Archive for August, 2008
She made me cry…and so PROUD!
21 Aug 2008
Please read the article…I am speachless…sis you are amazing!
Hijab war or “no, thanks”?
21 Aug 2008
Lately, I check the hijab fashion blogs on regular basis. As you will probably agree with me, girls are doing cool stuff and I really enjoy in reading their posts. Until it comes to comments. Every now and then there is some sister (or even worse - the brother!) who gives herself/himself a right to judge and “kindly advising explain” what the proper hijab is and what is not. How haraam is to wear make-up. How haraam is this or that. I see sisters sometimes answering nicely, explaining, sometimes apologizing…
Honestly, I have many things to say on the subject. That much, that I really doubt this blog can take it. But shortly: Leave us in peace!!
Everybody who likes hijab wear it, who doesn’t - just don’t. If you like wearing it this way or another, OKAY! We all are doing it because of Allah 
alone. Not to be less “fitna” (hmm beside all the half-naked girls in the street, suddenly if I lose my hijab a bit, it’s a fitna? Who do you kidding boy?).
Not coz our men order us, not coz we wanna look stylish or vise versa. (etc, etc). We are doing it because we love Allah . And we are accountable to Him only. Khalas.
I found great article related to this and very nice suggestion for precious Ramadan. Hopefully it will have impact on our behavior after Ramadan too (do I hope too much?)
Please go read and sign yourself in :)
Not so bright Ramadan thoughts
18 Aug 2008
Only 14 days left. I don’t know is it just me, but like Ramadan of last year was yesterday?
In any case, I am happy and thankful that Allah allowed me to enjoy one more. I remember those wonderful feelings… Families united, friends together for iftaar almost every night, streets decorated welcoming this blessed month, even the smell of the air is amazing…
But this feeling of worry is accompanying me for days. I remember last Ramadan, last iftaar. I was preparing the meal for me and my girls, when on the first sound of adhaan my phone ring. My best friend was calling. It was really unusual, coz we are all kinda careful not to call each other during iftaar time. I answered the phone and heard her crying that much that she couldn’t say a word. Eventually she spoke and she said: He is leaving!!!
I knew what she was talking about.
We both start working that year and we’ve been under a lot (A LOT) of stress. Many days I would feel like just hiding myself under the blanket and staying there for hours. Ibadaah was faaaar away from my thoughts, I was just so tired! I knew it was Ramadan, my favorite time, I knew all the blessings it brings, I knew how important was to make ibadaah, but I couldn’t help my self! And this feeling of emptiness filled me, on this last day, this last iftaar. I knew why she was crying. I cried too.
We used to go to Qiyam al leil to the mosque last ten days (this mosque was an hour driving from my home. And qiyam al leil was at 2 in the morning). We used to read whole Qur’an during this month. We used to call each other in suhoor, just to make sure we are awake, not for meal, but for the barakah of suhoor we heard about in hadith. We used to give sadaqah and small presents or small packets of food to the neediest. We used to go to muqabalah (daily halaqah of Qur’an) to the mosque almost every day. WE USED TO. We don’t any more.
I am afraid this Ramadan will be same. I’ve never learned how to make this balance, how to organize my spiritual life, my prayers & ibadaah separately from everything else. I know this is the hardest thing, coz all what’s happening is affecting us. But I think it is becoming essential. I don’t want to feel away from my Allah . I want to be close to Him, to think of Him all the time, to yearn for His pleasure every single second in my life and to WORK for this pleasure.
I am just so worried…..
If only my relationship with you were sweetened,
Though the rest of my life may be bitter;
And if only You were to be pleased with me,
Though all others may thereby be angered;
If only what lies between You and I were built up,
Though all between me and humanity be torn down -
For if love from You is true all else becomes pithy
And everything upon the Earth is merely dirt.
(Rabi’ah al Adawiyyah)
Jeans - at work? I say : YES!
01 Aug 2008
I could’t resist really, I just had to make one of these :) These two combinations, both including jeans pants, seems like so great to wear at uni (1st one) or at work (2nd one, IF you don’t have sick boss who prefers all female staff wear black abaya).
Having in mind this is my first shot, would like to know what you guys think? Specially you Shahi? :)
Ok, black abaya for me anyway… :(