Now I am learning Arabic, to be able to read the Quran. I read Quran in Hungarian, I offer prayers five times a day, I try to follow the Quran and the Sunnah, and I read many books to understand better.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
I Wondered Why Muslims Are So Proud
My name is Aysha, and I am from North Hungary. I heard about Islam when I was in secondary school in the history lessons, because Hungary was under occupation by Turkey for 150 years.
After that I went to university to study molecular biology, where I met many Muslim foreign students.
After that I went to university to study molecular biology, where I met many Muslim foreign students.
I was always curious why Muslims are so proud that they are Muslims.
I was Catholic, a good one, but I always had doubts and I didn't agree with some parts of my religion: for example, how can God have a son and the concept of the Trinity was also not believable for me.
Then I started to talk with my friends, and one time, when we were having dinner and the Adhan started, one of my friends asked me to stop it, but I said no. I was very much impressed by it and something surely touched my heart.
Then I don't know why at that summer I downloaded a Quran program. I was listening to it in Arabic and was reading it in English. Then I was thinking a lot about Islam and I was reading many books about it.
But then, after two months of thinking I finally chose Islam. I declared Shahadah in front of two of my friends. I said: La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammad rasul Allah (I bear witness there is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah)
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
I chose Islam against my culture and my family, especially my mom.
After that, Ramadan started and I decided that I will start my new life in Islam with Ramadan. Alhamdulilah, I made it successfully.
I started to offer prayer on the 4th of August. It was very hard for me at the beginning because people around me were not that practicing Muslims, so I couldn't ask anyone.
I learnt how to pray by myself from the Internet, because no one showed me how to pray or how to make wudu (ablution), or what invocation to say before it or how to do ghusl (ritual cleansing of the body) or what are the etiquettes and the rulings of Islam.
Once I had a friend and he made me really down. He told me you will never understand Islam, because you were not born as a Muslim. When I told him I want to start fasting Ramadan, he said it is not just about being hungry. At that time I was so new to Islam, I had converted just a month before he said that.
At that time I got so scared, what if I will never learn how to pray in Arabic? What if I don't do it the correct way? And I didn't have hijab (head scarf) or a rug to pray on, and I didn't get any help. So I had lots of fears.
But when I started to pray, I was thinking God must be smiling on me now. Because I used to write down the text of the ritual prayer on a paper and its instructions,and I kept my papers in my right hand and read loudly and then bow down and read again and so on. I'm sure I was looking so funny. But afterwards I succeeded to memorize it in the Arabic language so then there was no problem.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
Then I came to Facebook and got many new friends and many sisters. From online sisters I got so much love and courage. Then a Muslim man proposed to me and he got me my first hijab and prayer rug and an Islamic book. And I got my first Arabic Quran from Jordan by post because we cannot buy it here. Now it is more than a year that I wear hijab.
I went through a very bad period with my mom. She would say to me that I will be a terrorist and I will leave her as I left my religion and I will leave my country too. She would put all pork things in the fridge and I would refuse to eat it so it turns into a big argument.
She couldn't stand seeing me praying or seeing me in hijab. So I pray upstairs in my room. She would never look at me when I'm in hijab and she would say: "I gave birth to a Christian child not to a veiled Muslim."
So we had serious problems, but I was never harsh or rude with her. But Alhamdulilah she calmed down now and she seems accepting that I converted. I'm really thankful to Allah for that.
Now I go out in hijab, and she doesn't say anything.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
I was not talking with my father for all my life and he didn't want to see me. But now, because of Islam, I opened towards him so now he visits us regularly.
Yes, my life is a big test but I thank God for it and I have patience and hope. On the Day of Judgment I will be very thankful for them. So I'm trying to be better and better and learn more and more to understand my religion.
I believe everything is predestined, so whatever Allah has decreed that will happen to me I cannot change, but I can choose to live my life nicely.
I try helping others now in Debrecen. I organized a project to collect second hand clothes for refugee camp people. There are a lot of Muslims there who don't have a home because of wars. So we collected clothes and we went there and I made them Pakistani bread, for children and for females, they were so happy and it was so nice to see them.
I used to raise my voice if somebody says anything that bothers me. But now I am showing example everywhere I go.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I'm trying to guide also those who want to convert or just converted. I met with two Hungarian sisters, the other day, and they have just converted to Islam. So I gave them books, and my prayer rug and a copy of the Quran, so alhamdulilah we prayed together and they were really happy.
I always try to leave the image that we Muslims are nice, friendly and we have a good heart.
I reverted one and a half years ago. Now I am learning Arabic, to be able to read the Quran. I read Quran in Hungarian, I offer prayers five times a day, I try to follow the Quran and the Sunnah, and I read many books to understand better.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
This is my story. Peace be unto you.
Thursday 21 May 2015
Assalamu'alaikum..brothers and sister
"Assalamu'alaikum..brothers and sister. I have just said my shahadah ..may Allah guide my heart, mind and soul...and His messenger (peace be upon him) guide me on my way...masha Allah ...thank u everyone for their help who help guide me to the true path by the guidance of Allah ...I have a lot more too learn...assalamu alaykom subhana Allah."
Brother Michael Surrat
Brother Michael Surrat
We recently reverted to Islam due to the
"Assalamu'alaykum.I’m Sabran and this is my friend Khadija. We recently reverted to Islam due to the inspiration of beautiful women around us who courageously continue to wear the hijab despite criticisms and the hot Australian Sun. We wore the hijab as soon as we reverted as we believed it to be so beautiful. We both come from a Jewish background so you can imagine the difficulties we faced from our families! However, we are both so happy to be part of a blessed religion and have each other and the Muslim community as the greatest support. So we continue to stay strong. smile emoticon
The hijab is beautiful and we are definitely delighted to have the honor of still remaining modest in a very much unchaste society. Islam is the greatest religion and its teachings are truly beautiful."
The hijab is beautiful and we are definitely delighted to have the honor of still remaining modest in a very much unchaste society. Islam is the greatest religion and its teachings are truly beautiful."
Wednesday 20 May 2015
Mohamad Ajis is about four years old
Mohamad Ajis is about four years old. He was said to be travelling with his mother - a Rohingya Muslim - a month ago on one of smuggling routes, from the Bay of Bengal across the Andaman sea to southern Thailand.
Tragically, however, his mother did not survive the journey. She died in the mosquito-infested jungle near the Thai-Malaysian border.
Ajis was then left with the smugglers before his fortune turned when a Rohingya woman in Kuala Lumpur heard about his plight. Twenty-three-year-old Fatimah Hamid offered an agent 2,000 ringgit (US$560) and the boy was delivered to her a few days later.
“His mother died because her feet were swollen and the weather in the jungle was too cold for her. I heard from someone about this boy who lost his mum. I felt sorry for him and decided to bring him over and look after him. It’s enough for me that he now calls me mum,” Fatimah said.
~Subhana'Allah, the Ummah indeed is facing so much hardship. If you can aid them financially please do it for the sake of Allah and He will multiply it without measure, maybe not here but in the akhira. But if you can't, your sincere du'a for them is just as important.
Ya Rabb! indeed you suffice us....
My mother wore hijab, my grandmother wore hijab
Fatima (South Africa)
"My mother wore hijab, my grandmother wore hijab, and her grandmother wore hijab. Most importantly, great women of Islam i.e. Khadija (ra), 'Aisha (ra), and Prophet MUHAMMAD (peace be upon him) daughters' names can go on. We should strive to be a woman of Paradise, In'sha Allah.
I started wearing hijab sadly to say, at age of 26 years. I used to wear it around my shoulder sometimes and ALLAH has guided me. Parents out there, never stop educating your daughters about Islamic dress codes. My mother did not give up on me .The choice at the end of the day is theirs but parents, family, and community should work together to help women of Islam.
The Late Sister Aminah Assilmi (1944 - 2010)
(May Allaah bless her soul and grant her the highest place in Jannah. Aameen!)
"I am so very glad that I am a Muslim. Islam is my life. Islam is the beat of my heart. Islam is the blood that courses through my veins. Islam is my strength. Islam is my life so wonderful and beautiful. Without Islam I am nothing, and should Allah ever turn His magnificent face from me, I could not survive."
When I first started to study Islam, I did not expect to find anything that I needed or wanted in my personal life. Little did I know that Islam would change my life. No human could have ever convinced me that I would finally be at peace and overflowing with love and joy because of Islam.
Throughout these times, she continued studying Islam and although she was changing subtly from within, she remained a devout Christian. Then one day, there was a knock on her door. It was a man in traditional Muslim robe, who appeared to her as a “man in a long white night gown with a red and white checkered table cloth on his head”. His name was Abdul-Aziz Al-Sheik and he was accompanied by three other men in similar dress. She was very offended by Muslim men coming to her in nightgowns and pajamas. She was further shocked when Abdul-Aziz told her that he understood that she waited to be a Muslim. She replied that she was a Christian and she did not have any plan to become a Muslim. However, she had some questions to ask if they had the time.
At her invitation, they came inside. She now brought up the questions and objections that she noted down while she was researching. “I will never forget his name”, she said of Abdul-Aziz who proved to be a very patient and soft-mannered person.
"He was very patient and discussed every question with me. He never made me feel silly or that a question was stupid.” Abdul-Aziz listened to every question and objection and explained it within the proper context. “He explained that Allah had told us to seek knowledge and questions were one of the ways to accomplish that. When he explained something, it was like watching a rose open – petal by petal, until it reached its full glory. When I told him that I did not agree with something and why, he always said I was correct up to a point. Then he would show me how to look deeper and from different directions to reach a fuller understanding.” It would not be long before she would externally submit to what she had already been submitting to internally during the last one and half years. Later that same day,(May 21, 1977), she declared her shahadah in front of Abdul-Aziz and his companions: “I bear witness that there is no god but Allah and Mohammed is His Messenger.”
No one converts to Islam. They only return to their original nature (fitra) of submission in peace to Allah(Islam) she had said.
Tuesday 19 May 2015
Matt, "I am a revert. I was born as a Catholic, but reverted early Jan 2012.
Matt, "I am a revert. I was born as a Catholic, but reverted early Jan 2012. I have lived in Sydney for most of my life, Which I gladly call home. I am Currently working part time and studying Arabic while looking for a full time job. I have come such a long way after accepting Islam. The support from the Muslims has been outstanding. I feel so lucky and blessed. I have gained many great friends who have supported me every step of the way. You know who you are smile emoticon I love my Friday nights at the mosque, where we go deep into discussion regarding Islamic Issues relating to the Quran and Hadiths, its so insightful and beautiful. I have nothing but respect to all the other religions especially Christianity. My family, especially my mum has done so much for me, even after becoming Muslim. My cousin who is my best friend, has also done so much for me. One time, when salat (prayer) time was near, he said "do not you have to pray?" And I was like wow, a non-Muslim letting me know I had to pray. Although it could be That he wanted to play the game I was playing haha! One of the greatest things I love about our religion is the Emphasis on mercy. I pray that we give more mercy to others inshallah. I speak for myself before I talk about others. Anyways I do not want to drag on, so I thought I'd end this story here. I'll just add a couple of quotes from the Quran and some Hadiths to end it. Quran chapter 2 verse 152: "Therefore remember Me, I will remember you, and be thankful to Me, and do not be Ungrateful to Me." Quran chapter 2 verse 153: "O you who believe! seek assistance through patience and prayer; surely Allah is with the patient. " Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said "An Arab has no Superiority over a non-Arab and a white man has no Superiority over a black man, nor a black man over a white man-except by piety and good actions "
The first year [wearing hijab] was a struggle
Sister Ruby
"The first year [wearing hijab] was a struggle. I was trying to morph my personality into this new public image that I had insisted upon adopting while trying to find the inner conviction to stand firm. It was hard to stay focused on the real motivation behind my decision, while trying to maintain that I was still the same person underneath the hijab, to all those who had already passed judgment about what I would become now that I had started observing.
Alhamdulillah 2 years on, I cannot thank Allah (S) enough for what I can only describe as ‘miracles’ that have occurred in my life since I made the commitment to remind myself everyday of where my ultimate allegiance lies. When our friends or loved ones give us a gift we acknowledge their kindness and generosity by sending them a ‘Thank You’ card. This was my way of sending daily thanks to my Creator, Provider, Protector, and Benefactor for the infinite blessings He has showered upon me, without me having done anything to deserve them."
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