2007年2月22日 上午7點24分02秒Journay of Islam

Living in America in today's socieity can be very hard as a new muslim. With all the bad things people have to say about Islam it's hard to know whats right and what's wrong. Well first acknowledge the Qur'an before all others. Many times I heard that Islam was a religion of terrorism. Well I learned the meaning of the word Islam meaning peace. One day I was watching the Discovery Times Channel about Hajj. They were going along with Muslims from around the world and experiencing the Hajj through their eyes. I learned many things about Islam as i watched this. Then this made me want to learn more about Islam. So I decided to read the encyclepedia about Islam. It talked about how the angel Gabriel spoke to the prophet Muhammawd (pbh) and the Qur'an was delivered to him. And, it also spoke about some of prophet Muhammad's (pbh) history. At first I didn't really know what to think. As a Christain I never heard of prophet Muhammad (phb) in the Bible. So my next move was the internet. I started chatting in arab chats and meeting new people. One of the friends I made was a guy named Nader. He tried to talk with me about Islam and answer any questions that I had. So when he got married he told me I could talk with his wife Iman. Iman is an american revert who lives in Michigan. So I asked her somethings I'd also asked the preacher in church. The funny thing was the preacher didn't have any answers for me and she did. She was telling me how christains also view the prophet Jesus (A.S.) as the son of God, God, and the spirit the father, and the holy ghost. She asked me how could he be all these things, especially God. She made many other points that really grabbed my attention. Then she told me about the 5 pillars of Islam. She explained about the praying five times a day, Hajj, Ramadan, so on. She told me all I had to do was accept the prophet Muhammad (pbh) as the messenger of Allah, and there's no other God except Allah. So I went and took some thought on things and decided I wanted to be a muslim. She told me all I had to say was "la ilaha ala allah, muhammad rasool allah" and she would be my witness. Many times as a christain I found it hard to believe in God. Nothing ever made sense to me so I kept on questioning things and never finding my answers. So in turn I became an athiest. I cried out to Allah to show me the way and guide me. I believe that Allah answered my cry by introducing me to all these wonderful people I consider my family. Who helped me learn about this most wonderful religion. Many times I have been asked why I would choose a religion that supresses women and puts them down. This is one of the things that disgust me most. Islam treats women as equals, and doesn't deprive them of their rights. They ask why would you wear a hijab? I wear it because I feel a sense of security from my God, not because someone told me to! No one has forced any of these things upon me, I have choosen it all freely. Unfortuneatly while I was in high school I was asked to remove my hijab. I remember that first day I wore it. Walking down those halls with all those eyes on me. I felt proud yet so afraid. Although all of my "friends" if you can call them that, still accepted me and didn't turn away. When my assistant principal and school's officer saw me with the hijab on they told me I had to remove it. I refused and they told me to go to the head principal. As I walked away they were snickering and saying absurd things. The principal told me that he would allow me to wear it for the rest of the day but he would contact the schools lawyer. They told me that his response was I could only wear it if i wore an abaya as well. That were no such things as half muslims I must wear full islamic clothing. I told Iman about this and she said this wasn't right and they couldn't do this to me. So I contacted the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and reported them. They took my case to court, but when my parents found out they were angry with me and took my hijabs from me. In the end the verdict was I could wear hijab if my parents signed a letter saying that I had converted to Islam. My parents refused and I felt my rights had been stolen from me as an American citizen. I never let things like these stop me from being a muslimah, nor do I let it discourage me. With Allah there is nothing going to stand in my way of my religion. I love my religion and I try to be a good muslimah. I'm not ashamed to tell anyone that I am muslim. As far as my family goes, my father says I'm not a muslim since I wasn't born as one. My mother doesn't agree on somethings and doesn't really like me saying im muslim either. But, they both agreed I'm old enough to decide on my own my religion. My family doesn't really agree on my religion and support me. But, I always remember with Allah I can do anything. I used to think I couldn't make it through anything. I would want my life to end every now and then when things were really hard. But, now I have Allah nothing keeps me down and depressed. There is no other religion as good as Islam. I will never turn to another religion. Islam is where I belong. I have found a new family and I love them all dearly. They support you and help you not only to learn things, but when you need something they go out of their way to try and help you. What better family is there than this kind? So for all my sisters and brothers I love you in Islam; and may Allah bless you, keep you safe and keep away shaitan ameeeeeen. Ya Allah may we all meet in Jannah one day ameeeeeeen.

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2007年1月19日 上午6點40分04秒Love

Love is like the seeds of life,
To root is full of pain and strife.
But to grow it’s like a great Oak tree,
Straight and strong for eternity.
Love is what I offer you, ...

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2007年1月19日 上午6點36分26秒Love

You are a part of my life in so many ways
And you I will love for the rest of my days
Time can’t change the way I feel

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