Salam alaikum warahmatuLLAh,
just sharing some wise words from a fellow bro;
Bismillah-hir-rahmaan-nirahim (In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful).
"And whoever fears Allah He will make him a way out. And will give him provision in such a manner he cannot anticipate. And whoever relies on Allah He suffices him."
[Surah 65 Ayat 2-3]
About Me:
Aslamualaikum to all the muslims and greetings to the non-muslims, welcome to my space.
I was born in the 1980s and have lived in England all my life.
I am a university graduate and I have a degree in Computer Science. Ask me anything you like about computers. Chances are I won't know the answer but I'll make up something to convince you that I do :p
I am a muslim (alhamdulillah) and have recently started practising my religion. It has given me the happiness, peace and tranquility that I have been craving for all my life.
I am often left annoyed and frustrated by various groups (media, evil armies who murder innocent people, politicians etc) who are out to misrepresent my religion and try to give it a bad name. I get particularly annoyed when quranic verses are distorted and misquoted, fake 'islamic experts' are interviewed by the media to give this beautiful religion a bad name. The so-called 'islamic experts' are often people who look like a muslim but are not (e.g. arab christian or arab jew or even an atheist wearing a turban!) being interviewed to talk about Islam. It is for this reason that I have decided to make this space, to help educate non-muslims about Islam. Hopefully by working together and showing justice and understanding, we can do our bit to bring peace and order to this increasingly chaotic world.
As well as non-muslims, I also hope to learn from and to educate muslims about Islam. Insha-Allah by working together, we can increase our imaan and solve all our problems with the help of Allah.
I am completely against women being forced to wear the Niqab. In the same way I am completely against women being forced to REMOVE the hijab. From my personal point of view, no woman is more beautiful than a muslim woman who wears a hijab. I pray to Allah that He gives all my muslim brothers a pious wife who is secure in herself to cover her face & body from other men. What could give a man more satisfaction than knowing that his wife's beauty is only for his eyes. Will that not guarantee a man's loyalty? I am convinced it will. Secondly, if a woman is wearing a short skirt and kissing other men who are "just friends", how is a man supposed to respect and be faithful to that woman? Just does not make sense to me. Also another point is that men must be loyal and lower their gaze and not flirt with the opposite sex either. Just my opinion, you don't have to agree! Whenever I see a woman who covers herself, instantly my heart is filled with respect for that woman and no bad thoughts come into my mind. On the other hand, if I see a woman who is walking half naked down the street, how can I not look at her or think about her in a bad way? In my opinion, the women's liberation in the west is just a form of manipulation and degradation in the guise of liberating and making them independent. What is so liberating about a woman having to wax her legs, go to gym, have breast enlargement operations just to impress strangers and even people she does not like. Somebody please explain to me because it's not making sense. Some celebrities are adopting children to keep fit and maintain their figures. Why? To impress me and you? They adopt and do not have their own children to impress me? Lol why? It's kinda funny and sorta stupid.
I also want to remind my muslim brothers: respect your wives. Cherish them. They are a gift and blessing from Allah. Love them, always respect them, never shout at them, never hit them, always make time for them. Treat them, buy them gifts, be romantic to them. Flowers, chocolates, whatever it takes do it. Keep them happy. Do it today, do something special today. Help them with the housework. That's a REAL man. I'm also reminding myself too, so don't think I am lecturing! Love your children, teach them good manners. Teach them how to enjoy life and be confident and to be happy. Educate them and teach them about Deen. It's your duty boys, remember that!
Islam teaches us to respect and honour women. I often read comments from non-muslims saying 'Islam oppresses women, you dnt respect women blah blah blah'. When I click on the profiles of the commenters who are 'defending womens' rights', I often find videos such as 'Girl in bra shaking it' and 'Russian teen sisters mudwrestling' in their favourites. You call THAT 'respect and freedom'? yeah right !
The hypocrisy is there for all to see. But don't take my word for it. Next time you see a comment, click on the persons profile, you might get surprised by what you see.
Hobbies:
Right well, I love going out to the park, places of natural beauty. I love eating at restaurants and enjoy takeaway food (I love chicken, don't think I could live without it). I love talking and socialising as long as the conversation is good. I could talk for a whole week non-stop if I happen to meet an interesting person. I love meeting intelligent people who are educated and have good manners. I hate people who lie and have poor manners, really annoys me. I love travelling and hope to travel more in the near future insha-Allah. I used to love working out but have not done so for over a year now. Sometimes I enjoy taking naps, especially in the summer oooooh satisfying love it lol. Love chilling, but then who doesn't?
Movies:
I tend not to watch television since I am dissapointed with the way it is corrupting society..
For example, WWE, the wrestling .. they had a match between two women. The winner is the one who removes the others clothes down to her underwear. Now why would I want to watch that?
Sex and the city ... teaching women to become prostitutes in the guise of being 'independent and liberated'? Nope, no thanks, not for me.
But seriously all I see on TV is people getting killed to make me feel depressed, naked women so I lose respect for women and think about them as sexual objects and celebrities with huge mansions so I become ungrateful for what Allah has blessed me with. Everywhere you look, celebrities celebrities celebrities. Fame, money, bling bling. Looks good on the outside, but is it really? If it was then would Britney Spears and Lyndsey Lohan always be in Rehab? Would they always be on drugs to escape reality? That's all I need to say on that one.
There are shows called 'Wife Swap'? 'Wife swap' serious! CRAZY! Why would I want to watch that??
And on TV, even if something good is on, for example I like football, then you have the inappropriate advertisements. Advertisements of toilet paper with a naked woman, advertisements of shaving foam and they show a man's butt. Completely uncalled for! Shows like Jerry Springer and all the other talk shows, showing the worst of society to set people a bad example. It influences us all. We might not realise it but it does. It is for this reason that I avoid TV whenever possible. The media is being used to strip away Islam and peace from peoples' lives by corrupting them. It is taking away everything good from non-western cultures and replacing them with filth from the west by glamourising it. You're not fooling me, I've switched off & unplugged and won't let anybody ruin nor dictate my life. I watch PeaceTv sometimes, especially if Hussain Ye is lecturing, he is very humble and intelligent masha-Allah.
Music:
I try to avoid music whenever possible since I have noticed it weakens my imaan. I have also noticed that it makes me daydream and start feeling false emotions that I am really not feeling. I prefer to listen to the quran and my favourite reciter is Abdul Basit. Listen to the first video in my Quranic Recitations playlist, you'll know what I mean.
Books:
Quran, hadeeth. I keep in touch with the news, but not too much since it can get depressing. What else do I read, umm don't really like reading unless I have to. I'll read your comments and your messages though, so feel free to send me your messages and thoughts. If you love Islam or want to learn more about the religion, you can add me as a friend.
Peace! SubhaanAllah, Alhamdulillah, Allahuakbar.
***A REMINDER FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS***
The more I learn about Islam the more I fall in love. When a person turns towards Allah and seeks knowledge, Allah guides that person. Make a start with your intention.
Always stay paak (clean and pure). because Allah likes those who are clean and pure.
If you are single, try to get married. Marriage completes half of your Deen. If you are unable to get married, keep voluntary fasts (fast every other day). Fasting will help you control your desires? and help improve your character insha-Allah. Do not? degrade yourself by dating. If you are married remember to always treat your wife with kindness. For the sisters: love your husband, guard your beauty and charm for your husband's eyes exclusively and raise the next generation of beautiful children with islamic knowledge and values.
Dont eat too much, limit how much you eat. Eat small meals spread throughout the day. This will help you to look better, feel healthier and help improve your character insha-Allah.
Thank Allah for all you have,? the more grateful you are, the more Allah will give you insha-Allah. Give charity, whatever you have even if it is just one dollar.
WHAT HELPED ME TURN TO ISLAM?
I had everything in life alhamdulillah. But I was never happy, something was always missing. I started to think about things in detail, just sit down and contemplate.
I started to think about why I was here. I started to think about how the sun rises daily, then the day becomes night and night becomes day. At sunset time I watch how it gets dark with fascination, I even do it to this day. I knew Allah is doing this. I used to look at the sun and my eyes would hurt. I would think, I can't even look at the sun, it's so powerful. If the sun was closer it would burn us all, it is at the perfect distance. I would think about how humans are created from a dirty fluid, yet we turn out so beautiful and unique. I would get a cut on my hand and watch it heal itself. I would think about water, how we all need it. Yet it falls from the sky. All these are signs of Allah. I thought about all of these things. I contemplated about these things and it made me want to learn about Allah. Try to think about the things I mentioned.
THE WORLD TODAY:
I also observe people. I see married women at work, they kiss/hug other men etc. I do not want my wife doing this. Guys film down women's tops secretly on their phones and then show to all their friends. Things like this disgust me. When a decent woman covers herself, people look at her as if she is a freak, whereas when women wear such clothes that expose their nudity, people think it is cool. That is weird and wrong. Media has brainwashed us all. There are many examples like this. When a man respects and loves his mother, the media try to laugh at it and call people mummys' boys. What kind of rubbish is that? In Islam we are taught that a mother deserves the most love. Don't fall into the trap. Don't be a blind sheep like everyone else. Stand up for the truth. Be a leader, become an example. Be good and be proud of it. Alhamdullilah.
CHILDREN:
I hope to have children one day insha-Allah and I used to think, what if tomorrow my son came home from school and said "Dad I'm gay!" Or what if my son came home from school drunk?? Or what if my daughter turned 18 and wanted to star in an adult movie? Astaghfirullah! may Allah protect us from all evil. I thought about who I learnt about Islam from, it were my parents. I grew up watching them pray and prayed with them. Now tomorrow if I have kids and I am not praying, will my kids pray? If I do not teach my children about Islam then I cannot shout at them if they are gay or if they do bad stuff. So this is why I started to learn about Islam, to protect myself and my future children. If you have children or want to have children in the future, remember when that child enters this world, he/she will not know anything, you will have to teach that child everything. That should be our motivation, to save ourself from Hell fire and to save our beautiful children, friends and family.
HOW CAN I INCREASE MY KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ISLAM?
My advice to you would be that you read the quran with translation and more importantly the tafseer (commentary). The tafseer is important since it explains things that are complicated. All you have to do is read 5 lines a day, that is all. If you can't read 5 lines, just read 3 daily. But do it daily, make it a habit. Insha-Allah day by day your knowledge about Deen will increase.
Other than the quran, read hadeeth and books about afterlife. Read islamic books and watch Islamic videos on YouTube. On my channel I have many videos, feel free to browse them, there is a lot of knowledge in them. Learn about Islam, then use 'Windows movie maker' or any other software to make a video to share your knowledge with others.
Always remember not to make religion a burden. If you make it a burden, then you will run away from it. Do as much as you can, even if you can only read an islamic book for 5 minutes, then read for 5 minutes only. Don't force yourself. Make it easy for yourself.
Remember Islam is here to make your life easy, not to make it difficult.
Try to always read your 5 prayers on time. If you currently read 0, then start reading 1.
Keep reading 1 then move to 2. If you currently read 2 prayers, then try to read 3 etc. Build it up slowly. But start today, do not delay. A trick of the shaitaan is to make us think "i'll do this tomorrow" and then when tomorrow comes.. he makes us forget. No do it today, don't let the shaitaan trick you.
Another thing I would recommend (if possible) is to go to Saudi Arabia with your family for Hajj / pilgrimage.
Allah knows what is best for us. If a small baby asks for a knife to play with, would you give the baby the knife? The baby will cry and cry asking for the knife but you won't give it because you know that it is bad for the baby. In the same way, Allah knows things like alchohol, drugs, dating etc are bad for us so he has forbidden them.
Television?
I feel it is a bad influence and is corrupting and demoralising us all. Try to limit how much and what you watch.
Follow the sunnah (the way of the Prophet Muhammad p.b.u.h). I have an entire playlist with sunnats of the Prophet Muhammad (P.b.u.h). By following the sunnah you will get the best of this life and the hereafter. Dont let shaitaan (devil) trick you into thinking that? if you follow islam you get the afterlife but nothing in this world. This is a huge trick of the shaitaan (devil). If you follow Islam, you will get the best in this world AND the hereafter. Keep praying to Allah that He guides you. May Allah bless you and me and the entire ummah. Ameen.
