Tuesday 21 December 2010

The Journey begins.

A couple of weeks ago I started questioning myself about my ability of understanding Islam in today's world. Questions appeared out of nowhere...Did I actually know about my religion or was I just an onlooker who kept their head down and got on with life. I wanted to expand my limited knowledge and reach out for help. Sometimes I was scared but other times the drive to succeed was overwhelming and that’s when I decided I would do anything and everything to learn about myself, my religion. It took a lot of courage (I know I feel so ashamed) to email the Islamic Society at my university to ask if I could join. From there is where my journey of learning the right path to Islam started.

So I would like to know how your journey started. How did you come about it? What resources helped you engage with certain topics like hadith or divorce? Who did you go for help in understanding Islam?

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7 comments:

  1. Anonymous29 December 2010 at 16:32

    If you are muslim you'd have enough knowledge about the religion, to not ask such stereotypical questions. Muslim woman know how good they have it & are not oppressed, its only what the media feeds you. I wish you well on your journey, of self discovery!

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    1. TheGirlBehindTheVeil23 April 2012 at 11:50

      Hey Haifa, may I contact you, I really could do with your help please? Thank you

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  2. TheGirlBehindTheVeil3 January 2011 at 14:10

    Thank you Haifa for your advise. I merely stated what many people think about women in Islam and of course I do NOT think Muslim women are oppressed but why do the western society a woman who's wearing the abaaya and burka that they are oppressed. It is an image that has been created through Muslim women particularly Saudi Arabian who have been treated like vermin by they’re husbands. The verb "oppressed" is simply a destructive label towards us women in Islam just like the word “wogs” is used towards Islamic people in other countries. Fair enough you can brand me about not knowing a great deal about Islam. However these questions you call “stereotypical” are some of the many few questions youngsters from our religion ask every single day. What are you supposed to say to that??? That these people are not Muslim. It’s the lack of speaking up, the lack of not standing up for ourselves, the lack of our Muslim countries not supporting us through difficult times that we have landed ourselves with these labels. Maybe I don’t know a great deal about my religion but I do believe that these issues should be resolved openly rather than shut away because people are too sensitive to talk about them.

    I am sorry Haifa on this one you are without a doubt wrong. I’m not asking these questions because I’m stupid or ill-minded these questions just need to be answered once and for all.

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  3. Fafa Lane5 January 2011 at 07:11

    im muslim since i was born but when i start to get older i eventually wana b a better person. i cant say im a good muslim bcoz im still learning n to improve more. from who did i learn? i asked ppl who knws more than me for sure :) bdw welcome 2 islam n all the best with ur journey

    Silla

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  4. Little Auntie13 January 2011 at 00:35

    Asalamu aliakuam, sis!

    I think it's FANTASTIC that you e-mailed your Islamic society. There's no shame at all in asking- the only shame lies in NOT asking... not knowing our religion-

    As for me, Alhamdillah, I grew up in a practicing family and in school, studied Islam (marriage, divorce, etc. all these topics). But I learned a LOT more once my older sister joined an Islamic group a few years back..then, I really became much more practicing.

    The great thing is that now are lots of websites that can help you on your journey to becoming a better Muslim. Check out the recommended links on my blog if you want and also, stay in touch. :)

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  5. Gemini Girl2 February 2011 at 03:53

    Welcome to Islam, enjoy it :) you'll love it I'm sure, stay connected with muslim gurls to learn more :)

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  6. Sparkle23 February 2011 at 14:05

    Salamu Alaikum GBTV ^_^

    It's quite admirable the way you're stating that. Isn't it just great? Knowing that you've finally awakened and wanting to makes things better?

    Congrats!

    I had my knock on the head, like, maybe ten years ago?

    I used to live abroad for about 18 years. My family was religious, I wore hijab, but there were many things missing in my life, like: Dhikr, praying nawafel, reading Quran more often... and so on :(

    When I first came back to Libya *sigh... may Allah grant it peace and harmony soon!* I went straight to college, and there I was blessed by a girl that was one year my senior who advised me to watch Amr Khaled (it was Ramadan that time, and we were talking about each others' programs) I found out that I was the only one in the group that wasn't tunin' in to him, so I wanted to give it a go (tbh I never heard of him before that anyway ^/////^)

    So, my journey started from there...

    I'm sure you get the rest :)

    I have no problem in blabbering so do mind me XP

    Good sweetheart!!

    Sparkle xxx

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