late85:

يَاهـَمُّ إرْحـَلْ لـَمْ تَعـُدْ تُؤذِينِي فـَإنْ أبْكَيْتَنِي فـَ رَبـِّي يُــدَاوِينـِي 

Going Out for the 1st Time in Hijab

expressingthyself:

Salams Everyone! Half of my face wants to say hello.

bunnyalexander:

My Story! :)

Muslim Fashion Appreciation Post

brainbytumblr:

sevdaverdana:

blessingsincompany:

mendmyheart:

Obedient Wives Club in Malaysia

I really don’t know how to feel about this, it made me uncomfortable the whole way through.

“More than what first class prostitute can do” 

What is this bigotry?!?!?!? I’m going to write a long long response to this ignorance. 

Ok, here’s my take on this, as a soon-to-be new Muslim.

First, there’s some definite transgression of the Qur’an and the principles of marriage going on here. Polygamy is designed so that widows & orphans are provided for, not so guys can get their Hugh Hefner on.  Nor is domestic violence ever acceptable (self-defense is a separate issue).

Secondly, “wifely obedience” doesn’t mean “robot-like, slavish, un-questioning adherence to the commands of one’s husband”. What it DOES entail is a wife’s acceptance that the husband has final authority over the family, trusting that he wants what’s best… because in the end, it’s his ass on the line if things go south. Besides, no one wants a robot, or at least I don’t. 

BUT.

In Islam, the husband is responsible, legally, morally, religiously, and every other way for every aspect of his wife’s upkeep. Her money? Hers. All the money he makes? That’s hers, too. From the food on the table to the roof overhead to the clothes she wears, a good Muslim husband’s obligation is to provide for his family, plain and simple. That’s why the inheritance of a woman is smaller than a man’s - she doesn’t need it. Her husband’s DUTY is to take care of and protect her. This is in addition to supporting her emotionally, sexually, etc.

Conversely, I feel like it will be my wife’s JOB and DUTY to uphold her end of the marriage bargain. This, to me, means doing her best to keep a clean, happy home, to cook, to help me raise our family as a good mother should, and to, in consultation with each other, accept the direction I lead the family in, so long as it meshes w/ Islam & common sense. As far as wives working or going to school, Idk about other guys, but I say go for it, provided it doesn’t get in the way of home life, family responsibility, etc. Wives are partners, not pets, and if mine can do both, I want her to be happy.

Why do I expect that, you might ask? Because as non-PC as it is to say this, the husband is the head of the family. The leader, yes, but never a tyrant! Tyrants deserve divorce papers, not power.

The the fact is, if I’m lucky enough to be blessed with a good wife, I’ll exhaust myself to make sure that she has everything she wants & needs (within reason lol… I’m not BIll Gates), and to be the best, most loving husband I can, and why? Because I’ll love her, from the bottom of my heart. All I ask & expect in return is her love, and her emotional & marital support… and part of that comes in the form of trust and obedience.

Obviously, the above stuff only applies when both parties are acting as they should - a husband who doesn’t work, hits his wife, etc. should never expect to be paired with a good and loving wife, any more than a woman who’s wasteful with what her husband gives her, hateful, slutty in dress and mannerisms, etc. should expect to be paired with a good husband.

I’m sure the haters have stopped reading by now, but what I’m trying to say is, marriage is a give and take, good wives - and good husbands - are a blessing from Allah, and that the above video contains a lot of bullshit… but there’s some basic truth, too, if you shovel deep enough. ;) 

msaofmlk:

I guess i really should be doing a summary of the day but i can’t bring myself to write something coherent enough, so here i will leave you all with something that touched me very deeply.

Today we held the second meeting of MSA, and it didnt go as smoothly as we had planned, but I am still proud of every individual that had showed up willing to learn and support MSA. 

So during our ice breaker activity, we had all anonymously slipped a piece of paper with a thought that bothered us about ourselves into a balloon. After blowing them up, we tossed them to the middle of the room to exchange balloons. One by one we popped our balloons to find the words that had conflicted others and reflected upon it with advise. When it came around to me, i held this piece of paper in my hands. 

It reads “Being bullied by others because I wear hijab”. 

Coming from the school I do, it’s pretty small, and so are all the other schools on the MLK campus. My school seems to be friendly and accepting towards one another, mainly because we all know each other, so sort of did not expect this. I’m not sure if this came from someone within my school or another from the campus, but it upset me to read it.

Many people that attended today had to leave before i got to share my balloon, and hopefully this come across to anyone who needs it, i hope these words help.

Wearing the hijab is something that comes from within an individual. If this is you, don’t ever front who you are to please others. This is much easier said than done, but it’s key and leads to building a stronger person. 

I also though it was ironic that I was the one to come across this issue. My further in dept advice came from a post i had read previously yesterday off tumblr [click for original post] where a muslim journalist was questioned about her hijab, and why she wore something that did not match her intelligence. Sister Laurette’s reply was “Man in the early times was almost naked, and as his intellect evolved he started wearing clothes. What I am today and what I’m wearing represents the highest level of thought and civilization that man has achieved, and is not regressive. It’s the removal of clothes again that is regressive back to ancient times”  

In my Opinion, the culture we are in is seeming to look like it’s going retrospective, and if you are able to embrace traditions and what you believe, spite how time is racing around you, you hold one of the greatest power in conserving yourself. 

-Suria

Turn to Allah.He’s never far away.Put your trust in Him. Raise your hands and pray

.”Ya Allah Guide my steps don’t let me go astray You’re the only one that showed me the way.” 

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THE INNOCENCE OF A CHILD
 

A Mother said once to her little child:
“Read Surat Al-Ikhlas 10 times so that Allah build for you a house in Jannah”
The little boy started to read, and then he looked to his mother and saw her reading Surat Al-Ikhlas as well, so he told her: “no mommy! you don’t have to read it, because you are going to live with me in my house in Jannah”

Let’s Inspire.

-Zohra Khan

whoiamandwhatido:

Go Coogs. :) Myself and Dania on campus.

oh you ladies are so lovely mashAllah

stayspectacular:

 the pull of your heart.

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