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| Ghafla |
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| Anonymous |
| 01/01/03 at 17:35:38 |
| This is a true story... A brother was at the movies one night. He went around 7:30, the movie started at 8 he left the theater at 11:00. At 8:00, when he must have been in the theater, a rainstorm began to build up and it started pouring. There was a forecast for hail and it became very windy. It was dangerous weather, and it happened all of a sudden. The brother's parents, who live in another town, tried to reach him, but he had left his cell phone in his car outside in the parking lot. They called and called. They had watched the weather channel and they were worried. They couldn't reach him, so they started calling his friends in the town he was living in, trying to see if he was ok. The brother left the theater and found everything was wet. The storm had come and gone. His parents had tried for hours to reach him and he had laid in the theater, oblivious to everything. He was utterly oblivious and heedless to what was going on in this world. Wonder how heedful he was to the realities of the other world? Wonder how heedful *we* are to the realities of the other world? We can't even pay heed during our prayers! How much heed do we pay while we're in the theater? |
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| Anonymous |
| 01/04/03 at 23:49:56 |
| salaam so i read the ghafla post.. and i wanted to raise the question of how exactly are muslims supposed to chill with thier friends (to get close to them and such) seems like when muslim girls get to gether its like all movies or all food and sit down and talk or its partying-- do u consider that gafla? ive been having this problem myself.. i will want to spend time with ppl... (im in college right now so its easy to isolate myself) but then ill feel like it was a waste as in all my friend did was lissten to music in a car with me or that movie was worthless. or ill be home for a while and its like i dont know how to chill. i dont know if im being extreme sometimes i feel like i should be spending as much of my time as possible reading quran or reading political stuff or getting ready for school. but that doesnt or hasn't as of yet really worked. because it also puts me down to be alone for long periods of time.. after all humans are social beings. and there is that hadith where theres this one sahabah who thinks hes a hypocrite because he doesnt maintain that passionate sense of deen when hes away from rasoolulah and with his family and R (S) was like theres a time for this and a time for that. its so hard to be balanced. i wish i could spend all my time with other muslims who kept my iman really high and talked to me about islam 24-7 but thats not happening and staying alone is just me intending to read and reflect on quran and get my work done but it doesnt happen i end up wasting my time anyway. i want to be disciplined, but muslims need social skills (with other muslims and nonmuslims) too thou.. okay.. so if u get what im trying to say.. Mabruk! hope to hear from you soon =) |
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| Ruqayyah |
| 01/05/03 at 01:11:50 |
| [slm] since it seems like you have a love of learning about islam, why not join a halaqa group at your local masjid? i think this is the best way to get together w/ a group of sisters w/ common interests and learn about your deen but also develop some pretty deep relationships mashallah! and then that way you can always stop to eat lunch or dinner or whatever. it's interesting...my sister and i were talking about sororities and how their premise for a "sisterhood" seems so shallow and not really based on anything substantial. subhanallah, the bonds b/n muslim sisters is amazing, there really is nothing like it :-* :-* Alhamdulilah, i've been blessed to have a beautiful group of sisters in our halaqa, and it's been very beneficial for me :) [wlm] |
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| taffi98 |
| 01/13/03 at 16:52:07 |
| salaam halaqas aside.. what are mslms supposed to do to enjoy themselves when they get together? |
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| amatullah |
| 01/13/03 at 18:02:51 |
| I don't know about teenagers, but the ladies here we sit and talk alot. we do projects together like x-stitch, or making a booklet about islam collecting info on recipes from different places, help each other with sewing for the house while we talk, make decorations for different occassions ora present for someone. Played scrabble once but i have to cheat and i am allowed so it is not very much fun for me. why not watch a lecture? it sounds boring but really depending on who doing the talk it could very nice time. I guess the younger can make stencils, make a collage, patches, make jewelry. there is so much to do really depends on what your interest is. Whatever it is make a project with a friend and then when you meet you work on it. Make an online zine togeth, site, anything useful. Something for the local madrasa. why not volunteer? organize something a drive, a weekend of fun for boys or girls at the majid, invite a speaker and prepare for that. Did i mention cross stitching? :-X we also have a halaqa in English and a halqa in Arabic and we have potluck's. Halaqa are my best time allll week. Like the sister said what you get there you can't with anything else masha'Allah. |
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| Kathy |
| 01/13/03 at 22:18:01 |
| [slm] :-[I have lots of projects in mind! :)I need lots of teenagers to help! Are you in my neighborhood? :-* Check with some happenin sisters.. those with a little snow on their roofs... there is warmth below! We just might surprise you! |
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| M.F. |
| 01/15/03 at 05:37:33 |
| Assalamu alaikum There's lots of things Muslims can do for fun. You can play basketball or any other sport, you can go out and just hang out somewhere, you can go on picnics, hikes. You can get together with people at home and rent a video. I don't think it's realistic to think anyone can be with Muslims and talk about nothing but Islam and Imaan 24/7 like you said, although by surrounding yourself with Muslims and doing different things with them you're bound to remember Allah and have discussions about Islam and Imaan every once in a while :) You can keep your Imaan high just by being with people who structure their time around the salaat for example. Keeping away from people is never healthy and if you're like me and can't structure your time alone, then it just turns into wasted time. hope I made some sense... |
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