You know you're a convert/revert when....

[zakk]

Originally Posted by Revert

Its up to you bro, but personally I don't see it strengthening my deen to dress in a style thats alien to my personality.

Maybe he doesn't feel like it's alien to his personality? Anywho, whatever works, is all good as long as it's halaal.

[the_only_one]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

I agree. When I try to dress a little more traditional, even if I'm only wearing natural colored shirts and pants and kufi, I tend to feel a little stronger in iman. When I wear a little more traditional stuff, I find myself looking forward to salaat and praying on time and praying more focused, and I find myself looking to give dawah. I find myself eagerly reading Qu'ran, etc.

I guess it makes you feel like you're Muslim all the time, if that makes sense.

Apparently for some of us, the eman rush flows from the outer to inner dimension.(I think I need to work on that), whereas some religious-face they got the iman thing going from inner to outer. Its efficient where its useable at any time. I feel thats the optimum level? for eg: U dont have to be dressed properly to give dawah or get up give a khutbah etc..

But I think for a girl its different story all together, when im wearing an abaya, i dont have to worry about if my pants/skirts are too tight or if blouser or shirt is long enough or my neckline is closed etc...

im telling u guys, girls have a much complicated lives than boys! thats why there is a universal consensus among girls, boys are bidaa and they sucks!

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by Laimuun

hate to break it to you bro, but the prophet (s) didn't wear shalwar kameez.. though some desi uncles swear that it's sunnah.

I just talked to several Desi people, and they say I can wear Salwar Kameez because it isn't restricted to Desi people or anything and they encouraged me to buy one.

So yeah...



*edit* I'm going to start "adopting" this culture because everyone is telling me that I can't participate in Native American culture because it's strongly pagan.

[heba]

becuase something is desi culture (ie shalwar kameez) it does not make it muslim tradition. juust an fyi

[iTz_NoT_Me_iTzZu]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

I just talked to several Desi people, and they say I can wear Salwar Kameez because it isn't restricted to Desi people or anything and they encouraged me to buy one.

So yeah...



*edit* I'm going to start "adopting" this culture because everyone is telling me that I can't participate in Native American culture because it's strongly pagan.

right....and desi culture doesn't have hindu roots?

Don't adopt someone elses culture because it's more "islamic" theres no such thing as islamic culture. Leave the haram and be yourself.



P.S: other people are stupid

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by heba

desi culture (ie shalwar kameez) does not make it muslim tradition. juust an fyi

damn...

Ok, I'll look around and see what I can do.

[heba]

dont take me the wrong way, do or wear whatever makes you feel comfortable.
but just try not to get caught up into arab or desi culture so much and mistake it for islamic tradition. if you want to dress like the prophet do a bit of research and find out what he wore, instead of blindly following desi culture because there are a lot of muslim desis.

[Blue_Phoenix]

You know you're a convert when your best friends at the mosque are 21 years old with three kids.

[zzze]

assalaamu alaykum

awww so sweet.

You know you're a (female) convert when...

...you're the only girl wearing a two piece scarf.

...you start wondering if that Muslim lady isn't secretly trying to kill you with having that pin so dangerously close to ur neck.

ahahaha.

[Revert]

Originally Posted by Blue_Phoenix

You know you're a convert when your best friends at the mosque are 21 years old with three kids.

Thats not a convert thing..imost the kids I grew up with ahd 3 kids before the age of 18.

Originally Posted by Wolfn

damn...

Ok, I'll look around and see what I can do.

Brother I am begging you for the sake of Allah to not go by what "People say" refer to the sources of our deen and then get clarification from knowledgable teachers not random brothers.

I don't want you to get misguided and go down the wrong path.

If you want to dress islamic then MashaAllah gof ro it but please refer to ther Sunnah fo the Prophet(saws) using the Quran and authentic Hadith, ask Scholars for help if need be but don't refer to your friends as religious guidance, thats gonna get you in deep doo doo.

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by Revert

Brother I am begging you for the sake of Allah to not go by what "People say" refer to the sources of our deen and then get clarification from knowledgable teachers not random brothers.

I don't want you to get misguided and go down the wrong path.

If you want to dress islamic then MashaAllah gof ro it but please refer to ther Sunnah fo the Prophet(saws) using the Quran and authentic Hadith, ask Scholars for help if need be but don't refer to your friends as religious guidance, thats gonna get you in deep doo doo.

I'll ask that SunniPath site. You did recommend it, correct?

[zzze]

asslamau alaykum

You have the tahajud written down on card on the prayer mat.

the kids call u a 'white paki.'

[Wolfn]

Originally Posted by zzze

asslamau alaykum

You have the tahajud written down on card on the prayer mat.

the kids call u a 'white paki.'

You know you're a convert when you don't know what a tahajud is. Can someone explain that to me?

[Revert]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

I'll ask that SunniPath site. You did recommend it, correct?

Yes I did brother =).

Originally Posted by Wolfn

You know you're a convert when you don't know what a tahajud is. Can someone explain that to me?

Its a night prayer that has great reward.

[Sabz]

Originally Posted by Wolfn

You know you're a convert when you don't know what a tahajud is. Can someone explain that to me?

It is the prayer after Isha and before Fajr, i think it is usually read in 2 nafls but should be read once one has slept and then woken.

Walaikum as salaam
TC
Sabz