Have you ever felt this way?



I have been experiencing some Iman growth lately ( Alhamdulilah) I don't know if you have read some of my previous post and the Iman was not so high. But I have had some pretty major changes occur in my life in the last 3 months that have resulted in me being in a completely different environment. In this new environment I have really been able to learn about this religion and following the sunnah of our Prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa sallam) and I have really been learning a lot about Tawheed. But I feel like the more, I learn and the more my Iman grows, the more I feel distance from my non Muslim family and friends. I talked to a really close friend about these feeling a few weeks ago and she says she feels the same way.



So a childhood friend of mine has invited me to her babies baptism, I really don't want to go. I don't want to stand there IN A CHURCH no doubt and watch her baby be baptised. Not that I don't think she should have it done, If that is her believe than fine. But it is not mine. I don't want to hurt her feelings but I want to be true to my own feeling and beliefs. More and more I am feeling that it is more important to please Allah, than my friends. So what happens now?

Today I seen a blog that said "Allah remembers us even when we don't remember him". That's deep huh?
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Ok So I talked to Hijabi about this yesterday and I want to formulate a email or flyer that is titled "Some things you should know when you work with a Muslim"! ok, so here's what I would put on that list:

1) Muslim's do not eat pork, so please don't offer me a hot dog at the company cook out
2) If I am a Muslim women and you are a man, please don't shake my hand and don't be offended when I won't shake yours
3) Muslims don't drink Alcohol or condone it, so I don't want to sit at LUNCH with you, while I am wearing hijab and your having a Martini, nor do I want to come to the bar with you after work
4) Yes I really do pray 5 times a day and sometimes I pray here, so please don't be alarmed by this.
5) Please don't tell me I look like a nun or refer to my scarf as "head gear"

Did I miss anything? what would you add?

ok, I just started a new job and these people don't know A THING ABOUT MUSLIMS and sometimes it annoys me :-)

Don't lose ...

Allaah's Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) has said: "There are two blessings that many people lose, health and free time." [Saheeh al-Bukharee]

Allaah's Messenger (sallallaahu alayhi wa sallam) said: "…If you do not have Haya, then do whatever you want." [Saheeh al-Bukharee]

OK DON'T LAUGH AT ME...........

But I just learned how to make Thikr on my hand on Saturday. I am so excited!! LMHO!! I never could figure out what every one was doing with there finger and I didn't want to seem stupid so I wouldn't ask. If you could have seen the way I made thikr with my hands, using both hands no doubt, I looked like a first grader learning math!! LMHO! But now I know and I feel cool. I when my oldest son came home I couldn't wait to show him what I learned. I was like look was your auntie talk me today!! Alhamdulilah, I am learning so much in my new city. I am grateful to be here.

As a reminder, the importance of TAWHEED

Shaykh Saaleh ahl-Shaykh mentions in his explanation of kashf ash-Shubuhaat, the following story:Shaykh-ul-Islam Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab was with his students and after having completed the study of his book 'Kitab at-Tawheed', he wished to start again the study of this book for the 3rd or 4th time.His students said to him : "O Shaykh, we wish to study another book, a book of fiqh or hadith".The Shaykh replied: "Why (do you wish to study another book)?".His students: "We have in fact understood Tawheed, we want to study another science".The Shaykh: "Wait, I shall give some thought to this".A few days later, the shaykh came to the lesson with a troubled face. His students asked him the reason for it.The shaykh explained that he'd come across something which angered him. His students asked what it was. The Shaykh: "It has been related to me that the inhabitants of a house have sacrificed a rooster (for a Jinn) in front of their door. I have sent someone to confirm this affair".Some time later, his students asked him about the affair that he had mentioned.The Shaykh replied: "In fact, the inhabitants of this house did not sacrifice for other than Allaah, but it was someone who fornicated with his mother".Shocked, his students exclaimed:"We seek refuge with Allaah! He fornicated with his mother? We seek refuge with Allaah! He fornicated with his mother...".After mentioning this story, Shaykh Saleeh explained that Shaykh-ul-Islam told this story to show them that the statement "We understand Tawheed" is ignorance and is one of the greatest tricks of the Shaytaan.In fact, they have made greater a great sin [fornicating with one's mother] than shirk which exits from Islam.Indeed, their hearts were not angered when the shirk that exits from Islam was mentioned.And this also happens today, when some ignorant people see great sins and are angered by them, but when they hear about Shirk al-Akbar, or see people commiting shirk like sacrificing for other than Allaah, etc. this does not move their hearts.This proves their ignorance. It proves that they have not understood Tawheed.

UPDATE!!!

Alhadmulilah Rabil Alamin!! I am so grateful to Allah that I cannot put it into words! Things are slowly but surely starting to change for me and my children. Allah has blessed us tremendously, I am working now!!! I actually have a job and I paid my May rent and I will be able to pay June! All of the things that I could not do in the previous post Allah has changed, I can feed my children, I can afford gas, I can take my children to the park. Alhamdulilah, Allah has placed sisters in my life that have really help keep my iman up during that rocky time. I am thankful for that. All the sisters who left me words of encouragement, Jazak Allah Khairn! I didn't post them cuz some of them were personal to me. But I needed those words of encouragement.

I think the biggest news that I have to report, is that I have learned that EVERYTHING COMES FROM ALLAH!! And I cannot do anything, no matter how big or how small with out Allah! I am so grateful.

Insha'Allah I will be able to keep in touch more now!