I've heard that dying our hair black is haram because it makes us appear younger or smth, but what if im still a minor who already looks young and my natural hair is already black? it just looks red in the sun for some reason and it doesn't look that good on me so I was thinking of dying it jet black to avoid the redness. is it still haram?
Hello, I am a teenage girl and want to revert to Islam, however I am worried that since I won't be able to really practise Islam (pray 5x a day, wear hijab, eat halal food) that I should wait to revert Because I live with my mother who is a devout catholic christian, who wouldn't be supportive of me reverting to islam and wouldn't let me practise Islam. So I was wondering if its better to revert now and try my best to practise Islam (praying at school, trying my best to only eat halal, although my mum does not cook halal food) or should I wait when I am older and I don't live with my mother and then revert.
I've mostly been reading the Quran daily and learning more about Islam.
i have spent days crying, praying and repenting for what I have done. I am doing my best to not let this occur again, this was something I spent all these years refraining from and... it happened.
Everyday I wake up wanting to die. I feel sorry for my parents and family for doing what I did. I feel disgusted with myself and I cannot live with myself anymore. The fact that I am no longer a virgin is eating me alive every single day. I cannot move forward & I keep thinking about what I have done. I feel as though I have no worth as a woman and all these years of my education and building myself as a person have gone down the drain. All these years of learning about Islam and my parents paying for my islamic lessons. I am worth nothing and I do not deserve to wish for anything.
Everyday I just want to kill myself. I keep crying at work and everywhere I go. I have lost interest in everything. I have betrayed Allah and myself. I want to seek knowledge of Islam and learn about the history. I want to be a better muslim. However, how can I be friends with other religious muslimas after the sins i have committed. I have no right. I read comments saying women that committed zina are just ran through or how i let another man just enjoy my body or to see me in that vulnerable state. It makes my stomach turn from the self disgust. I don't even disagree with these comments.
I feel like a fake interacting with my family and friends. They think I'm a good person, but I am not after committing this. If people knew who I truly was they would be disgusted with me. I have so much anxiety about the future. It does not matter if I cannot get married or if noone wants to marry me. I do not mind. I have no right to wish for a good man when I am not good myself. I have tainted myself. I have ruined myself. It gives me so much anxiety thinking how I will be continuing my life and I am not a virgin. I know I have to trust Allah with the future, however, the unknown is killing me. I cannot accept myself anymore.
I do not know how to move past this. Will I be living in this state forever?
I ask Allah to help me move on...
It’s just I got confused some ppl say you need to work hard and pray and some say focus on the praying and some other say that you need to focus on the work itself and I want a simple answer
So I have an old Christian friend I used to be good friends with from school. We have been friends for around ten years. She used to make comments here and there to me about how she prayed for my family and I to “accept Jesus as our lord and savior” and accept Christianity. One time I invited her to the masjid for iftar and she was respectful but she started to make weird comments asking me things like if I “had to spread Islam by the sword”. When I would step aside to pray in her house she would indicate that it seemed bothersome/tiring. When I slept over at her apartment when we were in college she would openly drink in front of me when it was just two of us. I started to wear hijab and would feel insecure around her wearing it because she used to love doing my hair and I could sense she didn’t like the hijab. Although she was a great friend, these actions made me uncomfortable to be around her sometimes and made me distance myself from her. We haven’t had a conversation or seen each other in nearly four years.
She reached out to me a couple months ago saying she missed me and asked how I was doing, I prayed istikhara about whether or not I should respond because I knew if I responded she would want to hang out. She’s the type of person who wants to hang out nearly every day and gets very upset if I can’t. I also don’t think there’s any benefit in being friends with her because I feel uncomfortable being my true Muslim self around her. I also feel like I limit myself and have to hold back on giving advice without adding Islamic advice. I ended up not responding to her. I’ve been a little stressed since then because I don’t want to run into her/ have her ask me why I didn’t respond. We live in the same neighborhood so there’s a high chance I would bump into her.
Today, SubhanAllah I randomly had a vivid dream that we reunited and we were going on a walk together. She asked me why I did not respond to her messages. I don’t remember responding to her. Later in the dream I was driving her back home and I had an inner thought of “I did this to myself” with a feeling of disappointment. I took it to mean I regretted reuniting with her. I woke up from the dream confused and anxious that Allah swt was trying to send me a message/I would run into her soon. To my absolute shock, she texted me right after I woke up saying happy thanksgiving and that she has so much to tell me. She clearly wants to reconnect and be friends again. I was shocked that I had this dream and wondering if Allah swt is telling me I shouldn’t/ should reconnect with her. I don’t want to hurt her feelings or make her think bad of Muslims, but I also want to do what’s best for me religiously.
Do you think my dream was from Allah swt? If so what do you think the message could be? Because I prayed istikhara before about responding to her
I know this is long, if you made it this far, Thank you
I'm not Muslim but a few of my friends are. I was wondering if I could fast with them for support during Ramadan? I don't want to be disrespectful. (I'm also visibly queer so I'm not sure if id be like welcome at the mosques?)
In Islam, what is the experience like for a believer about to depart from this world? I always hear on one hand that no one is free from the pangs of death but then in other narrations I hear that the soul leaves the body of the true Muslim like water leaves a jug. Also, if you see the angel of death in a beautiful and good form, does this mean that everything else that comes after such as the barzakh and judgement day will also be easy going for the believer? Jazakhallah khair
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I’d like to pray salat al witr but I don’t have the dua memorized.
Is it permissible to follow along with YouTube while praying?
Can a complete hypocrite decide to change in Islam? And what are the signs of hypocrisy other than the main 3 signs of a complete hypocrite.
Assalam Alaikum, so i read some where that the holy prophet (pbuh) used to recite different things while in sujood and ruku and there would be variations in what we recited to glorify Allah (swt), so is it permissible for us to praise him in our own language when we are in sujood and ruku if we don’t necessarily know the arabic version of it?
Are there any good online academies or programs to memorize the Quran? I’m a professional with responsibilities so I cannot just take a few years off. I’m just going little by little myself.
I don’t know really anything about Islam, im a young Christian. I only know the basics like the belief that the Bible was corrupted, Muhammad is the final prophet and received divine revelation from Allah. I have a few questions about Islam that I’m asking in good faith
Did Allah deceive early Christians into believing that Isa was crucified? And let them die martyrs for this believe?
How do I make it to heaven in Islam? (I heard if you say Shahada before dying you will enter Jannah)
What is the story of Adam and Eve and is it similar to the Bible?
What should I read or watch to learn more about Islam?
Is there any sins that Allah won’t forgive?
What makes Muhammad reliable and trust worthy?
Hey. I am 19-year old male and i have been christian my whole life. However i have been doubting christianity for a while already and i am very interested of islam. Everything of it feels perfect. My only concern is that i am a bit afraid to go to my local mosque since i am white european and i wonder will i be accepted there? I have heard some racist comments towards whites coming from some muslims. I know its haram in islam though but i am a bit worried. Is there anyone else who is white and converted to islam? I would be interested of hearing your experiences. Thanks
I feel like the rabbit hole goes very deep
AssalamuAlaikum , There is something that i have been praying for over 9 months . And there have been no signs of that dua being accepted and ik Allah SAW Gives you things at the right time . This thing has been holding me back but at the same time when I’m making Dua this is the first Dua that my heart wants to make . What does this mean ? What should I do ? Kindly Help me .
I am in a difficult situation where I desperately need money for my child’s education and household expenses. However, I strongly oppose taking loans with interest, and I am at a loss for how to arrange the funds without resorting to them. This struggle has left me feeling distant from my faith, something I’ve never experienced so deeply before.
In an effort to save money, I’ve reduced my acts of charity, which weighs heavily on my heart. My long working hours often make me miss my prayers, and this only deepens my sense of guilt and disconnection from Allah.
Seeing people around me enjoying wealth and spending extravagantly on unnecessary things fills me with frustration and helplessness. I am constantly worried about my child’s future, and this worry consumes me.
How can I change myself and reconnect with my faith? How can I draw closer to Allah and find peace in these difficult times? I long to restore my trust in Him and find the strength to face these challenges without losing hope or my connection to my Creator.
Assalamualaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh
I (a christian who wants to convert upcoming friday) have been interested in islam for quite a while now. I have told my father who is a strict christian 3 months ago that i want to convert to islam. This was the hardest and most difficult conversation i had in my entire life since i had to hurt my dad and see him hurt because of my life choice. We did not speak for 4 days until we spoke again and he brought up certain subjects regarding to christianity which i had no knowledge of at the time (this was mostly cultural related). I have done my research for the past months and my heart lies with islam. Last friday i wanted to speak with my dad that i have made my final decision, but unfortunately, that specific day, he got fired from his job. He was very upset about it and i didn’t want to give him another kick in the gut by telling him i have made my final decision which he will not like and even get to a point of me getting kicked out of the house. I called and texted some muslim friends with the question whether i should do it in secret or not because i know his mental health would decrease even more because of this. I’ve been told that if it affects him to this extend (and probably even further) i should do it in secret and show my parents (especially my dad) that i don’t change and only become better. Show him that muslims are respectable people and show the love and respect for parents how is teached in islam without him knowing.
My heart is set, and i know what i believe in. But i am still scared for upcoming friday. I’m also very excited. I feel like i’m going behind my parents back. Is this the right choice i’m making regarding to do everything in secret? I love my parents to bits but knowing that this life choice will cost our connection and bond makes it really scary.
As-salamu alaykum brothers and sisters, i am a Cuban revert who reverted to Islam on Eid of 2024! I have some questions or more so in need of a place to vent my issues in hopes of easing my mind. For context, i had always questioned my previous religion(Christianity) but i lost touch with my faith a couple years ago. In trying to restore my faith, Islam found me, alhamdulillah! While i still have a lot to learn, i met an amazing Muslim woman who i started dating before reverting and now knowing, it was haram relationship. But i reverted while we were still together, not for her btw, and i always had the intention to marry her and i know within Arab culture its usually normal to marry within a year or less of knowing each other. But as a Cuban American it was a lot for me to take in! We recently broke up due to the huge culture difference in the sense of marriage and the financial hardships i’ve endured as i wouldn’t be able to take care of her as her family would like me to nor the religion of Islam standardizes. I hope for clarity and thank you all for the time!
Mixed feelings about it but why should I assume limits on Allah's power to give ?
ive been wrestling and wearing compression shorts under my singlet but i was wondering if they make longer singlets cause i havent found any
I know that Allah tests us so that we may grow and be better people but if Allah loves us why couldn't Allah just send us to jannah? I don't have the wisdom that Allah has as to why this is, I do believe shaitan is playing with my head right now but I really want answers right now.
There's something I want dearly to be in my life. At first I didn't wanted to make Dua for it, I used to think I'll get it if it's for me and if it's not for me then I won't get it no matter how hard I try. But due to some unfortunate events I ended up making Dua for it. I didn't used to offer a single prayer a day but after those event I started praying 6 times a day and asking Allah after every prayer to grant me that thing. I would make Dua whenever I got the chance and whenever Dua is accepted. I kept going on for 8-9 months. No matter how hard things got or how impossible it seemed, it felt as if something inside me was forcing me to make that Dua. Many times I tried to stop myself but I just couldn't put an end to it.
Recently it happened that I was very close to getting that thing, I was very happy for the first time in my life and I was literally thanking Allah for it. Everything that I asked for I was about to get exactly the same thing. But all of a sudden I couldn't get it. I don't know what happened and why did it happen, it went further away from me that ever. I tried very hard and prayed very hard but I just couldn't get it.
Now I think I'm done. I'm no longer making Dua for it in hopes that I'll forget it. But I just can't forget it. I sometimes think that maybe if I try for just a few more months I might be able to get it then. But every time I make Dua now, I think as if I'm forcing myself and it's of no use. I just don't know what to do. I've spent many hours every day for it and I just can't let it go. And I'm not able to continue with making Dua either. I'm stuck between I'll get it if I continue making Dua and I won't get it if it's not for me no matter what.
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Here is a link of an article explaining the whole situation if you'd like to read that but I'll also do my best to summarize what I've understood so far: Get ready for a long but very important read, Basically on November 11 in Canada it is rememberance day. This is to mark the end of the first world war which ended on November 11 on the 11 when the ceasefire was called and the war officially ended. This day is about remembering the soldier who lost their life in the battle of WW1 and to remember what atrocities war does to society and how we should be grateful to live in peace. Robert Borden secondary school a high school in Ottawa decided to play: Haza Salam. This is a song that translates to "This is peace". This song was released in 2023 shortly after the bombing attacks on Gaza. The principal played this song to remind the students there is still war going on in Gaza and remind them about peace. Apparently this high school has a decent Jewish population and the parents and students Ottawa are outraged. They believe this song in Arabic is anti semitic and this is leading to numerous Islamophobic comments on across social media. This isn't random people as well. Big politicians are commenting on the event calling it "woke activists" who are trying to push their personnol opinions on remembrance day. The principal had stated earlier that remembrance day was always about "some white guy who did something for the military". I did some digging on Instagram and some students from the high school have made comments saying that, the song was organized by the Muslim students of the school and that the Principal allowed it as he only saw it as a sign of peace Here's where things get weird especially in Canada. This song while it is about the peace that isn't happening in Gaza, it doesn't actually say anything about Palestine in it. It just talks about peace. Something which should be talked about on remembrance day. It's been called many times by many people as anti semitic, as of playing a song about peace is somehow anti semitic just because it's in Arabic. A lot of this support for the Jewish community because of the song is coming from Christians and other white people wtih European decent, I can see this because after digging and pressing on profiles with these comments they have bible references and crosses in their bio. You can see from their profile pictures they are white also. The history of Canada is filled with terrible actions from European colonizers. They stole the land from Indigenous people and took it as their own to create what Canada is today. I'm not going to give a history lesson right now but as a human being everyone should be educated on the wrongs done to Indigenous people in Canada. Every morning Indigenous people around Canada are forced to hear our national anthem in schools. This is a song made by European colonizers and it says "our native land". It's not their native land it's Indigenous peoples native land but they don't cry every morning. They have to sit through it painfully as they hear the clear Injustices of their past being reminded to them every day and nothing about that changing. Why is is that playing an Arabic song about peace is somehow so triggering to the Jewish community. Nothing about the song or anything in the ceremony was anti semitic. The pictures I've included above are from and Instagram accounts called ShottawaTv. They focus on many news related incidents in the city of Ottawa. The statement ive included is from Lisa MacLeod. She is a member of parliament and she is the representative for Nepean (around the area where the school is in). She is already known about being very Pro Is real and her statement is absolutely terrible. They are trying to get the principal fired as well. He released an apology which was very half done. Its clear he's apologizing because the media is mad at him but it's clear he also doesn't truly regret allowing the song to be played. I posted this here because the cou try is starting to get torn up. Miseducated people are standing up for these big politicians because they don't know who too trust. Obviously the big western politicians are all pro Israel. Even though this world may not be very black and white, when it comes to mob mentality it it. A massive portion of our country is seeing this as pro Islam and anti semitic behavior. All over a song about peace in another language mind you. I want people to start sharing this story. Show the state of this city and country. They talk every day about being a multicultural country and how they are making reparations with indigenous people but an Arabic song crosses the line. There is already so much Islamophobia in Canada and as a Muslim myself I feel worried about the state of this country. Canada isn't a very reported on country and news like this barely makes it put of the province. If this had happened in the USA it would be a major global outrage. So I want to try and do my part to start here. This story needs to come out. Jewish communities are demanding apologies for playing am Arabic song. If they are given what they want stuff will never change. We will always have to bend down to the power hungry politicians. Peace is something fragile and the world needs to be remindinded. Talking about it in another language however doesn't make it racist or anti semitic In any way. [link] [comments] |
Hi all!
I’ve very recently reverted to Islam, and I can genuinely say that I have never felt more complete!
Since I’m so new, I’m having a little trouble remembering the required words for the prayers. What would be your guidance on this?
Also, how should I go about deepening my faith? I want nothing more than to serve and love Allah and live in accordance to his will. What resources would you suggest for me to become a better Muslim? I have an English copy of the Quran, and will slowly attempt to learn Arabic to read the original Quran, but apart from that where do I start?
Thanks, and much love!
In India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, the culture of Ziyarats and Dargah is prominent, but it is shirk as far as I know. Can anybody please tell me how I can convince my family too?
Hello, im a 16yo guy seeking advice. I live in Europe and I'm getting more & more away from Islam. My family is Muslim but they are not really religious despite believing in Allah. I really need help getting into Islam because I've seen so many negative things about it on social media. And I want to feel peaceful and happy again. Sorry for my bad English!
How do you take your shahada at the mosque without everyone videoing it? Any advice ?
Salaam Alaikum
I've been giving this whole Wissam Sharieff situation a lot of thought. The thoughts are somewhat scattered but I've decided to let them loose on here. I'm typing this up on a spontaneous whim, so sorry for any grammatical errors or possible tangents. I would like to hear everyone else's thoughts as well but here is my rant for the world to see.
This post isn't about sexual misconduct, it's about the larger community as a whole. Events like this don't occur in a vacuum. Rather, I am more concerned with the overall "daw"ah" scene and the celebrity sheikh culture that has formed over the years, where Dallas and Houston are the centers of such a phenomenon. I believe this phenomenon is part of the culprit of such scandals.
I currently live in Austin, TX for over 3 years now. I lived in Dallas, TX for a few months before moving to Austin. I've traveled to Houston as well a handful of times.
The first problem with the communities here is that, while the Masaajid here are big and there are known and popular speakers here, they are so big that the sense of brotherhood/sisterhood is lost. I came from a smaller community in New Jersey and I way prefer the smaller sized community over these large Masaajid. While I am not completely against large Masaajid, I have yet to figure out how to solve the problem of a lack of forming close relationships and a close-knit community. I've come to the conclusion it is better to have many small to medium sized Masaajid rather than a few large ones. Everyone gets to know everyone and you have no choice but to make friends and establish relationships with the few people you see everyday at the Masjid. Austin is not on the same level as Houston or Dallas but it's headed in that direction. Honestly, I am not impressed with the communities here in Texas. It sounded and looked glorious from afar, but it's really not as great as the hype that surrounds it.
The second problem, which is related to the first, is the so-called celebrity Sheikh culture. At any given moment, if you decide to come to Dallas or Houston to listen and meet your favorite speaker, don't be surprised if they are not in town. A lot of these guys are traveling a huge portion of the year. I find this extremely troubling. They seem to be more concerned with traveling and touring the country to give 1-2 day weekend lectures and seminars rather than focusing the majority of their time on their own communities. I completely understand that a speaker/teacher can naturally and organically gain fame from their knowledge and ability to teach, especially with YouTube, and social media platforms. I have no problem with that. It becomes problematic when it seems as if they are purposefully attaining fame and reaping it's monetary benefits at the cost of serving their own communities. There was once a time when the student traveled to the scholar, not the scholar to the student. You traveled to Imam Malik and Imam Abu Haneefah, not the other way around.
That leads to my third point, that we, the people, must partially take the blame for the development of this culture. WE are the ones that agreed to pay $50-$100 entry fees in fancy halls to listen to a 1-2 hour lecture. These are the same lectures that we probably could have found online from a YouTube video, or read from a book. WE are the ones that agreed to pay ridiculous $10,000 honorariums for them to come to our Masaajid, only to sit in on a Jumu'ah Khutbah and 1 hour lecture after Maghrib with a lousy dinner served after 'Isha, all the while our local Imams are paid peanuts. WE are the ones that have failed to utilize and benefit the imams and teachers in our local communities and instead have opted to pay exuberant amounts of money to bring in the celebrity Shuyukh for a weekend seminar.
My final point is about gender interactions here in Texas, although this probably applies to many Masaajid across the US. Here in Texas, it has pretty much been accepted by the great majority of Imams and Masjid leadership, that the boundaries of interaction between genders should be loosened compared to more traditional understandings back home overseas given the nature of society and culture that we live in today. It is not uncommon here in Texas to have lunch/dinner served in Masaajid where there is a single serving table, with brothers and sisters taking food from tables at the same time, in parallel. It is not uncommon to allow sisters to enter the brother's prayer area during lectures where they sit on one side and brothers sit on the other side, with no physical barrier and minimal space between the two. It is not uncommon that these interactions occur while sisters are barely covered, and the brothers and sisters are casually having conversations, giggling and laughing. It is not uncommon for your favorite sheikh to approve of all of this. While this does occur in many communities across the US, I did not find this to be as common back home in New Jersey. I can't speak for other states, but it sure is common here in Texas. I am no Faqiih (legal jurist). I can not comment on what is categorically Haraam and Halaal, but I sure do have basic intuition, and my gut says this is a slippery slope that will lead to the destruction of our communities
There is more to say, but, I conclude with this: the grass ain't greener on the other side. I miss the small size of my old community. I fell into the trap and moved out here to Texas, just to learn that it's all hype. Stop inviting outsiders and wasting valuable resources (i.e. money) for them to come to your communities. Stop looking elsewhere to relocate and be a part of a different community. Stop over-praising and hyping up any individual. Instead, be grateful for the teachers, Imams, scholars, masaajid, and communities that you have in your own local city/town. Build and develop your own community. Benefit from your own teachers and Imams. End celebrity sheikh culture.
Hey there, I’ve been wanting to ask this question since I can’t find any resource towards this, and I’m hoping that people here can finally shed a light about this.
So basically, as a student, I was keen to learn about something such as programming, but the book that I’m hooked upon is very expensive here in Malaysia, and the only way for me to access and gain it is through pirating it online from a well-known website that provides mostly education books for free. Now my question is, based on what I’ve been taught, reading something that is pirated or not bought legally from the publisher or the writer, all the knowledge learnt will be consideredd unblessed and I would technically “have difficulty answering my exam,” or the knowledge you learn will have a hard time being absorbed. Is this considered true?
And what is the best way for me to learn if I couldn’t gain access to the materials or books easily, as the cost would be impossible for me to afford it? I know this might sound ridiculous to some, but it is just what I've been taught since I was a kid that we need to appreciate the knowledge as it could change who you are and how you become in the future
Who is your favorite Quran reciter? And why? For me I love listening to Omar Hisham when I'm feeling relaxed and want to just soak the warmth of Allah's Divine Love. Mishary Rashid Alafasy iis perfect for when I'm working on my own tajweed practice. And Imam Feysal Muhammad brings a depth of emotion that I find very uplifting. Who do you have on rotation? How about female reciters?
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Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullahe wa barakatuh! Hello all. I am a recent revert from Chrisitianity this year and I want to share regarding proof of the Qur'an. Yusuf 111 states that لَقَدْ كَانَ فِى قَصَصِهِمْ عِبْرَةٌۭ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَـٰبِ ۗ مَا كَانَ حَدِيثًۭا يُفْتَرَىٰ وَلَـٰكِن تَصْدِيقَ ٱلَّذِى بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ وَتَفْصِيلَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ وَهُدًۭى وَرَحْمَةًۭ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يُؤْمِنُونَ ١١١ It is in the spirit of this verse that I want to point out something I recently came across completely coincidentally. I have not seen it pointed out anywhere else so it very well may be a new discovery. But in the process of my study, I have been curious about the Dead Sea scrolls and what they might possibly have to contain regarding the original message of Jesus (PBUH). Naturally, I continue to learn and study the Qur'an at the same time. This is just a curiosity of mine since discovering the ways in which the Qur'an is confirmed by these earlier revelations simply reinforces faith in the Qur'an as God's word. So I found it really an inspiration when I had literally just read the words in the Qur'an which say of the Judgement day in Surah Abasa 38-42: وُجُوهٌۭ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ مُّسْفِرَةٌۭ ٣٨ And then I literally the same day stumble across the following passage from Qumran chapter 80 in the dead sea scrolls: I find this so inspiring because the Dead Sea scrolls are believed to date all the way back to the time of Jesus, buried to avoid destruction by the Roman empire or others who sought their destruction. So these writings could not have been copied during the time of Muhammed (SAW) because they were still hidden until 1948! and they are not in the Bible that existed at the time, which people claim was copied to produce the Qur'an. [link] [comments] |
Hello guys ,
I have a serious problem wich making me awake everynight ,my mother uses magic via other people and I have proof of that ,I used to buy her things and guve her extra money every time and she keep telling that I were successful because of her magic work ,last time I checked something the man asked her to bring him 7 copies of my original pic and my dirty clothe I don't believe in this shit but she is impacting me ,I don't know what to do in this situation ,I spoke to her and she said she doesn't do anything bad and she freaks out when she sees me trying to reach her phone ,even tho she s not trying to hurt me but am afaird one day she ll make me eat something,Please I need ur advice Am currently jobless because of family problems and stress every time I told her I ll leave the house she doesn't and she doesn't like it and I m a very honest man I don't like yo lie at all ,am very confused and don't know what to do so please help ! What should I do ! My future is in danger because of that
Assalamu Alaikum,
I’m reaching out because my heart feels so heavy, and I could really use some advice. My son is 21, and over the last few years, he’s been growing more and more distant from Islam. I feel like Allah (SWT) is testing me, and I don’t know how to handle it. Every time I try to bring up faith or gently guide him, he just seems to push back harder.
He’s gotten deeply into heavy metal music, listening to bands with names that are disturbing to me, like Deicide, Rotting Christ, and Cannibal Corpse. I've read some of their lyrics, ani I can’t understand what he finds in this music. It feels so dark, so opposite to the light of Islam. I’ve tried to ask him about it, but he doesn’t seem to hear my concerns.
It feels as if his hostility towards religion has grown ever since he joined college last year.
Every night, I pray for him, asking Allah to guide him and bring him back to the path. His father has been talking with him too, as has his sister, but he keep ignoring us. I know he’s an adult now, and he’ll make his own choices, but my heart aches for him, and I can’t help but worry about what he’s surrounding himself with.
If anyone here has been through something similar or has advice on how to approach this without pushing him further away, I would be so grateful. May Allah (SWT) guide him back and give me strength through this test.
I keep wondering if it was our fault to let him grow up learning about everything without imposing our own culture on him.
JazakAllah Khair. Keep us in your Du'as, please.
I reverted at the age of 16, and now I am 18. I feel so scared to tell my family, really so scared and I would hate to hide it forever. It’s getting to a point where I really want to wear the hijab, I want to not feel scared of telling people what I believe in. But I am so scared of my parents reactions. My mother is more emotional but open, and my dad, well he’s an atheist. He works in the Middle East so it has probably given him a better idea of what Muslim people are actually like Alhamdulillah. I just have no idea how I’ll ever tell them, like your family and friends perceiving you completely differently, I don’t know if I could handle it. And with everything there’s always a worse - case scenario, like your parents cutting you off. There are some moments where my parents seem so accepting and kind, and other moments where they are borderline islamaphobic and make assumptions, so I have no idea where I would stand with them. The most upsetting thing is, my parents love me loads, and they always say “what would we do without you” “you are the light in our life” “you are so mature for your age” and they say this not knowing that every day I try to live my life in the way that pleases Allah the most, to be kind, to forgive, to be grateful for everything. I just have no idea. They know I don’t drink alcohol or eat pork, and I think sometimes my differences are sometimes questioned. But I feel like I’m at a dead end. I’m writing this because just as I felt comfortable in practicing my religion privately, my brother made a comment about “Muslim rape culture” as I was sat next to him, and as I was telling him there’s a difference between religions and how some people live by them, and how he’d never talk about catholic children that were sexually abused by the Vatican but constantly point fingers at Islam, it made me think, will I ever truly get to reveal how I really see life, and what makes me so happy. Will I ever get to reveal to them that I have found something so special, that even when I have fasted ramadans alone, or suddenly taken my hijab off and hid it underneath my bed when I hear someone coming up the stairs, I still thank Allah and know that there is a reason for everything in life. I don’t know how long it will take to tell them, for them to tell their friends, for them to tell relatives, for them to accept it themselves, for them to understand I am my own person. It’s like it’s the biggest test to my character, and I don’t know how I’ll ever get to the point of not caring how others perceive me. If anyone has any positive stories, with parents who they thought would never be accepting, it would really be appreciated. Because although I am practicing Islam alone, and living within it inside me, I do not want to feel shame, I want to feel proud of the person I really am. 🥲
Salam,
I'm here to ask for some advice.
I'm Muslim but I feel like I'm missing something in my heart.
I have some psychological problems which affect my social and professional life, it bothers me a little but I tell myself that life down here is not that important. The problem is that I feel like it's affecting my practice of religion.
I have been asking Allah for years to guide me and help me, unfortunately I feel like it does nothing.
Honestly, I'll settle for a miserable life. The only thing I want is to be able to pray and read the Quran with a peaceful heart.
If it was delayed due to tiredness or laziness, can it still be prayed? Because Islam says it cannot be delayed for no real reason, so I broke the rules.
Like if I woke up, missed a prayer because of sleep, and was too tired to pray it and didn’t pray it.
Hey everyone, peace be upon you!
I have started to learn Arabic for a few months now. I am not a Muslim, and I am not from a Muslim country. However, I find the Islamic culture very interesting.
I am not nearly close enough to the level of being able to read the Quran as of right now, I can however write and read, and I know some vocabulary.
Now the question I had for you is could someone explain to me why, in Islam, the Quran is seen as a miracle in itself? What is it about the writing that makes it so special and unique from other books?
Thank you everyone, I hope we can all reason together in this thread and please enjoy your day!
I know the question sounds silly but I'm black and I am tired of living in this word. People are constantly racist and mean when I did absolutely nothing. Staff being rude and following me in stores, people always staring at me, never smiling or being human at the very least. I'm very polite, overly so, and try my best to not bother people but I still get treated the worst. I don't understand why people behave this way. I know for sure others are not living like this so why. Why is Allah not helping me I made so many dual just to exist in this world but nothing.
Assalamualaikum everyone
Recently, I started to pray again and learn more about Islam after leaving briefly during my high school years. despite having issues with my sobriety, I feel genuinely closer to Allah SWT. Ever since then, I have become more grateful and appreciative of everything around me. I started to speak to my parents every day and stopped looking at people from a cynical perspective.
However, I have started to cry everyday. I moved away from home at 15 for boarding school, and halfway across the world at 18 for university. however, today at 20 years old, I have started to cry everyday because of how much I miss my parents. I spend almost everyday alone. I moved to a different university so I do not know many people. The friend I had in my previous university have started to become distant with me. I miss living with my family and knowing that I was not alone. I hate how lazy I have become due to my addiction and not being able to make my parents proud. I regret so much of how I was to them when I was younger, and how much time I did not spend with my family. but because of this I became so grateful for them. Subhanallah, this is all because Allah SWT has softened my heart since my return to prayer.
Even though my heart is softened, it still hurts so much to feel so alone. I ask Allah SWT to help me quit my addiction but it’s the only thing distracting me from my pain. because of if I have stopped going to the gym as well. I feel as if so much time has been wasted and I am too old to start doing the things I want to do. I wanted to be a content creator but I fear I have messed up too much. I cannot focus on one thing either. I fear growing up and seeing my family age. I repent for the way I was to my family when I was younger almost every time I cry. I repent for the way I was to others. I feel like other than my family, no one is really there for me. even then, I do not want to worry my family and call them 24/7. I feel like my whole life is a mess and I am running out of time. Is there anything in Islam regarding these topics or any advice you would like to give me? also, please excuse my lack of knowledge; i’m trying to get better. Jazak Allah Khair.
Hello,
I hope this finds someone that can help me with a question. I grew up Christian most of my life. For a while I have been wanting a better relationship with god and feel that Converting to Islam will help with that. I want to convert but I don't know anyone that could help with taking my Shahada. I've heard I can do it by myself but other say that's not right I must do it in a mosque with an Imam
Assalamu Alaykum. I do not celebrate any holidays other than Eid and Ramadan, Alhamdulillah. As a kid I always despised winter because I thought that since I do not celebrate Christmas, I can’t enjoy winter. Ive realized now that winter is beautiful and I don’t need to associate the season with christmas. I was wondering if things such as snowflakes, garlands, undecorated evergreen trees (the mini ones, not a big one because I don’t want to be imitating christmas trees), etc would be haram or considered imitating the kuffar? and how about things such as pumpkins (not carved) and leaves during the fall?
Muslim Zionism refers to normalization steps taken by Muslim individuals and states that seek to build relations with Israel and the Zionist settler colonial project in Palestine or abroad while clothing it in Islamic epistemological, legal, or theological cloak. A ready religious imperial cadre is marshaled to offer soothing Qur’anic or selected Prophetic statements (all are quoted out of context but this does not stop them from deploying it in their discourses) to sanction that which is beyond the pale, settler colonialism in Palestine.
The Muslim Zionist imperial cadre are individuals who engage and center their relationships with Israel and Zionism while silencing, ignoring, demonizing, and blaming Palestinians for the ongoing conditions in Palestine, including the current genocide. Blaming the victims of settler colonialism, the Palestinians is offered as evidence of their “sophistication” and “intelligence” in developing relations with Israel.
Muslim Zionism locates its agency, upward mobility and access in circles of influence on the proximity and through the engagement with Zionism in the West, encounters at well-orchestrated conferences, and lofty awards ceremonies while never missing an opportunity to use “Israel speak” to explain their action when challenged. Some hide behind a facade of not knowing what is going on while sitting next to an Israeli ambassador at a dinner table and making the claim that they only focused on promoting tolerance and a positive image of Islam, no matter who is present.
Source: https://x.com/HatemBazian/status/1852215195940057324
For context, my entire family is Christian, and we have one godmother who is Muslim but we rarely see. My brother wrote out a whole five page explanation on what exactly he believes in about the Islam, that he found new friends and community and time for prayers, all super nice things. I'm not very aware of my surroundings, so for me it came out of the blue, but apparently it's been in the working for a while. That's great. I love him, I accept him, our sister and mother accept him (which is the immediate family and brutally honest, the ones that matter). This mostly doesn't change anything outside of my crisis of not having noticed anything.
Onto the part where I need help: My brother has a girlfriend of about a yeary she's nice, fully Muslim family, we've officially met her, they almost beam whenever they see each other. Now, my brother has invited us to a dating ceremony that may also be a fiancee ceremony? Since Muslims don't do the vague dating thing, it would technically mean they're fiancees but they're both clear that they're nowhere near ready for actual marriage.
I'll be brutally honest, I couldn't find the name of the ceremony he's talking about and I have no information on it. He said that we just need to attend and other senior Muslims will conduct the ceremony. That's great and all, but I don't know what to expect and what to do or help for.
So, I'm asking you, Islamic part of Reddit, if you have any tips or info on what to do, or what to know? Anything is appreciated.
I have been making dua for the same thing for so long, but it feels like nothing is happening. Sometimes i tell myself that it may not be written for me and i need to move on, yet i remember that dua can change qadr. Is this true? What should i do?
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