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Re: You know you're a convert when....
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Yes I did brother =).
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Um yeah, SunniPath won't let me ask a question. It says I have to have an account there and register for a course to ask a question, and the classes are several hundred dollars.
If I don't have an account, it says "you have reached the question limit for the day and can't ask any more questions"
Therefore, I can't use SunniPath. Any other sources?
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12-31-2007, 11:18 PM
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
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Um yeah, SunniPath won't let me ask a question. It says I have to have an account there and register for a course to ask a question, and the classes are several hundred dollars.
If I don't have an account, it says "you have reached the question limit for the day and can't ask any more questions"
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01-01-2008, 01:10 AM
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
you know your a convert when you make threads like these. 
also a lot of convets feel the need to "imitate" other cultures. i.e. white converts tend to act more desi. and blacks go west african on you. Which is fine...just an observation. 
I personally prefer(for guys) traditional crisp-white dish-dasha's. 
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01-01-2008, 09:55 AM
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
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You know you're a convert when you don't know what a tahajud is. Can someone explain that to me?
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oops i meant tashahud not tahajud! 
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01-01-2008, 10:07 AM
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asslamau alaykum
You have the tahajud written down on card on the prayer mat.
the kids call u a 'white paki.'
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People called me a white Yemeni.
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
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ahahaha. wait, why...are they normally dark?
It's just so funny 'hey, look- a white paki!''
FIRSTLY, I'm golden thank you very much 
secondly,..erm..I don't have a secondly.
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01-01-2008, 10:42 AM
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
-when the really girly girls say salam (or worse, chuckle shyly) when they see you its in the hope it might entice you to marry them so their kids can have blue eyes and blonde hair. If you're a convert and you have neither of those, tough luck 
when you practise something you thought was a part of islam for ages, it turns out to be pakistani (biryani is good food, not holy food).
when you realise if you don't learn a language like arabic/urdu, you won't be in the IN crowd 
you never, ever talk about your life before islam (if it includes clubbing/drinking/boy/girlfriends/skimpy clothes). This is depending on the context of course, some people like to hear it for gossips sake.
Get used to not being polite. White people are usually way too polite. "Excuse me, can i please get to the cupboard" is replaced by a slight nudge, stare, slight nudge, stare.
If you accidently, as a habit of old times say, "man, i need a pint after today", nobody will talk to you again.
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People called me a white Yemeni.
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Interesting. People at the masjid I go to think I'm either Hispanic and one person actually suggested Syrian.
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
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Um yeah, SunniPath won't let me ask a question. It says I have to have an account there and register for a course to ask a question, and the classes are several hundred dollars.
If I don't have an account, it says "you have reached the question limit for the day and can't ask any more questions"
Therefore, I can't use SunniPath. Any other sources?
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Salaams Ahmad
They have an answers section try searching there first. If the answer you require isn't there then ask Jinnzaman or someone to help (i know they have accounts and are registered for courses). I asked a question once without being registered for classes but that was last year.
Ask Imam.com is also a useful resource. You could also post a thread in the Religion section asking for fatwa sites i know there are loads (i just can remember any). NO question is to silly and has probably been asked a million times before.
Also new converts get certain courses for free.
PM Sister Salika as she is/was an active member/TA for Sunnipath she may eb able to help you out..
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you know your a convert when you make threads like these.
also a lot of convets feel the need to "imitate" other cultures. i.e. white converts tend to act more desi. and blacks go west african on you. Which is fine...just an observation.
I personally prefer(for guys) traditional crisp-white dish-dasha's. |
Hahah I've never acted Desi..apart from when I was 6 and I could speak Punjabi for a while..
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Hahah I've never acted Desi..apart from when I was 6 and I could speak Punjabi for a while..
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your on islamica aren't you  . i kid.
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
You know you're a convert when:
1) You go to the masjid and when you perform salaat, you're worried that everyone is looking at you to see if you mess up.
2) Some really conservative Muslims want to hear your conversion story over and over again
3) Your parents think converting is just a fad or something
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
I remember in my college days, some kids used to use the askimam website as "sexual education" 
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I remember in my college days, some kids used to use the askimam website as "sexual education" |
It does have a lot of in depth questions on there..then again some people are just immature.
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Re: You know you're a convert when....
...you aren't circumsized.
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