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UmmIby
02/22/01 at 00:26:41
Assalamu alaikum wr wb

Im new to this place.  Just found it 2 days ago.  I was really surprised cuz Jannah and I are such old good friends, and i havent seen her in ages like 96 or something so it was a long time ago.

Anyways here is a bit info on myself.

I am a 26 year old muslim sister.  I was born and raised in Toronto, Canada.  My parents are from Hyderabad, India.  They came to the US/ Canada 27 yrs ago or so.  I have been doing dawah on the net since 94.   :D

In May 97 I got married to a revert to islam.  He was looking to get married and told a sister if she knew anyone to let him know, and i too told this sister if you know of any good bro let me know.  I told this sis to tell the bro to give my parents a call and he did... they talke` for 2 months and we met.. we clicked and got engaged.
 we got married in may 97 and i moved to nj, usa
two months later my husband and i were offered jobs in cairo, egypt to work in a private islamic school and to study arabic and islamic studies etc. (not al azhar) but somewhere else.
 so we went, as we were making the preparations i found out i was execpting.  I was hoping to perhaps stay here and then go but the school there wanted us right away and said they would cover everything so we just ran.  
  my son was born in mar 5 98.  Ibrahim Mukram.  He was born on time, full termed but for some reason he was born real small.  I had required c-sect :) but he was born at 1.8 kg which is 3 1/2 -4 lbs.  Despite he was small he was a very active kid and still is.  Now masha Allah he is almost 3 years old.
  Anyways we stayed for 2 years in Egypt, i had my son and went home to Toronto for 4 months while i recovered from my experience :)
  then returned back to Egypt where i studied more arabic and had a chance to go a bit with my son.  I returned to Toronto, Canada in march 99  and we stayed for another year in Toronto with my parents.  then my hubby got a job in NJ again in December 99, and I moved there in April 2000.  Alhamduillah i've been here again for almost a year and it's alright.
i prefer my hometown better cuz that's where my family is.  i met lots of ppl here but its not the same.
   ok not sure what else more to say about myself except i've been  waering the hijab for 9 yrs now masha Allah...
  i have 2-3 webpages if you want to check it out
http://listen.to/ummnurah  and http://welcome.to/prophets

and i think that's basically it about myself unless im missing something else....

or you can ask jannah, she knows me from another place where we would hang... lol...

take care
walaikum assalam
Re: im new
jannah
02/22/01 at 00:59:46
ummiby [slm],

ahlan wa sahlan!!! it is great to have you here. i miss the folks from the old days quite a bit :) irc and isnet! :) it is amazing to hear about your son when i remember you guys single!!

please do share some of your stuff with us and take care sis
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/22/01 at 01:07:18
JazakuAllahkhairun

btw how do i do that hijab smiley?  my son is very much into the smileys and he saw the hijab one and was like cheering saying 'look mommy its hijab smiley eee' lol..

i miss the isnet too, the good old adventure land the googol and sending the troublemakers into cyberspace maze.. lol... i do miss the ppl in there, i have kept in touch with a few but lost touch with most of them.
btw did you hear that maysan taleb agha got married this past weekend, i got the invitation but was unable to go.

also yup that was long ago when we were both single, the funny odd thing is ppl think we met online there but we didnt since we didnt really know about it till we got engaged and he said well i go on this chat place and we can discuss the wedding plans blah blah..and im like i go on there too, and he's like really? what's ur handle.. ahhh what!  ur the dawah halaqoh person?!!!  ohh hm...
and wasnt i the one that said i wouldnt marry an isnetter and even though i didnt plan it it was still written for me to :)

take care
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/22/01 at 01:08:34
btw jannah i see u online now....  is there a chat room we can chat in?

i saw my two sites still in ur links..

jazakuAllakhairun

im thinking of adding a 3rd website of nasheeds and another 4th one if i cant fit anymore stuff on my 1st and 2nd, then i'll get a new one to add for nasheeds and another one for more info and articles insha Allah.

take care
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/22/01 at 01:10:40
oh oh.. i just read the city rules and i posted my urls.... is there a way to remove them? or do u want me to remove them?

jazakuAllahkhairun
Re: im new
jannah
02/22/01 at 01:12:33
ummiby it's aiite since u'r a member of the board and introducting yourself..
Re: im new
se7en
02/22/01 at 03:20:08
wa alaykum as salaam wa rahmatAllahi wa barakatuh,

Ahlan wa sahlan UmmIby :)  

For the hijaby smiley, try : - ) without the spaces. :-)

You can check out some more smileys on the help page.  We have a ;-) too. :)

wasalaam.
Re: im new
haaris
02/22/01 at 07:22:57
Asalaam Aleikoum

Sorry to crash this girlie reunion but welcome to the board UmmIby.  Insha' Allah we will all learn from you and, perhaps, you from us.

Salaam
Re: im new
Kathy
02/22/01 at 09:27:26
slm
Small world!
UmmIby- I have been going to your Prophet sight alot!
I teach a couple of Muslim kids everyweek about a Prophet- and your sight has made it so easy for me to be prepared!

May Allah bless and reward you!
welcoming committee
princess
02/22/01 at 10:26:07
as'salaamualikum :)

welcome to the boards :) i'm kinda new myself :) hmm..i think we should form a welcoming committee :) if we do, i'd like to be on it :) thank u :) ma'salaam ;-D
Its a small world after all
bhaloo
02/22/01 at 10:47:42
slm

Welcome to the board. :)

Good idea Princess, you can be on the welcoming committee. :)
Re: im new
Mona
02/22/01 at 18:17:22
Assalamu alaikum,

Welcome sister UmmIby. :) Your name and story sound too familiar...did you go to Erindale (U of T)? Your brother is Kamal, right?  I was there ages ago for my undergrad.  You probably started as I was finishing off.  Masha'Allah, you are a proud mommie now...that is very nice indeed.  May Allah bless you and your family.

As to NJ, I actually know another Erindalian who moved there just last August.  If you'd like her email, let me know.

Wassalam
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/22/01 at 19:25:06
Assalamu alaikum wr wb

JazakuAllahkhairun for the warm welcome.

masha Allah!

mona> er im scared now, or trying to wonder if i know you or not.  you're right though my bro is kamal.. i never went to erindale though, i just went to the events that took place at the universities etc.
   I went to Sheridan college instead in 93 and then did correspondence at home of my ECE.  I finished in May 94.  

yes i would like the email of that sister though if you have it, and can i ask you a little bit of who you might be?  

take care
Re: im new
BrKhalid
02/23/01 at 10:21:23
Asalaamu Alaikum ;-)

Late I know but welcome to the board Sister.

As for this Welcoming Committee are we going to have a democratically held election? ;)
Re: im new
Mona
02/23/01 at 11:36:43
assalamu alaikum

ummiby, check your madina message box; i sent a message just now to tell who i am.  sorry, i didn't mean to freak you out :(

wassalam
committed committee..
princess
02/23/01 at 11:04:50
[quote]Good idea Princess, you can be on the welcoming committee. :)[/quote]

walikumas'salaam warahmatullah :)

how flattering..:)now, i'm going to need some ppl under me..:) ahh, i'll take meraj :) i don't really know anyone else :) if anyone else wants to be on the committee..plz, post ur credentials :) ma'salaam ;-D    
Re: im new
meraj
02/23/01 at 15:25:57
[slm],

oooh! oooh! imma be a welcoming commiti-watchamacallit! :)

my credientials: geek, kid, doughnut freak :)

anyone else? :)
Re: im new
PacificBreeze
02/24/01 at 03:01:33
salaams, ya ummiby!
izzayik??!?! :)
i just read your intro ummiby..masha'allah pretty fascinating..do share your life experiences with us! including all the stories of egypt! :)

i've yet to check your websites..they sound interesting according to the remarks made! :)

ma salaamah/wa salaams
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/25/01 at 00:26:38
Assalamu alaikum wr wb

JazakuAllahkhairun...

mona yes i got the reply, i think i replied back did you get it?

btw: when im usually reading other discussion boards, they have an option where i can go onto the next topic, or thread, by clicking on it, or an arrow button saying next or prev etc.

well i cant seem to find it here, and im wondering what are my options?

it will take me at least a week to get thru these forums and posts.....  though im going to visit my parents for 3 weeks in Toronto, and im leaving insha Allah on fri, so im not sure...  
  anyways
is any1 in toronto going to that teachers program from mar 14-17th?  if yes, i have an email about it but not where it is held, and also if i can get a visitor's pass for like a day or so,
jazakuAllahkhairun

take care
Re: im new
jannah
02/25/01 at 02:25:03
slm,

good idea ummiby i think i'll check that out for the next version...
Re: im new
Al-Basha
02/25/01 at 03:10:27
Salamu Aliakom,

Welcome to the board sis. Give my salamz to your husband, it's been a while since he and I have been in touch.
Re: im new
Mona
02/25/01 at 16:17:38
assalamu alaikum,

ummiby, toronto lecture info can be found [url=http://www.jannah.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.pl/YaBB.pl?board=general&action=display&num=1959]here [/url]

btw, i did not get your madina message. don't worry about it though. if you have questions, pls email me.
wassalam
Re: im new
UmmIby
02/25/01 at 21:06:26
Assalamu alaikum wr wb

al basha> now u r scaring me, ok so who should i say you are when i tell him al basha from jannah's discussion board sends his salams?  did you know him from irc?

mona> jazakuAllahkhairun, im coming next week to toronto for eid and at least until the end of that program insha Allah.

take care
Re: im new
Al-Basha
02/25/01 at 23:34:32
Salamu Aliakom,

Tell him Al-Basha from IRC and the Al-Basha who spoke to him in Maadi a couple years ago.  
Re: im new
UmmZaid
02/26/01 at 00:15:54
Salaam 'Alaikum

Oooh, another Ummi is here.  Yay.  

I'm Saraji Umm Zaid.  Hey, Umm Iby, I used to live in NJ until I had to move here to Westchester County, NY a year ago.  I am trying to convince my husband to move back to NJ, I miss it so much.  Not only are things more convenient there and not only are my friends there ;), but there is much  more of an Islamic community than here.  All sorts of  halal restaurants to go to, Islamic clothing and book stores. There is none of that here, even though there are lots of Muslims here.

You know, this is wierd, but I think I've heard of you and your husband too, or it might just be another brother with his same last name, and another sister who has the same name as you.  (I saw your webpage)  Or if you've written articles online, maybe that's where.  :)
Re: im new
Fatoosh
02/27/01 at 21:59:05
SalaamAlaikum
Saraji, I LOVE YOUR WEBPAGE, particularly the articles you've written (Jazakallahu Khairun).
Btw, are you the same Saraji that's on Beliefnet?
-Fatoosh
Re: im new
UmmZaid
02/28/01 at 14:02:18
Fatoosh:

Jazakh Allah Khair wa Alhamdulilah.  :)

Yes, that's me, the same Saraji on Beliefnet.  I'm kinda avoiding that place lately though, b/c that Submitter person is really working my last nerves, and I just can't find it in myself not to be snippy and sarcastic.  
Re: im new
bhaloo
02/28/01 at 14:12:58
slm

I came across beliefnet two weeks ago, and I saw your name there as well Saraji, you had some good posts there, alhumdullilah.

Those submitters are everywhere, and just cause problems.  There was another message board I used to be on and the submitters were just driving everyone nuts and just arguing.  I finally had enough of that nonsense and left, even though many people there needed help.
NS


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