Safiyyah UmmMaher

Assalamo Alaykom Wa RahmatuAllahi Wa Barakatuh Let me say just one thing: LOL. I live in Finland. If you don't know, the sun doesn't really shine here in winter. I mean really it doesn't. Today was the first day in about 2 months when I actually saw the sun because usually it is up for couple hours ( while I am at school or work) and then it sets again. So most of the Finns don't get to see the sun in winter. And on top of this I wear hijab!! I must have a vitamin D deficiency.. Actually I don't have vitamin D defiency. Alhamdulillah. And the whole claim is just ridicilous. But it is nothing new from people who try to convience only the blind people who refuse to 1-think by themselves and 2- to find out the facts by themselves. This claim goes to the same category with the whole moon-god thing. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Wa Alaykom Assalam Wa RahmatuAllahi Wa Barakatuh MashaAllah, good story. JazakiAllahu khayran for sharing it. Thank you aunty! Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Assalamo Alaykom Wa RahmatuAllah Allah, the Exalted, says: "And the (faithful) slaves of the Most Gracious (Allah) are those who walk on the earth in humility and sedateness, and when the foolish address them (with bad words) they reply back with mild words of gentleness.'' (Al Qur'an : 25:63) `Aishah (May Allah be pleased with her) reported: I have never seen Messenger of Allah (PBUH) laughing so heartily that his uvula could be seen. He used to smile only. [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] Commentary: To laugh much is one of the sign of indifference to the remembrance of Allah. Besides, the habit of laughing aloud robs away the dignity and impressiveness of a man. Riyad-us-Saliheen – Hadith No : 703 Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Assalamo Alaykom Sister's room is pretty quiet. I have tons of articles to post there but the ones I post seem to "get lost" because all the posts are just on the same page. Is it possible to have at least two different sections in the sister's room? Maybe "family & kids" "health" "Women in Islam"...These are just suggestions.. InshaAllah other sisters have their say about this too. :sl: I think it will make sister's room a little more alive, inshaAllah. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Just a reminder for all my sisters and brothers: WATCH THIS LECTURE! If you knew how strong effect this lecture has, you would watch it right away.. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Wa Alaykom Assalam Wa RahmatuAllah We don't know when the world will come to an end, it is only Allah who knows it. He set the date and it will happen when He wants. Sure we can guess and all, but it makes no difference. We should try our best to be the best muslims as we can, no matter when the end of the world is. :sl: Don't think about these too much, because it really doesn't matter when it happens. :sl: There are of course the signs which will happen before the Judgement Day, but even with the help of the signs we cannot predict the EXACT date or year. :no: Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Wa alaykom assalam wa rahmatuAllahi wa barakatuh MashaAllah.. Amazing picture.. Even in a place like that these brothers will not give up their imaan. Wasalaam, S

Assalamo Alaykom ...And that comment is: THANK YOU! I just realized about 30 seconds ago how useful this forum has been to me. I want to thank everyone who is working to keep this forum alive. And also thank you for the moderators who keep all the insultive and unappropriate comments somewhere else than on this forum. And of course: ALHAMDULILLAHI RABBIL ALAMEEN. I joined the forum like ages ago. lol. Not quite but you can check how long I've been here. When I registered I was a new muslimah. I didn't really know a lot. Alhamdulillah I know more now, and the biggest thanks goes to this forum. Honestly. Anytime I need to find some sort of information about Islam I first think of Gawaher. This forum has a huge amount of information and it will take years more to go thru it all! MashaAllah. Thank you. May Allah bless you all and keep you in the best of health and imaan and may He keep this forum alive to help more muslims. AMEEN. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Assalamo Alaykom Just wanna know if you find it difficlt to pray at work! Also: suggest how the situation could be better at your workplace so you'd be able to pray on time. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Assalamo Alaykom sister :sl: Welcome to Gawaher. InshaAllah you will enjoy your time and find plenty interesting topics. :sl: Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Assalamo Alaykom I need your help. Can someone please post an authentic hadith which has the last words of Rasuulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam? I need this ASAP because I read a christian newspaper saying very weird things to be Mohammads sallallahu alayhi wa sallam last words.. I need to correct them. They also put a picture of Rasuulullah saws in the article, so this is serious and I want to correct them ASAP. Wasalaam, Safiyyah

MashaAllah :D :sl: :no: :j: :D :D :sl: Congratulations on your conversion :D It is great to have you as a sister!! Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Peace. InshaAllah you will say shahada soon. :sl: I'm a revert to Islam too, and I have to say you are veru blessed to live in USA, since there are a lot of Islamic organizations there that you can ask for help. :sl: I was very worried about telling my parents about my reversion..Especially because I was 16 at the time. But then I just took a deep breath and told my mother. Well, she was shocked and was about to cry. I did not know what to do or say to be honest. She asked me if someone forced me to this, I said no. And she asked me other questions and I answered them as well as I could. She is not very religious, she is a Lutheran and my father is a Greek Orthodox. My father was completely ok with it and I am sure it somehow made him think about religion more. At least he likes buying all kind of icons etc. to my family home these days.. My mother started telling me how badly muslim men treat their wives etc. But after explaining my mother what Islam really is and how the culture is strongly affecting the lives of some muslims in certain areas, she understood it. And now, after meeting my husband many times, she starts to understand that there is NOTHING wrong with me being a muslim, I have not changed that much, I just take a "break" 5 times a day and go to pray and I wear hijab, I also treat my parents better and I am more polite and calm. She has not seen any bad things coming in to my life after saying my shahada. And I think my father kind of likes the idea of hijab..You all know what fathers are like..They get overprotective if their daughters go out wearing mini-skirts :D And my mother, first she did not understand the hijab, but she says it's beautiful and she always suggests which color to wear today. If I make the mistake of choosing black she goes "don't wear black!!!You look like you're going to a funeral!!".. But that's all. No one really minds, because at the end of the day: it's MY life and MY decision. :no: And besides, I have never been really that sort of crazy teenager who just does things without thinking twice so they know that I don't do this just because of someone or just because it "sounds like fun" etc. :D I would not be TOO worried about your parents reaction. They might react in a not-so-nice-way at first..But this is only because they love you so much. You are their beloved daughter and they have heard only bad things about Islam. They are worried you will get hurt. Once you explain them what Islam is all about, inshaAllah, they will be ok with it. It will take time but at the end of the day, they love you and they want to accept your choice. I ask Allah to make it easy for you and for your husband. I wish all the best for you both and hope that soon I am able to call you a sister :j: Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Wa Alaykom Assalam wa RahmatuAllah As far as I know, there is no harm in cutting hair if: a) it remains feminine (and thus does not resemble men); b) it is not cut with the express intent of imitating non-Muslim fashions; and c) it is not cut ‘excessively’. And I think it's a nice change for the husband too. At the end of the day, it's important that we take care of how we look like and that we do our best to look as beautiful as we can in front of the husband. :sl: Wasalaam, Safiyyah

Wa Alaykom Assalam Wa RahmatuAllah MashaAllah very nice pictures :sl: JazakiAllahu khayr for posting them here :sl: I'm sure you loved to be there! MashaAllah :no: Wasalaam, Safiyyah