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| jannah |
| 10/04/05 at 10:00:31 |
| slm, Please post your comments on the diaries people post here!! |
| 10/04/05 at 10:01:29 |
| jannah |
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| gift |
| 10/05/05 at 12:11:56 |
| [slm] Ummnajmah that was a nice entry to start us off, your description of your childhood memories of Ramadan are lovely - it was all so uncomplicated back then! As to the 'moon fighting' as it seems to be known here, we had the same here, some masjids with Saudi so starting on Tuesday... others saying there's an eclipse so start on Wednesday..... it can get very confusing ::) |
| 10/07/05 at 04:14:25 |
| gift |
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| ummnajmah |
| 10/06/05 at 12:36:03 |
| [slm] Jazakallah Attia. It's not easy putting down your thoughts down for others to read but I was happy to give it a try. I was happy to share this time and not just to read others...loolz. Yes...the good old days :D |
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| jannah |
| 10/08/05 at 01:06:28 |
| slm, ummnajmah, tq thanks for posting!.. i know it's tough to be the first one's to go.. it was nice to hear about your ramadan... btw tq no offence i think that age 6 rule is awesome! i went to one mosque here and i swear i wanted to walk out in the middle of taraweeh... you are a conscientious mother ma'shallah and notice when ur baby is making noise, i'm sure u'd take her out of the room if she was. these mothers.. i mean their kids were making holes in the mosque walls, writing with markers all over the place including on themselves and dumping the leftover iftar food everywhere, they were turning the lights off and on, they were playing with the water cooler and it's like the mothers are blindsighted or something. there's no way i'd ever let my kid act like that, in a masjid no less. granted this is an inner city mosque and most of these mothers have multiple kids under 5 years of age, but it was just so sick.. i won't be going there again... one sister i was telling this to said that if the children are infringing on a person's right to taraweeh then the mothers do not have the right to bring them. well i think the best solution is having a separate room for the kids. i even heard of one mosque that hiires a couple babysitters for the month and then the mothers and other women can pray in peace... how awesome ma'shallah |
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| bhaloo |
| 10/08/05 at 10:33:41 |
| [slm] Good entries ummnajmah and tq, alhumdullilah. Ummnajmah, yes the moon sighting is always a controversial issue, some go with global sighting then some with local sighting. I personally go with what my local community is doing. Maybe you could list in your account what your family had for iftar and suhoor? TQ, I'd like to make a big suggestion, go with Ghiradelli brownie mix, they have more chocolate chips. And also I must commend you on going with a very desi suhoor/iftar (minus the chocolate chip cookie). I would also like to suggest rooh afzah (though I personally try to stay away from it) and samosas, and parathas and halwah puri for suhoor (even though I don't eat this, its nice to hear there are other desis out there representin). May Allah (SWT) make it easy for you to continue to pray all the sunnah and nafl prayers even after ramadan. AMEEN. Regarding babysitting, the masjid I go go to hires some sisters, and people leave their kids there for I think $3 a night or something like that. |
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| tq |
| 10/10/05 at 09:54:57 |
| Assalamo elikuim Sr Ummnajmah you are right ramadan in childhood were more simple and fun- nice post. Sr. Attia you had a busy day and the khutba WOW :(. I have also heard some of the khutbas like that). Sr Jannah no offence taken :) I myself of the same opinion that at time of prayers kids shouldnt be runining and screaming. I was just disappointed that I will be not praying as I used to :) although the reason for this is very cute :) Br Bhaloo thanks for the suggestions, I will definitely try the Ghiradelli brownies. I cannot make puri(love puri halwa breakfast) my kids love my parathas(sugar and plan one) but for suhor, I will have to wake up very early to make them. Our rooh afza has frozen (dont know why) Looking forward to other people's experience of ramadan. Wasalam tq |
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| ummnajmah |
| 10/17/05 at 13:45:17 |
| [slm] Jazakallah Sis Reflection for your sharing your post with us. It was very insightful about your son's first Ramadhan, mashallah. May Allah(SWT) give him many more and enable him to apply the same determination in all matters of the deen. Amin! Sis Halima, Jazakallah for that post about home, it brought back so many good memories! Inshallah I hope you and your family continue to have a good Ramadhan. Indeed, I have always loved how Kenyan muslims embrace Ramadhan mashallah. |
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| jannah |
| 10/17/05 at 23:22:44 |
| wlm, jazakallah khair for everyone who has posted a journal so far, they are very beautiful ma'shallah. makes me want to have a group hug or at least a round of []'s ;) |
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| rkhan |
| 10/18/05 at 03:18:33 |
| awesome entries all..maa shaa Allaah.. I love this board because it has such a variety of beautiful voices..I'm going to save this entire thread inshaaAllaah anonymous: that was very vivid and *wonderful*. may Allaah put immense barakah in your time and in your studies.. (would it be too much to ask you to remember all of us in your prayers?) take care everyone and have a blessed, fruitful Ramadhaan. |
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| jannah |
| 10/21/05 at 01:33:43 |
| wlm, awww panjul :( i've had ramadans like that... don't worry inshaAllah it will get better. and don't worry about not fasting... actually i've found out that a lot of people don't fast... like pregnant mothers, mothers who just gave birth, people taking medication, people with diabetes or illnesses that just prevent them from fasting...quite a lot of people really so ur not alone! but ramadan is so much more than fasting too... remember Allah says he does not need us to abstain from food and drink if that's all it is. try to pretend you're fasting in the sense of doing all the stuff you used to do while fasting... like watching what you say and trying to be extra nice and kind, doing dhikr, watching all your senses carefully what you do, etc... and then when you 'break your fast' you can go back to being your regular self ;) and take advantage of doing ibadah when you can. like after sehri and fajr reading some quran for half an hour or trying to pray at least one prayer in th e mosque, listening to some quran tapes etc. the best thing you can do i learned is not to put huge expectations on ramadan and just benefit from the little ways you can. that way you're not frustrated or dissappointed inshaAllah about your in-laws and all the emphasis on food and tv and stuff... not much you can do i think except try to refrain yourself inshaAllah we'll be making dua for you and the little one... :) wsalam |
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| Kathy |
| 10/24/05 at 11:57:44 |
| [slm] I was so moved by everyone's experiances. I too want to give everyone a group hug! As I was reading anonymous's, it was as if I was walking the streets with her. MashAllah, I have been thinking about her post now for days. I am so depressed thinking about how I have wasted my life. Needless to say, I have been just to less than ordinary to even think about posting about my day. I must have done something wrong to be getting so little out of Ramadan. Subhanna Allah, tho, I have lived long enough to know that Allah swt mercies are more than we can ever imagine and I have received much this month and need to be grateful for the tribulations that passed me by. Alhumdullillah, these refelection are good to read. It gives us perspective. |
| 10/24/05 at 13:02:01 |
| jannah |
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| jannah |
| 10/24/05 at 13:04:22 |
| [wlm] Kathy your life certainly is not ordinary!!! We could make a full-featured movie out of your life for Lifetime TV but I'm sure we would never find an amazing enough actress to portray you!! ;) So cut it out or else u'll make me :( too Honestly I think some people who think themselves "ordinary" have done more for Islam than many people have done in their lifetime. |
| 10/24/05 at 13:05:28 |
| jannah |
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| lala |
| 10/28/05 at 15:32:29 |
| [slm] Justone, I'm moved by our thoughts. It makes me think.....what does it take for us to realize our own mortality? It's so easy to look on- but why is it so hard to actually do something? ...And Kathy, It's a great quality to be humble like you are. But know that you are not ordinary. Noone here is. peace and love |
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| theOriginal |
| 10/29/05 at 00:40:26 |
| [slm] I don't know Lala...I'm just blue. I have no idea what's come over me, and staying positive is something that I'm struggling to do. I know that Allah ta'Ala has His ways and has His reasons, and that is not something I question. But I'm saddened because I feel like I have lost a part of my innocence by witnessing the ugliness in people -- things that I struggle so hard to hide inside of me, are the things which people are now shamelessly showcasing to the world. So my sorrow is two-fold: 1) the recognition that this exists in the world, and 2) the recognition of all of this exists within me. I feel like an adult :( I know this is a useless self-criticism, and there is a practical side to this recognition. I'm just waiting for Allah ta'Ala to show it to me. Anyway...this is getting too philosophical. I'm glad you read it. Wasalaam. |
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| bhaloo |
| 10/29/05 at 10:09:10 |
| [slm] JO, excellent entry, very moving, alhumdullilah. Thanks for sharing that. How precious and valuable is life, and how short is our time here. We really need to make more use of it, and reflect more on what is around us. I haven't gone through the other entries yet, insha'Allah soon, so I'll comment on those later, sorry all. Jannah, the benchmark for the Ramadan entries have been raised significantly, so when you write your entry please write at least 2 pages. :) |
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| Siham |
| 10/29/05 at 17:25:46 |
| Assalamu Alaikum, Dear sis lala marcy, Masha’Allah a lot of people neglect this very important aspect of their spiritual growth/development and tend to only focus on the outward matter of the religion, which I really think is common in our time, anyhow the book is great and it is actually a brief description of the twelve-weeks course of ‘Purification of the Heart’ that he gave at the Islamic Study School in Hayward, California (‘98) http://store.yahoo.com/islamicbookstore-com/a4394.html May Allah SWT make us among those who purify themselves. wassalaam. |
| NS |
| 10/29/05 at 22:32:20 |
| Siham |
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| bhaloo |
| 10/30/05 at 10:04:14 |
| [slm] Sister Lala Marcy, You purchased this Purification of the Soul book or you purchased one by a different author? http://store.yahoo.com/islamicbookstore-com/b7250.html I would recommend the one up above as it's filled with authentic information. It's a topic that has been neglected and often times the people that talk about such a topic have some misconceptions about Islamic beliefs themselves. So it can be confusing. I also recommend that you listen to the Quran, read it and contemplate it, and insha'Allah this will soften your heart. :) |
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| lala |
| 11/01/05 at 13:23:19 |
| [slm] Purification of the heart, by Hamza Yusef. It's alright. Just got me thinking. Thanks for the soul link Bhaloo...... hehe, soul link. If only. Enjoy the last few moments guys. wasalaam |
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| jannah |
| 11/02/05 at 16:20:26 |
| slm, young khaleeji brother i really enjoyed your journal.. thanx for posting. i especially liked the tarantinoesque backwards time style.. very creative ;) ps, why don't you join the board for real instead of being anonymous! pss, you prayed behind efaasi!!!! that is so cool i would go there like everyday and live there!!! |
| 11/02/05 at 16:21:28 |
| jannah |
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| dina |
| 11/03/05 at 04:29:17 |
| [slm] sr jannah, i really enjoyed reading your post, really made me think thank you for sharing your experience i hope next year inshaAllah i can take what you wrote into account may Allah swt have mercy and on you and accept your efforts made in ramadan. eid mubarak i dont when your celebrating but here its today [wlm] |
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