Very New To Islam
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Shalom Aleikhem,
Welcome to Free-Minds
I hope we get to learn from you and share what we have to share with you for the betterment of all of us. May God guide us to His straight path.
Peace be with you
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Salam
Shalom Aleikhem,
Welcome to Free-Minds
I hope we get to learn from you and share what we have to share with you for the betterment of all of us. May God guide us to His straight path.
Peace be with you
---------------------- Student of AllahSalam welcome
i wish you the same as my Sister and hope that Allah may guides us all and makes us HIS obient servants . Peace peace -
Peace & Welcome peace
It was nice of you to introduce yourself, a person real person with a face, that actually speaks out... What a rare gem nowdays.
I don't want to be a debbie downer but, Just so you know, that this road is bumpy. It is not so lovely. Your life is not simply going to magically open up and everything will be ok. Though you may be luck. I guess, pray before you're preyed upon !
(http//submission.org/#/d/friday_testing_temptations.html)Keep Learning and praying for knowledge, Keep trying to do good things, helping out people. It is not just by faith alone, it is by your (good) work.
Keep striving and trying to progress forward with your life. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Don't waste your time on pity... make the best out of a bad situation and move on with your life. A guy told me the other day, it's like that non-stick spray, if something is negative, spray some on and don't let that stick to you. You gotta be positive.
Progress forward, help out people, stand up for justice and against tyranny/oppression. Don't be afraid, your anger/rage should be more than your fear. So stand up, raise your voice, and let it be heard.Recommended readings
The Original purpose of our creation
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603282.0
God's System of Righteousness (The Reward system for those who are Nice/Benevolent)
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9602900
God's Systems of Guidance and Misguidance
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603904.0
Faith without good work is useless!
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9604521
7 "Hells", 2 Heavens, and a "Purgatory"
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603259
Forgive & you'll be Forgiven
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603142
God Loves/doesn't Love
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603058.0
~ God's Unconnditional servants ~
http//free-minds.org/forum/index.php?topic=9603053I Also recommend going through and studying
Mathematical Miracle
http//www.masjidtucson.org/quran/miracle/index.html
Messenger of the Covenant
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Hi, Salamm,
Salam and blessings to all,
I've been on this site for a little bit, but never took the initiative to introduce myself. I'm terrible at introductions! >.<
I'm usually the adorkable introvert. sunHow I got to this point in my life...well, it's quite a long story filled with a lot of B.S.
Yeah! Bad Science! We have to go through it to learn. No way around it in the process of learning!
I am very new to Islam. I started seriously researching about it in June of this year (with absolutely no knowledge of Islam beforehand), took my shahada by the end of June, took on Ramadan mid-July, got enlightened to Quran alone because of the ridiculous and illogical "rules" of Sunnism during Ramadan, eventually found this website and the Monotheist translation of the Quran (Thank you guys SO MUCH for that translation! Saved my Ramadan and my religion!), and finally was a full-blown Muslim before Eid hit.
Yea. Super quick.Awareness happens in no time. However, for the self to accept the change and swallow it, if ever, it takes time.
But I think my journey came so fast because I was kind of ready for it to a certain extent. There were days and nights where I would sit for half an hour or more begging God to guide me on a straight path. And man does He ever answer prayers! It was the first time I earnestly spoke with Him in my life I think...
You must have been in the Roo7, where you can be right at and with the source of your being, at that particular moment! Awesome!
perhaps once before when I was a teenager. I was just so tired of crap. I was tired of being lied to. All my life I bounced around from being Catholic, to Baptist, to Athiest, to Agnostic, and I even considered Satanism at one point. Crazy, I know! &
You will still be lied to and pulled by forces that come disguised as the truth. But that is just part of the "thrill".But thankfully, I realized that all I really had to do was ask for the answer, and listen.
And filter if you were asking humans!It was that easy! Six months ago I would have NEVER thought to be serious about any religion at all. This is a complete 180 for me. I haven't even told my friends about my conversion yet (and they weren't serious friends anyway so go figure. Haven't heard from them since I went on hiatus from facebook) but if they knew about it, I think they would laugh in my face. What? You? Religious? HAHAHA rotfl yeah NEXT SUBJECT!
Religion is a big word. Waking up will do for me! LOL! So now that I've woken up, what shall I do? Well,, there is a lot.. ahead.. you will come to realize. Just don't be discouraged by the heaviness of its weight. It is overwhelming to say the least. When you want to move forward yet there are people and things that are pulling you back. But as you have already done, trusting in God is the one and only way. YOu've seen it. So keep doing what you are doing.. keep asking as earnestly as you did before "Ihdinaa al ssira6 al mustaqeem".. and you will be shown the way,, the road of the true religion.. a very empty, rough road! Isolated, with no travelers, , maybe very few in the distance, who could be waving to you to keep going,, so keep on moving forward.. with such emptiness you will only feel the company of God even greater, and sense how it is fulfilling and lasting than any human company. The price of finding God is to give up on all else.
Anywho, so I am five months Muslim and I have only read the Quran in its entirety once. Of course I read a Surah here and there, but I plan to read vigorously once again when I fast this December. I really hope to memorize the Quran, and I mean that as knowing what it says, not how it sounds! I want to be a walking Quran, a Muslim encyclopedia for every situation, a permanent student in Islam! I am sooooooo excited about this change in my life because I finally belong somewhere.
For sure, there is always room to learn and grow from the Quran. Never stop studying and pondering on it. But we need to realize that whatever we could come to find out of it, that in reality, it is a very tiny bit of the truth, and there is the possibility that we could be even wrong about it! In The subject who brought the throne of Sheba to the mighty king Suleiman had clearly more knowledge (3ilm to be correct.. I don't know the equivalent in English) than Suleiman. Suleiman was given a lot, kingdoms and such, but not a lot of 3ilm it seems. Yet that did not upset him the least. To the contrary! It made him more grateful! There is a lesson in that for all of us. No single person can be a walking Quran, or a Muslim encyclopedia for every situation. No one can get the whole picture.
You will read the Quran, for zillions of time, like me, but know that you will not fully get it, not all of it. No one will. Should that deter you? Not the least. I read the Quran 24/7.. as a matter of fact it plays in my ears around the hour (almost), yet, I still realize things and get answers for the first time in my life!! It stops me in my tracks! (in a good way).. yet I cannot permit myself to be so sure! I would think that I should still be open and praying for further 3ilm and verifications.. That is my quest.The Quran is a single window/pointer to the Truth. To put too much emphasis on it or to expect that it is easy to understand is an invitation for confusion, especially when what you can get your hand on is a translation, tainted by the translator's point of view.
You are not lost without the Quran. That is what I am trying to say here. There are other pointers. The Fitrah is one pointer .. The gut feeling is another pointer ...
To me, the really main pointer, the one that you came to life through and became a conscious and aware being, and was given responsibility because of it, is al Roo7. Strive to be there. It is where you can have a talk with the Creator and tune in for answers and comfort.
I have finally found the logic to life and that fact brings me peace. And God is so awesome and I love Him so much! (Though that feeling is quite new to me as well. Hopefully that love will grow as my journey continues.)
The sweetness you experience within will continuously be challenged by the bitterness of some people in the world around you. Again, part of the journey!
The only thing that I'm frustrated about with Islam is the fact that so few practice it! Grrr. Why is Allah=sufficient such a minority mindset?! It doesn't make sense. =/
Don't worry about that. There are people in this world who choose to sleep, and stay asleep. Their choice. If they have a chance to wake up then it is something between them and Who Created them. It breaks my heart to see them ruining our Earth, but I can and will do whatever I can do. We need to fix what they destroy. We need to do whatever we can.
Either way, here is a short and extremely condensed video about my conversion
http//youtu.be/r4yZsNK4OyUVery interesting. I loved it, Thanks
As I have spoken to a few of you already, thank you guys for being so amazing and supportive. Peace, blessings and love to all!
Salam,
-Inq
I hope I haven't bothered you with my thoughts.. My best wishes to you, sister, and very warm welcome.. xoxo sun
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Peace Inquisitive trini.
Welcome to the forum.
God bless you.
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Salam Taj,
Yeah! Bad Science!
Lol! rotfl
You must have been in the Roo7, where you can be right at and with the source of your being, at that particular moment! Awesome!
?? I don't know what this is. I don't know any arabic at all. T_T.
And filter if you were asking humans!
Indeed but trust me, I wasn't asking them very much! nope
So keep doing what you are doing.. keep asking as earnestly as you did before "Ihdinaa al ssira6 al mustaqeem".. and you will be shown the way,, the road of the true religion.. a very empty, rough road! Isolated, with no travelers, , maybe very few in the distance, who could be waving to you to keep going,, so keep on moving forward.. with such emptiness you will only feel the company of God even greater, and sense how it is fulfilling and lasting than any human company. The price of finding God is to give up on all else.
Wow. Very powerful words! It made me realize something about what my Islam teacher told me. When I first asked him about the pros and cons of following the Quran alone, he told me that I need community in order to flourish. Abandoning Hadith would be like being a tree in the desert with no nourishment to feed me. Is God not the best of providers? Would He fail to nourish me?! Thank you for that!
For sure, there is always room to learn and grow from the Quran. Never stop studying and pondering on it...it is a very tiny bit of the truth, and there is the possibility that we could be even wrong about it...No single person can be a walking Quran, or a Muslim encyclopedia for every situation. No one can get the whole picture.
Absolutely, but that won't stop me from trying! Indeed I cannot know everything and surely the whole picture is much too large for me to perceive, but should I not strive to improve my understanding? (Surah 20114). I'm not saying I want to be arrogant or whatever like "I know everything about God and the Quran". No way! I just mean that I want to be like mmKhan who pops out Surahs everytime someone posts something. P
Basically someone who has Quran on her mind all the time!
You are not lost without the Quran. That is what I am trying to say here. There are other pointers. The Fitrah is one pointer .. The gut feeling is another pointer ...
To me, the really main pointer, the one that you came to life through and became a conscious and aware being, and was given responsibility because of it, is al Roo7. Strive to be there. It is where you can have a talk with the Creator and tune in for answers and comfort.
Thank you so much for the advice!! But what is this Roo7???
The sweetness you experience within will continuously be challenged by the bitterness of some people in the world around you. Again, part of the journey!
Indeed. Thank you for the warning. I will try my best to not let it get to me with the help of Allah.
Don't worry about that. There are people in this world who choose to sleep, and stay asleep. Their choice. If they have a chance to wake up then it is something between them and Who Created them. It breaks my heart to see them ruining our Earth, but I can and will do whatever I can do. We need to fix what they destroy. We need to do whatever we can.
Whoa, very daunting goal! But I suppose the most important thing is that we strive.
Thank you for the incredibly kind words and encouragement. I hope we can be great friends!
Salam,
- Inq
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Peace & Welcome peace
It was nice of you to introduce yourself, a person real person with a face, that actually speaks out... What a rare gem nowdays.
Thanks!
Keep striving and trying to progress forward with your life. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. Don't waste your time on pity... make the best out of a bad situation and move on with your life. A guy told me the other day, it's like that non-stick spray, if something is negative, spray some on and don't let that stick to you. You gotta be positive.
But non-stick spray is terrible! Tastes horrible, bad for the environment, and it isn't even proper oil! Can't I just be olive oil?
Being positive is actually a quite new concept for me, but I will try my best with Allah's help!Progress forward, help out people, stand up for justice and against tyranny/oppression. Don't be afraid, your anger/rage should be more than your fear. So stand up, raise your voice, and let it be heard.
Indeed. yay
I don't want to be a debbie downer but, Just so you know, that this road is bumpy. It is not so lovely. Your life is not simply going to magically open up and everything will be ok. Though you may be luck. I guess, pray before you're preyed upon !
(http//submission.org/#/d/friday_testing_temptations.html)Salam Youssef,
I appreciate you offering a dose of reality and the article was indeed a great reminder. I would like to say that much of my life has been a test, especially because my childhood has actually been pretty rough and college wasn't much better; and I would like to say that I understand that going through trials makes a person strong...but of course I can't really know for sure what God intended for me at these moments in my life. The only thing I know that I CAN do to make the journey easier is ask "What does God want to teach me in this situation" or "What is He trying to say" rather than griping about how rough a possible test, or perhaps punishment, might be. Complaining about my situation has never worked for me before and I definitely know that it won't work now. So I will use the tools that God gave me from my previous trials and apply them to any new ones that I may have. sun
Thank you for your support Youssef. And I apologize for my horrible grammar in this post! >.<
Peace and blessings be upon you bro. Salam!
- Inq
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Peace to mmkhan, SoA, Karimah, Indelwyn, good logic, Lena and Mirjamnur for your welcomes! (Did I miss anyone? Lol.) Thank you so much! I am excited to learn from you all. handshake
Peace and blessings!
- Inq
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Yes, keep moving on and try to progress forward.
So now we believe, What do we do now?
Go try to do as much good works as you can, help out people, "show love until it hurts", as Mama Maggie Gobran (Mother Teresa of Cairo) kind of stated.and yeah, i don't use non-stick spray. Yes do take olive oil/avocado. I used to kind of drink olive oil....
I try to be natural. No aluminum deodorants, fluoridated tooth paste, mercury tooth fillings, hydrogenated fats, artificial sweeteners/colors/flavors etc etc.
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I used to kind of drink olive oil....
Lol!
I try to be natural. No aluminum deodorants, fluoridated tooth paste, mercury tooth fillings, hydrogenated fats, artificial sweeteners/colors/flavors etc etc.
That's the way to go, dude. I make my own toothpaste! You should try it. )
All that fake stuff is cheap and makes more money for the corporation, never considering the health of the consumers. No thanks. I'll try to use what Allah created for me to live on. yes
Peace!
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How does One make One's own toothpaste?
It's actually super easy and super cheap! Try one of these recipes
- http//www.tammysrecipes.com/homemade_toothpaste
- http//www.diynatural.com/homemade-toothpaste-recipe-easy-and-frugal/
The second link is how I made my first batch but I found it kind of hot. The first link I couldn't follow exactly because I didn't have the same ingredients. So I just wung it (a.k.a. closed my eyes and mixed some stuff together...ok not really).
I took a very small container and put 1/5 with coarse sea salt, nearly filled the rest of it with baking soda,used about 10-12 drops of peppermint oil, and poured just enough grapeseed oil to make it paste-like. I sweetened it with honey if it was too hot/salty.
And when you use baking soda to brush your teeth...well, when you brush your teeth in general, you should use circling motions instead of horizontal motions because horizontal brushing will wear down your enamel. It's not really what you use, but how you brush!
Peace!
- Inq
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I really hope to memorize the Quran, and I mean that as knowing what it says, not how it sounds! I want to be a walking Quran, a Muslim encyclopedia for every situation, a permanent student in Islam! I am sooooooo excited about this change in my life because I finally belong somewhere. I have finally found the logic to life and that fact brings me peace. And God is so awesome and I love Him so much! (Though that feeling is quite new to me as well. Hopefully that love will grow as my journey continues.)
Salaam and welcome to the forum handshake
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2186 And if My servants ask you about Me, I am near answering the calls of those who call to Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be guided.Here are some examples of people who had some wishes
blue=wish
green=the answer195 "And I fear the kinfolk after I am gone, and my wife is infertile, so grant me from Yourself an ally."
197 "O Zachariah, We give you glad tidings of a son whose name is John. We have not given that name before to anyone."1910 He said "My Lord, make for me a sign." He said "Your sign is that you will not speak to the people for three nights consecutively."
2025 He said "My Lord, comfort for me my chest."
2026 "And make my mission easy."
2027 "And remove the knot in my tongue."
2028 "So they can understand what I say."
2029 "And allow for me an advisor from my family."
2030 "Aaron, my brother."
2031 "So that I may strengthen my resolve through him."
2032 "And share with him my mission."
2033 "So that we may glorify You plenty."
2034 "And remember You plenty."
2035 "You Have been seer over us."
2036 He said "You have been given what you asked O Moses."5114 Jesus, son of Mary, said "Our god, our Lord, send down to us a feast from the heaven, that it becomes a joy to us from the first to the last, and a sign from You, and provide for us, you are the best provider."
5115 God said "I will send it down to you, but whoever rejects after this from among you, I will punish him a punishment like no one else from the worlds will be punished!"A strange example )
714 He said "Grant me respite until the Day they are resurrected?"
715 He said "You are granted."Salaam and nice video )
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Salam alli drink it too ;D and now every day one spoon
And thank you for the recept of the toothpaste! i will try it
Salam )I know that olive oil is healthy, and I know that ingesting it once a day is a good idea, but couldn't you just eat it with salad? I personally find it a bit...odd I guess. But that's just me. peace
And much thanks to Bender for pointing out those verses. They made my day! yay
Peace. ;D
- Inq
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Salam
I know that olive oil is healthy, and I know that ingesting it once a day is a good idea, but couldn't you just eat it with salad? I personally find it a bit...odd I guess. But that's just me. peace
And much thanks to Bender for pointing out those verses. They made my day! yay
Peace. ;D
- Inq
Salam
Once, I was forced from my husband to drink ONE LITER OLIVE-OIL and to vomit afterwards. yuck
God forgive me that I have been through this .... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
yuck and what a waste.
But therefore now I can no longer frighten a small spoon ... eat
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SalamSalam
Once, I was forced from my husband to drink ONE LITER OLIVE-OIL and to vomit afterwards. yuck
God forgive me that I have been through this .... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
yuck and what a waste.
But therefore now I can no longer frighten a small spoon ... eat
peaceWhoa, a whole liter?! &
You're hardcore mirjamnur. And most people have the opposite reaction after an experience like that - they would NEVER touch Olive oil afterwards. That's the usual reaction anyways...You must be blessed with lots of strength! muscle
But I will personally stick to my 2 tablespoons in some spinach. Yum! eatPeace! sun