Every time I see my sister-in-law, Roza*, she tells me that I am “so pious for dressing modestly” even when I’m around my family. Funny, right? Well, she says this because I usually wear long skirts, pants or jeans at home and sometimes I wear scarves as well – and when I’m around mahram people other than my daughter and my husband, I usually throw on a cardigan or something over my tank tops. It’s not really about trying to be “more religious”, it’s just about being comfortable.
Inside style refers to what a hijabi Muslimah wears when she’s at home. I like to call my inside style Bohurban-Chic (bohemian+urban+chic) and here’s why I wear what I wear:
[1] long skirts because they’re comfy and cute;
[2] tank tops because I like the idea of wearing something fitted on top of flowy skirts – and of course tank tops are super-comfy;
[3] silk scarves because they keep my wet hair from getting frizzy as it air dries (they also allow me to look cute on bad hair days!);
[4] a gold name chain because I’ve wanted one ever since I was 10 years-old and inshaAllah I’ll still be wearing it when I’m 80 (!);
[5] hair sticks because they provide a cute way to pin my hair up;
[6] big gold hoops because they’re essentials and they look great when you wear your hair up;
[7] indian bangles because they’re my favorite and I love the jingling noise that they make;
[8] black eyeliner because it makes me feel a little fancy – J. Lo Live Luxe perfume has the same effect;
[9] flip flops because I usually like to have something on my feet.
Ok, so what’s your inside style? Do you dress the same way around everyone that you don’t have to be completely covered around? Or do you have different levels of modesty depending on who you’re with?
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That’s a good question actually!
When I’m with family I just go around with no Hijab.
With non-mahram, I’m fully covered if I’m out or at someone else’s home, but at home, its a lot less restricted, depending on how long I’ve known said people.
I wear traditional Indian clothes inside the home anyway, and outside just wear trousers and jeans with long tops and hijab.
Inside I can be found in the following:
Lounge or yoga pants.
Tanks
Dance Wear-b/c my favorite exercise routines involve samba, salsa, reggaton!
short strapless or strappy dresses (sweetie LIKES these!-they are usually the kind a hijabi wears with jeans, cardis or jean jackets outside)
Lately long sleeve cotton tees because its getting kind of frio.
LEGGINGS-outside I wear them underneath an abaya, a long skirt or maxi dress
A headband-holding back the hair (current obsession polka dots)
Oh the other part of the question.
I won’t let the girls dangle in front of ANYONE but the hubby. Perhaps a tank top with my mother around. Tee-shirts with mahram males. Around other sisters the scarf can come off if there is no danger of dudes interrupting.
Because I am out a lot I find it completely essential to not have anything on my head at home. After a long day- the hair is screaming let me out!
Samira said: “I won’t let the girls dangle in front of ANYONE but the hubby.”
LMBO! That is the funniest thing I’ve heard today. :-)
That is very funny Samira!
At home, it’s just me and my hubby so I feel free to wear comfy clothes and my hijab comes off the minute I walk in the door. Tank-tops and t-shirts with comfy pants or cute pajama sets are what I’m most often in…sometimes a mumu dress makes the cut if it’s really hot. If I’m around family, I cover a little more with pants and a t-shirt, and if it’s cold my robe. When non-family members are around, I wear everyday “outside clothes” (jeans or pants, skirts, long sleeve shirts, etc) and of course hijab!
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i understand what you mean when I’m home I am very relaxed,when I’m at work i wear the more formal attair, and on the weekend I perfer to be a littel relaxed in my attair except when going to the masjid, i also need to say I’m 53, recently it was questioned not only to me but also to my husband about my lose wearing attair especially my ear-rings showing, I believe I’m still in my right since I’m older but I could be wrong therefore I’m doing the research for it any info would be helpful. I love this deen and I know that this is a easy deen it’s us humans who make it hard…..I thank Allah for making it easy..and for His Forgiveness of our mistakes
At home I may wear a bandana that lets my hair hang out the back instead of fully covering my hair, if it’s daytime and I’m just doing my housework or job-searching online, for instance. If it’s past 8:00 PM, though, I’m showered and wearing pajamas. That means boxers, long pajama pants, or yoga pants on the bottom. On top I wear a tank top, sometimes also with a warm sweater if it’s cold. Finally, I always wear flip-flops or slippers that are only worn indoors instead of ever outside. I don’t need nasty sidewalk germs on the floors where I and my cats walk around with bare feet!
In the rare event that someone comes over by surprise after I’ve put on my pajamas, I will simply throw on a hooded robe and close it tight, then pull up the hood. They need to know that they’ve intruded on my personal, private hours, without me having to say it directly and hurt their feelings.
I cracked up when I read your entry because I was trying to imagine what you must look like in your robe with the hood pulled up! If that doesn’t say ‘do not disturb’, then I don’t know what does! LMBO Good one, masha’Allah!
Congrats on the new magazine, I’m so glad it’s here!!
As for the question, I tend to wear skinny jeans or skirts with graphic t’s or some nice tops. Occasionally, I wear traditional Somali clothes.
I don’t cover my hair in front of my family or at a girls night in. But when I’m visiting a friends house or non-mahram happen to visit my family I cover accordingly.
When I’m home, I love to be comfortable. I love soft cotton anything! I have a ton of jersey maxi dresses which I would no longer wear in public. I love to lounge around in them. No cardigan and no hijab. But I live alone, so it works for me.
Thanks for the site! I find so many awesome ideas here. As a new Muslimah, all the info is so helpful!
Salaam
Vivian
Me to Vivian it is more comfortable specially when you are back to home after a very long day at work.
My inside style is tank tops with yoga pants. Yoga pants are really comfortable and stretch with your movement. In fact, some good quality ones can also be worn with shirt dresses when you go out.
One tip to don this outfit is to choose bright colours that suit your skin tone. Colours play an important role in lifting your mood.
Also with the increasingly warm climate here in Asia, the more cotton you wear, the better.
As a stay-at-home mother I’m pretty much always in my comfy attire! Of course the hair is out! The way I figure, I cover when I’m out so when I’m inside, it’s a no-no! My choices usually are:
Shorts: thigh-length, preferably denim, various colors, because I find them cute and oh-so-comfortable!
Tank tops, tee-shirts: always fitted, because they are comfortable and cute; hubby likes the “fitted” part (wink)
Slippers: Me, hubby, and kids wear slippers because bare feet are a serious no-no in my home!
Jewelry: wrist/ankle bracelets, hoops, necklaces, toe rings, whatever, you name it, because they complete the outfit
Make-up: very little to none, like eyeliner and a lip gloss, because hubby doesn’t like make-up and prefers me as natural as possible
Perfume: You’d better believe it! I don’t wear it outside the home, so when I’m home I wear it ALL the time! LOL
Fitness is extremely important to me, so I exercise about 5 to 6 days a week inside my home. As a result, I do sometimes traipse around the house in my exercise pants and spandex tops. These are very comfortable, so I have to be careful that I don’t end up wearing them on a regular basis. LOL
My only exception is when I hve guests, then I dress like I do when I’m out, in jilbab and hijab. That sucks because I live in Hawaii where it’s really hot!
mashallah….i was planning to move to hawaii years ago before i converted met my husband. i was wondering about the “muslim population” in hawaii….how is the community? are there lots of muslims there? and is there a masjid out there? what island?
As salaamu alaykum, Amy!
Subhana’Allah, talk about a delayed response, but I guess it’s true what they say about better late than never? ~he he he~ Anyways, sis, if you have any more questions about Hawaii, you can e-mail me at umm_hazim@yahoo.com. Insha’Allah, I’ll be more than happy to answer any questions you have about living here in Hawaii, and I’d just like hearing from you!
xoxoxo
I usually wear tradional pakistani clothing because I love them they are so cofortable and very nice. Because I love working out I also wear yoga pants and tshirt. When I am around my family I still have a dupatta or scarf just not on my head;).
Salam sisters!
I work with children therefore I need to be really comfortable to be able to jump, run, climb, etc! My choices usually are dresses up to the knee with jeans or pants underneath.
I like maxidresses with leggings underneath and if the dress is too light and you can see trough I wear indian pants underneath, they are very comfortable and cool.
To go out with my husband or functions I chose a lot more formal things, usually pants with long jackets, right up to my ankles ( I don’t know how they are called), and long dresses with embroidery details.
I love accesories I think that’s the best part of an outfit.
Can be the simplest dress but a good ring can make a lot of difference!!
salam!
this is what i think throws a lot of my girlfriends off….
i wear hijab outside, usually with jeans and a top that cuts off at the knees, with a long necklace, and my lovely combat boots. but at home. i wear anything. usually i straighten my hair, i love mini skirts which i stopped wearing outside because of hijab. atleast i can wear it at home. i either wear my tanktops or t-shirts. i’m pretty free at home. when my uncles or grandfather are/is around i just replace the skirts with jeans or capris. makeup wise i wear eyeliner outside and do some cotouring but at home i just add a little dark eyeshadow now and then. the thing about hijab is that you don’t have to give up what you love. i love mini dresses during summer and i can wear that in privacy. you don’t have to loose your sense of fashion with hijab…the difference is that you are pleasing yourself and not others.
Salaam sisters!
I’m so glad I found this place, it’s really rocken!
Ayesha, you’re right – hijab is not about losing your sense of style or not being you, it’s just that’s it’s for you and your husband, not other people.
I recently started wearing hijab, though I’m a born Muslim, and was always a little of a tomboy. My son even exclaimed in surprise one day when he saw me with a long skirt, so much I seem to have jeans spray-painted on me!
So I’m always in jeans and a long T-shirt around the family (Mom/MIL house) and in my own home, it can be jeans and a fitted strappy top (love the Victoria’s Secret ones). In summer, I even wear miniskirts the kind you’d see in a hiphop video with a small cropped/sleeveless top. In winter, jeans and a sweater. The only thing that changes is that when I go out, I just throw a jilbab on top and tie on a scarf, while underneath I may in said fitted top and jeans.
To me it’s all about being comfortable and feeling good about yourself. Lol, I also love to ‘tease’ my man with my at-home clothes, coz frankly, he’s the one I should be teasing and I’m the only woman he should be getting excited for, so why spare us this thrill?
Definitely will be dropping by here now, adding it to my Favorites!
I love it! Tease your man that is right girl! We as women need to realize all that our husbands are exposed to. Why in the heck would they want to come home and see us covered from head to toe, when they are out in the real world!
Lol, that’s exactly it! We should give them a reason to shrug off all the outside temptation and really pant after what their wives can give them!
I also work out for this reason, even if I’ve found that using Pilates techniques such as sucking your stomach and lower belly in when doing salaat carve my body better than any other exercise!
Gotta use all our assets, frankly, and that’d be on the man we’re married to!
At home, it’s just me and the hubby, so I am usually in lapas, wrap-skirts or yoga pants with camisoles or tanks. No hijab necessary! We live in Florida and it gets super hot! Also, I wear plenty of perfume (Miss Dior Cherie makes my hubby happy).
-Najwa
Muslimah2Muslimah
when i get home from school i take my hijab off first thing no mater what i usually just keep my jeans or others pants on but i always put on a t-shirt since i just stated wearing hijab i have lots of tops i never use so i usually put one on. On the weekend i always put on a dress they make me fell so happy.
ps: thanks for the awsome website it helps alot because i live in a small town and not many people my age wear hijab and they did not do things i had to do your site can really make me fell like im not the only 13 year old that wears hijab.
love your site
hagar
Hi, Hagr! I’m a new to hijab too and am still making the transition clothing-wise. Mostly I end up wearing t-shirts and jeans– even if I’m not as covered as I’d like to be because I don’t have many long sleeve shirts. I’ve found that when I can, layering the short sleeve, low cut or short tops with something under or over them (or both!) allows me to use what I have in my closet.
Sometimes I also wear a little mascara or makeup because I am so fair. Perfume is optional for me too. And, of course, when I’m in public I wear a hijab. I tend to go through phases of wearing an al-amira or a shayla.
My footwear is usually stylish but conservative (and comfortable!).
Hi there. Just wanted to say i love the site. I am not a muslim yet but i am learning a lot. This thread shattered 1 of my misconceptions. U dont have to hidden at home lol. Thanks again.
Caroline,
Was glad to read your post. Yes, lots of misconceptions about the proper Muslim attire, I get a lot of those questions too because I used to be a very jeans-tshirt-top girl with Halle Berry haircut and suddenly decided to go all the way with jilbab and head covering. It was like, how can you do that? Did your husband force you (I even heard that one, lol!)
But the fact is, at home you’re free to be as you want, and like Seref says just down here, it’s fun getting all dolled up. The only difference is that it’s private, for your eyes and those of your husband only.
And of course, you can be very comfortable in soft and figure-hugging clothes under the jilbab! It always happened to me that I was in jeans and a fitted top, and to go out I’d need to go iron a long blouse or something else like that which would cover my behind when I went out, and that was a pain, like, I wasn’t comfy in this long blouse. Whereas with a jilbab, it’s free and flowing and you can have your fitted and comfy clothes underneath and none’s the wiser, while you also feel good about yourself.
Oh my, I’m rambling! Lol
when i’m at home with hubby, then fun, feminine makeup (if i’m not too tired) and a ponytail with dangly earrings. Tight jeans! lol and usually a spaghetti strap or fitted top w/ short sleeves that I wouldn’t wear outside cuz it discloses my beauty ;) I try and remember that my husband probably doesn’t wanna see me in a blase jilbab and blotchy skin ALL THE TIME! Plus, I have fun dolling myself up!
Hi Caroline, if you have any more questions, feel free to contact me at stephanie.eren@gmail.com.
salaam everyone!
like caroline, i’m not a muslim yet but i’m on a very interesting path to converting to islam. it’s quite challenging to put an outfit together on a daily basis, as my closet is still full of mini-skirts, tight skinny jeans, and strapless tops!! but my wardrobe is slllllooooooowwwwwlllllyyy transforming (i’m still a broke college kid!) luckily i have tons of hoodies.
it’s starting to get colder in georgia, so it hasn’t been that difficult lately. i’ve purchased a few long-sleeve tees that will go with some scarves i have–thanks to the wonderful advice from the Muslimah2Muslimah sisters!! now inside, i’m likely to wear anything comfortable, like a baggy t-shirt or sweatpants (my brother says i’m such a tomboy). when its hot i’ll throw on my old cheer shorts. oh, and i always have to have something on my feet; whether it’s socks or slippers. for some reason, given any season, i instantly start sneezing when my bare feet hit the floor! weird huh?!?!
That’s funny – I’m always with socks too. A whiff of breeze on my feet and I too start sneezing!
That’s so cool to hear you’re on the road to Islam. I say so because though I’m a born Muslim, it took me over two decades to really discover the beauty that is Islam. So in a way, I know what that feels like and it’s an awesome feeling.
Insha’Allah, may your path be strewn with blessings and richness.
Hey Cece, is it Georgia in the US? Well Im from Atlanta! MashAllah! MAy Allah guide you! Better to have a slow and strong transition than a fast and quivering one!
Thanks for the feedback. I have found it easier to dress modestly because I had a lap band and am losing weight. So all my clothes are now looser. I was never one for tight and revealing things because I dont want all the attention lol. So now I go for the loungewear at home, scrubs at work, and loose teeshirts and jeans for school. Like cece, I like to keep something on my feet.
I don’t know, I just don’t find the need to dress up when I’m at home.
Some days I’ll do my hair but mainly I whip off the hijab, put on my old p.e shorts and top (since I’m with my family) and do whatever I need to do
Outside I’ll wear my nice clothing (with hijab of course) and when it’s a formal event I’ll try and get all jazzed up.
But at home? Eh, it’s a place of comfort, and I’m comfortable and happy to wear pajamas around the house :]
Hahaaha! That is so me! As soon as I walk in, I change into loungewear (pajama pants reallly)!!! ITs just so comfy. And I m always wearing socks…even sleep in them…I guess my feet get cold easily!
Same here! I live with the fam (mother, brother, and sister) and I’ve started in onl being comfortable dressing in pyjama pants and a baggy T around them. This is of course after I started following Islam. Before it was like wear whatever, whenever. Alhamdullillah, I am thankful for the change. (:
i go all loose. baggy t-shirts and shorts when i’m at home.
Assalamu Alaikum,
I normally wear my abayas or my skirts…masha’allah!! I love my hijabs because they hide my beauty,masha’allah!! People always ask me to wear normal clothes and to see my hair…its so funny!!!
Well, I wear my skinny jeans and cute tops underneathe…I occasionally wear my makeup and do my hair…
Well, insha’allah, i will get more abayas though!! I love abayas…
I got a white Pashima today…its so comfy..my mom even like it!!!
I love putting on some pretty and soft perfume for the house…smells SO GOOD!!!!
I’m a style chameleon so at home I can have on anything from W. African clothes to a diric to a sari to a nursing tank and shorts.
I have 3 children one is a preteen boy so when I am home I still take care that not to much is showing. I do let my hair down. I usually wear a tank top and yoga pants or a maxi dress with a tank top underneath, since most are so low cut its ridiculous.In the summer it is usually a skirt and top or a light dress.I ocassionally wear shorts but they go to my knees. When I am not being lazy, I wear makeup but not to often. My husband works nights so he sleeps all day. Whenever I am to pray or I have guest, I put on an abaya if Im wearing tight clothes or a chuddah if I am wearing a skirt. I almost always have slippers on. Cute sequined thongs
When I work, I wear dress pants with long tops with my scarf wrapped. I always have an awesome pair of shoes. I love shoes!!
Always black khohl and lipgloss no matter what Im doing or where Im going. Sometimes If im sneeky I might put on a little tinted moisturizer when im out.
I know what you mean about the preteen boy. My husband’s son is a tween now and when he’s at home I don’t wear the really low cut tank tops or the really skinny jeans. I’ll usually throw a large T-shirt over the jeans. Very rarely in miniskirt or shorts, and these too are mostly what I wear when alone (kids at school) or in the evenings when the kids are in bed (my stepson doesn’t live with us except on weekends) and I’m just with the man.
I used to use lipgloss too but find I need medicated lip balm coz my lips always chap and bleed. So what I did was melt a stick of lip balm and added a bit of lipstick. This diluted the colour so now I get the medication plus the really sheer colour. Amazing how a burst of colour, even pale, on your lips can revitalize your face!
I love to have designer hijabs. Diversity is also important.
Don’t wear black everyday!
I just bought some long printed Indian dresses, took the short sleeves out and added in long sleeves in block black. Looks like an Abaya but it’s got the nice color and design on the fabric, which adds some variety for me. It’s also in cotton, great for the tropical summer here.
salam ! im new here. so, still trying to get use to this tingie. he he dont this side have a chat room or sumthing???
p/s: i love this website!
Aslaammm :) am neww here …. omdz loven da site :)
i think im a bit of a hippie on the inside. lol i love flared jeans and pants with lose printed caftans, and i love [read: crazy love] rings, big rings and chunky bangles. I used love wearing ear rings but i found that since i’ve started wearing the hijab and because im still very new im not how to pin it right so that i can still wear ear rings so until i get that sorted the ear rings stay in the jewelry box. Im new to this site and i must say that Alhumdulilah its a wonderful site for sisters. I pray that you grow and achieve bigger and brighter things insha Allah :)
Afreeza, Faizah & Sima
Assalam Aleikoum ladies! It’s a pleasure to meet you! I love this blog too, feels like home in a really topsy-turvy world. I was away on study leave (university exams) but now rarring to get back in the thick of things here!
Sima, I too had to give up the earrings. They were the only jewellery I did wear previously butt he hijab covers my ears and neck. So I stick to rings and bangles now.
May Allah have all the best in store for you all.
Assalam aleikoum sisters,
I am a muslim woman and I have always wanted to wear the hijab. I am now trying and I have to say I really love but I just can’t get to cover myself fully maybe with time it will come. Ever since I decided to learn more about my religion, I realised that things are easier for me and I get less stressed and concern about things. I know it will take time but I am trying hard and would love to get feed back because most of my friends don’t wear the hijab and I find it very hard being the only one trying to wear the hijab maybe it would’ve been easier if I knew other ladies that wear the hijab as well.
BTW I am in love with the website and very interesting and helps me not to go and look at unuseful things oneline.
Salam!!!!!
Salaams Mami!
I know exactly what you mean. I had trouble getting used to the covering up part. It happened little by little for me, like when going out I started wearing tops that were not form-fitting and also covered my bum or large T-shirts. That became pretty normal then I started wearing sleeves that went below the elbow. Little by little like that, you get used to it. And then in winter I used to turn a pashmina scarf around my head to keep the cold away, it became a natural transition to being used to wearing the scarf and that morphed into the hijab.
It’s true that when you embrace Islam’s way, it is not at all a repression but a liberation. I cannot conceive of not being in hijab outside now.
If you cannot, don’t try to change your dress sense overnight. That doesn’t work. Taking it one step at a time brings in your heart the slow but steady conviction that you’re doing it the right way and lets you get used to it and build your confidence.
Hope this helps, insha’Allah, may Allah bless your path and help you find your way.
Salaam,
Itd long time since u have posted ur opinion but i hope u will get back to me :)
I am a new Muslim and i have a lot of questiob that i would like to ask some other Sisters. I
started wear hijab and i found It quite difficult.
If u would like to write to me i will leave my email address: malgorzatka77@hotmail.com
HMM i think for me it has to be skinny jeans with a long smock dress and cardi with gladiator trousers ussualy my dresses are colouful and come down just below the knees so it makes me feel feminine yet muhtarama and modest .Also a long beaded necklace ussualy does the trick.I have got to say im in love with the muslimette .I have worn the higab since i was 13 though its different for a young girl in a western country i believe it has given me confidence and strength to show the world that wearing the higab doesnt have to be boring!! Even wearing a simple red scarf with red shoes and a red bangle can show people that we are fashionable .I am a teenager that has lived in the uk all my life yet still i believe higab is important for every girl and whats best than showing modesty with style!!!you go girls and not all higab is black and dull!!
sorry i meant shoes!!!not trousers stupid me
I love this line – modesty with style! You hit the nail on the head!
thankyou zaynah i would love to know more about you because i have no muslim friends because the nearest islamic community is 100 miles away and me and my mum are the only muslims le alone veiled mslims here so i like to show my town that muslims are just like normal people and that in the fashion world there are modest looking styles like now its laering so longsleeved tops with t-shirts are in oooo and also boyfriend cardigens and blazers!!!!
Assalam aleikoum Shadwa!
So you’re in the UK? I now live in Maurititius but was in England about a decade ago. Where are you there, if I may ask?
I know what you mean about showing that Muslim clothing need not be really ‘abnormal -looking’! Living on an island where the average temps is 30 degrees Celsius all year round gives ample opps for most people to bare their skin as much as possible. When you go all covered-up it’s like, insane folks or what? Also, all my friends are mostly non-Muslims and very much career girls and the like, really corporate looking and totally not modest-dressing!
I think Muslim fashion is a lot about mix and match. I wear a lot of caftan-like Indian long dresses in woven cotton that really look good, feel good, and completely mask the body shape. I use pashminas a lot in winter but since it’s summer now I’m veering more towards loosely-woven thread scarves. When you layer it twice over your head the little gaps in the fabric get covered and no one sees your hair, but it allows air to get to your neck too so you don’t get heatstroke! I used to wear skinny jeans underneath them but with the heat I’m finding cotton yoga pants work like a breeze! Also, love the trendy harem-style pants.
I’d love to get to know you too. My email addy is in my name above, feel free to email me if you want! I’d love to hear from you.
hi zaynah u kno thats also my name(zaynah)but my mum always called me ida(nikname)lyk your talk mashALLAH!.just wanted to ask about the lipgloss dont you think its a bit make-uppy!lip balm or some vaseline would do for outside n maybe lipstik and gloss for hubby.plz dont get me wrong, just asking?
Ida, assalam aleikoum.
That’s funny, we share the same name! My mom calls me Fee but outside the house, I rarely go by that nickname. Most of the people I know call me Zayn or Zee.
About the lipgloss, lol, didn’t get you wrong. I know what you mean. In fact, my husband asked me the same thing when we were out and I said that I needed to stop by the beauty counter (that’s his worst nightmare, btw!) to get some gloss. The trick, as I’ve found, is to use natural colours. I go for a very sheer bordeaux-pink that when you wear doesn’t look like colour at all but like your natural lip colour. Call it the nude look but the really pale things never worked for me (I’m Indian origin and so have the really ghastly yellow-toned complexion).
I used the Bourgeois water-based gloss, very sheer but hydrating. It gives colour but barely like it’s there, looks more like you just bit your lip ten times, that’s the kind of colour it brings. Balm looks kinda cakey-white on my lips since they’re so dry so I have to veer to gloss. But it doesn’t look like makeup, like those really glossy-vinyl-like glosses out there. Maybelline Water Shine also works, just don’t get the Water Shine Diamonds kind. Tip a little on the V of the upper lip, press your lips together, then spread using your finger to the sides.
Just like we have to exact moderation in clothing, it applies to makeup too, imo. I hope I didn’t make you bristle with my comment now…
caroline and cece,inshaALLAH ul be okayand we are all here for you guys just ask and we will share inshaALLAH
thank you ida. i have gotten to know several sisters and gotten much support. i dont live near a large muslim population and it is easy to feel isolated. thankful to have found this site.
ALLAH S.W.T has told us to hide our beauty(body parts,make up and ornaments)and only show our hubbys.we dont have to be considered stylish if it means going against ALLAH’s rule.HE said “they will not be satisfied untill we follow them” sisters we have an avenue now(thanks to muslimette)to give each other support and have our own say on what is halal stylish or fashionabble without caring what anybody else thinks.lets go girls!am loving this.
inside am in full make up and stylish outfits since i love looking pretty and am in sweet scents too.
Ida, I back you here a hundred and fifty percent!
The key to Muslim attire is to feel good about yourself. You know the saying, she’d look good in a potato sack. Why? Because that girl doesn’t need the clothes on her back to radiate who and what she is – it comes from inside her. This is what, imo, a Muslim woman is about too – she shines above mundane things like clothing and the likes.
However, we are human and women too, so there is always that compulsion to feel and look good. But what many do not realize (esp non-Muslims) is that there’s lots of leeway in what Muslim clothing should be about. Nothing was set in stone that clothing had to be this type alone or that type alone or shame on you for wearing this combo or that one.
This is a great avenue to help each other out with what can be done and what cannot, and may Allah guide us as we engage on this endeavour!
hi muslimette how long does it take for people to post comments?
is there a specific hour to have a live chat?
aa(asalam aleikum)zaynah thanks for replying.ever since i found muslimette i keep loggin in but there is nonone around.i think they should have lyk a chat room(24hrs).gal u know so much about beauty i wish i had you in my handbag for all the juicy tips!mashALLAH.zaynah where should a headscarf(hijab)i always thought it should go over the chest.
I know what you mean. The place was really romping last month but now I see only a few people commenting. Also doesn’t help that there’s no new blog topic for a while. Guess the focus went to the mag, while the community of the blog is just tiptoeing around.
I usually try to check in once a day, but sometimes with work and commitments I’m not able to and thus 2 days go before I can drop in again. I loved to have found this place too, it was really awesome to connect with other Muslim sisters. I’d love the chat room too, though with my wacky time zone I’d prolly be on when no one is around!
Lol. The beauty tips came from lots of trial and error. I never wanted to shine out of the lot even when I didn’t wear a hijab, so I learned how to be there but without melting into the woodwork either. Any tip you wanna know about, just ask, lol!
As for the hijab question – from a hadith I had read, Prophet Mohammad (SAWS) mentioned that women’s body shapes shouldn’t be apparent under their clothing and that they should cover their bosom if it was noticeable.
A lot of abayas kinda cover up your shape, but in case you’re still doubtful, it’s better to wear a scarf that also covers down to your chest and thus masks your shape completely. Those of us with flat-as-iron-board chests get away with it coz there’s really nothing to notice once the abaya/loose clothing is on. Basically the purpose of Muslim clothing is to hide adornments so yes, I suppose that would mean covering your chest too.
hey guys yh i think ida we should have a meebo room im in love with this website and i love hearing about other muslims to!!!
salam my sisters !!
Allright, call me daft or old, lol, but what’s a meebo room? Is it like a specific chat room you create and invite people in?
I was thinking even a Yahoo group would be fun to help us all stay in touch and connect.
What do you think?
i also dont know wat a meebo room is.anyway i was thinking we could come up with our own blogs and atleast try and chek in once a day even in our hectic days just to see wats new.wat do you think guys?or if anyone has an idea to get us connected plz help!!
Salaam Ladies!
Just wanted to say that things have been quiet around the Muslimette blog because we were working on the magazine. Now we’re taking a much needed break. :-)
InshaAllah, new blog posts will be up soon. We also have some additional plans underway to help build a Muslimette Community here. Stay tuned for updates on that! I’m thinking a forum, individual blogs that you all can run, live telephone conferences, and live chats.
These are some of the things we’re looking into and do let us know if you have any further suggestions for us.
Thanks for being here with us!
-Kima
The Editor
Salaams Kima
That’s great to know things will pick up. Many of us view this site as an answer to our prayers, and it’s so good to connect with like-minded sisters.
Hope the mag is doing great. I’m waiting to come into some money to be able to buy my subscription.
The forum would be great! And live chats too sound like fun. I’m not much of an online person so dunno wat else is popular, so I’ll let the other ladies add their chime.
sisters i have a problem,i cant seem to kno when to perform ghusl after menses.how do you know that you are now clean and you you should perform ghusl.what sign do you look out for?what does it say in fiqhi or sunnah or hadith about this issue?i feel so traumatised every month and i dont want to miss swala out of ignorance pliz help
Salaams sister
I remember from hadith I read that Prophet Muhammad (SAWS) said that menses last for 7 days. Anything that comes after that, even if you’re still bleeding, is not menses and you are allowed to take ghusl and do salaat. I usually time mine for 7 days as from the time I first notice the bleeding (add 24 hours x 7 to this).
If I’m not mistaken too, the same hadith mentioned that menses blood is darker and after 7 days even if you’re bleeding, it’ll be a ‘healthier’ blood colour.
I’m not sure if you can perform ghusl and do salaat if your period stops before 7 days… I’ll check and let you know, try to see if I can find an online link to that hadith.
Hope this helps!
thanx zaynah but i’ve dah two other different things:that after 10 days is healthy and after 15 days its healthy so is it 7,10,or 15?
Trix,
Sorry this is so late, I had a university exam yesterday and wasn’t online at all in the past 2 days.
For this matter, I’m actually wrong. There’s no specific length of time. I checked in Bukhari, Muslim and Fiqh-us-Sunnah and the only mention of the length of menses pertains to when bleeding stops, or when bleeding is no longer dark and looks like a red blood color itself. Nothing is set in stone as to the number of days.
i meant heard!
after period one shuld wait until she gets a pale yellow almost whitish discharge this is a normal discharge and sign that one is clean and shuld make ghusl and resume prayers.the dark reddish brown followed by the deep yellow discharge are not tohara( clean)and have a percentage of blood in them(thats why the funny colour)ALLAH KNOWS BEST
trix: check this website, maybe itll help inshallah.
http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=3&ID=3671&CATE=411
Salam Sisters! I just cam upon this website! And YES! I’m in love!!!!!!!
I wish there was a chatroom.
@Zaynah: u live in Mauritius? MashAllaj how Muslims are just all over! You must speak french then!
I have a topic: I was just lookign up the rulings on eyebrow shapings. What do you sisters think? I don’t personally do it, but I come across it alot, so I wonder if there are really strong ruligns about it! Thank you.
Rabeeyah,
Yes, in mauritius (know where it is, lol?) Yup, Muslims all over the world, alhamdullilah.
Funny you mention eyebrows – when I was researching the hadith for the menses question Trix asked, I came upon the sayings in Bukhari that we’re not supposed to tweaze our eyebrows. I used to do it before but now I’ve stopped. It feels awful really, but I don’t wanna go against a law/rule especially when I know about it.
Yes I know where Mauritius is :-D…I’ve had friends from there…InchAllah I will visit one day!
But as far as the tweazing, patience my dear…It go back to looking natural after the rough patch.
Wow, you know Mauritius, and even know people here!
Forgot to answer your other q – yes, I speak French, as well as Creole which is the native language here ( a variant of French, it’s also spoken in Louisiana in the US) and I also speak Hindi and Urdu, since my ancestors are from India. Not that totally fluent in the last two, but I get by and can understand when someone speaks to me in that language.
Ameen to the visit of Mauritius. My house is always open – I hope insha’Allah we get to meet this way.
The tweezing, lol, yeah, it does grow back. I’ve got really thick eyebrows now and alhamdullillah it doesn’t look like I’ve stuck fake hair onto my face! It just takes some good brushing with an eyebrow brush to place it in shape.
LOL!!!! The fake hair in the brow!!! that must of been a sight! :-D
Man! I always wanted to learn creole! I just find it so cool! We listened to zouk alot and we would daydream of palmtrees and sandy beaches! :-D
I grew up in Louisiana and I feel the creole there is quite different, it sounds more cajun than anything else…not as sweet and sultry as the islanders! :) Lucky you for being so multi-langual!
Lol Rabeeyah!
Creole is fun. So you know zouk! Wow, first time I hear a non-islander saying that! Still Creole differs from land to land. We can all pretty much understand each other but each place has its own turn of phrase. Lol, I actually find Cajun creole to be more lyrical, but guess that’s normal – others’ speaking it sounds way better!
Multi-lingual yeah – we gotta be on the island!
hey!
yeh, i’ve got relly thick brows aswell, and most of the time my hijaab covers it, so i dont worry too much. i wudnt bother with the plucking, as it grows back, and u cant relly stop, otherwise u just get stubbles!
I found my hijab hovers just above the eybrows now, so they’re not really that noticeable. I haven’t plucked in over a onth now, lol!
Salaams, I am from South Africa and just happend to come across this site while researching. I have a Group on Face Book called Scarves for You, we deal with all Hijabi Issues and Hijabi Fashion. I must say this site is pretty cool and I am definitely amazed.
Masha Allah
Mwazis
Zeenat,
I have to check your group on FB. Thanks for telling us about it.
Hey we’re close – I’m from Mauritius!
Salam Zeenat,
I wanted to add your group on facebook but there were no results….can you make it public? Welcome to the site!
Nevermind Zeenat, I found it! Its pretty cool!
Salaam, i am also from South Africa, just joined the fb group now its great!
guys plucking or shaping of eyebrows is haraam
We know Ida..that’s what we’re trying to get across…but ishAllah more sisters will be aware of it
Love the comments on style. I adore clothes and used to be really interested in fashion, even thought about being a designer for a while, but thank god, decided against it.
For work, I usually wear wide leg trousers with dresses and pashminas. Chunky boots and smart shoes in the winter, wedge-heeled sandals in the summer. I always try to look smart and colour coordinated. I used to adore earrings, but don’t wear them anymore due to hijaab. Now I love rings, and have a nice collection. In fact, I feel naked without a ring on LOL!
As soon as I get home, my scarf comes off. At weekends, I mear jeans and tunics. I try to work out and do yoga and rebounding whenever I can. I also think that if salah is performed properly, it is a very good for the body.
Make-up. Well, I love it. But I am trying to tone it down outside the home. It is really difficult. I grew up with such a negative image of myself, and used make-up to make me look better. When I adopted the hijaab, somehow I just continued with makeup from habit. But now I am definitely toning it down so it looks natural. Also am wearing less perfume in general, but love really luxe shower cremes and gorgeous smelling moisturisers.
I love to look good for my hubby. Just wish he would notice the effort a bit more.
Love all the comments. And I love how Islam gives us guidelines, but we don’t all have to wear head to toe black. Style and modesty – I’m going to remember that one! Islam makes me feel good about myself.
Zara,
Lol, those men have really thick skulls, don’t they? I remember I once stopped wearing a nose piercing and it took hubby 3 weeks and even some prodding to realise it was gone!
Agree with what you said here. Islam is about modesty in style.
You’re right about salaat being performed well shapes the body. I don’t do any workout now, only salaat and I hold my body the way they teach you in Pilates class, (which come to think it, I found out this is pretty much how the hadith say you have to stand in salaat!) and I gotta say it shows tremendous results. I have a flatter stomach than before I was pregnant with my son, and really toned arms and legs now.
Wow! I’m learnig something u guys! I guys we should watch our postures when performing salat…
Yup. Stand tall, breathe in, and when you breathe out, you gently pull your lower belly in (sorry for the words to follow: as if you are trying to stop the flow in the loo).
This then pulls in your leg muscles tight, making them work twice when you move. Your central core (waist area) also takes the brunt of holding your body, as it should, and your stomach automatically pulls in. Then roll your shoulder blades outwards and feel your back settle into a comfortable straight line.
Try holding on to this core/stomach in position when you go into rukuh and sijdah in salaat – you’ll be like doing 3 crunches with one bend! At first your leg muscles will feel really stretched and will hurt, but that means it’s also working.
Also when in sijdah, your forehead will be touching the mat but try to bear the bulk on your body weight on your arms (with hands flat on the mat on both sides of your head). You’ll also feel your upper arms taking on your weight and that’s great for toning them up.
I shaped myself up this way, and it works! Even got my hubby to do it and he shaped up the way 15 years of kickboxing and martial arts couldn’t achieve!
The key also – remember to pull the lower belly in when you’re breathing out! And also, perform salaat slowly, no rush in the moves, as it should be actually but most of us rush through prayer. Hey – what better way to get exercise into our routines, eh?
Hope this helps, insha’Allah!
Guuuuuuuuuuuuuurl!!! How about my arms have been hurting for 3 days now!!!!! :-D ….but really, I can feel the change…and its so fast!! Le t me just try to keep it up!
Thanks for the breathing instructions Zaynah. I noticed that when I slowed my salaat down, I enjoyed it more, and my bum and stomach were more toned. I will incorporate other tips you have suggested, as it feels good to be toned up.
When I was growing up, I used to love exercising. I had a Cindy Crawford exercise video and me and my sisters used to squat and lunge like you wouldn’t believe! Now, 4 kids later, those muscles are like a distant memory. In fact, I remember my first pregnancy, every time I went to the midwife for a check-up, I would get asked things like whether I was a gymnast or athlete because my stomach muscles were rock hard!
Husbands are a funny bunch, all right! Now I dress to please me first, and if he likes it, then it is a bonus.
I love your posts, by the way. You sound really chilled out!
Rabeeyah and Zara
Glad you could work the fitness tips in. Yeah, the arms and legs do hurt a lot, but after a while it becomes almost automatic. Yup, the change is fast and so obvious! You should also feel your ribcage really curving in towards the bottom, in that sort of catwalk-model way!
Zara – I had that Cindy Crawford tape too! Loved the routines but they didn’t shape me like the salaat one did. No one believes I’ve had a kid with that flat stomach and tones bod!
Husbands? Don’t even mention, lol! It’s good to make their jaws drop once in a while, innit?
Sorry I didn’t reply you girls earlier. Work was killing me!
Salaam ladies!
I recently discovered this site looking for stylish hijab things and I adore it! I live in Europe ( The Netherlands) and the muslim population is quite different than it is the USA (well, thats what I think). When I’m reading your comments it looks to me as if you are much more stricter in your clothing, which I believe is a real good thing. I dont read about any girl wearing skinny jeans? Skinny jeans are completely normal worn by Hijab girls in Europe. Not alone ofcourse, they were a tunic or a dress untill the knees, but still. I’m going to New York in april insh Allah, so it will be my first time in the states, so I’m very excited to see how my sister dress over there =D I always wondered about how Americans see Hijabi’s. I mean is it something completely odd? Here in Holland, when you go to big cities like Amsterdam or Rotterdam, it’s a compeletly normal phenomenon, you see us Hijabies everywhere alhamdoulah, how is that in the States? Haha I wrote a whole story thats not even on the topic, I’m sorry, but it’s just nice for me to hear your stories=D
Anyhow, ontopic now =P My inside style? Depends..if I’m getting home from college or my job I just wear my most comfortable pants, preferebly a size XXXXL cause I just love them big =P And a tanktop with a vest, especially this time of the year when it’s freezing over here! When I have a girls night in I love to go all fancy and chique and wear everything I cant wear outside=p
HI EVERYONE!i dont mean to burst the burble but lets not get carried away by ‘modesty an style’ till we loose the islamic defination of modesty.hijab means cover up (in loose not tight clothes)the whole body with exception of face and hands.its okay to love colours but the whole idea of hijab is to avoid attracting attention,hence if you dont lyk black try earthly hues lyk brown,navy blue,you know quiet colours.sisters the prophet said we will not believe until we love him more than ourselves.before we walk out of our doors lets ask ourselves would ALLAH approve of our dressing?would the prophet allow his wives to dress in the manner we dress and lets remember after all is said and done only islam will prevail and we are from ALLAH and to HIM we shall return.we have a habit but wen we know its not right lets kick it out as fast as we can,the make ups(we are good with some moisturiser and lip balm only not fancy lip gloss),the fancy jewelry(even attractive rings),the perfumes; anything that makes us attractive in the eyes of deen not in our eyes(we may try to justify our actions at times even wen we know they are wrong)all this we must avoid wen going outside,then wen we go inside to be with our husband whooolaah!go for the whole shabang!!! inshaALLAH ALLAH will reward us.
Why is everyone saying LMBO, instead of Laugh My Ass Off?
Dont be such fags.
We need to start a new blog topic…
I agree. I keep coming back to this blog, and then feeling sad because there are very few new comments. Someone mentioned a good topic in one of the posts – when did you first start covering, and what inspired you to do it?
when i’m home it’s just me and my husband
so, typically i wear shorts and tight shirts
i have very long hair, so it is almost always in a ponytail
lol
my husband likes for me to wear baby oil
;)
so i have to wear socks or else i wld break my neck on the wood floors
Asalamu alaikum,
I usually wear my abaya but as soon as i get home its straight into comfy clothes such as Yoga pants, tank tops, jogging bottoms and the hijab flies across the room on my bed lol. Wearing a hijab outside all day, you need to let your hair down when you get home. One thing i am trying to stop but haven’t succeeded in doing so far is wearing perfume outside, i am addicted to perfumes. I will buy a bottle when ever i feel i need a new fragrance lol but insha Allah i will have to cut down on that.
@Sima, i used to wear earrings all the time. I was mad about them till i started practising and i do miss wearing them some times but Alhamdulilah I’m happy that I wear my abaya and hijab and would not change it for anything. I would never go back to my jahiliya days.
I dress my abaya with colourful bangles, massive rings and if you wear a nice cardigan that matches the bangles your all set.
@Zaynah, i am going to be trying your exercise, been looking for ways to exercise without breaking my bank account lol (being a student and all) and this is just perfect. Jazakallah khair.
@Shadwa abdel-Aziz Masha Allah, May Allah ta’alla keep you and your mum on the straight path Insha Allah. For a teenager in the UK to be wearing your hijab proudly is admirable Masha Allah and your a brilliant example for all the teenage girls here who are either afraid to wear a hijab because of were they live or because of peer pressure and being afraid of how society might see them differently.
Were do you live? I am from London and when i read your post i was amazed to realise that there are certain places where some Muslims feel isolated from the rest of the Muslim population in the UK. Alhamdulilah there is an amazing Muslim community in London and that is what makes me fall in love with this beautiful religion all over again every day Alhamdulilah.
All praise is due to Allah ta’alla.
rukeya its gud you wear te abaya and hijab but we all have to know apart from the rest of our bodies our ornaments(bangles.earings and necklaces toe rings)are haram for a non-mahram to see.lets try to be lyk the sahaba,once they were told something is haram they let go of it immediately and said we have heard and so we obey.lets stop wearing these disco hijabs lyk one lecturer once said,inshaALLAH.
ORNAMENTS,MAKE UP AND AND PERFUME -ITS HARAM OUTSIDE THE HOUSE AND ITS SAID THAT WHEN A NONMAHRAM IS PLEASED WITH THE SCENT OF YOUR PERFUME ITS LYK YOU HAVE COMMITED ZINNAH,ARE WE WILLING TO WASH OFF JANNABA EVERY DAY.AND HOW ABOUT DISOBEYNIG ALLAH?NO SCENT,MAKE UP OR ORNAMENT IS WORTH IT.THEY ARE LITTLE PRICES TO PAY FOR JANNAH,DONT YOU AGREE?LETS DROP THEM!!!
HARAM OUTSIDE AND EVEN INSIDE WHEN WE HAVE A NON-MAHRAM IN THE HOUSE.
ANY ORNAMENTS BUT AM NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE WEDDING RING
where’s your backup? your proof? It’s easy to say things are haram sister, but it up with hadiths or Quran.
Salam
Sister, it says it in the same passage it says to wear a hijab.
“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms and not display their beauty except to their husbands, their fathers, their husband’s fathers, their sons, their husbands’ sons, their brothers or their brothers’ sons, or their sisters’ sons, or their women, or the slaves whom their right hands possess, or male servants free of physical needs, or small children who have no sense of the shame of sex; and that they should not strike their feet in order to draw attention to their hidden ornaments. And O ye Believers! turn ye all together towards Allah, that ye may attain Bliss.” [24:31]
Sister, Back in the days, women used to wear ankle bracelets that made noises , and those noises were to be some kind of sex appeal to men.
Allah has made the religion easy for us, but it’s us humans that constantly want to make it hard on each other.
When you start mentioning that a woman commits Zinnah whena a man catches a whif of her perfume, thennnnnnn I believe its taking it to extremes!!!!!
I agree wth Rabeeyah here. Of course you’re not gonna douse yourself in perfume, that’d make you too obvious, but what about our normal pheromones? That’s ‘scent’ too, and what men as the complementary species are supposed to pick up. If a man catches that and is pleased, then what? Was it our fault?
Modesty is needed in everything, and that’s the margin we’ve been given to navigate in our manner and apparel.
Maaf but where in that passage does it say that jewellery is haraam? when they talk about ornaments , they seem to be talking about a womans natural ornaments i.e parts of the body not actual ornamentation. i dont think there’s anything wrong with a simple bracelet or ring and i fail to see how a simple bracelet on top of a cardi or top is attracting attention. but i am not one to judge or preach as i am also human and make mistakes.
sister trix i believe that it is jewelry that makes noise that is haram
however i could be mistaken
there is one thing i would like to say though
as muslims i think we focus too much on the haram
look how many things allah (swt) has made halal
remeber surah rahman
which of the favors of your lord will you deny?
i think women especially are constantly scrutinized.
there is a way to go about things
and i don’t think pointing fingers is it.
personally, i feel this site is remarkably uplifting.
it is not easy to wear hijab.
women are told there whole lives that they are to be beautiful and delicate
we are told that are very worth is measured in beauty.
so to reprogram yourself and do things right is no easy feat.
we are only human.
this site gives you the best of both worlds.
it shows you how to be outwardly beautiful
while still adhering to the rules.
it provides a support system for those who need it.
and helps unify the ummah.
sisters please remember that we are currently living in a world that does not support our way of life.
we are square pegs trying to fit into a circle.
so let’s not further cause problems by alienating each other.
we’re all we got
sorry for writing a novel
but that has been on my heart for some time now.
Girl,
So agree with what you say here. Being a ‘covered’ woman in today’s world is damn hard. I’m always wary of preaching the ‘haram’ stuff – everyone knows it. Why not focus on what is halaal, the abundance of leeway we’ve been given as Muslim women even in the scriptures that told us of the way to behave?
And also too, what’s in our hearts is for Allah to know. You may be doing something to make you feel good, not to attract men’s attention. We are judged by our intentions too, not just by looking at the action.
Very true – we are all we got! So let’s hang together and try to make our lives as Muslim women as good as we can make it. Allah knows none of us is perfect, but I think it in in all our hearts to be better and as perfect as we can be. Let’s strive for that, shall we?
very much agree :)
Well when im at home i usually wear afghan clothes. I live with my family, so i cant go all out in tank tops and i always have a scarf on me or nearby just in case un expected visitors show up theni can just quicly wrap it around.
If it is a busy day, and i dont stay at home much then i dont feel like changing because hijab style might be done nice etc. it makes it more complicated to be taking it on and off.
if im not going out much then i like to put on eye liner and play around with make up and if its a not so busy week then i like to straighten/curl/cut my hair different ways (:
Salam im iqraa x
ive just turned 13 and i dont wear the hijab yet but really want to and i think my mum would be the most happiest if i do but obviously im not supposed to do it for her but for allah (SWT) and inshallah i will be wearing in a couple of months x im just dead worried though … my close family would be proud and so wil my gran and aunties but i dont think my cousins would like it much because there into the outside world and like to be like the non-believers but to be honest thats not wats bothering me because im strong enough to stand up to them for what i believe mashalah it is just school im worried about becasue i told a few of my friends last year and they were cool with it but this year ive made so many more friends masallah and i think they would be comfortable if i do wear the hijab, i am quite a popular and smart girl mashallah and i think the hijab would complete me and my mum says tht the minute i put it on theres no going back and that its not as hard as i think
my really best friend who i met because her and my mother are best freinds mashalllah there friendship is for the sake of allahtallah ..anyway my best friend wears it and she had a few problems with girls her at school but SUPRISINLy the nonbelievers never said a thing to her but it was other muslims who bullied her …. these girls at her school tried to pull it off her !!!!!!! they were probaly jealous that they dont have such a magnifecent thing sitting on there heads Lol
i think that although we are muslims mashallah we dont miss out on anything and that islam is not strict at all….. watever the non-belivers can do we can do but we have boundaries that will protect us from going to far and boundaries to not make ourselves like them but diferent becuse we are much more wise and modest mashallah .. i dont think society really undertsands that these days !!! which is a real shame because there missing out on the beautliful religion that we all have and practise…. i could really use other muslims to talk to because there are no other muslim girls in my year !!!!
my email adress is xxiqraaxx@hotmail.com
im a really chatty person btw as you can see lol
salam and peace be upon al of use x :)
Lol, Iqraa, lovely to meet you. Girl, you are wise beyond your years! I wish I could’ve been so steadfast in my faith at your age.
You’re right – non-muslims don’t have much problem with the hijab. It’s muslim girls and women who are ‘ashamed’ of it in a way. To some people, wearing a hijab is akin to slumming it, liek not living up to what life is offering. But we have to face it – this life here is just a transition spot for the true believing Muslim. Sad and such a shame they cannot realize that…
And lol too, be as chatty as you want! We love chatty here (coming from one who hasn’t been on in ages, ack!)
hey, lol i am 13 also and u know what, i wore the hijab when i was in grade six. although i neever regret wearing, but i always regret not talking the chance to think about it. all7umduarallh i wear it with full confidence !!!!!! :)
so you need to ask yourself if yur up for the challenge and inshallah u will be!!!
we should really keep in touch, my e-mail is
ghenasalameh60@hotmail.com
ok byeee
btw i live in canada !!
oh i forgot to mention some examples of things that we can do that non-believers do …. but we can do it in a much safer and wiser and better way…..
1. we can wear nice clothes and jewellery (btw i think jellewrry is perfectly alright as long as its not bright or stands out…..it should be subtle and modest…
2. we can also wear makeup even if you wear the hijab …… as long as you dont go to over the top and make it stand out because tht would just make u sluttyy…….. i wear quite alot of makeup these day but inshallah wen i wear the hijab my mum said that i can wear like dear brands as long as if i cut down a bit ;L i think wen i wear the hijab i would wear like one cover of foundation(the sm colour of my skin obviously) and obviously eyeliner (ive tried liquide but i cant put iht on properly…ANY TIPS PLEASE EMAIL ME THEM) em some lipgloss obviously…a nice dark blusher and a coat of mascara but thats iht…im not keen on eyeshadow and stuff..
4. we can go to parties and have fun..as long as there no men and that there not all non-believers
5. we can go out and have fun shopping and going for walks!
6. we can have fantastic jobs and hubbys ;) (im a little young to be talking about tht i know lol ) :D xxx
Let’s see if my email comes through too! I’d love to get in touch with everyone who wanna contact me!
zayn_@hotmail.com
lol stay young and wise the way you are Iqraa, I wish I had started earlier but better late than never. you will see once you start you won’t go back Insh’Allah. And you can’t beat the feeling that you get when you are wearing hijab it is the best and now i just feel naked without my scarf on.
all the best to you!
Salaams Iqra,
You sound so sweet. My niece is called Iqra and she is 14. She started wearing the hijaab last year – she goes to a school in a part of the U.K where she is only one of 3 Muslims, so it is quite tough for her. Luckily, she is very strong and confident. She is also beautiful, mashallah, and I think the hijaab makes her even more beautiful.
Good luck on your journey to hijaab. I was much older then you when I did it, and it was something that I always thought about, and half dreaded. Sister Rukeya is right, society really judges us by our attractiveness – and I think insecurity would just get the better of me. But at the same time, it used to make me feel so dirty if a guy looked at me or made comments…sad to say, it was mainly the muslim guys who did this!
The lightening moment came when I was off work for a few weeks over Xmas, and had been reading about Islam. I read about shirk (worshipping others with Allah SWT) and it struck me that if I was more bothered by what society thought about me wearing hijaab, then what Allah T’ala wanted, then I was commiting shirk.
The first day that I wore hijaab to work, I was really nervous inside! But as I pulled open the door to my office, I felt a surge of confidence, and Alhumdolilah, I got through it. I did get some weird looks, and some even weirder cooments (did someone in your family die? Is it a special day?) LOL!
Now, I would feel naked w/o hijaab.
I try to look smart and covered at all times. I do wear some make-up but am trying to tone it down, and I do like rings, but I don’t think I necessarily stand-out in my appearance.
May Allah t’ala guide us all, and shower his infinite mercy on each of us and the whole of his creation – amin.
Sorry, this is a bit irrelevant, but where can i find a yellow skirt like the one in the picture? I’ve been looking for a while now and i can’t seem to find ittt!
As Salaamu Alaikum. Shukran for the link to the skirt, ukhti! I ordered it. It’s a must have!
@Bilqis: just want to know, whattypes the skirt you order?? shukran kat sir :)
saww! i totally love dis site…but y isnt dere anything new yet…newyz d comments keep me comin… lol
HI, i am so gratful for this website thank you so much !!
ok well i am thirteen years old so what i wear outside is simply just a long shirt maybe a summer dress with jeans ( not skinny’s) and a jacket or cardigan over, a cloerful hijab mostly shayla. it has been recent since i am in fashon, before i thought, whatever about the clothes i wear but know, i care lol. inside the house i am usally in yoga pants, tank tops ( when my bros are not around) t-shits. usally when somone comes to our house, and it’s only woman, i am usally in skinnies and a cute graphic tee. really great stores for longs shits are Forever 21 they have long shirts, aeropastle, they have great and cute shirts to wear on a skirt and try wal-mart too. i doint shop there but i see cute shirts somtimes.
and agian thank you so much <3
Hi, Zaynah
i am thirteen years old lol
but i really like your advice, and right now i really feel out of place with wearing the hijab, it seems so hard to wear it, esspitally if you live in Canada or the US, btw ( i live in Canada :)! ! ) i just wanted to tell you that i am going to add you on hotmail, if that is ok with you! i will be under the name as jenna ( thats my real name)
and my hotmail is ghenasalameh60@hotmail.com
thank you so much
and everyone feel free to add me!!!!
salam! <3
I’m feeling really nice after reading these lovely posts. I’m 14 years old and have just noticed that there are only about 4 or 5 real hijabis in my school other than me. o_o REALLY weird, so I’ve decided to become my own mobile Islamic school! I love this site and others like it, because they’re so happy! Islam is being stuffed down young Muslims’ throats so fast that the reason you get non-religiousness is that our attitude turns into whatever, I’ve heard it all before. It’s only now, after research on the Net and something of a brain-Islamic-revolution can I appreciate my Islam and really focus on stuff like Salah. So please, rock on, sisters and aunts!
My dad goes NUTS if he thinks something I’m wearing is too cut or tight. This can get very annoying. At home, generally I just wear loungewear/pyjamas. If I’m feeling tired because I’m stuck between home and school ALL THE TIME (I live in an African country. NOTHING TO DO,) then I dress in my pretty blouses, sleek trousers and even my one pair of black heels that show off how tall I am. Also, I wear jalabiya at home (a long, loose, flowy dress, when you’re talking about women, please don’t confuse with jilbab), cuz then I can just throw on my hijab (which is basically a huge length of cloth that I can throw around myself easily so that I’m covered down to my wrists, because my dresses are short sleeved) and be ready for prayer.
As you can see I LOVE chatting with muslim sisters, but the girls at my school aren’t very religious, so…I sit and read while they’re chatting about guys/dirty stuff and jokes/movies etc. My perfect image is that girl with the glasses, in the black skirt, old black shoes and the lumpy backpack with her nose in a book walking through a crowd of skinny-jeans, tiny bags, hairdo-ed flirts.
By the way…even though I look like something out of a deen book’s idea of the Muslim girl next to some of my classmates, I’m suspecting that the boy who sits next to me in class is crushing on me. What do I do? I don’t even talk to the boys unless I must, or if I’m in class and we’re having a group discussion. I don’t even see my friends outside of school because our school social life is all in the expensive clubs that everyone but me belongs to, and so none of the boys ever see me in pretty clothes. (I don’t wear anything flashy, tight or bright like the other girls do, but I’ve been told that I have my own unique style by these girls, because no one else rocks her one-piece hijab like I do, or the really long coats that I wear in winter. Yeah, in the school picture everyone’s like black on white or sitting next to their flirty friends while I’m popping out of the picture in my PURPLE hijab XD )
:L sounds funny !
i love this site 2… i just wish more people would leave comments :) (hinthint) hmm about 3 more months before i wear the hijab ! my style is more like emm fashionable like i fit ihn ryt and now and stuff but my mum keeps telling me tht nothin will change if i wear the haijab except from the fact people cant see my hair and i will save myself half an hour in the monring which i normally spend doing my hair lol ! im looking forward to iht a wee bit because my mum said she will start buying me more expensive makeup instead of the girly stuff i use froom boots :L and also let me wear what i want and like ! also i think my mum will give me a bit more freedom.. i have to admit my parents are laidback and more westernized but i still have limited freedom lol :L
Hey Iqraa! Yeah, I wish there were more comments too….Hey, you don’t know ‘limited freedom’ until your parents won’t let you walk down the road to buy beloved chocolates because ‘so many girls are kidnapped here’. BAH! BAH! and BAH! And they’re serious! My life is school-home-school-home-uncle’s house every other Friday-home-school. ARGH!
I don’t really follow fashions and trends, but if I had a style, it would be simple/elegant/funky/hippy!
Hey Raisin and Iqraa,
i too am thirteen years old, i liv in Canada, lol i love this site.
lol i love reading the comments, they are sooo interseting lol
and raisn about that about that boy u think is crushing on you well.
DROP HIM LIKE BAD HABBIT CUZ HE IS NOT WORTH YOUR TIMEE
tell it like it is, that u can’t date!! : ) then again you live somwhere tottlay differnt from where i live, u live in afica ( what part ) how is it there? all my life i have been living in America or CAnada!!!!!
oh and Iqraa
inshallah i hope you wear the hijab and trust me nothing will change
when i wore it about a year ago in the seventh grade i was so scared that people wont like me anymore , well i was wrong i got more respect then i did without wearing it and dont worry ALLAH will always be on your side no matter what the prob is!!!!!! <3
hope u guyes write back and byeeeeeeee
salam
Hey Ameena!
Haha, you think I’m brave enough to confront him? I’m not looking at him slobbering, you know, but the idea really bugs me, that’s all. Dating? I can just see my family exploding (just kidding). I know you can’t, and that’s why I’m TRYING to get the message across to the other girls in my class. How’s Africa? Isolated. XD I used to live in the West, so no prob, girl.
Hey Iqraa! Don’t worry, hijab is a beautiful thing that you should be proud of! In fact, one of my friends the other day said, “Ummm, you know I can’t see anything but your face and hands?” I was like “Isn’t that the point?” and totally cracked up.
Humph. Today I am in a black-casual sorta mood. Problem? NO BLACK SHIRTS. DISASTER!!!!!
Hey xx
thanks for the advice girls :D btw i live in scotland (N) ive always wanted to live in america or even africa wheres ihts warm ! its always raining here !
:O my mum is quite strict but sommetimes understands when i need freedom for certain limits and my dad isnt that strict hes such a joker! ihts embarrasing! if i bring a friend home after school and hes ihn i always have to quickly drag my friend into my room before he comes out with a lame joke which will embarass me for the rest of my life lol
oooh 3 months left till hijab =) thanks for the advice again ! this websites helped alot with my worries cos i can just come on and talk to people from around the world and ihts a good feeling when someone replys with wise words =)
oh btw raisins i agree with ameena DROP THE BOY ! there useless lol! hmmm im quite friendly with the boys at my highschool but they all know im not allowed to date cos of my religion and i think they understand it ! =)
have youse got any good styles to put the hijab on ??? if you have can you email me them because i have no idea what kind of styles i can put the hijab on like ! :L i dont want to just stick it on i want iht to look smart and attractive but not standing oot to much! i should stop typing now!as you can see i never run oot of stuff to say lol
write back….SOOOOn xx
Salams peeps,
Well, I’m actually pretty young (11 to be exact) and i started wearing the hijab this year, though I’m still a fashion guru!!! Outside i usually wear a dress/top up to or over my knees and some skinny jeans (not too tight). I always make sure my outfit matches and slip on some cool accessories or a fancy scarf.
At home i might wear some comfy shorts or pants and a tank top/ t-shirt, or i might slip on a robe, with comfy furry slippers! :P I also work out, even though my Mum says I don’t need it (But i think I do, after eating so much chocolatee :P) in some tights ‘n’ a t-shirt.
I appreciate this site alot and hope to see it succeed!!!!!!!
Yours,
SouSou
Oh and Raisin, the story abouh that guy crushing on you, hilarious!!!! Don’t worry though, if you get the message across, I think he’ll realise and back off a little. Trust me, I know how you feel. But yeah, I go to an islamic school and live in a community with heappsssss of Muslims (in Australia) so I don’t have many problems. Maybe you can come visit here some time?? :P cyaaz
Hey i decided to change my name to LilMissIqraa xx
anyway haha sousou i agree with you the raisin and guy story is hilarious! so raisin hows it going with the guy? has he taken the message yet? :L
you are so lucky sousou that youre surrounded by muslims! nobody in my year wear the hijab and ille be the only one when i wear it :) theres about 4 people in the school right now who wear it but there all in different years and either to old or to young x
its quite hard for me to find muslims to talk to and stuff but i like thsi website because it gives me the chance to :)
write back peoplee!!!
Come on people write back everytime i come on (which is like everyday) theres hardly any new comments :O come on everyonee!!
Yes, this is Raisin back with a new name! Sorry, Iqraa, I’ve been offline for a few days now and couldn’t reply.
I think I was just being a little paranoid about that guy. I suspect the crush idea is a rumor started by another girl now. You know those cute preteen polls you get online? I saw one that said ‘what would you do if your crush kissed you?” I wondered why they didn’t add as an answer, “Give him a black eye and make him think life is not worth living.” XDDDDD Because that’s DEFINITELY what I would do. But I’m known (among the boys not the girls) for really cold-shouldering any guy who trys to chat with me or bug me beyond what I think is needed/Islamic. SARCASM SAVES THE DAY!
SO BORED THESE DAYS. Having a crazy time wrestling with some hijab issues, like jilbab being fard and covering my feet and other stuff bla bla blaaaa.
Hey, Sousou, I wouldn’t wear skinny jeans EVER unless my legs were sticks and the jeans were super-jumbo-size, even with to-knee shirts. I think that jilbab IS fard, but as an ‘overgarment’. So I just throw on a non-see through shirt and skirt and wear a tank top and leggings underneath.
Iqraa! Don’t be scared! Just DO it and join the sisterhood! Yeah, I see your problem, though. I enjoy discussing islamic topics and important issues and other stuff but ALL the other girls will talk about is movies/songs/school. BORING! And I think that I can officially rule myself the only proper hijabi in my WHOLE school right now, even though just about everyone here is Muslim, with a few Christians. The rest of the hijabis either only drape their hijab over their heads, showing their necks and ears, or wear tight clothes or both!
Heyy x its ok i forgive you :D
here raisins …why the name Bayan ? what does it mean ?
i hate when theres rumours in our skool because it makes it hard to know whats true and what isnt lol!
haha i think you shood justt tell the guy to back of before he gets any ideas btw! :L i would love to meet you in real life you sound really funny:L not in a bad way by the way xx
hmmm im probaly known among the boys (and girls nd proably every teacher in the skool) as the girl who never shuts uhp or the girl who cant stay calm! :O!! but personally i think ive calmed down a bit this year but nobody agrees :L
i personnaly dont like the idea of jilab because i think that as long as your clothes are modest and covers you that the jilab isnt needed!
i own one pair of skinny jeans but i hardly wear them unless i wear them with a dresss but im not fat but im more curvy! like i dont know what happened to my thighs because my face isnt chubby my chest is like small and round and my stomach is skinny but when it gets to my ass and legs it becomes curvy! but hopefully ille tone them down a bit during summer :S i hate baggy jeans or like straight jeans or widelegged jeans though but i love jeans that are like baggy but they get to right to the bottom there tight! i’m gonna buy a good pair of those during summer inshallah! x
the hijabis at my school are quite boring but theres one girl who looks nice with it on because shes kinda funky,rock get what i mean ?
when i wear the hijab i will proably put it with nice designs but i woudnt wear like different clours or designs i like it like smart,simple,dark colours like grey,silver,black (NO BROWN) !
heres it the other way round with a few asians and everyone else being white!
hehe right back soon love iqraa xx
p.s SouSou when you come on you own us a extra long comment ! :D
Hi everyone, i just discovered this site and i really have a great time reading it. I’m not a muslim but i have been reading a lot about islam :-) i really admire the way you share and help each others as sisters. Thanks a lot for this excellent site, you wouldnt believe how much i have learned!
Hugs!
Karolyna
BIG HUG Karolyna! Thanks!
Hey Iqraa! I owe you a long reply too so here it is…I LURVE the name Bayan because it’s the name of a really sweet girl I knew, it’s in a nice ayah in Surat al-Rahman, and I THINK it means ‘eloquence’. Bayan and Raisin…easy winner!
I’m starting to wonder if he’s actually thinking what I’M thinking and backing off, because, of course, the rumor bugs him too. Also, I’m REALLY PARANOID about this issue because my friends pounce on ANY oppurtunity to see me go red or embarrased, and if I so much as wear a ring with a matching scarf (This was after Valentines and I’m anti-Valentines) the joke of the day has to be OOOOOO he gave you a ring AWWWW. Can’t you see me dying? XD
You sound like a girl I know, totally loud but personally I really think she’s tried hard to calm down this year. So much changed this year…sometimes it SUCKS being a teenager. But HAHAHA, my Angelic Reputation with the teachers keeps ME out of trouble!
I know, I’d never even heard of jilbab before I read about it on the Net, but this site called http://www.muhajabah.com has a page about Why Jilbab is Fard and it makes a LOT of sense to me. The only thing I really want to know is if jilbab can be multi-piece, like can I wear a coat and a skirt over my normal clothes? Also my mom doesn’t do jilbab, but she’s REALLY BIG on hijab, and I feel like I’d break her heart if I told her to cover her feet (She’s a sandals-lover). And one last hijab question for me, which I’ve noticed being debated, is whether I can wear toe-socks and open-toe shoes or sandals, because I think that so long as your feet are covered, that’s that, you don’t HAVE to wear shoes over it, but I also think that it’s best to find a hadith or something. Whew, that was a long rant.
Wow, you have a problem with your thighs too??? I think I’m really flabby (of course being a hijabi means that no-one knows ;) and my mom doesn’t make me feel any better by poking me in the stomach and saying I’ve got to get some exercise. And here’s another hijabi problem; I have a really loose hijabi swimsuit, but if I have to wear jilbab, how on earth am I going to learn how to swim with other people? ARGH! As well as, I want to go horse-riding, and I want to know if I can wear a jilbab that buttons down the front and back and then unbutton it so that I can be covered but still ride! Complicated, huh?
Oh, but I LOVE loose trousers , or those ones that fit your thighs loosely and then sorta flare out slightly. I wear them at home and it makes me feel so sophisticated (I’m tall so the slim effect is confidence-boosting!). I don’t like baggy clothes EVER. The only time I would do that is with PAJAMAS! HEHEHE!
NOOOO you don’t like brown? I like brown! But I like to put it with dark green (oh-so-pretty). I avoid overly-flashy-bright-loud colors, but I like to balance. For instance, I wouldn’t wear hot pink all over because that pops too much, but I like wearing bright hijabs with a patterned shirt or something that takes the attention away. I also want to get some new hijabs and start actually doing styles, because as I don’t show my hair and do a mature hairdo, I’ll do a mature hijab-style instead! I always wear that little-girly-school type sporty one-piece pull-over hijab, but I’m bored of it and want to show the world how nice hijab can look! Hah, I gave one tightly-clothed hijabi a black skirt (school uniform) a pink hijab and pink ballet flats for her birthday (OK, I got a good present too) just to give her a prod in the right direction!
Heeey
ha thanks for the long comment x i would give a long one back but i really have to get on with this essay ive finished it nearly but then i have to type it up properly and change some of it to make it better! alot of work and its the holidays so its not fair but then again i have been slacking of to much! hehe my english teacher gave me this homework thing i dont know if youse have heard of it but its called CLOSE READING where theres a long passage out of a story and you have to answer questions on it like for example”why did the writer use this” and stuff like that! anyway its normally easy at the start but gets harder and my mum never realises that so when i was doing it she offered to help so i was like answering all the start questions and she was like”masahllah i never knew you were this smart and stuff” and then it got to the hard questions and she would answer them and she never realised she did most of it lol!
hehe thank god i dont get embarrased easily i would hate that lol! i dont turn red thank god but then again maybe i do under my makeup but who knows lol!
ha your so lucky that your surrounded by muslims bayan!! i would love to go to an islamic school but obviously theres none in the UK which is such a shame!:(
i don’t think i would ever wear the jilab becasue its not compulsory is it? also its harder to wear it in the UK where theres hardly any good muslims about! my mumm doesnt wear it but her best friend does…but i dont think my mum would wear it cos then again she doesnt believe its neccesary as long as your covered!
im not a huge fan of sandals but i LOVE pumps and theres another shoes called SANDIES or SAND SHOES there amazing . have youse heard of them?
i know it does i miss the old days where you don’t need to worry about what you look like or spots and stuff! mashallah im very lucky that i dont get spots and i started puberty like 3 years ago (i know young eh who knew i was mature enough lol) and ive hardly had any spots and my cousin gets alot of them and shes got acne the now which is such a sham emy gran makes all these weird creams for her using this plant and i think there working but they STINK really badddd! i think it was caused by her pillows to be honnest because there house isnt like a total mess its big and like tiddied but they dont chnage there pillowcases often and there ROOMS ND BATHROOMS that there dad doesnt go in is a TOTAL MESS i mean theres ciggaretes overflowing the sink and put it this way you dont wanna look inside the toilet lol!
i always youse the downstairs bathroom whenever i go because its clean atleast! totaly differnt from our hosue though my mum is put it this way OBSSESED WITH CLEANING i mean come on anyone who walsk into our house its to scared to move incase they make mess lol! i dont mind cos i admit im beginning to become a bit obssed aswell now i cant stand dirt or if theres a mes i cant help myself from cleaning it up its just natural i guess lol!
i dont know why i just dont like the colour brown and to be honest im not a huge fan on green i like silver,black,hot pink,purple and stuff like that but i hate yellow and i dont suit whitee! well except from white tops there ok!
i broguht a pair of joggies yesterday and they make my thighs look really slim!!! and there were a bargain only £6 hereee! my bum isnt that bad and my tummys flat thank god but my thighs are curvy but not that bad tbh!
urghhhh i dont wanna stop writing but i think i should go and fisnish the essay before my mum comes back from my grans lol!
byeee guyzzz x hurry up and reply pleaseee lol!
ohh i forgot to sayy
welcome karolyna we would love to hear more from you and if you have any questions or enquires about islam well were here for you and will help every worry of yourss xxx
a/s/l ? x
Hi! thank you very much for offer me your friendship. I’m a 20 years old girl from Venezuela (south america). Here is my msn, i’d love to make new friends :-) motek5@ovi.com
Heeeyyy
:O omg nobodys replying much!!! i must bee having to much free time on my hands lol!
your welcome karolyna and as someone else said earlier on in this whole topic!
“we’re all we got” and us muslims have to stick together -no matter where we live or what age we are lol!x
right i think im gonna take a break from this for atleast 2 days and if i come back and theres no more new comments from anyone else well ehmmm ille ehmmmmm be upset loL!
luvv youse
byeee
Iqraa, sorry, I definitely can only update every two days or so, though I’d LURVE to come every day!!!! By the way Iqraa ENOUGH chatspeak! It’s KILLING ME! PLEEEEEEAAAASE?
Wow, I ace at English, alhamdulillah, so no problemo! XDD But that’s really funny about your mom, I do that with teachers sometimes! It’s like, ‘Oh, I think it’s this,” then they do all the correction and I get all the answers! XD Don’t do it too often, they’ll suss you out.
Lucky, I go red as a beetroot when I’m embarrassed, cold or laughing. ARGH. What’s worse is that I’m like the only white person in my class so it’s REALLY OBVIOUS. Luckily I can generally keep a sorta dignified, cool-cucumber stance in class, although my girlfriends know better! And I don’t put on any makeup, unless you count that totally invisible Vaseline+subtle lip gloss! I don’t think I’ll ever end up applying loads of makeup, because I think (haven’t told my mom though) that wuduu should be done on the skin, except for socks and maybe hijab if you’re in that situation (like on a field trip). But I’m not really big on that, and don’t mind if other people don’t do that. :p
Really, there’s no schools for Muslims in the U.K? I went to a private Islamic school in the U.S. before, and I always assumed that there would be plenty of them in the U.K. Maybe you just haven’t heard of them, try looking them up. Or maybe I’m just wrong XDDDD I love that emote.
Well, that site I posted the link for really seems to show me that jilbab is compulsory when you’re in public (it says normal hijab’s fine in any place with controlled acess i.e. anywhere where not ANYONE can just walk in and out, like home and closed yards), but I think that I’m going to take a slightly more liberal stance, like uncovering my feet if I have to (like when swimming), and extending the whole ‘jilbab in public’ thing.
Oh, I like pumps too, I think that they’re pretty cool, but I wouldn’t wear them for sports. But I’m definitely a ballet flats girl! I LOVE ballet flats! I need more, my toes are about to burst out of my black ones! Hmm, I need plain black, dark brown, pale blue, pale pink, light green, and silver! Very easy to say, seeing as I can’t get like ANY shoes my size way out here in the middle of nowhere!
*Sniffs* Yes, Oh Lovely Days when my mom laid out my clothes, I had never had a period or cramp, didn’t worry about hijab too much, didn’t have to deal with idiotic guys, dirty jokes, stupid songs, money, career, blablabla….Sigh. Why couldn’t childhood be NOW? (without all the little kid no-knowledge) Alhamdulillh, my mom pulverizes any spots almost before they exist, so I have pretty good complexion compared to many girls I know. I just wash my face with Johnson’s soap, and occasionally use an anti-acne cream in the morning and at night, and ta-da!
OMG! MY mom is a total neat freak too! I’m definitely picking up all her habits too (even the ones I hate). Oh, weird though, I’m getting REALLY yucky mental images right now of that house! If I so much as let the one inseey weensy table where I put my homework and school clothes pile a little bit, woe upon me!
Ok, gotta go, I’ll finish tomorrow.
Whoopsie, I used Raisin again accidentally.
I like wearing dark colors, but I don’t have many! I’m pretty tired of pale colors, and really want to wear crimson, dark blue, dark green or something like that for a change. I like turquoise, and purple and so many colors!
Hey, Iqraa, a MUST-HAVE for me as a hijabi is a black one-piece pull-on hijab. Just thought you might like to know for when you’re a hijabi. :)
And now I’m going to go and stare lovingly at Silk Route Clothing’s collection and wish I had a never-ending purse full of money…
hehe oh you make me laugh so much bayan lol!
oops i never mannaged to stay of for two days back im glad i never cos bayan’s left a comment lol! lucky me! im so borrreeddd! tommorows back to school *yawn* so later im gonna have to get my stuff ready :(
hehe sounds like a good plan but my english teacher is very wise! he would never answer the question for you but if your stuck helle torture you into getting the answer so maybe thats why nobody tells the teacher if there stuck anymore lol!
i wil defo look up the islamic schools in UK ive never heard of them and nevr heard of any muslim going to one here so im not sure…! i personaly would want to go to one NOW cos its like to late and ive already settled in in the community im in but for people who havent started school i think its a nice idea for them to go to an islamic one!
I only think you could do your wudhu on top of socks if the socks are clean and your positive that your feet are clean underneath! i personaly wouldnt do it unless i really had to! and ive never heard of the hijab one but i think its a good one because its good a really good reason for why you have to do it for example like that field trip and obviously if theres boys around you cant take it of so you have to keep it on!
one question i would like to ask and someone please give me an answer lol because i dont want to ask my mum cos im meant to know this stuff! right
“do you have to wear the hijab infront of your uncles?” like uncles as in your mums sisters husband? i love this emotcion ” :-D” and this one ” :-L”
in some places do jilab would work but i dont think in the UK it would work for young people because of the mixed races and hardly anyone wearing them! Inshallah though i will wear it when i’m older but for now its not something to think about!
YESSSS! i knew it ! everytime i see a new hijabi there always wearing a black scarf for the first time!!!! ive not got one the now but in ths summer holidays before i wear it me and my mum are going on a massive shopping spree to get me my school clothes, a WHOLE new wardrobe, lots of scarves and accesories, jewellery and makeup for school ! IM SO EXCITED!! sorry if im sounding snobby or anything but im just so excited and because my mum used to work al the time and she has four children … we never had a msssive shopping trip! we did have small ones were theres just me and her btu this time shes promised and inshallah we will get to go :-D!
Oh thats another thing i loved about childhood where your mum did everything and you never had a care in the world ! and that you got away with ANYTHING unlike nowadays where one small thing can cause a whole drama lol!
HEHE they clean it sometimes but in like 2 hours it will be a state again! my room is total clean mashallah my friends think its weird how my rooms always super clean and they thiunk my mum clean it but actually i do it myself always LOL!
LOl your so funny Bayan i repeat! sounds good “silk route clothings collection” what type of stuff do they sell?
anyway im away for a shower (i admit i smell bad the now lol)
loveee iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x (hehe alot of a’s)
Ok Iqraa my comment got moderation cuz of the links so here’s the un-linked version:
Oh gosh, I made you laugh! *INSTANT SMILEZ* I LOVE making people laugh! I’m normally a pretty serious person, and I don’t usually feel comfortable joking or whatever, but when I do make someone laugh (especially my parents) I go into WHEEE YAAAAY HAPPY mode!
Huh. School. I think I’m totally dead. My exams are in less than two weeks and I’ve hardly studied at all. *GASP* And I remembered TWO tests I haven’t studied for. Very bad conduct for Little Goody Two Shoes here. I’m pretty fine with getting my stuff ready in the morning ‘cuz my busdriver just keeps coming later and later…
My teachers just about fall over themselves helping me or bestowing THE GREAT TEACHER SMILE upon me, cuz can’t you just see my halo and wings hovering in the midst of my devilish classmates? XDDD And let’s just put it this way, my teachers aren’t all the most-praised geniuses on the planet! LOL
I think Islamic schools are usually best for primary education cuz your Islam stays with you in your developing time and then you can learn and stand up for yourself in high school (you need to join real life soon anyway)
The Prophet (pbuh) said that it was fine to do your wudhu over your socks if you had been mutwadi’ (you know pure from wudhu) when you put the socks on. (They used to have leather socks in those days for the men). And he was seen doing wuduh over his hat, so those are both fine. :)
Hah, last year I went on this field trip near a river with my class. I hold a very low opinion of some of them after seeing that VERY FEW boys actually found out the Qibla, did wudu and prayed on time. My friends were ALL perioding so I excused them but the others…I had the weirdest time doing wudu from my water bottle under my hijab and sleeves! Alhamdulillah, I thought to bring my prayer rug and a lot of water!
Iqraa, I think that anyone you’re not blood-related to you have to cover in front of, so yeah, unfortunately you do have to cover in front of your aunt’s husband etc., cuz you ARE allowed to marry him if he divorces your aunt (God forbid). Yes, I know it sounds weird, but that’s that.
I think that jilbab is a good idea for where I live, and inshaallah I’m going to try and do it. But between you and me, I think that the most important thing is hijab and jilbab is less.
OMGOMGOMG YOU ARE SO LUCKY!!!!!!!!!!!! I SO totally wish I was you! AHHHH! That is like a DREAM come true! *immediately goes off to make a never-ending list of clothes and shoes I want* No WAY are you boasting! That’s like just the best thing EVER!!! I wish I could shop with my mom, but she’s so overworked! We’re only three kids here, but her job and housework is like KILLING!
Yes! The biggest thing you worried about was your homework! I’m like, I WAS SO HAPPY then look at me now! *dreams of libraries* But I think now that I was sorta weird back then…I like myself more now! (strangely enough I also hate myself more now for past bad things)
I SO want to read this awesome book and forget about school, but studying is on my mind. DOWN DOWN DOWN with exams! (like that song only I remix it as “exams you’re going down down down down down”. I swear my classmates have killed me with that annoying song)
I share my room with my brother, my grandmother when she’s here, my other brother’s toys, and so PRIVACY does not EXIST! Have YOU ever tried pulling an underwire bra over your head at 6 thirty in the morning with your brother banging on the door? SO ANNOYING.
Iqraa, I think you can get stuff from Silk Route! Just look up silk route clothing and click their site. They sell lovely jilbabs for young people, and the site that sells their stuff also sells jilbabs and cute bags and stuff for Muslims, it’s called Islamic Design House and you’ll get to it through the ‘buy’ section of the silk route site.
I would currently LOVE to be told that my exam has been cancelled as well as my test tomorrow. UTTER BLISS will then have been achieved.
Love from Bayan!
heeey anno its a bit stupid of me for asking this but ive forgot … ” do you wear the jilab?”
if u do can you tell me what it’s like wearing it:D
hehe im happy ive managed to make you smile :D i always make people laugh mashallah but it gets annoying wen you say suffing but its not meant to be funny but they laugh and dont take it serious when you were being serious! :O but sometimes being funny helps me alot cos liek no-one gets cheeky or trys to bully anyone who makes them laugh so ive pretty much been saved all my life lol:D
oooh ive got an practice english exam this monday and a few more english ones after but im not that worried cos its just a practice one before the real ones! but im already cringing thinking about the ones next yearrr :( omg im gonna start singing that song when its my exams lol! i love jay sean ! his songs are really good my faviourite one is “Do You Remember” you heard of it ? :)
i always have to get my things ready for school the night before because i will never take the risk for the morning! unless i have an orthodontist appoitment which i have alot of these days because i have this brace (not train track braces ) its liek one that goes at the top root of your teeth and it helps spread them apart so its the same lenght as the bottom and ive still got it on and its meant to be taken of last christmas but it kept falling of so the treatment wasnt getting done and the people had to put it on 15 !!!!!!! times and this is my 16 and hopefully it doesnt fall out! they had to make new ones and this is my 3rd new one but theres only a bit more of the treatment to go so theres no chance theylle make me a new one which is a shame cos my first 2 were like modern ones but cos they kept falling of they had to use an old fashioned one and i hate it cos it overtakes my whole mouth and i get these spots on my gum and its agony! anyway after these i need to get train track braces for abotu 2 yearss!!!!!:(
hehe your very wiseee! thanks for the answer to my question :D it was really bugging me for a while… i dont mind tbh wearing it infront of them because when i see them my big cousins (BOYS) are likely to be there so i would have to wear it anyway lol!
I ALWAYS READ! but everyone in school thinks im stupid and would die of shock if they realised i can read lol! I READ ALL THE TIME! and im trying to read as many books as possible and enjoy them before i have to study for exams next year like u lol! i get books from the library and always get like 14 each visit lol! me and my cousins (who likes reading but isnt as keen as i am on it cos shes more of a tomboy) we both go together to library but i have to try and sneak in and make sure no-one sees me cos alot of people from school hang about there so i have to be careful lol but times when my mum has to drop me of right at the library they see me but i just say suhhin like “nned to type up essay cos laptops broke”!
omg i feel sorry for u having to share a room with your brother :O i have my own room (and bathroom) mashallah and im very thankful for that :D i used to have to share with little sister in old house like 3 years ago but we moved house and i got my room and ensuite :D:D!
my mum used to be really busy when she and my dad owned a shop! we hardly spent time and our family wasnt close and we all had different routines and did our own stuff but since theyve gave up the shop (Like 9 months ago) weve come much closer and better people mashallah and now my mum does eveyrthing with us and its really good mashallah :D
hehe i wil defonitely check that website out later :D
i also think hijab is more important than jilab! my mum says when i wear the hijab it will complete me and wil be like the broken piece glued back to the teapot loL!:L
i think i should go and read a book now lol!
byeeeeeeeee x louvee youu :D
p.s it feels so good to be writing to someone and stuff ! it feels like i know everything about you and were like long lost friends or suhhin loL!
HEEEEEEY Iqraa! I won’t be able to post for a few days, bear with me!
awww thats a shame :( when u finnaly can u own me a super-size comment lol! something to look forward to now:L!
YESSSS, I’m back! Free hugs for everyone! AND LAST WARNING IQRAA…CHAT SPEAK = DOOOOOOOM!
OK, OK, I admit it, I don’t wear jilbab as in the garment called JILBAB. But I do wear two layers so that I’m wearing an overgarment. Very fuzzy. No nasty sweat spots show up on my clothes. :)
Like I said, I’m not very funny. Around my girlfriends I’m a bit crazy. Around guys I’m on a “Yes I’m up here looking from WAY UP HIGH down at you poor lesser beings” sorta dignified stance. Occasionally I allow a glimpse of a laugh, but I take great pleasure in controlling my face. Teachers get my Innocent-Genius-Angel face, and are immediately helpless before my wishes. XDDD
I have my real exams NEXT WEEK which is why I’m off the Net so often! Already had my practices…*dances* I did *AHEM* really well in my English! And I don’t really listen to music. I’m known as Miss Clueless when it comes to singers and all that. I just know whatever my friends on the bus are listening to EVERY SINGLE MORNING…
OMG…you’ve had your braces in and out 16 times????? *sees dollar bills floating away into the sky* Ouch, that’s gotta be annoying. Alhamdulillah, my teeth are fine! It’s my eyes which are a little worn out, but I LURVE wearing glasses so no problemo!
Always a pleasure to help a girl on her way to hijab! Speaking of mahrams, I only JUST FOUND OUT that my cousins aren’t my mahrams! Luckily they’re just little kiddos, so it doesn’t matter right now.
I never hide my reading! It’s flaunted for all the world to see! Currently I’m jealously guarding my self-placed title of “QUEEN BOOKWORM”!!!!! I finished the book in time, but wouldn’t you know it, I’ve started on another one. And YES, when there were libraries to go to (curse LEDCs) I used to take this big bag of my grandma’s that had a library pledge written on it and FILL it with books to borrow. I think I was more like, 24 books!!
Your own room….Your own bathroom….*dreams* luckyluckyluckyluckyluckyluckyluckylucky. YAY! I used to share with my brother. When we moved I ended up sharing with two more people. I’m promised my own room though (you know the deal, that’ll be when I find the end of the rainbow).
I don’t know, even when my mom isn’t working she’s always driving herself harder and harder, and I’m just afraid that she’s going to break down one day.
Ok, that wasn’t a super-size comment, but I’m rather bored and I want to play around on the Net now. SEEEEEE YOOOOUUUU LAAAAATEEEEER!!!!
Lots of hearts from Bayan!
p.s. Yes, it’s sweet to chat like this, isn’t it?
heeeeeey :)
omg i dont think i actually understand what chat speak is lol! explain pleaseeeeeeeee ?
hehe im lucky i don’t sweat :L but then again i hardly do anything that would make me sweat lol!
oops sorry about that i clicked enter by accident lol!
hehe i used to listen to music al the time but my mobile earphones broke so its just occasionaly i do and i make sure i have all the latest songs on my fone or my laptop lol
omg im always crazy infront of everyone lol, wehn me and my cousins go for a walk to a park i start dancing and singing around the park and d little kids just stare at me probaly thinking “shes crazy!” :L
thelibrary i go to book limit is 12 on one card so sometimes if i want another book i use my little sisters card which my cousin normallys uses but she only gets like 5 books and takes foreveer to read them cos shes always studying where me, i could finish a book in 1 hour or suhhin :L
lol i guess i am very lucky mashallah and i shouldnt take it for granted that i have my own room and bathroom….!
omg for once im not going to do a massive comment aswell cos i need to go now to this new mosque that has opened near…. it looks really nice from the outside and even non muslims have complimented it alot loL! anyway this is its first time opening so me and my family are going to go and see it and hopefully meet up with my aunt,gran and cousins lol
i have alot of cousins but alot of them live around the world and some of them are like 2nd, 3rd cousins lol but i do have 2 (1st) big boy cousins here so ille have to wear it infront of them and my younger cousin who is 10 ille have to wear it infront of him but not straight away cos hes not started puberty yet lol
urghh i cant be bothered with the exams tommorow..i know im gona fail cos i never revised so oh well lol
yhupp it definetly is :)
loveee iqraaa xx
p.s i bet i did lots of chat speaking there lol someone please explain what it is so ille stop lol
SORRY Iqraa I’m on exams and CAN’T CHAT AT ALL for like a week! Bye bye, lots of love!
awww shame :( ille be patient and wait :L :D xx
ohh btw that was me lol i forgot to put my name in the boxx !
OK, I’ve got a bit of time so give it up for BAYAN!
Ahem. Exams are ok so far alhumdulillah (ARGH THE MATH WAS AWFUL), and I’m feeling really nice because I’m showered and perfumed and in clothes that I’m totally comfy in, mentally and physically! Just a loose black t-shirt, my fave home black sweats and black flip-flops.
Chat speak, O Iqraa, is writing with zero punctuation and capitals and killing grammar. It drives me a little eensy weensy bit insane.
Nah, I’ve never really had mp3s or whatever and I don’t really approve of mindlessly listening to music like people do nowadays. I’m like, are the lyrics halal or is it that weird rap stuff? NO THANKS. I really like songs by people like Sami Yusuf though. (fangirls from afar)
Hey, no way, you sound EXACTLY like a friend of mine. She starts singing nursery rhymes in the street and I’m all, spare us the torture! I used to do it myself but I have a reputation to keep up now. *mischievous smile*
Our library never seemed to have a book limit, so HAPPINESS! But now I’m stuck with a tiny one that only allows like 2 fiction books, so DEATH. But I sneakily borrow on my friend’s accounts too! I mean, it’s not like it matters. right, they haven’t borrowed ONE book for like three years! And I finish books in super-sonic speed too, hence my glasses.
Ooh, ooh, LUCKY FACE IQRAA! I’d LOVE to be going out to one of those awesome newly-designed masjids! I remember they were such friendly lovely places where everyone was happy!!!!!! YAY IQRAA!
Non-mahrams are occasionally around the house, so I have like this SUPER SIZE hijab which I can throw around myself and it reaches past my hips! It looks really nice though and my mom frequently wears them. (Not prayer ones, these are like a loooooong wiiiiiide length of patterned or tye-dye cloth which match whichever awesome jalabiya you buy with it. (Where I live a jalabiya means a simple-cut dress, often for house-wear, not those ultra-fine ones you see on the Net).
By the way Iqraa, to find a site which shows my views about jilbab and feet and pants, look up ilovehishmatheblog on Google and click the first result.
AAAAH I’M MISSING MY FAVE SHOW GOTTA GO LOTSA KISSES BYEEEE!
LOL you girls are hilarious and very sweet Masha’Allah. keep chatting together and sharing advice, support is very important and you remind me of me and my friends when we were young, now I’m 23 lol. It helps having someone to talk and share experiences with. The hijab is a beautiful thing as you will realise and appreciate more and more as you get older, the same thing with having strict parents, they are annoying yes but later in life you will thank them. I too wasn’t allowed out but i think that helped as there were no temptations then. I’m in South Africa where we have a large muslim community and I don’t know what i would do without my sisters and friends to talk to so keep your comments going :)
oh hey you should check out Ilovehijab.com its like the sister site to this one :)
oopz i meant welovehijab. my bad
Heeeey xx
Ohhhh so thats what chat-speak is :O omg i cant help it sorry! :( ille try and not to but knowing me dat would be really hard lol!
Urghhh my brother had a maths exam today but he’s not home yet so i don’t know how it went but knowing my brother it won’t be very well lol! i hate maths to and quite suprised i’m in a high class but i am soo not looking forward to the exam next yearr ! :(
Lucky you mhan! i am feeling so down! right now im sitting on my bed with this laptop on my laptop and a bottle of lucozade on the table beside me! my legs are soo sore cos i did this 6 mile of cyling for a trip thing! and to top it of i have started my monthly thing (youse all know what im talking about yeah ? loL) and my legs aare sore !
i had an mp3 once before but i was like 7 or something so i never really looked after it so suprise suprise it broke :( now i just have all my music on my phone which is better i think!
Repuation ? mine flew out of the window years agooo loL! hehe i sometimes wear my contacts when i read a book if its during the day but mostly i read them at night with my glasses on! :D
Ille be sure to look up that site later Bayan x oh btw the mosque was beautiful mashallah! the inside hadn’t had anythign fitted in so it was freezing but there was so many people they’re at there was such a lovely atmosphere mashallah
OMG my brace is coming of soon yey yey yey .. i’m so happy mhan!
byebyee love iqraa xx
Hey nishi x
hehe thanks x i also agree that support is important :D although my parents arent as strict i still have those moment where i feel “urghh i hate them” but i try and control myself because it is said that jannah is at your mothers feet :O
its nice to hear about someones experience and we learn from it and stuff lol
ohh i checked the site out and its amazing mashallah!
i am soo going to do the PinkHijabDay for breast cancer! i have never heard of that before but inshallah ille participate in it this year cos ille be wearing the hijab before then and i will get my mum and some friends who wear the hijab to do it :D
byebye x
Hey, Salaams Sisters!
I discovered this site yesterday, and I am addicted to it! Mashallaah, I was reading through all of your posts and I was so, so happy I could burst! I know I’m not alone in wearing the Hijab, but even so seeing other people (even virtually) makes you feel good inside somehow. I’m 13, just like you guys, so I can relate to most of the stuff you guys wrote. I live in Maryland, USA, and I think we all understand how hard it is to go shopping and find good, modest stuff in this country!
I went to Walmart over the weekend, and my favorite brand at the moment is NormaKamali. They have cardigans and long shirt-dresses you can wear with long-sleeved tees and jeans…So, yeah. Target has good dresses sometimes, and H&M and Forever21 are pretty cool too. A hijabi’s best bet is to go shopping in the fall, but I was in Saudi Arabia all fall and part of the winter so by the time I was back they were putting the spring stuff up. See, when I was in Saudia, I wore abayas all the time and WHATEVER I wanted to underneath. The freedom was amazing; here if I ever wear abayas outside, people stare and point and ask weird question, so I don’t do that very often. One time I saw a woman wearing Niqab at the mall, and I was like, why don’t I have the guts to wear an abaya, while that brave sister is wearing a niqab?
BTW, Bayan, your posts are so funny! You made me laugh so hard…Ooh, I like Sami Yusuf too. I think it’s so nice how his music is inspirational and the lyrics are Islamic, but he uses music too. (Like the piano and violins.)
heeeey x
the usual thing people have to say…..”nice to meet you” lol :L!
hehe here in the UK clothes are become more modest mahn! theyres even tunics and shalvar trousers for sale and everyones more into long joggies and long dresses and stuff! you hardly see someone in a miniskirt and boobtube here anymore lol!
i really dont believe in the niqab and mashallah its not compulsory but i dont think its neccesary aslong as your covered because it is said that a women should only show her face and hands in islam! btw think u forgot to mention your name lol! :L
haha i agreee Bayan also makes me laugh ALOT lol! yeahhh i love sami yusuf mhan! his music touches my heard and i love ALL his songs! also its so easy to recognise his songs when they come on cos theyre soo unique and lovely mashallah x
Salaamz.
LOL. Nice to meet you, Iqraa. *Shakes hands virtually and hugs* My real name is Zaynab. I don’t have an official spelling for my name, so sometimes people spell it Zainab. My name is butchered a lot, unfortunately, which is really a shame because I like it. *Frowns* I like the first spelling better. I really like your name; it’s unique and I don’t know anybody else named Iqraa. I know about 50 Zaynab’s from my masjid alone. Hehehe.
Ugh. Now I wish I lived in the UK. I went to London in the winter. (Then) the staple seemed to be knee-long shirts, leggings and boots. Cowboy boots in England?! Since I live kinda down south, cowboy boots are really common here, but in England it was like, EVERYONE was wearing them! I saw only two girls without leggings! I don’t wear leggings, of course. Or skinny jeans. There I was, touring London in my tunic, jeans and ballet flats. Nobody stared at my Hijab. They stared at my feet! I mean, tunics were common, but apparently flats were a big no-no. Are boots still big there? It’s so weird here, in America. It’s really frikkin’ cold in February, but everyone was wearing miniskirts! In the winter! Frankly I thought the world was turning on it’s head! I mean, we had three feet of snow, and two weeks (that’s how long it took for it to melt) later, people were running around in short shorts again. Especially denim ones like what Miley Cyrus likes to wear. They look awful, in my opinion.
Yeah, there’s been many debate’s about whether the Niqab is compulsory or not. But there is a hadith about covering everything except your face and hands. So that’s what I do. Even though I don’t plan on wearing the Niqab, I admire the people who do wear them.
I know, I love Sami Yusuf’s songs too. I only heard of him last year, from my friends in Morocco. LOL. They knew of him in the Middle East and Saudia but I didn’t. Have you heard his new-ish album, Without You? My favorite off of the Album is 99 Names of Allah. I love anything with diversity. Have you ever been confused about where you’re from? ‘Cause my Mom was born in Pakistan, but my dad was born in India-Pakistan. So, essentially, I’m an American-Indian-Pakistani. When people ask me where I’m from, and I tell them I’m Indian, they tell me I look Italian and/or Egyptian and/or Chinese. Nobody can guess where I’m from. Where are you from?
Sorry for the long post. LOL. I’m just kinda bored right now.
Zaynab/EastCoaster Princess
Salaamz.
LOL. Nice to meet you, Iqraa. *Shakes hands virtually and hugs* My real name is Zaynab. I don’t have an official spelling for my name, so sometimes people spell it Zainab. My name is butchered a lot, unfortunately, which is really a shame because I like it. *Frowns* I like the first spelling better. I really like your name; it’s unique and I don’t know anybody else named Iqraa. I know about 50 Zaynab’s from my masjid alone. Hehehe.
Ugh. Now I wish I lived in the UK. I went to London in the winter. (Then) the staple seemed to be knee-long shirts, leggings and boots. Cowboy boots in England?! Since I live kinda down south, cowboy boots are really common here, but in England it was like, EVERYONE was wearing them! I saw only two girls without leggings! I don’t wear leggings, of course. Or skinny jeans. There I was, touring London in my tunic, jeans and ballet flats. Nobody stared at my Hijab. They stared at my feet! I mean, tunics were common, but apparently flats were a big no-no. Are boots still big there? It’s so weird here, in America. It’s really frikkin’ cold in February, but everyone was wearing miniskirts! In the winter! Frankly I thought the world was turning on it’s head! I mean, we had three feet of snow, and two weeks (that’s how long it took for it to melt) later, people were running around in short shorts again. Especially denim ones like what Miley Cyrus likes to wear. They look awful, in my opinion.
Yeah, there’s been many debate’s about whether the Niqab is compulsory or not. But there is a hadith about covering everything except your face and hands. So that’s what I do. Even though I don’t plan on wearing the Niqab, I admire the people who do wear them.
I know, I love Sami Yusuf’s songs too. I only heard of him last year, from my friends in Morocco. LOL. They knew of him in the Middle East and Saudia but I didn’t. Have you heard his new-ish album, Without You? My favorite off of the Album is 99 Names of Allah. I love anything with diversity. Have you ever been confused about where you’re from? ‘Cause my Mom was born in Pakistan, but my dad was born in India-Pakistan. So, essentially, I’m an American-Indian-Pakistani. When people ask me where I’m from, and I tell them I’m Indian, they tell me I look Italian and/or Egyptian and/or Chinese. Nobody can guess where I’m from. Where are you from?
P.S. Bayan, which African country do you live in? I love Africa! I’ve been to Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa. (Although Nigeria was just a one-day layover.)
Sorry for the long post. LOL. I’m just kinda bored right now.
Zaynab/EastCoaster Princess
AAAH! I accidentally posted twice! (Now thrice..)
My bad. OOPS. LOL.
Heeey x
thanks for liking my name lol! i personaly aint a big fan of it but the really good hing is that nobody in my school is called it soo its like if someone says my name its obviously me theyre talking about! also nobody else has my initials IS :D:D:D:D
Leggings are really in! i own one pair but dont wear them ALL the time like alot of other people lol! theyre is even a new thing called jeggings which is jeans and leggings mixed into one :O complicated right ?
boots where in and still are a wee bit! during the heavy snow we had aswell:( but then again its common for bad weather here…anyway UGG (which stands for ugly…stupid right?) boots where reallly in and also knitted ones….i owned a few of them but now binned them cos they got fu**** up by the snow :(!
also high knee lenght boots are in for more older people and i have 2 pairs but NEVER wear them and they cost a fortune lol!
Yeahhh i heard that song that sami yusuf sings! :O i love it also! im still learning the names of allah tallah and its good singing alot with it lol! al his songs have a meaning or a message..which i find really good x
i personnaly dont like the niqab and here people dont really get much respect from it cos u cant see someones face..where if a person in a hijab walks about SMILING OF COURSE they woulds get alot of smiles and respect back but a person who walks around wearing a niqab here would get weird looks…..for the people who wear it mashallah they are very brave and will get lots of swab inshallah…also they are pleasing the one above which is all that matters in this world! :D
lol you call that long? look at the ones nearer the middle lol! write as much as you want! youle be doing me a favour lol!
love iqraaa x
p.s BAYAN I MISS YOU:( oh when u read this sorry for the chat speak….im in a rush so cant excactly stop doin it so soz and please forgive lol!
oh and zaynab…i love your name! its cute x and lucky you! ive hardly been on holiday to differnt countys cos my parents where always busy with the shops they owned and work and stuf but now that theyre studying and in the house inshallah we mite get the chance to go somewhere…so fingers crossed (yn) xx
Salaams!
Aww, thanks for liking my name.. :D
Hmm, yeah, I used to wear leggings when I was a lot younger, but my Mom doesn’t let me wear them anymore ‘cuz I’m older and I’m okay with that. One thing I’ve never understood, however, is the absolute craziness about Uggs. They are kinda…weird looking? I gues that’s how I would describe them LOL. I like suede boots better, in black. I used to have a pair of Uggs (fake) too, but the snow did mess them up. I was wearing them until two weeks ago, because the weather here is unbelievably ridiculous. It’s like, 50 degrees today, and it was 90 degrees two days ago. (90 degrees is like your 35 degrees, I think.)
I heard about jeggings! Kinda weird, don’t you think? Not many people wore them over there, but I saw a couple of….interesting styles in London. You guys do have bad weather there, don’t you? We had a really long layover (48 hours) in London, so we toured the city. I was like, I think Allah decided for the day to be nice, because the day before and the day after were both rainy, and that one day was sunny.
Yeah, you do have interesting initials…IS. Mine are ZR. Zaynab Rasheed. I guess it makes for an interesting signature…LOL.
I’m sitting up in my room right now…I’m supposed to be doin’ homework, lol, but my head hurts and I just got back from Taekwondo class so I have bruises all over. We’re moving to Virginia next week so my parents are all busy..*sigh* I wish I didn’t have to move.
Here, when you see Niqabi’s in the grocery store, etc. everybody stares at them. LOL. You bring up a fair point, Iqraa. Hehe, I never thought about smiling from under a niqab. I have wondered how you eat in public, several times.
Your parents own shops? That’s so cool! My dad’s a doctor so he’s really busy all the time :( My Mom stays home all the time ‘cuz of my little siblings.
Yes, Inshallah you’ll get your dream vacation :D
I’ll pray for you, lol.
Lotsa love,
Zaynab/EastCoaster Princess
Heeeeey x
hehe i dont think i wore alot of leggings when i was younger but i know i wore alot of dresses and skirts lol! obv i dont wear skirts now but dresses ofcourse with jeans underneath them :D
right heres the part where i admit something nd u may think that im really stupid and dont deserve the age of thirteenn….ryt here it is…..ok i have no clue what degrees are like i dont know if 35 degrees is hot or cold! anno stupid ive just never been bothered to learn about it! :O
hehe i actually love my initials cos everyone else have someone else that hs the same initials so its like confusing but cos nobodys got the same as me its always gonna be my name get it ? but the bad hing is that if i ever wrote my initials on the desk or something at school (i wouldnt do that cos its wrong and vandalising but im using it as an example ok) well the teachers will straight away know its me! so thats like a bad hing but not an upsetting one lol!
YOU DO TAEKWON Dou? :O:O:O omg i woouldnt want to get on your bad side lol! wow thats amazing! tbh i cant fight at all! im so crap mhan! well im good at word fighting cos i have pretty good comebacks i admit but ille be rubbish if it came to an physical one..thank allah tallah that ive never been in a suitation for physical fighting so im fine loL! omg your moving :O what a shame! when i moved house i just moved like down the street to the newly built houses and mashallah the house im in is a massive step up from the house i used to live in! i feel like home here and dont like staying at other places to much cos i miss my massive comfy bed lol!
i think in a islamic country were alot of other people where niqabs it would be fine but in a country wherre niqab isnt a usual thing..well then its just looking for attention where hijab isnt to stand out or to seek attention or peoples stares but it is to blend in with the crowd and be part of it :D well they still do own a shop technically but they rent it lol! your dads a doctor omg mashallah! i want to be a doctor when i grow up but im not excactly “really smart person” in my school infact people will think im stupid rather than smart but mashallah im doign well in class but cos i talk to much and lack common sense my stupidity overseeks my smartness lol!
awww ille pray for you to settle in the place where your moving to inshallah xx
love iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa( i love doing the extra a’s lol) xx
Halloo!
Yeah, my sister is obsessed with leggings for some reason, lol. She’s ten, so she likes wearing them in all sorts of creepy colors. Last week, she got a pair of stripy blue, purple and pink ones. *shudders* LOL
See, I’m a culturally and generationally (is that a word?) confused individual, therefore I am not good at either of the temperature scales. My parents grew up with the Celcius one. (Zero is freezing.) I, however, am sort of used to the Fahrenheit: Zero is pretty frikkin’ cold, and 32 is freezing! So, whenever someone talks to me about the temperature, it’s basically like talking to a zombie, ‘cuz I don’t really get much! So this is what I do: I don’t bother finding out the temp – if I go outside and it’s cold, I put on a sweater, if it’s not, I don’t. This ends up confusing most people: They go, “It’s so frikkin’ cold, like 40 degrees.” I’m like, those words have no real meaning to me. LOL.
Hehehe, I love those little things people scribble. My town is kinda cold, so sometimes we find scribbles from people we knew who wrote them 20-something years ago! So now we have these little walls that are designated for people writing stuff; kinda like a memorial. I love the “Zaynab wasn’t here.” LOL. It’s like an oxymoron.
Yeah, alhamdulillah, I’ve been doing Taekwondo for 5 years. I just got my black belt, but I’ve had to quit because we’re moving. It’s pretty cool…but I’m looking forward to swimming too!
My new house is bigger than this one too. I hope I don’t get spoiled :D
It’s gonna be kinda strange, because I’ve lived in one state, one city all my 13 years! I was born in the same hospital as my four siblings, and the same hospital we go to when we’re sick. It’s kind of a shame people don’t stay in Maryland long, because it’s such a nice state. People like big cities :(
Yeah, I agree about the niqabs – if people wear niqabs where it’s not a common thing, they are bound to get stares and unwelcome attention, but they shouldn’t be oppressed because of that, you know? I mean, people are allowed to wear revealing clothes, they should also be allowed to wear un-revealing, completely covering clothes. I think Muslim Niqabi’s are starting to realize that they don’t have to wear the niqab; every day I see less and less outside.
Naw, you seem like a really smart person; I’m sure you’ll be able to become a doctor, inshallah. I’ll make dua for you :) Oh, my gosh, my mom is always telling me I have no common sense whatsover! I go, really? ‘Cuz sometimes I do all sorts of crazy stuff – like on time I was warming bread in the kitchen and I accidentally lit a paper towel on fire and dropped it on the wood floor! Then I grabbed a jug of water and poured it all over the floor. Lemme tell you, my Mom didn’t let me in the kitchen for the next six months. LOL. It’s kind of worrying for me that I have to take the SAT in less than two years and I still don’t know what I want to become. I’m not too interested in becoming a doctor; maybe a lawyer, inshallah? My grades are actually pretty good but I’m really bad it speaking in front of people. I go really fast so it sounds like my tongue is doing a tongue twister or something. I have no tact. LOL. I want to travel all over the world, though. See, you’re lucky you live in Europe. Or close to it. I live on a great big continent seperate from the rest of the smart world. I want to live in Germany for a while ‘cuz I’m taking German and it’s an interesting language.
Aww, thanks. I hope it’s not too hard for me to settle. I don’t know anybody there yet, but hopefully I’ll be good at making new friends too.
Love, Zaynab/EastCoaster Princess.
P.S. I wish my name had a vowel at the end so I could do them extra.
Zaynaaaaa. Does it work? LOL.
OMG OMG OMG OMG ANOTHER PERSON HAS JOINED THE CONVERSATION!!!!!!!!! Sorry, sorry, I just HAD to do that when I came and found all these comments! Zaynab, ten trillion hugs from Bayan! And Iqraa, a zillion for you too! YAY!
OK, I’ve calmed down a little now. *outhale*. You live in Maryland, Zaynab? YAYSES I USED TO LIVE THERE! *high five* Actually I feel at home on four different continents because of my awesome background so *high five* for Iqraa too cuz I’ve been in Britain too!
I’m just going to try and reply Zaynab’s last post now, cuz you guys have made so many!
Leggings. Hm. Sorry, for me leggings only belong under full-length skirts, whether you’re indoors or otherwise! I can’t stand leggings at all, and my biggest current pet peeve is skinny jeans. I. HATE. SKINNY JEANS. I ESPECIALLY hate hijabis in skinny jeans, because even with long shirts THAT ISN’T RIGHT.
Temperature? I grew up with Farenheit and am living now with Celcius (from the States to Africa!!!). Soooo, if you think 90 degrees is hot….come here a day. Daily our summer temp. is about 45 degrees Celcius. That’s about 110 degrees Farenheit. And our beloved wintertime is about 15 degrees Celcius, which is about…what, 60 degrees Farenheit? Yeah, I’m out there in my thickest furry coat and my States teacher is in a t-shirt. I think I’m going to freeze if I ever go somewhere cold again.
Taekwondo? Lucky girly Zaynab! I’m JUST going to learn how to swim this year. I’d also like to learn horse riding and some more stuff. I hate normal sports like soccer (football for you Iqraa) and basketball, but because I’m tall everyone’s all “Do you play basketball?” NO. “What a shame, you’d be so good at it, you’re so tall…” Correction-I’m awkward and can’t stand running around.
You’ve just moved, Zaynab? Inshallah you’ll soon settle down, and baraka (blessings) on your new home. We’ve always moved about every two years, so this is the longest I’ve ever been in one house. And in my country, houses are more like villas. Big, airy rooms and large courtyards with high walls around the house, so that you can go outside and still be inside, you know? Nice for hijabis, because you get waaaay more privacy and sunshine! Also, the big houses are because of heat and power cuts. Not to mention that houses here are made of cement and metal. Not wood. This makes for waaay less houses collapsing. If there’s a fire your house will still be there, which is more than I can say for homes in America, where all you have to do is punch the wall to make a hole in the plaster.
I see you two are discussing niqab, and this is something of a serious topic, so I just want to clear up some stuff I’ve recently found girls my age thinking about niqab. First of all, niqab is not fard, but it IS halal and not haram. Niqab is also sunna, and some people even think that it’s recommended. I think that most people are just put off by the fact that most munaqqabat wear black or grey or dark brown/blue. I follow a great blog of a niqabi, and quite a few wear niqab with normal hijabi/jilbabi outifts. There’s even pink niqab! For more info, sisters, please see Al-Muhajaba’s Islamic pages. I have a link to it waaaay up somewhere. Occasionally recently I’ve even thought of trying niqab myself! You know there’s a niqab day?
Iqraa wants to be a doctor! Mashalla! I hope you succeed! And I agree with Zaynab, you’re smart!
My mom also thinks I’m completely crazy/irresponsible sometimes, but I do feel hurt when she says that, even though I know I’ve done something stupid. I don’t know….sometimes I feel like she wanted this perfect grades/quiet/religious/helpful/lovely/confident daughter and got this girl who does nasty stuff behind her back/rude/says nasty stuff/unpopular/shaky. When I’m really feeling bad, I just wish she’d never had me.
Wow, that was a depressed moment.
My grades…are good considering I’m in the British curriculum (SCHOOL ENDED AND I”M ON HOLIDAY OMG I FORGOT TO SAY THAT!!!!! I”M WAITING FOR MY REPORTS NOW!!!!!). But when I look at American standards again I freak out, because British is much lower and I feel like I’ve dropped to being a bad student. Also, I’m really worried about the future and don’t know who to talk to! I think I’d like to become an architect, and that’s what I’ve based my subject-options for next year on. I’m not so bad at presenting my work, at least according to my teacher, but I talk waaaay too fast too! I’ve visited Britain, Saudi Arabia, lived in the States and now Africa! (current location=top secret XD)
Happiness from Bayaaaaaan!
P.S. Zaynab just extend the ‘a’ in your name like I did! And girls pleeeaaase be careful giving out your real names online! That’s pretty dangerous!
Salaaams! Welcome back Bayan, and nice to meet you officially *hugs* You know, it’s so weird, this is the first time I’ve chatted with you, but after I read all your previous comments I felt like I knew you so well! So it’s kinda like talking to an old friend ;)
Oh, my gosh, you used to live in Maryland? What city? I live in Gaithersburg. If you lived near there, you’ve probably heard of Al-Huda too. I used to go there until last year. And I’m putting that online because I’m moving to Virginia in less than a week, and it’s a pretty big state, and I’m not saying which city I’m gonna be in. LOL. It’s top secret. I lived in Saudi Arabia too! That’s so cool though; that you were there too. Where were you? I lived there for two years, and now we go there twice a year for a month or more, ‘cuz my dad works there. Usually in Jeddah, although we were in Riyadh too.
I agree with you on the leggings thing; I haven’t worn them for a pretty long time. Oh, Allah, you’re right about skinny jeans – I don’t understand how people can wear them with hijabs. I mean, it’s there choice, but it doesn’t look very nice. Unfortunately, a lot of people from my masjid and stuff wear skinnies all the time. I wear the bootcut or straight leg ones; they’re usually a lot baggier. Or not as tight. I’m stocking up on them because recently there seem a lot more skinnies on the shelves than normal jeans. LOL. I tried a pair on once and my mom told me I looked like a clown with legs like pogo sticks xD. They went back on the shelf, and left me laughing like crazy because of my mom’s comment.
When I tell people I’m delicate, they scoff. I mean, I don’t look delicate or anything. I’m 5’5, which is pretty tall for my age. So when I’m towering over people, the last thing that comes to their mind is delicate. LOL. Anyway, I’m not some sort of flower who only comes out when it’s picture perfect weather. I really cannot stand the heat. In the winter, (and it’s pretty chilly here, right Bayan?) I go with a light sweatshirt even when it’s snowing and 30 degrees. People stare. And ask if I’m kinda crazy. Total strangers are asking after my mental health! 40 degrees and I wear normal clothes. I went to England last winter, in December. It was 20 degrees at home and 45 over there. The security guy went, Miss, you might want a jacket. It’s cold outside. I was like, this is great weather! The airport staff chortled. However, anywhere over 70 degrees and I don’t come out of the house, because the temp is usually paired with humidity and zero wind. Blech. See, I lived in Canada for a while, and even though the summers are hot, the winters are pleasant. Or freezingly freezing, if that’s what you prefer. I loved that. I was so totally at home there. So I got used to the cold, and then I came back to Maryland. That experience left me unfortunately incapable of enjoying the summer. Most people are Oohing and Aaahing at the weather while I’m marking down days to October.
Wow, I would love to live in a house like a villa. Does it have a terrace? In India, the houses are kinda like the ones in Africa, I think. They’re big and airy with lots of windows and are made of cement. LOL, I completely agree with plaster houses in America. We moved around a lot, but except when we went out of the country, we stayed in one city. The houses are extraordinarily flimsy. One time my brother fell down the stairs. I swear, when his head hit the wall, it made this great big hole in the wood! And he didn’t even have to go to the hospital; his head was fine. It’s kinda like living in a great big cardboard house.
Hmm, yeah, I think what perpetuated dislike of the niqab was the Saudi Arabia government’s attitude towards it. A lot of the people there actually only wear abayas because the law requires them to do it. Also, in K. Saudia, most people have to wear black (niqabs) because if you don’t the religious police comes and makes you change it. I don’t they like color, LOL. So it’s easier to just wear black and mix in with the rest of the people. I like your color idea though; and I don’t see why people in non-Muslim countries don’t wear it; it’s perfectly okay for them to. Mashallah, you’re thinking of wearing the Niqab? I hope Allah helps you do it, and I hope someday I have the level of Iman I need to put it on.
Oh my god, you’re so lucky. I still have around another month, I think. Until break. Hmm, an architect is an interesting job…my uncle’s an engineer designer and an architect..I want a job where I can travel around. For me, the idea of staying in one place my whole life is kinda revolting. I mean, I wanna have kids and everything, but I might just not get married and adopt. That way I can take my baby traveling with me, LOL.
Love and hugs from Zaynaaab. (XoXo)
P.S. I’m still not quite sure the A’s in my name work out. Lolio.
Heeey x
oh bayan i reallly dont think anyone dangerous is going to come on this website but just for safety welle keep our second names to ourself for now lol! x
YEY BAYANS BACK, partyyyyyyyyyyyy (k) xx *dances around the room* hmmm *cough* anyway howare youse ? xx
i really dont think leggings and skinny jeans are wrong! leggings are wrong for someone a muslim who wears a short dress with it but a long dress with them is alright! and skinny jeans are fine but i hate whenn i see fat people wearing them cos its likee”eeew” nobody wants to see ure fat lol! but i think theyre fine if they arent to tight! :L
omg i remeber one morning i was really hungry so i got chocolate spread but it wouldnt spread on the bread properly cos it was to thick so i put it in the microwave to melt it and i nearly set it on fire lol! all ic ould ehar was this zzzzzzzzzzzzshhhhh noise and i was like ehm wats that noise and then a wash of light came from the microwave and i was like oh shit :L! i saved it on tiem though! and the good thing was i still got chocolate spread and the choclate even tasted nice loL!
right im away for somee super noodles :L
lovee iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
omg im really confused on this whole tempature thing…..i think ille just ignore the bits where use mention temperture cos my mind goes blank lol!
i dont even have a clue what the normal tempature is heere so im not even going to say what i think it is cos ille proably say a number which is dead hot but really its wayy the wrong number lol! put it this way it is freezing here and the weather is totally messed up mhan! :L
i know how to swim yey! :L my cousin teached me but then like since that i never went swimming after and then when i had to do swimming in school like last month, i just started swimming and i was like “oh my gosh i can swim” lol :L! i have been horseriding once and i loved it and it was a total great experience but i dont think ille be going for a while now cos it cost a fortune here for like 1 hour of horseriding and theres hardly any places that lets u do horseriding lol! that reminds me, i have to go on the interent and find places near where i live that have swimming poools just for women cos my big brother,little cousin (boy), 2 sisters, my mum and dad and me have been starting to go swimming on sundays but cos me and my mum cant go in cos theyre is men in the pool..we feel left out and just sit there.well my mum reads her studying books but i hate reading in public so i just sit and be bored! also i miss swimming cos i used to love being in the pool and miss those days so much mhan!
OMG thats like my mum! i also feel that she wants a smart child instead of me but mashallah i have good qualitys and she says shes proud of me but i KNOW she woudl love it if i was top of the year and got lots of awards but i cant help that i talk to much and i cant help cracking jokes in class all the time loL!
omg im thinking of doiing that pink hijab day for breast cacer because by then ille be wearing the hijab inshallah x MY report cards arent that bad but they always have the same things “talks to much, gets distracted easily” and the teachers faviourte ones for me ” could do better”.. that comment annoys me so much cos i thought i was doign well in the class and then the write on my report card “could do better” and im like what? :O confused much ? :L
*parties too* Bayan loves EVERYONE today!
Actually Maryland was a really long time ago and I don’t know which city BUT OMG YOU WENT TO AL-HUDA TOO????? Wallahi on this side of the Internet I’m GASPING for breath, BECAUSE I LIVED IN VIRGINIA TOO!!!!!! Maryland was for a short while, then Virginia was like the permanent idea. (I only visited Saudi, but I have family members there now too.) VIRGINIA ROCKS hem hem. The biggest problem for me there was that I got pollen allergies, so I literally couldn’t go outside during the spring OR play during the autumn when all those leaves and flowers are out because I’d probably get an asthma attack. Summer in Virginia was very buggy and hot, which is why my favorite season has always been WINTER!!! But the worst thing, as I remember, was the humidity and zero wind, not the heat! Here the heat is dry, I mean if you wave a fan you’ll feel the wind, but in the States you don’t have room fans to keep the air circulating and so it’s like torture! (here all the rooms have fans and air coolers, which are sorta like these wheels with water and hay which turn and keep the air cool for waaay less electricity than an air conditioner.)
Heeey people never push me around because I’m way taller than most of the girls at my school! (Think 5”9). Very annoyingly the boys in my class have decided to begin their dreaded anticipated growth spurts and some are actually TALLER now. I feel like this is some kinda PERSONAL INSULT HERE! XDDDDD
But we must be like EXACT opposites! When it’s warm and my mom is putting on her loosest outfits to get loads of air and my grandma is groaning on the bed, they both think I’m totally nuts because I’m wearing leggings and tank tops and socks underneath my hijabi uniform! (that’s to turn my hijab into an overgarment) When it’s cold everyone is laughing at me because I’m wearing like my thickest coats and gloves while everyone’s still in t-shirts!
Yes, Zaynab, the houses here are like ones in India and have terraces around the house and on the flat roof! We have flat roofs because it only rains in like one month of the year. And yes, the houses in America are like dolls houses! Have you ever seen those videos of hurricanes or whatever and noticed that the entire front of the house will fall off in one piece? I was like, come on, that’s like such a safety hazard! Also you guys over there have carpeted floors, and we have tiled. Our houses are nice and a blessing, but also a curse to clean! They have to be scrubbed with water and soap every week, top to toe, because of the dust! And don’t get started on sandstorms! That’s why people here still have hired help, like a woman or man who lives in the house and does the cooking/cleaning, gets paid and goes home every week or two. Unfortunately you always see this in the news as “SLAVES IN AFRICA” and we’re all like GET A LIFE NEWSPEOPLE!
Yes, the Saudis, unfortunately, have very weird interpretations of things (some think birthdays are haram????) and this can make a lot of people shy away from Islam! My non-muslim grandmother, for instance, isn’t put off by hijab, but she thinks it can look very nice. What she doesn’t like is black, or dowdy hijabis. I have to admit, those shoulder-pad ugly-color jilbabs that some people wear are hated by me, my mom, AND my grandma. It’s like, Allah didn’t say you have to look dowdy! It’s the opposite, as Muslims we have an obligation to be clean and presentable and attract people to Islam!
And actually, niqab is lurking in the back of my mind. I mostly think that it’s best for married women because the Prophet -peace and prayers be upon him- said that if a man can look at something he’s allowed to look at in a woman so that he can marry her, then let him look. This means what he’s allowed to look at while you’re in hijab, modestly standing (not posing or flirting or whatever). I just think that it would be great to wear like pink niqabs or get white ones and dye them with my grandmother to all sorts of cool colors and then make my statement! But I also think that I might stick to hijab because it means that I can give my favorite sadaqa, a smile!
Yes, career is a very shaky thing right now (OMG OMG I FINISHED SCHOOL WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE) I don’t want to stay in one place for like FOREVER, but I don’t want to be always on the go either. And adoption is so tricky for Muslims, because the child will only be your mahram if you breastfeed it before it’s two years old. Otherwise you’ll have to wear hijab and not be alone with him and whatever…annoying right?
Give it up for IQRAAAAAAAAAAAA! HELLO! And don’t be too sure about those Internet weirdos. I’m not joking, it’s like a movie, THEY:RE EVERYWHERE.
Iqraa, hijab is supposed to HIDE your figure, not cling to it and show every single curve on your body, so I think that skinny jeans are like haram to wear with hijab, no matter how long the shirt is! And also, it’s kinda unfair to say, skinny people can wear them but not fat people. If you can see someone’s leg size like that, whether they’re skinny or fat, that’s just not hijab.
I just laughed till I cried when I read about the toaster. That is so hilarious! And I can’t believe you actually saved the toast! I’m not a cooking sort of person (my mom is trying to get me to learn cuz I’m a girl blablabla) so I try to stay away from the kitchen except to nick goodies from the cupboard!
Temperature is a strange thing my friends…. Why don’t you ask your mom or someone to tell you?
No…I like swimming and we’ve only JUST found an affordable pool that I can learn in. Nice arrangement, it’s like three days girls three days guys one day closed and not too expensive as well as selling hijabi swimsuits that aren’t just leggings and a t-shirt! My swimsuit’s more like a tunic and trousers sort of outfit with all the tight stuff underneath.
Well, Iqraa, I AM the top of my year, with like three prizes and everything. I just feel like she wanted something more. But you sound very funny and witty mashallah, so your mother must be very proud of you!
I’m not sure how long this post is going to be (super super size, maybe?) but I must away I must away to see my little brother’s way.
Bye bye lotsa huggles from Bayanananananananan!
P.S. Hahahahahahahahahahahohe
Sorry, but I was so upset about a site I saw and couldn’t immediately post on that I posted this here. To know what I’m referring to, look up “I Believe That Hijabs and Soccer Can Coexist Peacefully” on google and click the first result and LOOK at the STUPID comments down below. Here is what I thought and my answer.
Of course you can play soccer when you’re wearing hijab! You can even play soccer pretty normally in jilbab, as well as volleyball and basketball. And if you’re playing on a all-female team, then khalas, you’re wearing hijab and that’s that!
This part really annoyed me, as a jilbabi with an aunt who’s a NIQABI who loves sports.
“*haya… sisters, shouting and screaming for the world to watch
*mingling with oposite gender
*traveling without Mahram
*immitating the kuffar….until they hit their goal to the lizard hole
*wasting time on organized sport events
*the best jihad for sisters…. in the soccer field!!!
*the best role models…. are the soccer players
*worst of all…missing prayers at the game”
You don’t need to shout and scream when you’re playing football, and I dissaprove of this for men as well as women because haya in actions is equally prescribed for BOTH genders.
Mingling with the opposite gender? What’s wrong with that? What’s haram is to be ALONE with one person of the opposite gender without a mahram. Remember please that a mahram can be your male relatives, OTHER WOMEN and little children! There is no such thing as ’some mahram are MORE mahram than other mahram.” How does that even make sense? And anyway, the girl is playing on an all-female team!
“Traveling without mahram”, is for more than TWO DAYS, sister, and anyways the girl has plenty of mahram, OTHER WOMEN, with her! And some scholars are debating whether this was simply because travel used to be by camel and dangerous. The Prophet, peace be upon him, has another hadith in which he says that one day a time will come when a woman can travel alone in perfect safety from such a place to such a place. Why would he have said that if it was so terrible for a woman to travel alone?
“Imitating the kuffar’. So if children play hopscotch they’re imitating the kuffar? If we open malls we’re imitating the kuffar? If we use air conditioning we’re imitating the kuffar? Imitating the kuffar, dear sister, means doing what a kaffir SPECIFICALLY does for his deen, such as wearing the orange robed of a Buddhist monk. And why is it imitating the kuffar when women do it, but applauded by the King of Saudi Arabia himself when men do?
“Wasting time on organized sports events”. Astaghfirulla. The Prophet -peace and prayers be upon him- HIMSELF used to run horse races and race with his wife Aisha, radiya Allahu anha. Muhammed Ali, the famous boxer, has done so much dawa through his Islam and sports! What is wrong with sports? Where does Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala say that sports are a waste of time? Why is it a waste of time for women but not for men?
“The best jihad for sisters”, yes, in fact, this girl is making a wonderful jihad by showing that Muslim girls can play sports just as well as kuffar can! Think about how worldwide an issue this is if I can sit here half-way across the world and talk about it!
“The best role models” yes, don’t you agree? It’s wonderful that Muslim women will be able to look up to MUSLIM sportswomen instead of kuffar, and see how these ladies practise their religion AND keep their bodies fit so that when Allah subhanahu wa ta’ala asks them if they kept the bodies He gave them healthy, they can say yes!
“Missing prayers at the game”. Who said she missed her prayers? My aunt (NIQABI) used to play organized soccer, then go and BREAK HER FAST AND PRAY MAGHRIB at prayer time! If people are missing their salat, then that’s because not enough Muslims are out there at sports making sure that the sports times are halal!
As for men watching women, so is it haram for women to watch men? They’re not staring at her exposed body as they would with a kafir sportswoman (and you don’t have a problem with skin-tight skiing but you do with a hijabi soccer player?) and they’re not watching her for sexuality or anything haram, so what’s wrong with it? Why do you think it is haram for men to see women? That’s pretty ridiculous, if you ask me. What are we supposed to do, lock ourselves up at home? Women regularly walked outdoors, went to the market, watched horse-races and training, and the Prophet -peace and prayer be upon him- never had a problem, so why are you making haram what is halal? And come on, WTH wouldn’t she be ‘recognized as a woman’ in the Sharia? So if a woman plays sports she turns into a man? Where does Allah ta’ala and his Messenger say that?
Heeeeey x
omg im so not in this convo about houses and places lol! while youse are going round half the world, im stuck in the UK loL! the only country ive ever been to is Pakistan like 4 times lol! but my mum says inshallah welle go somewhere for holiday soon so yey :L x
i think birthdays are haram if u celebrate them in kafar style! like candles on a cake and stuff! but i think partys are fine for younger children but for people our age i think for birthdays we shoodnt go over the top but theyres nothing wrong with a few presents,small cake and some friends over lol!
youve finished school Bayan? what do u mean :O i thought u weere 13 lol! we dont finsih school till like 16 when u can leave but if u stay u dont finish till 18 lol! my mum probaly doesnt even know temputares and i cant be bothered asking anyone else cos it will take ages for them to explain but it would go in one ear and out the other lol!
Yes you are right theyre Bayan but i think skinny jeans are ok if they arent super clingy but a bit baggy and what i meant was that for people with curvier legs…they shouldnt wear skinny jeans if they were the hijab because obvously its going to cling to theyre thighs and then it would be wrong;/
omg like 2 months before i wear the hijab :S omg im so worried mhan!
i so agree with what you are saying about sports Bayan! :O like in islam you are meant to excercise and look after your body and as long as your doing it in a halal way with good intentions..well then theres no problem eh?! :O and like islam doesnt say anything about sports being haram infact its halal cos its helping you and your body! :O
right im away byeeeeee xx
Salaams, Iqraa and Bayan.
Hey, guys, I’ve got some news :(
Anyway, this is a really short post, but we’re moving tomorrow and I’m not gonna have any computer access for the next few days….and I’m just super-busy right now..
So I’ll be back in a few..inshallah :)
Gotta go, I think I hear someone being strangled downstairs..my siblings LOL.
Love and hugs,
Zaynab/EastCoaster Princess
(I hope Virginia is still considered part of the East Coast, or I’m gonna have to change my pen-name. *rubs hands nervously*)
P.S. Email me, people. LOL.
Here’s my email. zrasheed76@gmail.com
Salaam all!
Urgh, I woke up in the night with the worst cramp I’ve ever had. I swallowed my pill and went back to bed but still!!!! Alhamdulillah it’s not bugging me right now.
Iqraa’s been to Pakistan YAY my dad went there recently! AND I’ve been to the UK a looooong time ago (I remember the changing of the guard at London though cuz it was soooo awesome) No need to feel left out! Also I’m REALLY hoping that we get to go to Malaysia again this summertime cuz Malaysia is so amazingly green and rainy and sunshiny and it has EVERYTHING so cheap! Also I’m loving how Malaysians keep their Islam; lovely hijab outfits, prayer rooms EVERYWHERE, lovely masjids, and OMG women reciting Quran! I have this thing, I really love seeing women get out there and recite Quran because I prefer listening to a female Quran reciter because the male ones all seem to read in the EXACT same style with not much sincerity behind it. Also I’m just advocating girl power here. :D
I would understand if someone didn’t want to do the candles and stuff, but personally I don’t have a problem with celebrating birthdays. I DO have a big problem with celebrating Muhammed’s -peace and prayers be upon him- birthday because originally Muslims never celebrated it and it seems to be a direct imitation of Christian Christmas, so I don’t celebrate that particular day.
Oh, sorry, I was just celebrating finishing the school YEAR lol, not like school forever. I wish I was finished and knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life though, cuz like I said, I’m worried about my career.
Well, I still wouldn’t wear skinnies except baggier ones. I’ve stopped wearing trousers outdoors anyways cuz they don’t fulfill jilbab, except for P.E. then I wear indoor-hijab (our school’s private with big walls), with a shirt to my knees.
Iqraa, by the way, stock up on the pretty skirts for when you start hijab! I’m not much of a dresses girl so I do tunics and skirts, and the loveliest ones are the ones like the one at the top of this page, you know, where Sister Kima’s showing her indoor style? Especially the kind with sequins on! And do you wear pashminas, like those soft long hijabs with tassels on the end? Because those go with like everything! Check them out at The Hijab Shop (google it) and click “new plain hijabs’ at the side. You’ll get this loooong pile of them, then you’ll understand me.
Yes, it just drives me completely insane when I see people going sports outdoors are haram for women cuz men are there. I’m like men know that we EXIST people what the heck’s wrong with running around outdoors for sports??? And you know what bugs me the most? Those sites that you find saying a woman must cover her WHOLE body and it is haram to wear decorated or attractive clothing and ESPECIALLY those pamphlets in Arabic that are like “The Danger of Women at Work” or the ones that go on about how women MUST wear total niqab and act SO holier-than-thou and horrified because of the ‘terrible sin of modern women who expose their hands and even their faces’. I swear I go into a crazy rage when I read them because they drive me INSANE.
One thing to remember though, Iqraa and Zaynab. PLEASE pray with socks on, even if you don’t wear socks with normal hijab, because the main opinion is that feet are awrah, and I don’t want your salah to be negated because your feet aren’t covered!
Hey Zaynab! Hope the move goes smoothly inshallah! And Virginia is DEFINITELY still east coast!
Lots of luvvles from Bayan!
Heeeeey xx
I hope you enjoy your new home Zaynad and inshallah youse will settle in soon x also two words GOOD LUCK with the stress of a new home lol! i still remeber when we first moved into this house…..good times *wipes tear* !
omg where is malaysia? :O it sounds amazing mhan! omg see if its somewhere near here, i could persuade my mum to take me nd the rest of the fameele (family lol) :L
Omg i also love women reciting the quran because the voice is more pure and sweeter and to be honest easier to understand lol!
I also think its not right celebrating mohamed (SWS) birthday because hes dead now and in the quran there is nowhere that says that you should and infact you shouldnt celebrate a prophet birthday cos they are dead and in a while so are you so why celebrate when yourself soon will be in the grave and would u like it if people were celebrating your birthday? lol!
Haha dont worry i also celebrate the end of the school year with a massive feast of food! i have a thing that on the last day of school you should eat alot of sugar and be hyper and stuff! i have a weird mind lol!
Hmmm to be honest i dont like skirts at all and prefer trousers,jeans,joggies or leggings! but here skirts arent in cos it is always cold and nobody wears long skirts at all! not even muslims lol! i think i should stack up on the pretty scarfs because in winter they are all big woolys ones lol and that would be hard to wear on your head lol!
Urghhh that also annoys me (and my mum lol) alot! like you are meant to be attracting people to Islam not trying to scare them away from it mhan! :( and like in Islam your dress wear should be:
-clean
-tidy
-smart
-covering
-modest
-comfortable!
like you can have a sense of style as well cos you are meant to love the clothes you are in and not just wear dull clothes all the time lol
Oh thanks for the tip mashallah! may allah tallah reward you well Bayan! you have just saved me from creating alot of sins because usually i dont wear socks when reading namaz so thank you sooo much Bayan lol! xx
lots of hugs
from Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa :D xxx
Salam everyone!
Mmm, I remember when we moved here. Musty smell of the scrubbed floor…still a bit strange to me. The house is so different now!
OK, Iqraa, get ready for a shock, Malaysia is waaaay down in Southeast Asia, like on the right side of the Indian Ocean! But it is the most super-duper-awesome-cool place on Earth to go on holiday! *whizz* I’m not really sure about travel expenses, but I do think that it was much cheaper than I thought it would be.
YES, and women reading Quran are like SO much more sincere and beautiful sounding! Honestly I can really enjoy listening to a woman reading Quran, unlike some of those people on TV who read it in a dull drone and take away all of its beauty.
And why celebrate Muhammed’s (peace and prayers be upon him) birthday anyway? Celebrate the Hijra if you want, Eid celebrations are always lovely, but his birthday? That doesn’t even make sense to me.
Nah, really I’m an old boring girl who isn’t even really excited anymore on the last day of school. XDDDD I mean we’re in horrible exams and we’re never allowed to party or even bring cake so the awesomeness of the last day is totally drained away. You don’t have a weird mind, the PERFECT last day would be a huge party like we had way back in primary with loads of food and fun! When you’re older it’s nicer just to chat though, and I totally don’t approve of pigging out.
You don’t like skirts? Shame, it might be difficult for you to try and fulfill the ‘overgarment’ part of hijab. And actually I get really cold when I’m only wearing trousers! I waaay prefer skirts with thermal leggings underneath in winter. Also skirts are so swishy and purty! And yeah, get the pretty scarves while they last! (WHEE now you have an excuse for a shopping spree!)
Yes, those weird so called ‘Islamic sites’ bug me more than anything else. Like here is something from a fatwa site, “love is psychological illness”. EXCUSE ME, brother, but ‘He who does not show mercy, will not be shown mercy’, as the Prophet -peace and prayers be upon him- said! And what do you mean, “A person who’s heart is full of love for Allah will not feel love for this dunya”?????? I mean, look, love is here on Earth and it is a beautiful thing! You are SO messing up between proper love (the kind that stays no matter what, like with your parents, your friends, maybe later your husband and children, of course a believer’s love for Allah subhanahu wa wa’tala) and Hollywood style ‘falling in love’, which Malcolm X correctly said was nothing but lust. Lust is what these people should refer to, not love!!!!
And yes, probably every time I find a crazy site like this I will go insane and write a long messed up paragraph like the one above.
*gasp* I think I am totally going to explode with happiness after reading your prayer Iqraa! Allah yarhamik wa yabarik feek! (may Allah be merciful upon you and bless you) Because you have made me feel SO HAPPY! By the way, is ‘reading namaz’ Urdu for praying or something?
Sorry for the late reply and lots of luv from Bayan.
Heeeey<3
i forgive you for the late reply! i understand that yir busy with the burden of exams! and inshallah by next year if we are still in contact..i will also probaly be sending late replys since ille be having some exams :(!!!! have u got your exams results back? if yeah wat did u get? :S
OMG same! when i first came to this house it was all weird and bleek and i was like "i wanna go back home" and my mum was like "this is your home now" and i was about to cry and stuff but like 2 weeks later i was loving this place and it completly felt like home but to be truthful ever since my parents have gave up working in the shop with alcohol..i honestly think this is now "HOME" and its filled the gap thats been missing for years! and mashallah we are now closer as a family and this is home for noww…until i have to get married and get chucked out the house lol!
OM really!:O it still sounds amazing! inshallah in this lifetime i will get the chance to visit but i will just have to be patient! ohh and i also think that women read the quran there is a hint of recognisation because the voice is sweet and i also hate it when people read the quran with the boring hint in the tone of their voice! its like they arent going to get any reward for that infact they would probaly get sin because they are basically mocking the quran!
Omg this would be like my last year were i can celebrate the last day of skool without any stress! :O next year ille be stressing over exam results and stuff :(!
yeah i would love to wear long skirts if i went on holiday to an exoctic place or place where long skirts are common but here since we hardly get the sunny days and nobody wears them well there is hardly any place that sells them and tbh it would just be akward wearing a long skirt in my area lol! u know what it isnt that hard to find modest clothes here since like baggy clothes are becoming the fashion here and lots of shops sell them lol! annd omg i cant wait to go scarve hunting lol! i love shiny and glittery scarfs btw oh and i love DIAMENTIES AND DIAMONDS :O!
urghh thats bugging me aswell those sites!Love is a beautiful thing and you love islam yeah? thats love and loving the things allah (SWT) has made and loving the Quran which has been sent down to guide us! loving your family which allah(SWT) has blessed us with! loving each part of our personality,looks that allah (SWT) has blessed us with! this is all love and halal! hehe i dont mind the paragraphs lol! they give me something to be annoyed about and also to think about lol!
mashallah i am pleased to know ive made u happy mashallah and yes namaz is prayer in urdu i think its urdu im not sure :L! x
Reply quicker this timee lol! just kiddin 8-)
lovee iqraaa x
Helloses Iqraa!
I’m not soooo busy, just bored, cuz I’ve finished my exams. And ALHAMDULILLAH I did FINE on all my exams! Cool right? I was really freaked out beforehand and starting to get bad dreams but it’s all good!
Oh, definitely it was really weird moving and I did cry when we were in the airport, and this house was definitely like nothing I was used to. But now our house is growing on us so much! I do feel that this is home for now, but I admit I do still have some bad feelings about it.
Yes, inshallah you will get to go to that amazing country one day! When we were traveling in Malaysia by bus our noses were stuck to the window the entire time! I think they might take their amazing scenery and rain forests for granted! Also EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING from lotion to silk can be found in the cities! *dreams*
And YES EXACTLY I wonder if they really think that they’re going to get reward for reading the Quran without any recognition of the meaning of what they’re reading? You can ALWAYS tell when someone is reading sincerely and when they’re not reading at all!
Hmmm, lucky thing, I’d love to be able to go shopping right now! *glares at cupboard full of clothes* I wouldn’t mind clearing out A LOT of my clothes and donating them and getting some new ones. Seriously, 5 years is enough for any wardrobe! But to be honest I prefer plain scarves, not the glittery ones, although I’m getting more interested in wearing rings. My mother has like a ZILLION of them and I still like to play with them and put them on all my fingers! Like a little kid, or what? :D
Today’s annoyed paragraph is sort of worried, not annoyed. I’ve noticed a few ahadith about not traveling without mahram for more than two days. But you know what, alhamdulillah? The fact that Islam means ‘submission’ and comes from the root word ‘peace’ is SO true. Whenever I’ve fought against something I know is Islamically true, submission to Allah always brings a blessed feeling of peace. So instead of arguing about it, I’m just going to nod, and smile, inshallah.
And YES, I still feel all explodingly happy when I read your post over again! THANK YOU IQRAA!
Lots and lots of luvvles from Bayan!
Heeey x
Omg like i wrote a really big comment before but now its not came up and so its lost and i cant remember what i wroteee! :( so ille have to write a new one!
right mashallah Bayan did well on her exams yeyeyeyey! im so happy for youu x and and btw i am also VERY HAPPY when i read your comments! its what gets me through the day lol!
Hehe i also had very bad feelings when i moved into this housee….its just a natural reaction i guess! but now i am soo comfortable and settled here, that i cant imagine leaving lol! i love this place and im telling you Bayan al those weird feelings your getting about your new home will go away in a a week or so!
hmmm*dreams away* it sounds amazing mashallah! omg i also do that when i visit somewhere! i love the feeling of the air rushing through your face its amazing, the scenery aswell! also i have a thing wherre when i go on holiday to be as stupid as you want because if you embarass yourself infront of someone its not as if you will ever see them again eh? :L
urghh excactly! also you can tell when they are reading sincerely or not because if they arent they will continiously yawning which shows boredom and isnt right when you are reading the holy Qur’an! and when someone is reading the quran sincerly..their facial expression changes to pure and lovee! also theyre voice is very sweet and they have a look of concentration on their
face!
ohh yes i also lovee rings but im loving long necklaces and braceltsss :D!
how weird is thiss? my cousin who i havent told about the hijab yet just started talking to me about it asking me if i was going to wear it and stuff … i just answered her questions and went offline on msn but wen i came back on she acted as if nothing had hapened so im really glad about that cos she was one that i was worried about telling but i think her sister who i am really close to and already told mite of told her or her mum (my aunt) because she knew aswell! xx
I also think that instead of getting annoyed about the things allah (SWT) has made haram..we should concentrate on the things allah (SWT) has madee halal and only then can you be grateful and succeed in this world and the hereafter!
HEYYY! we are not hearing from Zainab for a while! i wonder where that ones got to! :O
lots of lovee iqraaaaaaaaaaa x
Salam Iqraa! Don’t you HATE it when your comment gets deleted like that? It’s so annoying, it’s like yay here’s my loooong comment. And then…. FIZZLE. NOOOOO.
WHEEEE I hope you do fine too Iqraa! *goes up in fireworrks* *Ka-BANG* YAYSES MY COMMENTS GET IQRAA THROUGH HER DAY! WHEEHEE!
OK, you can just TELL I’m in something of a weird mood today.
Yes, I’m fine with our house now. Moving is always a funny sort of experience though.
Oh, no WAY, on my holidays people are like to my mom, “This is your younger sister right? She’s your DAUGHTER???? No WAY!!!” I’ve actually had a teacher tell me that he wants nothing more for his daughter than for her to be exactly like me! Sorta creepy, right?
I like rings. I’m starting to like bracelets. I don’t really like necklaces much, cuz they’re too fiddly. Toe-rings are sorta weird. I can only wear tiny little studs for earrings cuz I have sensitive ears. Those amazing huge ones make me wonder why women who wear them don’t have stretched earlobes. Ummmm…and that’s all.
Oh God. Being a practising Muslim teenager in a world full of really weird people and lots of temptation is no fun. My problem is that I’m really attracted to love stories/drawings/comics online. Especially teenage ones. This has previously gotten me onto bad things and into lots of trouble. Iqraa, please make dua for me because this is one thing that I really wish that I hated instead of liked.
Oh, that is a bit weird…but at least she’s okay with it now, right? Hmmm, right now on welovehijab I’m discussing with another girl your ‘home awra’, basically what you have to cover when you’re with your mahrams. She seems to have had the ayah of hijab misinterpreted to give a pretty strange meaning. I just hope that no one gets mad or insulting.
Yes, concentrating on the halal makes life much easier. Concentrating on the haram gives you headaches and makes you feel terrible. Well at least it does that for me. You know what I hate most? Those disgusting people who comment nastily/swearing on EVERY single site EVER, so even if the site is saying something really funny it’s spoilt by the dumb arguments in the comments.
Yeah, I wonder how Zainab’s doing with her move. Hopefully well inshallah.
Feelin’ tired and strange, Bayan is signing off.
(Ummm don’t be worried if I don’t post for a while)
ARGH. I can’t stand Islamophobes. What with ‘radical Islam’ and ‘jihadists’ and ‘the democratic state of israel’ I feel like taking a magic wand and going ZING and everyone likes Muslims and all Muslims become good. Ta-da!
Hallo and Salaams, everyone!
I am soo happy to be back! How’ve you guys been?
Alhamdulillah, the move went very well. I can’t believe how long it took to settle in, though! I was exhausted after three days of constantly unpacking and moving around….the upside is that I now have my own little closet….and no toys in my room! Yay! I haven’t quite gotten around to thinking of it as home, though. New houses smell weird too; like paint and tiles and wood.
I keep getting lost too, LOL. Around town and my own house.
It took FOREVER to set the Internet connection network up, and so I was missing you guys for a long time :(
But now I’m back.
It is so hot outside. Well, not hot compared to Bayan’s home (:S) but I’m feelin’ pretty sizzling nonetheless. This means no more layered clothes and time to take out my long-sleeved dresses. Isn’t it just so hard to find those? Iqraa you know what I’m talking ’bout, right?
Oh, I agree with you, Bayan. On the Islamophobes Sometimes I feel like setting everyone straight too; unfortunately most of the public seems to be against me. Inshallah Allah will give all of us strength.
Argh. This is such a short comment. I’m be back soon, though, girlies.
Zaynab
Ohh yehh n about the skinny jeans… they dont really show my shapee because my legs aren’t fat or anythingg n i wear emm with topss up to my knees and I’m still eleven!! And most people in my area wear alot worse than me.. and they’re alot older. Do you have anyy advicee? LoL
ArgH i agree i hate it when comments get deletedd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LoL Bayan didd tha guy back off a ltl??
Heeeeeeeeeey x
nice to have you back Zaynab x imm fine thanks and im glad that your move went well =]
haha Bayan i can soo tell easily your in a weird mood but weird moods fine! i like weird moods lol! ha i agree with you about the moving! it is also such a memorable experience and brings your family closer wont you agree?
ahhh that sounds scary mhan! hehe i get told by the teachers that they DONT want theyre daughter to be like me lol! omg i had just found out that i am the talk of the chatroom! because i had a subsitute teacher on thursday and i did something to annoy her and whiles she was giving me into trouble she said “i have heard a lot about you in the staffrooom” and i was like what!:O
hehe i used to wear huge earrings like last year! i cant wear earrings now thank god i have no offically got over my love for them! since everytime i put them on, i always end up taking them off because they dont appeal to me anymore lol!
I will definetly make dua for you Bayan! i am into love things but im no completly obssesed with them and can live without them! im trying to cut down on reading now and i havent read a book in ages mhan! they are getting boring because all the books left that i havent read from the library are boring ones so im just gonna give them back to the library and look for better ones hoping i find some lol! i keep a book on my desk beside my bed just incase i feel like reading it during the night but i never want to! even if i wake up during the night i just can’t be bothering reading it lol!
yes she is now ok with it Bayan infact most of my cousins now know so no problemo! but some arent really keen on me doing it but im trying to be strong and get on with it since at the end of the day its not them i want to please eh?
urghhh i also hate comments like that! it puts everyone of eh?
OMG i so agree with you Zaynab about the smell, but soon the smell goes away and it started smelling of nappies for us because my little sister was wearing them at the time we moved to this house lol x
guys youse arent going to believe what time it is here…well it is a sunday morning and its 8 oclock and me the stupid one is awake whiles my family is all asleep! the reason for this though is because i had a really bad sleep with nightmares and its really roasting here and im bored so ive decided to come on this for a while!
THE weather here has been ROASTING for the past few days and its the best weather we have had in a loooooong time! apparently it is going to last till next weekend which is good! but i dont really like the hot weather much because it is boiling but we still have to be careful on what we wear so that we are still covered! my ideal weather day is when it is like clear, no clouds, a hint of sun but lots of breeze and a cool temperture lol i think i spelt the word wrong but i cant be bothered going looking for a dictionary or looking the word up lol! youse all know what i mean anyway hopefully!
I went to the ZOOOOO yesterday and it was really good mashallah but the best thing about it was we all went as a family(including gran,cousins and aunts) and it was amazingg! we hardly seen alot of animals because it is more of an entertainment park thing aswelll! anyway we watched a seal show and they were sooooo cute mashallah! and well trained and also they were so funny lol it was a good show even though it was boiling!
yeah zaynab i know what youre talking about but lately here long dresses are in fashion but i need to stack up on them before the fashion changes to short clothes in the summer!:O
ahhh i can hear voices:O i think my parents are now awake:( which is a bummer since i wanted to watch t.v and eat my cereal and enjoy the quietness of the house lol! wait i think my dads going to the jym and my mum ofcourse will go back to sleep! i mean its only now quarter past eight and the housework downstairs is mostly done since we were out yesterdayy!:O ohhh noo i cleaned my room yesterday but forgot to clean my beds headboard and bottom board and my SHOWER:O sugar now im gonna have to that
right i am away to see whats going on lol!
lots of love and hopefully there will be a reply from someone tonightt!
love from iqraaaaa x
p.s what sort of advice are you looking for sou?
Yay Zainab’s back! Welcome, oh-one-who-has-had-a-good-move-alhamdulillah! I suspected the Internet would take a while (I’m remembering one computerless holiday) but great for you that you have your own space now! I WISH my bedroom could stop being a storage room but it’s no ones fault so oh well.
The Heat. With a capital H. I think the world has a fever. If you don’t shower you feel DEAD. And allll my loose lovely house dresses have SHRUNK. Meaning that I can’t wear them without trousers and sweating to death. Humph.
Don’t worry ’bout the short comment, we’re fine!
Hey Sousou
Well, if you were fat, it would show your figure, right? So skinny jeans are STILL a no-no. And it’s up to us girlies to be a good example to our elders too! Believe me, older people can get embarrassed when they see a younger girl in better hijab than them. And anyway, a wrong doesn’t make a right. But wow, you’re just eleven? Be careful chatting online then.
The guy never came anywhere near me. XDD I guess it was just me and my paranoia about stuff like that. I started telling myself HE DOESN’T EXIST and I felt much better after getting over the…melodrama. XDDDDDD
P.P.S (Please Post Soon)
Bayan
I hate moderation. I reeeeaaaally hope that the comments that got moderated will be deleted cuz I madly posted the same one over and over again.
Welcome Zainab! Nice to have you back! And yes, I am dying of summer. XD
Hey Sousou
Well, if you were fat, it would show your figure, right? So skinny jeans are STILL a no-no. And it’s up to us girlies to be a good example to our elders too! Believe me, older people can get embarrassed when they see a younger girl in better hijab than them. And anyway, a wrong doesn’t make a right. But wow, you’re just eleven? Be careful chatting online then.
The guy never came anywhere near me. XDD I guess it was just me and my paranoia about stuff like that. I started telling myself HE DOESN’T EXIST and I felt much better after getting over the…melodrama. XDDDDDD
P.P.S (Please Post Soon)
Heeeeeeey
Bayan!:O that was a really short comment lol! I ALSO HATE MODERATION LOL!
hehe it is now half ten over here and imm in such a good mood because right now the weather is my ideal weather (the one i told u about at 8 oclock in the morning lol)!
:O i also agree with Bayan! bee really careful sou since when i was your age i got into alot of bother chatting onlinee *shudders* oh well thats in the past now and jsut you be aware of what your doing!!!!! haha im gonna end up staring one of my mumsy lectures lol! hehe ille save it for now!
ehmm nothing else to say since i said it all in my comment this morning lol soo bye byee x
Hallo all peoples!
And welcome SouSou. :D
I have a sister who’s eleven. Since she’s three years younger than me, (LOL I just realized in a previous comment I accidentally said I was thirteen. I’m fourteen.) she wears skinny jeans, but she’s gonna throw out her her last pair, so inshallah she won’t wear them anymore. I guess many people don’t have a problem with skinny jeans (and they do look nice…and fashionable, really) but a hijabi with skinny jeans doesn’t make sense, because hijab includes not just your head but your whole body, so your whole body has to be modest. You’re young though, so have some practice time inshallah. It always makes me happy to see really young girls thinking seriously about hijab.
BTW, Bayan, I totally agree with you on the young girl’s doing good hijab thing. One time I saw a 10-year-old girl wearing a niqab. I was extremely ashamed of myself, but I wondered how the girl had the courage to do it.
LOL, Iqraa, you’re trying to cut down on books? I really love fiction books, but recently because of so many school projects I haven’t been reading so many. Instead I found myself reading non-fiction books; I really didn’t know they could so be interesting. And the best part is, I really learn stuff from them. (Documentary-style books, biographies, auto-biographies, personal accounts and stuff like that.) My dad has a big library type thing in our basement, and I’m almost done reading those.
It was hot over here recently. Today it’s raining though, so it’s kinda cool.
Ooh, I love the zoo! We have one fifteen minutes from our house. It’s the same one I’ve been going to all my life, LOL, it’s in DC. One time we camped out there when there was this program thingy. ‘Twas fun.
Hahaha, I also do that; get up early so I can have the house to myself. One time my mom caught me prowling around in the morning before Fajr and she thought I was either sleepwalking or stalking someone, LOL.
Aaah, we just moved so I’m having a hard time convincing my Mom to take me shopping. Hopefully I’ll be able to check out the mall this week sometime.
We’re having another house built right next to ours, so every morning I wake up to the sweet sound of the bulldozer growling like crazy. (Do bulldozers growl?? I just described it LOL.) Yesterday my siblings almost gave me a heart attack….I looked out to the window, and they were sitting in a running construction machine!! They don’t seem to understand I’m worried for their life..hmm, that’s something to work on, yeah?
Salaams,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Beautiful salam to everybody! Sorry for yesterday’s short comment, but I got so bugged I just sent in any old thing and left! Today is longer inshallah!
I think I should make a poem.
“The air cooler is blowing and blowing,
But the heat is only slowly going.” That describes everything. Except the word ‘roasting’ should be there too.
Oh, Iqraa…I got into loads of trouble online when I was that age too. *doubleshudder*
The talk of the staffroom? *stares* OK, maybe they’re talking about you in a good way! You never know…the idea of teachers discussing students freaks me out, actually. I wonder if teachers feel the same way about students? Wow…
Actually I can’t help staring when I see someone in huuuge earrings because I’m always wondering OMG HOW DOES SHE WEAR THEM????? Glad that you stopped wearing them, though. I just get this creepy mental image of the girl’s ears stretching…
I’ve finished like ALL the good books in our library and no exaggeration. I do really like the kind of non-fiction books Zainab mentioned. My family have a thing for history, especially my grandparents, and I’m a bit into current affairs myself. Now I’ve drilled through all my father’s books worth reading and I’ve started the careful job of re-reading my packed bookshelves. I have about five shelves of books, and they’re literally bursting with books. I have to pile them on top of each other instead of in lines so that it all fits and now even in front of each other! One day I’ll count all the books and see how many I have. By the way, that’s not including the other five shelves of younger-kids and Arabic books that’re with my dad’s books!
Inshallah, Iqraa, when they see how great you look in hijab they’ll be fine and maybe they’ll start wearing it too!
Our house smelt of musty water-scrubbed floors and dust when we moved in. Now it smells of us and air-coolers.
8 in the morning? My mother would go crazy if she found me online at 8 in the morning! I’m expected to just stay quiet if I wake up. And anyway it’s too hot to wake up, unless you shower right away! There’s a dua for bad dreams you know, Iqraa, why don’t you look it up?
Ooooh, lucky! I like going to the zoo! Only I don’t go here because people here have NO IDEA of animal rights and the zoo is just a really sad, cruel place here. In the States we used to have such fun visiting DC and the National Zoo!
I’d love to be able to ‘stock up’ as you say! But when we go on hoooollllidaaaaay I’m going to go shopping with my mom lots! I’m making a list and I’m surprised at how much stuff I need.
When we lived in the States I used to be able to go downstairs in the morning and watch t.v. etc but now we’re in a one-floor place that luxury is gone. I was talking with my mom and we’re so amazed at HOW MUCH FOOD we used to have! Chips and snacks and puddings and yoghurt and ice-cream and popsicles and chocolate and (fake) juice and gallons of milk and heat-up pizzas and fish fingers and OMG! Now that just seems amazing when we’re snacking on oranges. A lot of that stuff is completely unavailable here or just in the fancier, more expensive shops. If you thought that Mentos were normal sweets, think again. For my siblings and I they’re amazing treats!
Hey, by the way Zainab, this is probably a dumb question, but do you wear hijab?
I love rain. I’ve always loved rain, even when we were in the States. Here it rains for about one or two months in the year, and then only at night-time because the sun fries the clouds during the day. Even so, if it’s rained really hard we can miss school! So I love rain.
Oh, I’m trying to snatch some time with my mom too. I’d like to go to the shops with her soon, before we go on vacation. But man, her taste is so refined and she always knows exactly what she wants and I feel like I’m drowning in a flood of clothes and shops!
We have a house being built next door too. But NO WAY, your siblings are nuts! I would totally have had a heart attack and my mom would have gone crazy! I can see them doing it though. My youngest brother is crazy about construction and trucks and things.
Salaams
Bayan
Salaams and Happiness, everyone!
Bayan, your poem made me crack up….my mom always tells me how hot it used to be growing up without any AC and 130 degree temps in the summer. And then I try to remember all the hot temperatures in Makkah during the summer…..but somehow with the Kabah in front of you the temp doesn’t really matter, lol.
To your question (it’s not dumb) yes, I do wear hijab. I’m fourteen, so I’ve been wearing it for 5 years now. I started wanting to wear it after 9/11 but once I wore it out (I was like 7) and this lady asked my mom why she was torturing me in the heat. I started cracking up, but my mom told me to take it off ‘cuz I didn’t have to wear it yet anyway. I guess I was always a copycat, so I always wanted to copy my Mom and the hijab was part of the package. I’m glad about that though; because otherwise the transition might not have been as easy.
Oooh, I love history too! I’ve read so many history books…even ones that are completely unrelated to anything I’m studying…LOL. I like reading about World War I and II, and Europe during the Renaissance. Let’s see; I read a lot of books about Arabia during and after Prophet Muhammad (SAW). I also like the American Revolution because there’s a lot of sarcasm present. I like sarcasm.
O:o This might be really random, but I really love petroleum jelly. Vaseline. It’s so great! Although it’s weird; the entire makeup stricken population of America thinks it’s only to put on baby’s butts. (It does a better job than lipgloss of protecting your lips, really!) Hmm, that might be because I don’t really wear any makeup, save the occasional subtle lip-gloss and a little bit of eyeliner at only-girl-parties. I can’t wear face makeup obviously, ‘cuz then I’d have to wash it off and re-apply at every prayer, which probably would be a pain and a huge waste. What do you guys think?
Salaams,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeey x
right so whiles i am writing this i am eating through a box of pringles (FLIIPIN SPICY:) crying (because of the spice) and drinking a MASSSIVE bottle of flavoured water lol!
hehe it also makes me really happy to Zaynab!:O its nice to see that young muslims are practising islam in theire younger days! i wish i can go back and be a practising muslim but i guess its to late and its up to me to make up for what ive done in the pastt!:O
you know what Zaynab? you shouldnt be ashamed of yourself at all! as long as your intentions are good and your a practising muslim is what all matters! at the end of the day that girl could be a bad person underneath or at the same level as you! you should look at her and think “mashallah good for you girl!”!
hehe my cutting down on books are working! i even have hunners of bags to donate to the library and a few bags of young islamic books or muslim books that i dont need, to donate to the mosque when they have finsihed buliding it:D
you know what i like to do sometimes? just walk around the mall looking at things and just trying them on fun! i even soemties like to play a game called “if i had a million pounds” and i would walk around seeing what i would buy but ille end up losing track on how much ive imaginary spent so i give up lol!
AWWW what a shame for both of youse! im lucky mashallah that in my street ecause its newly built house (mine was the first one to be built so thats why i moved in early) the houses that have stilll got to build or getting build is on the other side of the street and my side is finished and complete…i am soo looking forward to when they put the park in the street (which they do when all the houses are completly finished building) i dont even care if it is a small park! i just want a place where i can go and swing on a swing and just “clear” my emotcions lol!
HEHE bayan nice poem lol! x
hmm same Bayan but thankfully it is all in the past now and i am MUCH more careful and if i get any funny ideas on doing stuff online i just turn my laptop of and walk away! its the safest thing to do i just wish i realised that earlier lol!
NOPE BAYAN! :O its not good chat because the teachers hate me and even one said i was the biggest gob of the year :O! offended much? oh and my ear hole was quite big but not noticeable big thank god lol! but theyve shrunk now thankfully lol!
hmmm inshallah! i just get a bit upset when i see them because right infront of my eyes i can see theyre not on the right path and theyre liek animals at times! and its upsetting to watch so i try to avoid it mostly and pray for them!
yes i will look up the dua Bayan thanks for the idea lol! my sleep last night was pretty good mashallah x ive read that you should sleep on your right side!
hehe whenever my mum goes to tesco i always make a list of what i need (shampoo,food,juice,makeup,hairspray,combs,bobbles etc.) and she always comes back with more than i asked for lol!
we can never miss school for the weather! even when it was snowing really deep the school still made us go lol!
my siblings are just plain bonkers! uncontrablle is the word i should use lol! my cousins also feel like my siblings so that makes things worse loL! try going to park with them! completly utterly a mess lol!
byebye write back soon xx love iqraaa x
heeeey x
to your comment Zaynab!
i personnally love makeup but just the basics, foudation.powder,bronzer,eyeliner,mascarra and lipgloss!
but it goes like this here i would wear it to school in the morning because i dont read namazes till i come home, take it off wen i get home to do wudhu and thats it! on weekends i would wear it after first 2 namazes and mostly i keep my wudhu for 3rd namaz and take it of when i have to do wudhu for 4th namaz but i dont re apply it unless im going out but 4th namaz(mahgrib) is quite late nowadays so its unlikely!
also if im on my periods then i just keep my makeup on all day of coursee!
i like to use vaseline sometimes for my eyelashes so they dont crust whiles im sleeping! i also like puting it on before i put my mascara on cos the mascara looks nicer lol!
lots of loveee xxxxxxx
Fuzzy Salam to all! Yay, long posts! Okay, first is Zainab.
I think I’m going to show the poem to my grandmother to make her laugh too. :) I’ve always wanted to go see the Kaaba. But I also want to do it alone. I feel very, very uncomfortable talking about or being religious in front of my family members (embarrassment I guess, even though they’re religious), which is why my night prayers when all is dark and I’m alone are generally my best. I can only really feel the taqwa and iman alone, when it hits me and that’s the only time I can feel really sincere and maybe even cry. So the idea of doing Hajj, the ultimate experience for a Muslim, I’ve always wondered about.
Okay, I just wanted to check. I put on hijab copying my mom in salat, and then when I was at school, and then it was just dead easy for me to wear it full time when I was around 12. I didn’t really wear it outside of school so I never got nasty comments but at school in summer they were all “Bayan it’s so hot don’t you want to take it off?” *shakes head* “Are you sure?” *nods*. I was so quiet! I also remember the news on 9/11…I can still feel the terrible shock of my family. Horrible.
This is SO nerdy, but as soon as I get my history book for the year I read through it entirely and discuss parts with my grandmother. I do think that I want to take History next year as one of my options, even though it means giving up computer class, because I honestly really enjoy it.
OMG Vaseline IS a life-saver! I use it every day on my lips, and if I’m feeling good/showered or I’m going out I put on some lip gloss on top, because I think lip gloss tastes like Play-Doh. XD Even if it smells great. Amazing how just a bit of lip gloss can make you look entirely different! My grandmother was amazed at the change when I first started putting it on, she said it made my face look entirely different and older. My mother says it’s because I don’t normally put any make-up on so just a little bit has a very big effect! Also Vaseline is wonderful for lips, much better than lip balm/gloss. Which is why I do the Vaseline and then add the lip gloss. But I just use shiny gloss, not glittery, and it fades pretty soon after I drink my morning milk!
Make-up, hmm, my mother applies make-up that sounds like what Iqraa does only she doesn’t remove it for wuduu. I’m not sure how to tell her that I don’t think that that’s all right to do. I don’t put any on at all but I’m thinking of springing a little kohl on my girlfriends next year!
And here’s to Iqraa!
I LOVE Pringles! I haven’t had them for ages! And I thought that flavored water didn’t exist anymore! *dies* Lucky Iqraa!
Hah I love the ‘if I had a million pounds’ idea! I think I’ll play it with my mom soon!
The builders are actually going very slowly now and ain’t bugging us at all, so that’s a relief. Thanks Iqraa.
Nasty Teachers. *zap* Don’t worry, Bayan’s ZAP-POWER OF GOOD will fry their brains and everyone will love you!
Hey, I remember when we went to school no matter what! Hehehe, our country makes these random holidays so nobody shows up whenever they can!
And as I’m feeling a bit tired that’s all for today, from the amazing…
BAYAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Heeeeeeeeeeeey x
right today a short reply to bayans comment because i have something to share with youse!:S
Hehe ive shamefully always taken those things for granted but now i know how amazing it is to someone in a different country! i LOVE flavoured water and its like amazing taste and HEALTHY at the same time lol! i also love PRINGLES aswell even though they are so fattening! i remember in my old house like during the primarys 3-7 my mum used to buy us each big bags of sweets and stuff and we used to get themm all the time and thats how i got chubby lol! but now ive lost al that chubby fat but i still like the occasional treat even though sometimes it takes me forever to eat them! my mum got us a big bag of starburts like 4 weeks ago and ive still got a few left in the packet but i just dont feel like eating them the now lol!
hehe ive neever played it with my mum! shes not really the type of person to that those games lol! and wenever i go shopping with her its rush in and out lol!
right guys im now going to tell you my issue:(
today i came home and my mum called me into her room! she asked me whether i wanted to wear the hijab because her sister (my kala who DOESNT even wear the hijab) said to her that it doesnt seem like i really want to because wen they mention it apparently my face goes all funny! so my mum asked me questions and told me to speak to her about it if i had any problems but i got a bit emotcional about this and i feel so upset the now……
of course i want to wear it and deep down i do but things like this make me upset because i want to show everyone i am strong and can do it but i cant help it when my cousins or auntys mention about it to me! i cant help having a face on because i do feel weird talking to them about it and i know they will never understand and think im getting pressured into doing it! also when i go to school i cant help getting upset because im not sure if ille be looked at in the same way when i wear the hijab! |-) i personally want to do it soo mucha dn ahve images in my head of the person i will be when i wear it but i just cant help getting emotcional and personnaly dont have anyone to talk to about it except from youse so i suffer the pain in my hands whiles writing this since i really want to seek help and advice from youse!
youse may think why dont u talk to ure mum! i dunno i am close to her and everything mashallah but i dont want to upset her by telling her al this and i know she just wants to help but she just wont understand as well and cant se it form my point of view!
i could talk to my best friend (the muslim one i told youse about) but i dont think shelle understand either since she hasnt been in a similar suitation to me! because her family are in pakistan nd stuff! also because she wore it at the start of secondary school but because im in my 2nd year of secondary school its harder for me because everyones used to the person i am now! and stuff!
its all confusing right but im just glad i can get it out of my system! sisters please help me on this and give me strenght! also pray for me pleasee because i need all of your helps!
salams and big hugs
love iqraaaa x
Sweet salam to all,
Iqraa, I can completely relate to what you mean. I’ve ALWAYS had terrible trouble putting over my feelings on anything, even to those close to me. Why not try actually writing down what you feel and then reading it over. It may look something like what you wrote above, but it generally helps to actually get it down and out of your system.
Second, go, and put on something simple for salat, and PRAY. Don’t focus on your worry, just put your heart into reading the surah and FORGET for a little while. It sounds to me like you’re just a bit nervous and getting butterflies before wearing hijab, which is natural I guess.
Why not try and tell your mom, or write her a letter, about what’s going round your head? (for me it’s generally the stomach area that goes insane when nervous XD ) Like say, I DO want to wear the hijab very much, I’m just a bit nervous when everyone keeps reminding me about it, and I feel MORE nervous when they bug me like this, which makes me even MORE nervous (and obviously stops you from being able to say all this, right?)
Also why not just tell your friends casually a bit about hijab before you wear it? Like make a list; Hijab stands for:
Headcovering
Islam
Jilbab (overgarment)
Attire (clothes)
Behaviour
and modesty!
And inshallah I hope you feel much better soon. On a lighter note…
Peace!
Chill out!
With lots of love and dua from Bayan.
Heeey
thank you soo much Bayan x
mashallah that comment has made me feel so much better and has given me a few ideas lol! ive talked to my mum and ive told her i do want to wear it of course and mashallah everythings finee! ive realised that ive got to be strong and as soon as i put it on theyres no going back!
my mum also said to me that because the test is harder for me, i will get more reward! like the harder the test the morra reward get it? x
I have told a few white friends and theyre all cool with it and even one was like “omg thats so cool” and then one also said “oohh u can wear a pink one” and i was likeee ok8-) but i dont thhink they understand it well but hopefully they will when i put it on! the thing is though people who wear the hijab in my school they dont excactly show what it means or are confident, popular, chatty ones! theyre likee quiet people and stuff but i am inshallah going to show what hijab really is and to show people how happy and confident i am wearing it! at the end of the day im still Iqraa but now im changing for the better and not just better in anyone elses point of view but also ille feel better when i wear it and will not have that burden of not wearing it? get what i mean? ALSO its a test sent from (SWT) and with full intentions i want to pass and mashallah from the help of my family,friends and most of all Yousee , i can pass it :D xx
lots of love and thankss
iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
p.s i never knew hijab stands for that lol:O learn something new everyday lol! i am away to go tell my mum my new knowledge lol! xx
p.s do u think it would be ok to change the A in hijab to attitude? and the j into joy?
could i make up my own meanings for the letters in the word of hijab? or is it always the same ones? :S
Alhamdulillah!
Wow, I was holding my breath like ALL DAY yesterday after I posted because I was so worried that my advice might not be all that it should be, but again ALHAMDULILLAH for you Iqraa!
And that “Hijab stands for” is made up. Change it however you like!
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey x
awww nice to know you care so much mashallah x
Thanks for the help Bayan x
ooooh okok x
short comment but not realy in a writing mood today;/ i feel weird and down for no reason today and i have no idea what can help to lift my mood up so i think i should first get ready and have a cold drink and see if that works and if doesnt looks like im gonna ahve to take some paracetmol and if that doesnt work nothing else can loL!
any tips or advice on what to do when you are feeling down? will coem in handy aswell!
lots of love and sad faces lol
love iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaax
thats was me btw lol forgot to put my name in the name boxx!
Hey, Salaams everyone!
Sorry I’ve been gone for while :\ Our new house doesn’t have a consistent internet network…
Aww, Iqraa, I hope you feel better soon..I’ll make duaa for you inshallah. Try to get as much rest as possible…and something I always do when I’m feeling down is drink warm milk with honey…it always makes me feel better..so you might want to try that.
On a weird sort of side note, yesterday my great-uncle came to visit us from France, and apparently I have a couple of cousins I didn’t even know about! I was so surprised…I didn’t know I had any long-lost family, LOL.
This is a short sort of comment, but we’re (my siblings and I) are getting limited time on the Net… :( Inshallah soon my laptop will start working again.
Lotsa love,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeey x
awww its kool! haha i heard a story about this place where they changed theyre name to google, hoping to get better internet connection! crazy right?
thankssx Mashallah i do feel much better today and i have had a shower and nice breakfast so yeah im feeling good and even have a sudden urge to sing that song “im feelign good dah dah dah, so good dah dah” haha forgot the rest lol! nice advice Zaynab ille sure to try it sometime when i feel down and remeber it!
:O omg i would love if that happened to me mhan! unfortuneatly the only relatives i have is here or pakistan so theyres no odd relative who lives somewhere like france,spain etc! i would love to have heard ive got long lost cousins somewhere BUT infact i think i have to much here soo…lol!
Awww this is a short comment to because i have nothing to talk about;/ completly speechlesss for once lol!
lots of loves and warm milk
lovee iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
Salaams,
They changed their name to Google? That sounds kinda shifty, LOL. Kinda crazy too. LOL. Sometimes people do some unexplainable stuff.
Today it’s really nice weather, so I’m happy. Kinda warm, but not burning. Yesterday we found a little island in the middle of the Potomac river, and it has lots of sweet mulberry trees…and pretty scenery.
Oh, I have lots of family everywhere. I have cousins here, in Canada, England, Pakistan, India, Brazil and even Kenya. (And now apparently in France.) I know, we’re so spread far apart it’s hard to keep in touch sometimes, LOL.
Yay, today is Sunday so I’m gonna check out the mall – I haven’t had any time yet :\ But inshallah I’ll find some nice stuff today.
Ugh. You’re right, I can’t find anything to talk about either. We need Bayan back so she can write long comments for us to reply to. Come back to us, Bayan!
P.S. I like the ‘warm milk’ sign-off, Bayan. xDDD
Lotsa love,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Heeeey x
anno stupid right?
Urghhhhh your life sounds amazing compared to mine! FOUND an island? come on! thats always been a wish of mine lol! Ahhhh the only thing ‘interesting’ you will find here is probaly a new shop with a weird sign! but they end up being a conshop!
ahhh your so lucky! family all over the world? your holidays must be amazing mhan! |-)
Its a nice day here aswell and its like half eleven and im feeling good but AGAIn i feel hungry lol!
I went shopping yesterday and i found these amazing jeansss! i love them and my mum brought them for me and im wearing them the now! they are so comfortable! theyre like skinny jeans but not to tight ones! and theyre dark blue and i love them lol!
haha truee! Where has she gotten to i wonder?!
aaaah second last day before i have to go back to school and my usual routine of falling asleep in classs! :O like 3 more days of school before i move on to 3rd year for 3 weeks befroe the summer holiday! im soooo not looking forward to it because theyre is less subjects but more periods of them!
hehe zaynab i think you got the wrong person in your p.s lol! mistake right? anyway haha i like it to! i got it from an idea of a friend i write to and she always write lots of love and ….something and i liked it lol!
lots of loveeee and sunny weather!
Iqraaa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Salaamz,
LOL. Yeah, the island wasn’t on the GPS but I’m pretty sure other people had been there before. DC is a cool place to live near….but I’ve always wanted to live in other places, and London is pretty cool too. Lolio. A conshop? I’ve never even seen one of those..actually I think I have. I went inside one when I was 9 and got lost and then my Mom had to come find me….I think it was a shady pawnshop, but nevertheless I was grounded for a month after that. xD I was such a silly little kid.
Yeah, but the sad thing is that I rarely visit my relatives in Europe. In fact, I haven’t even been to India in 7 years. The only relatives we see regularly are here, Canada and Saudi Arabia, ‘cuz we go there twice a year anyway.
Ooh, I need new jeans too. I really love dark jeans – they’re my favorite. Since I wear jeans all year round, I have a couple of…interesting looking pairs that I match with different outfits.
Aww, you still have school? My summer break already started, yay!
Oops :\ You’re right – I got the wrong person in my P.S. by mistake. I like the ‘warm milk’ it makes me feel warm inside..Lol.
Come back quickly, Bayan :D
Lots of love and chocolate cake,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Salam, lovely day to all, yes the highly flattered Bayan has returned! Might have to go soon on holiday then it’ll be bye-bye for a long time!
Man I miss DC so much! The Potomac River was like so amazing! But then again now anything green/rivery seems amazing to me.
I have family in lots of places. Finding people I’ve never heard of who seem to know me is very normal. This is annoying, because this is the situation, “Bayan sweetie goodness the last time I saw you was a zillion years ago you got so big *hug sloppy kisses*”
I have, maybe TWO pairs of jeans that I NEVER wear except in winter. It’s too hot to wear jeans most of the time here. Not even my beloved handy jeans skirt.
Zaynab, *high five* I’m vacationing too!
Yes I don’t feel like a long comment, so sorry to disappoint.
But I AM playing two games, AdventureQuest Worlds (FUN, especially as I see I’m still beating all the boys in my class who play it – the girls are all on facebook all the time, I’m just nerdy XD ) and Pixie Hollow (for little kids and like EVERYTHING is member but cute
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey x
hehe we get alot of conshops here! like if you go into a conshop the bottles of juice would be like 3 pounds where normally it should be 1 pound or under! also when you buy this in a conshop and give them a note expecting change they will steal some of your change but you wouldnt realise unless you knew it was a conshop and cheked your change before you leftt! haha your story is so funny Zaynab! hehe i was also a silly kiddd! i used to cry if i smashed a glass or something but now if i did i would just laugh and clean it up!
Urghhh youse are both lucky youse are going on big holidayss! omg i bet you! youse are both gonan be on holiday and not come on this and ilel be sitting in my house writing hunners of comments on this whiles youse are out in the sunshine having fun loL! i bet ile turn depressed or suhhin! omg i have no idea if i am or not going on holiday because my mum says we will definetly go somewhere but she always says tht lol! LONDON!:O omg ive never went and its only like 6 hours from here by car but i think if we do go anywherre this summer it will most likely be there cos we al want to go and its much simpliar than a place where we have no clue what to do and stuff!
hehe i also do that but my faviourtie colour of jeans are blackkk! i love blackk! i hate flare jeans and too skinny you can hardly walk jeans lol!
Yesss! our summer break is like in a months timee! :O but im so looking forward to it and im gonna make it good because last summer and the summer before that were sort of ruined and boring because stuff happened in my family and mashallah allah SWT helped us through it and now everythign is over and hopefully this summer we can make up for what we missed lol!
hehe Bayan! your so childish at times lol! i HATE playing games! like on the computer they bore me! id rather just go on msn and talk a whole lot of crap to everyone from school like most of my fights happen on msn cos its so funny to wind people up lol!
ITS RAINING HERE URGHHHH im so angry cos its my last day before skool tommorow for a month! and the weather is crap and i was planning to go out and do soemthing but looks like im stuck in all day noww! thnakfully theyres no ironing to do cos i did it earlier so thats sorta made me in a good mood:D my breath stinks of morning smell though! i have brushed them but cos i have a brace it like comes back and stuff! its all confusing lol!
lots of love and smelly breath!
love iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
Salaams!
Oh, you’re goin’ on vacation, Bayan? Where?
I usually don’t go on vacation until July….so I’m gonna be home for sometime.
Aww, Iqraa, you’ve never been to London? I’ve been there a couple of times, and I loved it. (DC gets boring after you’ve been going there almost every week for 14 years, LOL. ) London is a really interesting place, though. So where do you live in England?
Bayan, I agree, meeting relatives who saw me last as a baby is kinda annoying. “Oh, Zaynab, you’ve grown up so much!” And I’m “Erm, who are you?”
It gets hot here during the summer, but not so hot that I can’t wear jeans.
It’s the only thing I CAN wear, y’know, other than black pants. I like wearing white jeans during summer – they keep cooler than regular denims. I’ve tried wearing long flowy skirts outside – I love them, they’re so pretty! – but I find I get even hotter and get weird looks because no one else wears them ’round here, obviously. LOL.
Bayan, I haven’t heard of AdventureQuest Worlds, but you should try out Assasin’s Creed – I’m pretty sure you can get it off the internet. It’s really cool, check out this link. You get to play as the Muslims, so I like that. A friend of mine in Saudi Arabia told me about it, actually. It’s a bit violent, but all in good fun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assasin%27s_Creed
Oh, Pixie Hollow! I’ve watched the Tinker Bell movies (I’m a little kid sometimes) and my sister plays the games online. I think you can make your own fairy or something, right? I haven’t had much time to play online lately :\ but now inshallah I have the whole summer, yay.
P.S. Eww, Iqraa, smelly breath LOL.
Lots of love and sunshine (‘cuz Iqraa doesn’t have any in England),
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Hello! Happiness pills to everyone today! :D
ALL the shops here try to trick me as I look foreign and apparently that makes me fair game. But I just say “I’m so-and-so’s daughter and if you’re cheating me they’ll know!” around the neighborhood and get good results.
Actually depressingly enough we’re having a lot of problems about this holiday and we might not even go. IQRAA OMG you’re ending in a MONTH???? Poor thing!
I remember London dimly. I also remember that the sun is white, not yellow, there. The same goes for the States in winter. Weird or what?
I also hate normal computer games. I really enjoy RPGs, the longer ‘sitforhours’ roleplaying games where there’s actually a story and a character you control, y’know? The other girls in my class laugh at me but I’m like WHATEVER you stay on facebook and let me beat Ahmed’s character in this quest already! Pixie Hollow is really cute, but as I said you can hardly do ANYTHING because you have to pay and become a member to access the best stuff. Humph. And I haven’t watched the movies. I’ve never really watched many movies, being stuck on two channels for most of my life…
Zaynab that game looks amazingly cool. I just hope it’s not too violent or anti-religion or naked or anything because I have brothers who watch me on the computer and my mom dislikes us playing violent games. Yes, whenever I can, my girl characters are hijab’d too! Or at least decent and not like…in a bikini.
It rained and it poured at a REALLY weird time of the year for us. Global freaking-out is weird. (my term for all this ozone layer and warming stuff. :D ) But we’ve always loved rain, even in rainy places. SO rain is good weather YAY!
I HATE morning breath, yuck. I don’t get how my siblings sometimes go a WHOLE DAY without brushing their teeth. Disgusting, right?
And Zaynab, the worst thing about the relatives is that they expect me to remember who they are. “Who am I, huh?” with this horrible grin on their faces! I get so embarrassed as I have a terrible memory when it comes to family members.
Long flowy skirts are better hijab, but they will get very sticky and sweaty if you’re not wearing, say, a cotton slip or leggings underneath, like I do. :)
Lots of love and dua from,
Bayantryingtotypetoofast
Salaams! ( I likey happiness pills.)
The shopkeepers try to trick you? What language do people speak over there, BTW? ‘Cause if you know that language well enough and you wear a niqab that covers your face, nobody would know you’re a foreigner. (You could wear it just to go to the shop.) LOL.
LOL, what are you talking about? The sun is always white over here! And in London and Canada and all the parts of Europe I’ve been to. (Iqraa, you might wanna verify that for me – last year in London the sun was non-existent, like most days so I didn’t see it, LOL.) Hmm, although you might be right – I remember the sun being yellow in India, Kenya and Morocco…and other African/Asian countries. Weird, isn’t it?
Yay, I love long games too…I prefer them over Facebook – which in my opinion is sort of useless. I got one sometime ago, but I’ve only been on it one or two times. So I ended up temporarily deleting it, and now I haven’t been on it for over six months. I’ve never posted any pictures, of course, and I’ve kinda found it boring.
Have you played the Nancy Drew mystery games? I really like them – they’re interesting and have cool puzzles, not to mention they’re lifelike so you feel like you’re actually in the game!
Hmm, as far as I know, Assasin’s Creed doesn’t have any naked people or anti-religion things, and my friend’s played the whole thing. It doesn’t have that much violence either; just some sword-fighting and the like.
I know what you mean about the channels – I’ve never had TV in my house, ever. My parents are right about bad stuff on TV channels, as far I’m concerned, so I don’t mind not having satellite TV. People tell me I’m missing out on stuff, and I’m like ‘Whatever.’ My siblings are crazy about it, though, and whenever we go to Saudi Arabia (the apartment we’re given has a TV dish) I literally have to peel my brothers off of the screen, LOL. The only movies I watch are the ones I check out from the library,and my mom watches those with me. Makes it kinda awkward, but I’m only allowed certain PG-13 movies and the rest are PG or G.
Do you guys have monsoons over there? I’ve always been interesting in other country’s weather. I didn’t know it rained in June in Africa, that’s cool. In India they have HUGE monsoons every couple of years, where people die because of the rain. And then it doesn’t rain for the next couple of years, and people die because of the heat. Unpleasant, right?
Last year when we were in Saudi Arabia, it flooded for the first time in….I don’t know how long. By the way it was on the headlines, I gathered it was big news. Anyway, it was interesting at any rate – we had our flights delayed several times because they had to pump out the runways, while we had to go to other airports! Did you know they don’t have drainage systems (gutters) in Saudi Arabia, because it never rained that much before? So we had waist-high water right in front of our apartment! We had to be evacuated while trucks pumped out the roads, LOL.
I like rain on the East Coast, because it rains every week about two times (even in the summer) and liberally. So it doesn’t flood, hehe.
Eww, I can’t stand morning breath at all! S’why I use mouthwash and breath mints every day…
Hmm, you might be right about the cotton – I always wore polyester underneath before :D
Lots of love and cool breezes,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Heeeeeeey x
omg im in such a good mood so will probaly write alot of crap lol!
OMG tommorow is my last day of second year and were getting our timetables for 3rd year and i am excited but scared about the hijab lol! xx
HAHA ZAYNAB i dont live in england lol think u made a mistake i live in scotland lol but i visit England alot cos we have family over there so yeah im familiar to the place lol! x
omg you go evacuted from Saudi arabia! Zaynab your life sounds so much more interesting than mine lol!OMG im beginning to hate morning breath even more and trying to avoid it cos its giving me mouth ulcerss! and im gonna start buying mouth mints for skool instead of relying on other peoples mints lol! I need to buy mouthwash but i keep forgetting to tel my mum or write it on my list lol! Urghh to late now she has left for shopping urghhh!
nahhh never heard of moonsoons here before but we may have them but call them something different probaly!
ZAYNAB my mum is promising to take me to London this summer HOW GOOD IS THAT EH MASHALLAH! im so excited! but the bad thing is everything is more expensive over there than here but thats cos its a tourist attraction nd they must make ALOT of money loL!
ahhh your talk about games are boring me lol! You dont have a t.v Zaynab awwww! :O omg i cant live without tele lol! i watch hunners of different channels but cos weve got sky plus we can forward past the rude parts in programmes so thats a great bonus lol! also we can record programmes we might not make in time for lol!
Hmmm the sun here iss…..hold on ille chek! ………….urgh cant see it from my window! remind me to tell youse another time but its deffinetly not yellow cos i would of noticed lol! i think its a sort of whitey yellow colour!
I sometimes wear leggings underneath my dresses cos jeans make my legs sweat but most of them time the dresses are to short for leggings to be under so i just have to wear jeans!
Anno BAYAN poor mee eh! well i dont mind to be honest as long as we get a summer with sun is all that matters lol considering we hardly got any sun last year! :(
anyway i am goign to soak up as much sun as i can the now once i find it lol! its been roasting here today and i hope its like that tommorow since i want to have an AMAZINE day tommorow even one thats better than today considering its the last day of my second year of highschool!
Lots of loveeee and sunshinee
Love iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
Salaams!
Oh, cool, you live in Scotland? Oops, my bad. So where in Scotland do you live? I have an uncle who lives in Kinross, but his kids live in Glasgow. I’ve never visited them, so I don’t know how far it is from London. A six hour drive, I think you said, right? I really really liked London – I want to live there for a bit when I’m older. By the way, this might be weird but Burger King makes much better fish sandwiches in England than here.
Yeah, I hate it when I put something on my list and then forget it..I usually go shopping with my Mum, so I pick up a lot of my own stuff. We buy giant Listerine bottles of mouthwash. Ouch, bad breath gives you ulcers? Medicine gives me ulcers, but I have really bad allergies to really unusual stuff so I can’t do anything :( I’m always on Zyrtec, almost 24/7, whenever I’m out of the house just to be careful. Otherwise I get sorta asthma-like.
I don’t know if they have Costco in Scotland..do they? At Costco, they sell everything in giant packs. I mean giant – the rice bags are bigger than my five-year-old brother. We tend not to run out of stuff that way, LOL.
Oh, they only have monsoons in really hot places closer to the equator. Other places (like Scotland and England and Canada and the East Coast. I can’t say as much for Arizona and Florida.) we get much smaller amounts of rain over a long, stretched period of time. At least that’s what I think :\ LOL.
Yes, TV is addictive. Just like the Internet, lolio. They have some really freaky stuff on TV, though, in my experience. When a four-year-old asks you to “Please move, I was watching the wolves mating” you know it’s not good for them. Hehe. This was in Saudi Arabia, where they uncensored anything running anywhere. LOL. You can record programs? That sounds cool..do you have Fios or something? Wait a min, I’m not sure if they have that everywhere..
Hmm, maybe we should look into the ‘Yellow sun, white sun’ thing..maybe it has to do with the position of the continents?
My Dad’s going to Saudi Arabia in a bit..I wish I was going with, but maybe I’ll get to go in the winter…
I wish it was cold, really. That probably sounds weird :\
Hehe. I just really don’t like sweaty, hot, searing summers. But summer is always fun, so that’s a bonus :)
It’s really warm here today, but there’s clouds and a little bit of a breeze, and later maybe some rain, so I’ll be sending that over to Bayan ‘cuz she’s in Africa :D I’ll send you lots of sunshine, Iqraa. We don’t lack that here, lolio.
Lots of love, hugs, rain for Bayan and sunshine for Iqraa.
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
I love this site. I found it last week. I’m a new Shahadah and I work from home for the most part. I dont really have to worry about someone seeing me unless the FedEx truck comes or something like that. I have not started wearing a hijab but I have started to dress more modestly when i leave out the house. I look at other sisters and I love their hijabs I just have not gotten to that point yet. I know I will have to soon start wearing thing and really nothing is holding me back now that I’ve told my family…
But I get alot of ideas of how to dress from this website and reading everyones post. i’m so happy to have found this site.
Hey, Salaams, Marlina, and welcome to the site.
Congratulations on your Shahadah….I wish you all the best, inshallah.
Just take everything slowly – soon you’ll find yourself wearing the hijab with pride and a smile :)
Zaynab
Salaams, you guys.
Where are you people, LOL? Come back…I’ve lots of peppermint candy… :D
Heeeeeeeey guysss!:O
OMG im so sorry i havent been writing on here for AGES! but lyk lots of things have been happening and i have just never had time to write a comment:( anyway now i am going to write till my fingers bleed( not actually cos that would be very sore and dont think possible lol) xx
Yeah i live in scotland lol x in glasgow, cumbernauld xx! OMG that happens to me, lyk i think england mcdonalds is btter than scotlands, i guess its cos they cook it in different oils or something lol!
Urghhhh we had to bin 3 FULL bottles of mouthwash yesterday cos my brother discovered they had alchohol in them lol! annoying much? anyway now we have to be carefull when we buy it and checkkkkK! OOOOOH btw one of the bottles we binned was listerineee!!! so check your bottle zaynab and see if it contains alchohol!!! Mashallah i dont have allergies which im glad about lol! I LOVE MEDICINEEE like expecialy paracetomal and this mite sound freaky but if i feel down i have paracetomol and it gives me a kick! dont worry im not a drug addict, well when i tell people about that they think i am but im not classifying myself as one! im just a normal girl who just has a love for paracetomol lol!!!
Yeah they have costco here! my dad used to go every week when we owned the shopp and thats where our family gets our celebration cakes fromm! I LOVE theyre cake but sometimes when you have to much of it you feel sick and despise it but then you start missing it lol! its quite sickly but nice once in a whileeee in other words every special occasion!
Nah we dont have fios we have SKY! xxx
Hmmm maybe we shouldnt look into it and turn into old scientists id rather not worry about things like the sun lol!!!! xx
yeha i agree with you, i dont like the sun much but i like a wee bit of it but somee breeze aswell! xx
OMG your sun managed to make its way to here because for the last few weeks its been lots of sunnnn! keep the sun coming lol xxx
HEEEEEEY Marlinaaaa xx Im glad that our random posts have helped you in ways lol!!! xx and inshallah you and me will wear the hijab soon xx
to me though my family wasnt what was holding me back cos personnaly i wouldnt really be muched bothered if they hated me wearing it, hurt maybe but not bothered, its really school and everyone in it that are holding me back but inshallah after the summer i will definitely wear it with confidence and a smileeee:D:D:D:D:D xx
lots of loveee and smilesss everyoneee xx
Loveeee iqraaaaaaaa xx
p.s we cant let this bond between us all go to waste and we must keep posting through here and keep in touch some how!!!!!
Yah… well i’ll be leaving this site soon…. like 4ever
thanx guys 4 d help n stuff, hope god gives you the best
Well i’m trying to cut down on wearin skinny jeans n stuff but its not easyy., insha’allah ill make it through alive :D….. yahh btw im not fat :p
allah ma’kum byee
Yes, lovelylovelylovely salam once again to everyone! I’ll be commenting again soon, just a little bit more patience needed guys!
Heeeey xx
ohhhh im so looking forward to ure comment Bayan, been missing you hunnerss! MY SUMMER HAS NO COMEEE! yey high fiveee xx
lots of lovee and sunshine
Iqraaaaa xxx
i ment my summer has NOW come lol x
Assalamualaikum everyone! I’ve been too busy to post recently (One word; SHOPPING) and I’ll say sorry for that!
Yeah, so currently I’m thinking about LOADS AND LOADS AND LOADS of stuff in Islam, namely music, gender-mixing, Ramadan, hijab, jilbab, art and all the rest of them controversial topics. Gah. Again, I wish Muslims all agreed about our religion and didn’t BICKER and divide themselves up like this. Ahem. Just me ranting on as usual.
Soooooo. Auntie’s wedding coming up, worrying about my career and school yet again, wishing I could be in the States a little while (believe it or not I forgot that yesterday was the Fourth of July GASP I know.) wishing that I had my own email and blog and worrying about ZILLIONS of problems.
How’re your lives?
Heeeey x
salam <3
hehe we forgive u, understanding the girls needs for the shops!:L infact been doing some recent shopping myself but still waiting for just me and my muma to go yet lol!
GUESS WHAT! im getting a new fone inshallah! any suggestions on whihc one i shood get?
hmm same ive also been doing lots of thinking! and ive also been trying to lose weight but that one still hasnt worked cos i cant help eating junk!!!!! aaaah need diet tips like NOWW lol! xxx
OMG hijab time cuming up very very very very very soon! aaah so scared mhan!
Ive been worrying baout school to! like wearing the hijab and english and maths exams this year! aaaah its to much lol! xx
OMG i keep forgetting wat each day is cos of the holidays now lol!
We should start emailing? what do u think Bayan?
DAMN! some summer, its been raining for like 3 days now and i hope it doesnt rain tommorow cos me and my family (minus my dad hes got studying) are going shopping and seeing the sights in glasgow since weve never had a proper look at like old buildings and stuff! anyway we are taking the train in since we havent done that before (except my bro who does it al the time with his friends!) anyway if it rains it will ruin everything so like fingers crossed!
Hope u have fun at your aunts wedding
lots of love and rain
Loveee iqraaaa xxx
Salam Iqraa! (Zaynab come back please. :) )
Yes, shopping is fun. Enough said.
A new phone! Amazing, what a coincidence! I JUST inherited my mom’s phone cuz she got a new one! Okay, the truth is that I wanted her other black one but I got the pink one. Alhamdulillah though, it’s the first time I have a phone and I can’t wait to start downloading ZILLIONS of all my fave anasheed and songs on it! (Just to let you guys know…I don’t listen to songs regularly. I think I’d like to make ‘Arthur’ the cartoon, my ringtone.XD)
Blurk, I ALWAYS get annoyed when I hear about girls our age dieting. I was personally AMAZED to find out that I have somehow lost two kilos since last year, even though I’ve done NOTHING but sit around ALL year long.
Iqraa, throw a hijab party! Have loadsa cake and cookies and presents! That’ll make it fun and something to look forward to! (wish I’d had mine but puberty snuck up on me *shakes fist*)
I think I’m going to die about school too. ARGH I’m so so so scared of my options! I reallyreallyreally hope that I can handle Add. Maths. Everyone thinks I’m totally crazy because I’m taking it. And I’m starting to think so too.
I’m totally losing track of time too. *gasp* I need to fast the days I missed from last Ramadan before this one shows up. OH NOOOOO!
I’d love to email but I don’t have an email. A problem I’d like to talk about another time.
I KNOW I LOVE IT WHEN IT RAINS for ZERO reason in the summer. LIKE YESTERDAY! Sorry Iqraa I know you don’t like rain but I’m so happy cuz it rained here! But inshallah it won’t rain there.
lots of love and sunshine
Bayaaaaan xxx
Heeeeeey x
hehe this is like my 6th fone im getting lol! but like my first 3 ones were all my brothers old ones and then i start getting my own brought ones!
Eeeeeek i feel guilty cos i listen to music on my ipod touch ALL the time! but im trying to cut down cos i know its haram and not allowed! but its like reely hard to stop ryt?
Tbh my best friend (the muslim one ive told use about) lost ALOT of weight! shes look anorexic now (in a bad way) but like when she did it she starved herself so much and was always moodie and looked terrible and basically she got obssesed with it! but ive promised myself (and my mumma) that i will do it the healthy way and will lose it gradually! cos seeing her wen she did it has made me sure that i want to do it the good way and i know inshallah i will never get to obsesed with it!
Hmmm defo right about the cookies theyre! loooks like my diet will be out of the window that day lol!
But Bayan althought its gonna be hard for you, think of the grades at the end and just keep in mind that the harder the work the better the ehmm reward lol! its best to take it and try hard and end up with grades tht take u higher, other than taking a subject tht in the end you are left with soemthing that isnt gonna benefit u in anyway and soemtimes u may even end up with nothingg! i am 100 percent positive tht the subjects ive tooken for this year is gonna help me in the end! although i did drop one subject but that was something i havent regretted!
Eeeek i feel more guilty now cos i havent made up for the rosay from last year but like its to late for me cos first i forgot how many i never kept and anyway this year i have decided is gonna be a new start for me….a clean state with everything including rosay! and im gonna try harder this year aswell!
downfall…..ITS RAINING AGEN! aaah but ive had a good day mashallah, i went bowling with my family (including my dad, his studying course thing got cancelled) and we had soemthing to eat then we went glasgow to get meat and my dad was so hyper in the car on the way back! and astigforallah i know this isnt nice but it is sorta funny, well my dad opened the window and shouted out to this lady across the road (who was on the fone), “OII YOU FATTY GET OF THE FU**** foneee!” , i dont think she heard though thank god!
anyway hopefully it wont rain tommorow but i wont bet on it!
Lots of love and raiN:(
Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa xx
As-Salaamu `Alaykum!
So I am a 28 year old converted Muslimah. I’m a little shy so I rarely leave home, my state of dress is generally a long shirt with jeans or sweat pants which is so boring. lol
Yet now that I’ve been going out more these days due to the summer and my friends plus some family who have been more accepting of my choice to believe in Islam. I am so unsure what to wear really. I live in York, Pennsylvania which does not have much in any cultural sense/diversity or non-Christian stores or restaurants, etc.
Anyway, I need help ladies on light, trendy but modest outerwear for summers here. I love dresses, skirts, long/loose shirts and headscarves the most but my problems are finding my weight and height. My son just came back from the UK and bought me two very beautiful trinkets. One is a simple navy blue wrap/scarf with seed pearls and the other a pearl with silver charms necklace. I have other hijabs but they are only 2pieces or 1piece(ready made) so I must learn to wrap the scarf properly and pin it. Yet my biggest is what can I wear out with it? I’ve no dresses or proper clothing as of yet. I never see any sisters around wearing just jeans and a shirt with their wraps. Sadly I am very shy and afraid to ask where they get their clothing.
Any suggestions or help please. I would appreciate it so dearly and feel much more comfortable outside then. I’m 5feet 10inches and weight is 280pounds. So in US size I wear 3-4x shirts which are semi-loose on me. Size 24-26 Tall in jeans, which is Plus Sized.
I’ve left my web-page for facebook and email to get a hold of me. I’m very glad I found this place, it answers a lot and the people seem very friendly and informative.
Thanks to all for any help!
Allah haafiz.
~Sandra~
selamun alejkum
i am almira from albania
i would like to know where are you from and what is islam like in your countries
Hey Sandra x
welcome to this site and im glad to hear that you have converted into islam and may allah guide you to the straight path.
tbh i have no idea about sizes and stuff in the US since i am from the UK and everythings mainly different! but hears some good tips for summer
1. well if you are wearing a hijab you could put like on of those fake flower things at the side of it, it makes it look really good and good for summer.
2. Buy lots of nice dresses, make them short arm and if u want cos u can wear a long white top underneath it! u can wear white trousers or jeans underneath the dresses
3. wear coloured scarfs and a few accecories, make sure the colours are matching cos that makes it look nice
for example u good wear a yellow scarf with ehmm a white band at the front, and with that u can wear a yellow dress and shoes, with white trousers and a nice simple bracelet!
4. try long cardigans with what u wear, theyre good for everyones size and shape!
I Hope that helps you in any way x
nice meeting you Sandra x
Hey Almira, i am from Britian in the UK, islam here is accepted and respected just like every other religion, though at my school they aren’t much muslims but the ones that are muslims dont seem to have any bother, most people dont even care what your religion is, here u are more critised on who you are(like confident,shy,annoying etc) and what u look like!
Also here most places are split into asian side and white side for example glasgow but nowadays lots of places are mixed and stuff its hard to explain lol! Ask me questions if you want, i find it easier to answer when its just questions that need a simple answer get it? im not good when it comes to explaining as you can see lol x
anyway wat about yourself?
nice meeting you
Lots of love everyone
Iqraa x
Thanks Iqraa for the wonderful suggestions! I really like the idea of a long cardigan and adding simple things to make an outfit more seasonal looking. I’m going to get some sizing done since I found a great site that custom makes Salwar Kameezs plus Dresses/Skirts and lovely matching dupattas for a really great price plus has more choices in cloths/prints/fabrics. It is all handmade and helps low income families rather than just a big business sweatshop. Which I think is great along with more time and love is put in the quality of handmade stuff compared to things I got from companies that use machines more than people. I’ve a knitted purse my mother made me 10years ago in great shape while an expensive copied handbag my friend gifted me last year already has holes and needed the handle fixed in May. I love it still but use it on rare occasions now….wow sorry for babbling!
I’m in the States which religious views depends more on where you live. Big cities are very diverse and basically they have areas based more on country or race(sadly) than religions. I live in Pennsylvania though which is mostly the Amish, Irish-Catholics and Christians. We have some diversity in Philadelphia and Pittsburg. York though is smaller and doesn’t tolerate non-Christians very well. I guess even though we are not part of the “Bible Beltway”- yes we call certain areas that- many still hold on to the ways of their family. Family is great to a point yet sometimes people should adopt new customs or open up and learn about new things too. I still dislike the idea my elders have a shotgun and the Family Bible in the same room next to each other. Every Sunday and Holidays we had family dinners but now I’m no longer welcome. Only ones that accept me for who I am now is Allah, my son, my father and my mother just tolerates me because no matter what she loves me. So now we do our own small holiday/celebrations for my son’s sake. I have who I need in my life which is Allah, my baby, my best friend and my ex-fiance…my husband sadly refuses to accept me as a Muslim nor does he believe in Coexisting….so not sure where that will go. Neither of us believe in divorce…lol So yeah, that’s how it is where I live mostly and how majority of families here deal with changes. I’m just glad it isn’t like that everywhere and that not everyone is the same. I am thankful for Allah and thankful the path I chose still has my son loving me unconditionally.
Better go, I typed long enough, I babble so I do apologize.
Take care ladies and thank you for welcoming me so warmly. Also great advice!
Allah hafiz!
~Sandra~
Noooooo my comment won’t come through! ARGH!
Hello Sandra! I had a nice long comment for you buuut now I’ll just post a link to a blog showing my views on hijab. I agree with just about everything this lady says except about high heels, so;
DARN it still won’t come through! Look up Ilovehishmatheblog on Google and press the first result to get the site.
Also Jannah.org is a nice Muslim site.
Thank you sooooooo much Bayan! I’m loving the blog so much, great advice! I will definitely check out that other site too after a bit of sleep. Insomnia loves me at the moment. LOL.
Have a great day girls.
Allah hafiz!
~Sandra~
Allah yabarik feeki Sandra! (God bless you!)
Salaams and lots of hugs for everyone!
And welcome to Muslimette, Sandra! Nice to meet you.
Ouch. It’s been a long while, hasn’t it, mein Freunde? Yes, it has. *winces*
I’m SOO sorry about the long..pause-type-stop. LOL. I had SUCH a busy month…my cousins were over from ALL over the place, we went rafting, to New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland. Where I previously lived. I had a TON of doctors appointments..I’m gonna be getting braces soon ;) My eyes are such a big problem..seriously, everytime I go the OP, I’ve changed yet ANOTHER..eye-measurement-thingy. I dunno what it’s called. Urgh. I also got started on my thesis essay for this year, which is taking a lot out of me.
….AAND I have another Taekwondo consultation today, ‘cuz I used to do it before and have to find another center before I can continue.
There are so many comments I have no idea which one to reply to. xD
I LOVE cardigans! They are my favorite articles of clothing, and I do have to try not to wear them too much. It’s hard, seeing as how they can be worn over dresses, jeans, skirts..etc.
Sandra, you can also try wearing jackets over sleeveless dresses, if they’re buttoned up like halfway and don’t make you really hot. Best for the winter, eh? I like knee-length or close sundresses and wear mock-necks and shirts from inside them.
Love and parabolas,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
Salaams and lots of hugs for everyone!
And welcome to Muslimette, Sandra! Nice to meet you.
Ouch. It’s been a long while, hasn’t it, mein Freunde? Yes, it has. *winces*
I’m SOO sorry about the long..pause-type-stop. LOL. I had SUCH a busy month…my cousins were over from ALL over the place, we went rafting, to New Jersey, West Virginia and Maryland. Where I previously lived. I had a TON of doctors appointments..I’m gonna be getting braces soon ;) My eyes are such a big problem..seriously, everytime I go the OP, I’ve changed yet ANOTHER..eye-measurement-thingy. I dunno what it’s called. Urgh. I also got started on my thesis essay for this year, which is taking a lot out of me.
….AAND I have another Taekwondo consultation today, ‘cuz I used to do it before and have to find another center before I can continue.
There are so many comments I have no idea which one to reply to. xD
I LOVE cardigans! They are my favorite articles of clothing, and I do have to try not to wear them too much. It’s hard, seeing as how they can be worn over dresses, jeans, skirts..etc.
Bayan, I kinda agree about the dieting. I personally don’t know how I COULD diet, so LOL. I’m 5’5 and weigh 103 lbs, so the doctor’s always telling me I’m underweight. Iqraa, what kind of diet are you doing? And how much do you weight?
Sandra, you can also try wearing jackets over sleeveless dresses, if they’re buttoned up like halfway and don’t make you really hot. Best for the winter, eh? I like knee-length or close sundresses and wear mock-necks and shirts from inside them.
Love and parabolas,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
FINALLY! Salaam everyone, especially Zainab!
…Yes, it has been a long time. And I’ve gotten new glasses too! Same-same, my eyes got worse and worse and worse (to a point that freaked my glasses-wearing dad out) and have now stopped deteriorating. I have pretty strong glasses, though, their thickness is 4.5 in each eye. I judge eye strength by the glasses measurements. I like glasses with a half-frame around the top, metal. What kind of glasses do you like?
I wish I could get into hobbies and stuff. I’d love to go horse-riding. Right now I’m getting SUCH cool pictures of an amazing TAEKWONDO HIJABI. Nice.
Opposite. I don’t really like cardigans. Then again my shopping is limited to out yearly shopfest when we go on holiday cuz you can’t get clothes here, so I don’t really have experience when it comes to shopping and fashion (I KNEW PLAID WAS FASHIONABLE WHY ON EARTH DIDN’T I GET MORE PLAID????)
Dieting certainly wouldn’t help me, what I don’t have is exercise. I need more exercise. I’m about 5’9 (IMPOSSIBLE to find skirts and dresses now) and I weigh 58 kilos. I think that’s about 120 pounds? I haven’t had a doctor’s appointment since I was….9, I think?
Sandra, why not wear those light maxi dresses with straps and then wear a cool cotton shirt over them so that it looks like skirt/shirt? I’m starting to do that and it’s very cool and pretty! My mom thinks I’m insane because I wear two layers when I’m going out, as in leggings/slip and tank top underneath my skirt and shirt, rain or shine!
Love and mychocochipsthatIcan’teatbecauseI’mfasting
Bayan
Some more hijabi sites, by the way, are The Hijab Shop, ShukrOnline, and IslamicDesignHouse.
Salaams!
It does feel SO good to be back….yes, Bayan, I totally know what you mean about the glasses. I’m almost to the point of being a half-blind-bat – and genetics don’t favor me either, LOL. My mother’s were -8-and-something, but she got a laser surgery to correct’em a couple of years ago. Mine are like -6 (or were almost a year ago.) My favorite glasses..are the kind that don’t get broken easily. Seriously, LOL. I like both square-ish and oval glasses (preferably black) but they have to be the bendy kind ‘cuz otherwise they get into terrible accidents – usually my baby brother’s hands – and die. One time, when I was 10, I fell down a small waterfall, concussed my head and broke my glasses. I still wear my glasses inside all the time and sometimes outside – the contacts are usually preserved. For things like parties and snow shoveling :D
In Maryland we had friends who owned a farm, so we used to go there to do horse-riding. It was pretty cool. Cleaning up the horse’s poop was not XDD
Bayan omigosh you’re 5″9 and weigh 120 pounds?! Wow, you must be really skinny! I’m like 4 inches shorter than you, LOL. How tall are you, Iqraa girl?
But of course, exercise is good for everyone. I like running. I put on a normal tunic over track-suit pants and run in that. I also love hiking…strangely enough, I can’t stand biking..I used to love it when I was younger and now I wonder what happened…
I can’t stand doctor’s appointments, really. All the poking and the prodding and the weird questions. “Do you live in a house?” No, I’m a gypsy and very happy living in a tent, thankyouverymuch. “Do you eat fresh food?” Seriously? I’m like no, I grew up in a Giant living on canned vegetables and soup. Eye appointments are partway bearable. Dentist apps are torture. I think they try to emulate medieval torture chambers. And all their methods.
Hmm, this might be strange but I’ve never actually worn a maxi-dress..they’re kinda like abayas, aren’t they? Do they make people trip when you walk around? Or are they like mid-calf length? LOL, that always happens to me with abayas.
Ah, you’re fasting? I made all my fasts for last year last year, with my mum’s threats. I did end up living on a cup of milk all day for 8 days, with the result I lost almost a whole stone. LOL. It’s so much harder to fast when no one’s fasting with you….then you have to watch people eat foooood….but you’re a strong girly, Bayan. Those choco-chips don’t call to you ;)
Lots of love and IRON,
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess.
Heeey x
right everyone now that we are al back lets start afresh ok Yey! x
OMG im also getting braces Zaynab! *highfives*!
and i also wear glasses guys, but i only wear them right at night before sleep and right in the morning before wash my face! during the day im wearing my contact lenses lol i cant live without them mhan!
Hmm i like cardigans a bit but id rather just wear a quarter length t’shirt under my clothes if i have to rather than a cardigan lol but my mum prefers me wearing cardigans on top of my strap dresses lol!
Omg like 3 weeks before the rosay(fasting) aaaagh so nervous, how am i gonna live without my snacks during the day:(!
to be honest i have no idea what height i am lol! but mashallah im the right height for my age but i want to be talllerrr!!!!:(
Ive been horseriding once, it was funnn but it costs alot here for one session so i wont be goign agen lol unless just once in a blue moon! and anyway i dont have an interest in it or good at it so theyres no point paying the money all the time so its best for me to go once in a while just for fun lol!
Right Sandra this part is for u:
Mashallah its good to hear about muslim converting into Islam and i undertsand how hard it is for you because of your family and stuff but put your faith into Allah (swt) and he will guide you and inshallah you will have the best here and in the hereafter! lifes a test and its hard, whoever out there says lifes easy must be doing soemthing wrong cos it isnt easy its very hard but if you have faith in Allah (swt) any obstacle that comes in your way, he will be theyre to help you and guide you through it! Sandra, just concentrate in bringing you and your son up in Islam and you should try and make your son into a practising muslim also. May Allah (swt) guide you and you son, i hope you will become a better muslim each and everyday and remember when you put your foot on the straight path, Allah (swt) comes running towards you. Sandra Ramadan is coming up and i hope you take part and inshallah during that month your faith will strenghten. If you ever feel down or confused, read the Quran in arabic but also read it translated into English. The Quran is like a medicine it cures you when you aren’t well.
Peace be upon you and your son Sandra.
Lots of love everyone
Love iqraaaaaa x
Oh sandra i forgot to mention, me and the rest of the girls are here if you need anything or want to ask us any questions. Anytime you are unsure of something we are here to help you. Not just with islam do, in general aswell we will always do our best to answer any questions you have. Dont be feel shy to ask us btw xxxxx
Lots of love xx
Iqraaaa x
Oh answer to your question Zaynab…
I weight about 8 and a half stone and im doing a diet like i cut out on all drinks EXCEPT from ONLY milk and water, which isnt going to be hard since i normally just drink that unless its a happy day lol! and also after dinner every night i go running on the treadmill for half an hour and also i dont eat any junk and have small portions of lunch and dinner and during the day i snack on fruit lol! xx
Ohhh need to mention a few more things lol!
I personnaly wouldnt ever wear a mazi dress expecially wear i live and the teens here lol! but when i go out i usually see a few white people wearing maxi dresses and tbh they look good lol but i think theyre for more older people like 20 and stufff, i think ille stick to my skinny jeans and t’shirts lol!
My glasses are cheap crap which i only piked out cos i was in a rush and knew i would hardly wear them lol! but my eyes are also getting bad since i dont give them a rest from contacts like the people advised so eeeeek!
Tbh i dont mind doctors cos they give you free stuff lol! i hate opticians cos when they examine your eyes all its silent and spooky since the lights are alwyas dim inside the wee room! and i HATE dentists(orthodontists) even though im their every week SERIOUSLY! its like my second home but i hate the noise of the machines when its in your mouth urghh i try to think of other things but sometimes it doesnt work !!!!
OMFG OMFG nearly a stoneee!!! wow thats a lotttt! ryt thats it during the rosay this year im gonnae drink a few glasses of milk nd eat fruit in the morning and at night just have water and a smal portion of food! cos its liek ryt at night and its during schooltime, straight after i read namaz and after i break the rosa i wil go to sleep so its not as if i can snack or get hungry cos i will be full wen i go to bed lol! so inshallah i will lose also a stone during these rosay! the thing that annoys me though is my periods cos thats gonna sorta ruin it cos obv u cant keep a rosa when ure on your periods, so then im gonna end up pigging out and putting the weight back on but hopefully my body will be used to starving and will not rumble al the time so i wont feel hungry all the time like usual lol! Good plan ryt? hopefully i wil lose thigh fat cos thats what my problem is lol! thnak god they dont wobble though i would hate that! theyres a few girls in my year who pure wear short short skirts(barely skirts at all tbh) and they have like thunder thighs and they pore wobble and they make me feel sick looking at them loL! its like whats the poitn showing your legs if uve no got nice ones to show mhan!
anyway hoepfully i wont remeber anything else and will have to start a new comment lol!
Iqraaa x
Salaams!
LOL, nice to see you again Iqraa.
Maxi dresses are cute and I would definitely wear them, I just have no idea what to wear them with, not to mention all the good maxi dresses here are expensive. LOL, seems like your staple is a tee and jeans..I’ve never actually worn a t-shirt, even inside the house, heh-heh. I do keep all my jeans for outside wear, though.
Yes, I lost almost a whole stone, around 12 pounds because I was making up my fasts alone, (normally my mum wakes up and makes Suhoor and iftar at night) and didn’t really know how to make much, not to mention I kept waking up like 2 minutes before Fajr :S LOL, and then at night I used to drink another cup of milk, ‘cuz my mum was busy… I was starving though – I was constantly hungry..heh-heh..I was SO glad when those 10 days were over.
8 and a half stone? That’s like a perfect weight…I don’t know why you think you need to lose weight :\
I see..you’re planning to do the Ramadan fast diet…the only problem is your body can’t survive on that much food, you’re gonna need to definitely eat more or you’re gonna get really really undescribably hungry…And also you’re gonna get hungry after Maghreb, because there’s like two hours between then and Isha-time that you’ve gotta wait out ‘fore you go to sleep. At least three square meals a day are necessary when you’re not fasting, just don’t eat any snacks…whatsover and I think you’ll be good.
When I fast during Ramadan I usually eat like 2-3 toasts with fried egg, a tall glass of milk, and jam or something my mum makes for Suhoor and after iftar at dinner like 2-2 1/2 breads with like, curry. I know, I eat a lot, LOL. But during Ramadan my appetite just goes up, normally I eat a lot less. For me it’s a whole lot harder to gain weight than lose it, I eat less one day and I’m :down a pound, LOL.
Iqraa, my friend, you NEED thigh fat because otherwise when you sit down your bones’re gonna poke into chairs and stuff and it’s gonna hurt, xDDD :S
Love and Maamouls (date-filled buttery cookies),
Zaynab AKA EastCoaster Princess
YES A LONG CONVERSATION AGAIN! SQUEEEEEE!
Ahem. Assalamualaikum everybody!
I hate contacts. I’ve never worn them and I never want to. I can hardly stand eye-drops, let alone sliding stuff in me poor eye…..And so poor oppressed Bayan goes on loving her glasses. XD I have pink glasses with a purple stripe, a dark-red pair with glittery gems, and my new black-and-green pair which I’m supposed to wear to solve my stigmatism (I think????? something in my eye that means that sometimes I see lines sideways). And Zainab, OUCH your eyesight is bad. You will officially become my excuse. “But Baba I know a girl my age whose eysight is so-and-so!” And OUCH about the accident. Aaaah accidents…this is the subject I love! Once when I was learning to walk I banged into a doorway and ripped my mouth in half, literally. Amazingly (I love you U.S.A.) I was stitched up so well I never even knew till my mom told me!
Horse poop=instant nausea.
See, everyone says that I’m skinny but I’m just normal! I never worry about weight, but I DO worry about the fact that I seem to be made of total flabbiness and I can’t even manage my killer handshake anymore. About height…I hate the fact that ALL the boys in my class are (finally) having their growth spurts and have gotten taller than me. *simmers* And ALL the girls besides me are still stuck at 5″5.
Sports and me are not on good terms. This includes running. I wear a knee-length shirt and sweatpants for P.E., too.
Actually I think I’ve forgotten what dentist/doctor appointments are like. 0_0 We were going to the same doctoress since I was 10 weeks old so it was like family I think. LOL what a crazy question to ask!
I only have one maxi dress and two maxi skirts. They all fall on the ground. Maxis are very trippable-overable so I pull mine above my ankle. They look great though! THIS will sound weird, I’ve never worn a abaya! I want some though, they’re so useful for wearing around errands and salat.
I’m fasting with my mom. We both got scolded by my dad for leaving our days like RIGHT before Ramadan…again. My mom and I get up at about 4 thirty, drink lotsa water and juice, bowl of cereal, then pray Fajr at 5, cuz it’s sunnah to have suhoor then pray right away. At Maghreb we have soup, rice, meat, maybe some more, but the freezing water and fresh juice are essentials. Then we snack before going to sleep. Ramadan’s the same. I never get so hungry/thirsty as just energy-drained. Then on normal days I eat a biscuit/cake slice and chocolate milk (this is a must twice a day everyday) in the morning, then till two thirty I survive on my huge bottle of water, my juice, two sandwiches, biscuits and two fruits. At 4 oclock we eat a plate of food and that’s lunch. I snack throughout the rest of the evening on fruit or whatever else I can find.
And I’d LOVE to post more but I have to heat up our fatoor food so….
Lots of love and lack of dates (I hate dates)
Bayan
Okay salam all and here is my continued post about fasting, dieting, food and dates!
Iqraa, my STRONG advice to you is AVOID that diet! You’re fine, no need to lose weight! And really I think it’s a bit silly to worry about weight and dieting, my mom knew sooooo many girls who obsessed about their weight and then what happened when they had a baby? Yup it naturally all came back! Allah created us this way for a reason. By the way, do you girlies know that we have an ‘inside’ awra that must be covered even in front of women? Basically it’s like men’s, what is between the belly button and knee. Yup, our THIGHS are supposed to not show anyway. And like Zainab said, no thigh fat is PAINFUL.
On fasting-please eat well in the morning everyone, as well as at Maghreb! Once I didn’t have suhoor for two days in a row and I collapsed of heat exhaustion. Not pretty.
An entire stone, Zaynab? That’s sorta….unhealthy, isn’t it?
Lots of love and thesweetdatesthatIdolike from
Bayan
Heeeey everyone! x
Btw is everyone in their sumemr holidays still? Urghh just realised yesterday mine is nearly over and ive still not got myself prepared to be wearing the hijab next year so i need your help guys!
First, I have no idea what to say to people when they ask why am i wearing it!
the obvious questions will be stuff like!
-why are u wearing that?
-what does it mean?
etc and i have no idea how to answer them so HELP guysss!!! also im quite emotcional and i know if someone says sumthing hurtfull the tears will come so any help on how to control these tears?!
Ouchh sounds sore Bayan!!! the only bad experience i have experienced with glasses that i can remeber is once i got a desinger pair which my mum had to pay for, and i went to blackpool wearing them and i was on this water ride so i took my glasses of and sat them on my lap whiles on the ride…BAD IDEA cos they ended up falling into the water!!!! this was like 3 years ago so i didnt have contacts at the time (i just started wearing them last year)! thankfully at the time me and my cousins eyesight were near the same so i wore her glasses since she had contacts at the timeee…..NOW though her eyesight is much better since although she has contacts she always wears her glasses and saves the contacts for an occasion where me im never seen without contacts in lol! most people dont even know i have contatcs since they think my eyesight is good lol!!!!! the only people who see me in my glasses is my family but thats only once in a while since i normally take my contacts of then go straight to bed and wake up and put them straight back on lol!
I wish i was taller mhan!! drinking milk but still not having affect DAMN! ive not been on the treadmill for a whilee eeeeek! so i need to start going back on otherwise my theyre wil be no point in dieting !!!!!
Guess wat! all the weight i lsot like last week has been put back on agen and i look so much chubbier and i hate itt! but for your sake Bayan i wont try the Zaynab Milk diet lol! ile just stick to healthy eating and hope to lose the weight during the rosay!
Question for Zaynab, After u lost almost a stone, did u put thr weight back on when u went back to eating??
I want to lose weight so i dont look flabby lol!!!! also cos i want to grow and look slimmer! its basically just my thighs and i know i need to have thigh fat but i dont want as much as i have now! urghh which i could chop half of each leg and stick it on you bayan sounds like u need some lol! just kidden ;) xxx
For p.e i normally just wear a white t’shirt! and saggy bottoms! but most my t’shirts are getting really tight and thats another reason why i want to lose weighttt!
Same i never wear an Abaya tbh i dont realy know that it is lol! Inshallah this year i will cover up a bit more and get looser clothes! ALso cut down on my makeup my little sister tapped my cheek yesterday with a piece of paper to see how much foundation will come of! the area of the page she slapped me with turned orangeeee! thats saying something lol!!!! now my sisters rubs it in and called me an ommpa lompa (out of charlie and the chocolate factory)!!! its so annoying i was like “just wait till you get spots and uneven skin then welle see who wil be matted in foundation” !!!!
anyway im gonna go talk on msn for a while since nothing beter to do, i was going to go shopping with my mum,aunty and cousins but i cba getting ready and stuff so i just left it and let them go! i told my mum if she saw anything nice for me to buy it but knowing her shelle come home with hundrends of clothes for my little sister than me and be like “i couldnt find anything for u” lol the good thing baout this is she gives me money so whenever i go out i can buy myself!!
Lots of love and no dietss!
Love Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa xx
Argh, I hate when this happens! I typed a post like 4 pages long and it STILL hasn’t gone through moderation!
Urghhh i hate it when that happens to me aswell lol! no point saying anything else now until your comment comes through Zaynab!! x
Zaynab, try posting parts of your comment in smaller portions, and seeing which bit is the part being ‘moderated’. It’ll never go through otherwise, believe me!
I lost it :( I guess I’m gonna have to type it up again…LOL..
awwwwww:(!
Guys majoy annoying crisis here!
MY LAPTOP CHARGER HAS BROKE! it wont charge but it pulgs in and everything and wen its in the battery life will stay the same but it wont go up and chargeee!
darn it mhan!
anyway hope ure comment gets through!
Love iqraa x
Ouch, Iqraa, that sucks. It’s actually happened to me a couple of times, too. I had to get a new charger in the end, ‘cuz then the laptop wouldn’t work without being plugged in.
My comment is lost…but I shall live, inshallah. LOL. Has anyone watched Inception? I was supposed to watch it yesterday at the IMAX, but now I’ll just have to wait till next weekend. It sounds really cool…
Yeah thankfully i still have a warranty on my laptop so ille probaly get a new charger for free inshallah!
Awwww thats a shameeee!:( try to remeber things and write them down and start thge comment again! i was looking forward to reading it lol!
No actually i havent heard of it!:O whats it about? does anyone watch eastenders?
Yeah, my laptops kinda older…it’s only about 3 years old but Dell warranty sucks like that. LOL. Inshallah. My screen is kinda…breaking off, like the top parts like a lizard peel or something…
The horrible part is I’d usually have copied it into MS word so I couldn’t lose it, but this time I just forgot…It was a really gigantonormous post…I think I’ve learned not to do that anymore, ja?
Inception is a really cool movie, it’s like Sci-Fi – about people who can go into other people’s dream worlds and do stuff..it sounds really interesting..
BTW, I have questions that I originally asked you on my-post-that-I-lost..I’m just curious, LOL. What’s the difference between foundation and concealer? Aren’t they the same thing? And do tan people (like Indian-ish) wear bronzer?
Zaynab wants long posts again….they’re fun to read but take a long time to reply to!
Zaynab
Assalamualaikum!
I think laptops are only meant to last around three years. Our went KAPUT after that. I use the family computer though.
That sux, Zaynab. I know the feeling…it used to happen to me all the time.
Ahhh, movies. I wish I was more up-to-date with stuff like movies….I don’t really have access to movies where I live but I’d love to be able to see stuff when I felt like it. (Alice in Wonderland was AMAZING!!!!!! I just watched it a month ago.) But me no like-um sci-fi stuff.
Moderation, moderation, stop killing me! SIX TIMES!
Ask Iqraa about the foundation, my comment won’t go through.
By the way, Iqraa, “Less is Better!” I think a bit of concealer for spots, kohl or eyeliner, and a lip gloss is enough for any girl, no?
Heeeey everyone!
gonna try a long post here, since were gonna have to go back to them lol!
right Zaynab, the comment u posted through, u can still see it like on this page (only u can) can u not? obv it will say waiting for moderation but it will still be seen, why dont u just copy and paste it and try sending bits at a time like Bayan suggested!
hmm tbh i have had my laptop for 3 and a half years now and it still looks brand new, but then again its like my own laptop and only i use it of course!
My warranty actually ran out like last year but my mum extended it thank god! so that means i can get a charger for free inshallah!
Hmm im not really into sci-fi kinda stuff! i like more romcom movies and sometimes a horro is good for once in a while! Like for example last night, me my mum and 2 sisters (brother bilal was staying at aunts and dad was sleeping) all watched horror movie called “One Missed Call” its hard to explain but try looking it up! It wasss a reallly good movie but really scary aswell! and we watched it before maghrib so it was obviously late at night and i was so scared when it finished it took me guts to go into my room lol! My Mum has now officially banned horrors at night since my 4 year old sister watched it with us and had nightmares! suprisingly though i had a good sleep lol!
Good news, A guy came over from the dell company this morning and gave me a new charger so offically that crisis is fine!:D
Oh im getting a new fone this monday but have no idea which one to get! thinking of a blackberry, what do u think girls?
Also goign school clothes shopping with my mum this monday and im looking forward to it cos its just gonna be me and her for once lol! And because shes promised me anything i want since its my hijab year!
Right Zaynab, Concelear is the quick foundation which people use in a hurry to cover spots,scars,uneven colour skin etc! Its usally a stick so thats why its quick and u wouldnt have to use the hardship of a brush,sponge etc where u would use for foundation! Also Foundation doesnt really cover your spots and stuff so thats why its best to use concealer and then foundation on top!
Also foundation is meant to be used on all of your face otherwise it would look weird, where concelear is just for certain ares like underbags, nose area, moustache area lol! Hope that answered your question Zaynab! x
Anyway Hope yousr write a long comment back!!! These small posts have to stop lol xxxxx
Lots of love and answered questions! x
Love Iqraaaaaa xxx
Salaams!
LOL, Bayan, I think you might be right about the laptop thing…oh, well.
Yes! I loved Alice, too…have you watched James Cameron’s Avatar? It’s also pretty great..Oh, ALLAH! How on EARTH can you NOT like Sci-Fi!?!?!?! It’s the greatest genre around! Aah! Somebody show Bayan the joy in sci-fi…
I agree on the makeup thing, too. I’m so unused to putting makeup on that when I wear some lipgloss and kohl I don’t look like myself…although concealer would be useful.
Iqraa, omigosh, makeup is so confusing..do you use bronzer too? Can tan people wear it too? ‘Cuz the other day some friends were having a conversation about makeup and someone said, Zaynab, what kind of makeup do you use and I was just like “Umm…the lip-glossy kind?” LOL.
Thanky for answering my questions…*grin*
Yes, ouchy but I made the big mistake of refreshing the page…so the comment went away…*sniffle*
Wow, I have a brother named Bilal too! What a weird coincidence..I have three brothers and one sister…aww, your poor little sis..I don’t really like horror movie because then I become the Royal Lady Cringina. Which ist nicht gut.
Coolio, a Blackberry..I have a normal flip phone, and I don’t think I’m gonna get a smartphone (hopefully an Android or whatever-model-of iPhone-is-out-then) until I’m in college or Uni. My dad offered to sell me his 3-year-old, beat up and half-dead iPhone for $200, and I was like, that is not a good deal..so I didn’t get it. LOL. I think he wanted just to get rid of it.
Clothes shopping *dreams* My mum was supposed to take me to the mall sometime this week, but she hasn’t yet *pout* But my cousins from Canada might be coming next weekend, so that’ll still be cool.
BTW, girlies, I can’t believe Ramadan’s coming up in two weeks! It seems like just yesterday we were celebrating Eid…yay!
Lotsa love and a relatively longer post,
Zaynab
Heeeey omg a reply all in one day YEY! :L x
Anyway Same old, nothings really changed in the past 6 hours, except from me shoving my face with food agen which i feel sad about! a fight with my brother over fones and a smile over the fact my charger is working agen lol!
Well tbh Bayan, I think it depends on what type of person u are for example some people have really nice skin and dont need foundation wherre some people always get alot of spots therefore were foundation, also some people just love makeup but some people just dont see the point, get it?
Yeah actually its alot of asians who were the bronzer since it loosk nice cos bronzer is like shade darker than most asian skin therfore looks nice on the cheekbones! White people where pinky blusher, Brown/black people were bronzer, simple as that lol! x Oh and Yeah Zaynab than people wear it to but soemtimes people dont need it, like for someone whos got a round face, it wouldnt look as nice but for long faces and noticeable cheekbones then its nice, with me i have quite a long face and my cheekbones only be seen if i apply my bronzer right and tbh i love the effect of it but then agen some people might not, Eveyrones got differnt tastes and styles!
Yeah i agree with u Bayan that those 3 are all u need and pretty much the basics but i still love to put on mascara and bronzer etc for school or if im going out but if im staying in then the basics is what i would usually wear, nobody can go wrong with a hint of eyeliner and lippy x
Wow that is a conciedence!:O i Also have two little sisters, ones 9 (turning 10 in a a couple of weeks) her names Zahra, and i also have another sisters who is 4 and is called Maryam Noar. My mum Was thinking the other day Of changing zahras name to Zahra Bibi so she has a middle name, and also cos my mum likes the sound of it lol but i dont know if she really was serious so welle have to wait and c! So the names of me and my siblings is me, Iqraa Shahid (no middle name and never will be, i just dont like the idea of them and love my name the way it is lol), Maryam Noar Shahid, Mohhamed Bilal Shahid (note; real name mohammed but everyone calls him Bilal and most people dont even know mohammed reely is his name lol), Zahra (bibi) Shahid,
Oh and then my mum is called Shabana Shahid and my dad is Mohammed Shahid ……(something i dont know his second name *wince*)! So theyre u have it the Shahid Family! So what baout youse guys?
My family keep telling me not to get a blackberry cos theyre more fore businness people but instead i should get an iphone but tbh ive researched on the blackberry and like it so inshallah i will get it, I realy wannted the new “palm pixi plus” but its not offically out in any stores yet and im not gonan wait for it cos it could cost a fortune for all i know so instead im gonna stick with the blackberry…..i think lol!
Omg sameee! One of the signs on the day of judgement, time wil go so fast u wont even realise it. It so scary since that is happening so much right now! Allhamdullilah we have eachother to keep our faith strong, for all we know judgement day could be tommorow! By the way things are going on in this world, its not very far off! And this is reallllly scary just thinking about it!
*highfive* long post again!
Anyway Lots of love and scary thoughts!
Love iqraaaa x
So sorry girls! Was quite busy this weekend and week so far!
I went to my doctor due to an ear infection yet decided to wear my 1pc. headscarf(everyone calls it different names), a black 3/4 sleeve shirt and jeans with my black sandals(no stockings). Was the best I could really do until I get my measurements done and save money. My son said I was beautiful and he liked it. He really wants me to wear the scarf he got in England but honestly I haven’t a clue how to wear it! I need a small cap/bonnet type thing and pins for sure. I love looser looks rather than the tight kind only cuz of my size and this summer/humidity is crazy!
Just wearing what I did to the docs office had me sweating and so constricted feeling as it was and I felt so ashamed cuz so many wear layers in even hotter areas. After a few hours my mom asked me to take the covering off in fear of me getting heat exhaustion. Sad sad girl I was to do that and my thoughts just kept going to how during summer at least will I be able to stay modestly covered yet loose and cool? At least I’m happy to wear it out even for a few hours and glad beyond belief mom did not ask me to remove it for selfish reasons rather her concern for me.
I guess I need a lot of help in this, more than I thought. I wish I had a local friend here who was Muslim and better yet, a convert to understand more of things I am faced with being older and trying to change my life around for the better. As well as educate my son.
I only have him part-time due to money and disability reasons. His father and I agreed to let my parents have custody so we never had to worry about schooling, housing and food. Though his dad can take him now(he was going through a divorce when we decided custody, ect) we know my son would be devastated losing his friends and home at almost 10years old. Anyway because I don’t have him full-time it is his choice what his faith will be, if any. So right now against my family’s wishes I teach him what I can while teaching myself about Islam. lol So far, he has taken to it yet he knows being a Muslim at his age and in a Christian household will not be permitted. I told him how he is young still and learning is plenty for now. If he chose to convert when older though is 100% his choice alone but a serious, mature choice. Being he would have knowledge then about Islam can help him think about his choice, understand different religions and be open to everyone around him. Which I find so great and am so thankful for. He’ll understand me, other Muslims and just understand a person is based on who they are and how they act. Not what religion, race, language, ect they may be. I really can not be happier to have a son that really is sensitive, caring, knowledgeable, open and respectful already. I pray he continues on that path. lol Sorry, I am a very proud parent to be honest, I can not have anymore children(medical thing), though I’m equally as proud and loving of my nieces and nephews too.
Wow do I babble too much! I really wish to join in Ramadan this year yet I need to read up more about it and the main priorites/basics that I must follow as best as I can as a person. Any tips or lists very much appreciated!
Oh and clothing again, thanks so much for ideas of the dresses. I love light materials, ones that breathe basically. I bookmarked some of the stores online that were mentioned. TheHijabStore is actually where I went to buy my 2, 2piece hijab and my 1pc. as well. I’ve a beautiful brown with a row of CZ beading on the top and a black with silver designs one which was listed to use for parties or Eid type celebrations. I love their selections and prices are decent too.
Alright I best go before I bore yas too much. Besides, I’m “grounded” at the age of 28 lol by my best friend for not reading her books fast enough. The Twilight Saga…good yet takes a bit to really get into it. LOL! She’s great, listens to me prattle on about new things involving Islam or the differences between it and other religions. She was the first person I told about converting and she really was happy for me to find faith and to love and be loved by Allah(swt) or God(as she says it’s the same man/meaning just English lol). She loves learning, wants to go shopping with me, encourages me to wear my hijabs when outside the home even without the proper clothing awhile. Says that He will forgive me because my heart and faith is in the right place and to make supplications/prayers.
There I go again…lol Oh if want to see my photos or be my Facebook friend add me! http://www.facebook.com/eclipsis.lunae
Allah hafiz!
~Sandra~
Heeeeeey x
Wow Sandra your facebook picture is very nice, Mashallah you loook really nice in the Hijab and your son is very cute, may Allah (SWT) bless him. I did notice one thing though, you have your eyebrows done in that pic. In islam this isn’t allowed because you shouldn’t try to change what Allah (SWT) gave you, and changing the shape of your eyebrows is one. Also things like dyeing your hair a differnt colour or putting highlights into it (dyeing it your natural colour isn’t haram). Also things like getting nosejobs, etc. Anyway inshallah you will stop your habit of doing this and may Allah (SWT) guide you mashallah im very pleased to have heard your story of converting into islam and you are very strong and have made the right decision.
You Know what Sandra, this is a big change for you, Covering and everything and i think you should take it easy, start of with longer tops and trousers and then when u get used to that, put the hijab on, i agree with you i also like loose scarfs, i love to put a flower or a broochy kinda thing on the side of it, it looks realy nice.
I yet still have to learn more about Ramadan and inshallah this year i will do it properly the real way. My mum is planning on giving us all lessons on Ramadan to prepare us so im still not entirely good on that subject!
Yeah ille second u on that, i only started reading the twilight books because my friend wanted me to and once u get into it, its really good!
Oh and Sandra, talk as much as you want we never get bored by these posts infact the longer the post the bigger the smile on the person that reads it LOL good one eh? :L
Anyway need to go and have my dinner, wish i could write more but realy need to go so byebye
Lots of love and Sunshine (yes the sun has came out today after all those weeks of rain! it felt like winter here but now i feel as if the last few weeks of the holidays we will get a summer lol)
Iqraaa xxx
p.s This friend of yours Sandra is a keeper, hold on to this one, May Allah (SWT) bless her and inshallah she will hopefully one day have faith and inshallah convert just like you x
Salaams everyone!
Nice to see you again, Sandra :D
Hey, don’t be worried about the clothes thing – like Iqraa said it’s a lot easier on you to ease into it, I think. But Mashallah, you’re already wearing the hijab! If you’re worried about the clothes in your closet as of this moment (trust me, layering is such a bother during the summer – what I usually do is stock up on one-piece, sleeved dresses and tunics during the winter; you’re more likely to find it then and wear them through the summer) what you can do is buy an abaya if you feel comfortable with it. They’re pretty cheap, around 15-20 dollars – sorta like maxi dresses, and they come in different pretty designs and colors. There’re a lot of muslimah boutiques in Pennsylvania, actually…I’ve been to a few a couple of times. We’re all proud of you, Sandra :D
Yay! I can’t wait until Ramadan…it’s my favorite part of the year..I just wish it was still in the winter…Sandra, one of the most important tips would be to never, never, EVER skip suhoor, which is the first meal of the day you eat before dawn. The prophet (SWT) said that any food you eat then is blessed, even it’s just a date, or some fruit and water. Not only that, but the less you eat the more exhausted you get during the day, since you can’t eat or drink anything, even water. I tried a couple of times when I was too lazy to get up, and I didn’t fare well :\ LOL. Also, if you have time, it’s better to prepare some food that’ll last you a week and so and freeze/refrigerate it, ’cause you’ll prolly be too tired to do much cooking during the day. Here’s a link that I hope’ll help you:
http://www.soundvision.com/Info/ramadan/howfast.asp
LOL, Twilight is kinda funny..I’ve read older vampires before, and none of them sparkled…and they care about their souls so darn much it’s not even funny! Seriously, they’re vampires – the living dead don’t have souls! I just think Bella comes off as too needy, and every two minutes she’s praising Edward’s ‘Greek-god like features’ and seriously goes absolutely beserk and insane in New Moon. I’d want to experience life and seen the world, not tie myself down at the age of 17! I want to give Bella a piece of my mind..she’s the clingiest little chit I’ve ever had the dubious honor of reading..forgive my little rant, by the way. *grins sheepishly* I don’t know why Twilight is so popular…everyone and their mother is bit by the vampire epidemic, lolio. Bayan, I hope you agree with me this…I’m no match for Iqraa and Sandra alone!
BTW, my little sister is 11 and wants to read the series..who thinks I should let her? I’m just kinda worried about the wrong messages it sends…especially Breaking Dawn…
Lots of love and Havarti Cheese,
Zaynab
Heeeeey everyone :D
ALso Sandra becauses it summer and mashallah your trying to cover more, don’t wear dark colours, try to wear white and bright colours since they reflect the heat. and i agreee with Zaynab, we Are really proud of you and inshallah you will find peace. Btw what age is your son Sandra? and has he started school yet?
Hmm ramadan, i also agree with u Zaynab. It will make it easier if it was in the winter but the weather here is really bad so it will probaly seem like winter during Ramadan. Oh i never knew the food in the morning was blessed:O guess you learn something knew everyday ryt? One thing that really annoys me is that i was planning on being Hyper the day i go back to school with hijab, it would of made it easier cos nothing would of put me down but since it will be a rosa day and i know for a fact i will not have my periods, well when i go back to school ille be like down and hungry and tired and it may send of the wrong message to people and people may think im depressed over the hijab!!!
Guess what everyone? 3 weeks left before i go back to school and wear the hijab!!!!!! Ahhh so scared mhan i have no idea what to say to people when they ask me why i am wearing it! help guys?
Question for you Zaynab, See when you nearly lost a stone whiles drinking milk for 8 days, did the weight come back on when you started eating again? and also did you get taller? just out of interest i am asking btw. I have no intention of doing this myself *wink,wink*
Although i like the twilight series, i have to admit i don’t like Bella much, the actress that plays her makes her so irritating some how, she always has this sort of dazed look on her face which can get annoying right?
I think you should, since younger kids don’t really take in what they read.
Well not much to say now….. oh im getting a blackberry Curve on Monday Inshallah, still don’t know if ive made the right choice but ille have to wait and see lol!
Anyway need to go and hover my room!! its cold here but not raining, i think it will started spitting soon!:( yesterday was sunny but i never did anything which is a bummer.
Lots of love and colddddd
Love Iqraaaaa xxxxxx
Assalamualaikum! Ok, dua needed for Bayan everyone! Life is not running so smoothly at the moment… (GASP SINCE WHEN IS RAMADAN ONLY TWO WEEKS AWAY????)
Hey Iqraa…yeah plucking the brows is haram but dying your hair sure ain’t! The Prophet peace be upon him actually recommended that Muslims dye their hair. I do think that it might be haram to dye your hair pure black (or your natural color), although I haven’t personally read the hadith yet.
Oh help. My period refused to show up (I hate discharge) And I’m freaking out that it will come for an abnormally long time during ramadan. Yes, my period can last up to a week and a half sometimes, and when I’m stressed and not taking my vitamins it actually attacked me for (GASP) a month!
I refused to read Twilight, frankly. My parents are very strict about what I read and watch on TV. (Think PBS Kids, Zaynab) Also the story sounds so unbelievably stupid. Vampires? Darkness? Falling in Love? Werewolves? An idiotic main character? My entire school discussing whether Edward or Jacob is hotter? (I think that they’re both weird…) I read a sum-up of all the stories and really I don’t think your sister should read it. I mean COME ONE it’s so lame! Not to mention that it ain’t gonna help her if she has a crush and she’s reading about Bella fantasizing about two idiots and seeing them naked and bla.
And bye-bye for now!
Bayan
Salaams!
OMIGOSH OMIGOSH OMIGOSH YOU ARE SO LUCKY, IQRAA!!! I WISH I WAS LIVING IN SCOTLAND! HERE IT IS UNBEARABLY HOT!! I THINK I SWEAT MY SKIN OFF!! Okay, enough of the excitement..but seriously, you are so extremely lucky…cool weather in mid-July is heaven…
Yeah, you’re right about the fasts being smack dab in the beginning of the school year…but don’t let anything get you down..you’re a strong girl, inshallah you’ll find a way to be happy and hyper even while fasting, ja :D
Wow, 3 weeks until you start wearing the hijab…some things you can tell people, I think is “I’m wearing it out of my own free choice, because it’s part of being of modest in my religion, and I’m doing it for God.” What do you guys think? That’s what I tell people when they ask me why I’m wearing it.
Ouch, I rather prefer fasting to periods..I hate them, seriously.
LOL, Iqraa, yeah, after about 3 weeks of eating normally I did gain them back…I weighed 7 stone 2 before the fasts and about 6 st 4 after (88 pounds) and that was just unhealthy. Yeah, I’ve grown about 2.5 inches or so since last year, I think. I’m like 5’6 now. This year I’m gonna make sure to eat healthy, especially because it’s gonna be so hot.
Lolio, it’s not just Kristen Stewart’s Bella that annoys me – it’s how Meyer wrote her in the first place. Her and Edward weren’t equals; it was like she was constantly worshipping him! Not to mention she was willing to abandon her only family – her mum and dad – just to become a vampire! I think it sort of teaches kids that falling in love at age 17, worshipping your boyfriend and asking to die is sort of cool, I guess. LOL.
Cool, a Blackberry Curve..I think my uncle has it..what’s a hover? Is it that robotic circle vacuum thingy?
Yay, my cousins from Canada are coming over next weekend…I haven’t seen them in like, 4 years!
I wonder where Bayan is..
Lots of love and EXTREME HEAT,
Zaynab
Yay, Bayan, we’re on at the same time!!!
Heeeey everyone x
Awww Bayan! is everything ok? Inshallah we will all make dua for you and we are all here for you okay? I hope everything gets better for you inshallah.
Really? Well maybe its haram to dye your hair if you dont go out in public wearing hijab, hmm im gonna have to ask my mum about this one later. Guess what happened this morning? Well my mum told me to go downstairs and put the water which was in the kettle (already boiled) onto the chicken, (she was making pasta, she makes it every saturday and we have the leftovers on Monday) anyway i put the water into the masala by mistake and never realised the chicken was in the sink and she meant me to put it on that. Anyway she was in a bad mood and when she came down and saw that she got really angry and started shouting at me (basically letting out all the anger from the last few days, she kept going on about my behaviour and saying that is why this happened) and she said that Monday is cancelled until my behaviour improves and then what happened was we went to glasgow and she was talking to my Kala in the car and was like “Im taking Iqraa into Braehead (shoppign centre there) for her School clothes and gone” and i was like yey! Thats shown me that my mum is a easy forigver lol.
Same mines also last quite long but i think its cos i dont eat healthy so im gonna have to start. A MONTH???? WOW! a month without namaz or quran! bet you were miserableee!
Hmm your right their Bayan it isn’t really setting them a good example. Well Zaynab follow whats in your heart, if you think your sister is mature enough then let he read them but if you think shes more likely to fantazize about things then don’t..Simple as that lol!
Yeah i guess theyre is a few good points of the cold weather but its the rain that i hate when i’m meant to be going out and also when i get caught up in it, my hair gets all dry and frizzy! I Hate it lol! Anyway Today in Glasgow it wasn’t wet but when we got into Cumbernauld (Where i live) it was wet. I was going to stay at my aunts house today but i cba anymore and tbh id rather stay home with a comfy double bed, A magnum (AMAZING type of ice lolly) and watching a new “Good Luck Charlie” Which is a new programme that comes on Disney Channel. The baby in it is SOOOOOOO cute!
try writing in Google Images “Good luck Charlie Baby” and pictures will come up of her and her family.
Hmm yeah but i won’t say the thing about God to the Non-believers because i knwo for a fact they won’t understand and will think am i freak. Im gonna have to try and keep my repuation whiles wearing the hijab so gonna have to watch what i say and what i wear!!! Ahhh so much pressure mhan!
Hmm thought so. So im defo not gonna try that lol! I keep planning on going on a diet in the morning but like after 4 oclock i just eat,eat,eat!!! Ahhh and i keep using the same excuse to myself “the rosay are coming up, ille lose the weight then” I just wish i had some more self-power lol!
A hover is basically a vacumm lol! It sucks up dirt from the ground full stop. LOL xxx
Anyway lots of love and hopefully new fone!
Love Iqraaaaa x
I wear tarditional somali cloths primarly when im at home.
But sometimes lounge pants and tee-shirts
Outside i wear, skirt, long sleeves shirt, and hijab. Also abaya
i never wear pants outside my household
Salam all! And ka-pow, Zaynab. I’m one minute early! :D
Okay, I don’t really mind fasting. I do mind that I highly suspect that like NONE of the boys in my school are going to be fasting, and if they are they’ll be swearing, complaining, etc etc etc. The girls are actually better at fasting the entire month than the boys. And really, I think I need to give my class a sorta ISLAMIC ENLIGHTENMENT. Really, “I do the 5 things I need to and that’s that” some of them say. I’m like, the five pillars are not JUST what you need to do! If that was it why did all 114 chapters of the Quran come down? To say just do that and ignore this and you’ll be fine? I don’t think so!
Bella is just…really lame. Like I don’t mind young marriage, halal couples are cute, but like you said, she just worships this random good-looking idiot and is prepared to die to become a VAMPIRE????? (And in the movies he looks disgusting. More like a zombie than a vampire) Where’s her self-respect? Where’s her morals? Also I tend to feel soooo guilty when I’m reading a book that says something directly contrary to Islam, so this was just a total no-no.
And yeah this a really short post cuz I’m bored and playing Geneforge 4 with my brother. (Cool role-playing game that you have to install. I’ve played all of the related games demoes and we have two of their games…illegally cracked *cough*)
Lots of love and computer games…
Bayan
As-Salaamu alaykum!
Not going to be long post. Have a bad pain in jaw plus ear. So I was in ER Sunday morning hoping to at least get rid of this pain. It lasted for like 2 hours but long enough to get sleep for the most part. Must call a dentist today and get a tooth removed they say. Ugh….
Thanks for the links and talk about Ramadan plus what you girls know and do with it. Uh, the hair-dye thing I would love to know more about really. Also to address the eyebrow thing…well okay so as we all know I was far from a modest girl in my youth up until the last few years. I have tattoos, piercings(removed now but nose and earrings) yet I have some mental issues from my past. One led to a thing called trichotillomania, which is hair loss caused by compulsive plucking or pulling of the hair until it breaks off. Symptoms usually begin before the age of 17. Which was what happened to me. Now after doing it for so many years with my eyebrows, they won’t grow back. *blushes embarrassingly* So I use just a regular eyeliner pencil that is a soft brown-red tone since I am so pale and my hair is naturally a light brown w/auburn. I get blond streaks during the summer months if I go outside much. Which I don’t…lol I am Irish and Scottish mostly so I burn and never tan.
Anyway, yeah I need to work my way slowly to the clothing areas. I found a small shop finally just down the street owned by a Muslim family. They sell all kinds of things!! I’m happy that the lady is sweet enough to let me bring in the scarf my son bought me and show me how to wrap it in an easy yet proper way. My friend(Kimmy) is going with me as she loves to learn as I said plus to be my ‘fashion consultant’. lol She might even buy a few things herself depending on what it is and price.
As for the Twilight Saga, I always say to each their own. My son enjoyed the first two movies and he is only 9 years old…10years on December 29th. I’ve only read the first book, now moving onto the second so I still haven’t so much formed my opinion on the author yet. I do know that the movies are nothing like the books and sadly Miss Meyers had to sign over her creative rights to the actual movies so the script/movie is technically only based off her books. The person who wrote the scripts favored Jacob from the books therefore is the reason of the constant triangle of who to choose is there. They did the same thing with Harry Potter until J.K. Rowlings said she wanted to take part in the creative process. Which I think Stephanie Meyers did after New Moon came out. Eclipse was already in production so I believe she will be in control of the Breaking Dawn Pt.1 & Pt.2….so who knows how it will be honestly.
Oh okay not so short a message but now I am going, pain is back…I hope everyone else is okay and feels better soon Bayan, Zaynab & Iqraa & zamzam.
~Sandra~ or ~Zadi~(nickname, choose whichever *smiles*)
Hey everyone!
Me and my mum had our shopping date today and mashallah it went well and im looking forward to wearing the hijab soon so thats another Bonus xx
I love my uniform this year lol!
Yeah but Bayan in Islam you have to do the 5 pillars to be a true muslim but everything else you do is Just extra, but think about it if you were a practising muslim and u did the 5 pillars well then u would naturally want to do more extra things to please allah and to follow what he said. The 5 pillars are basically just the basics ryt? that every muslim should be doing? but evertyhing else like hijab, marriage, etc are all just extra things to get closer to Allah (swt) , its like namaz u have your faraz which is compulsory and then your sunnah which is just extra to please Allah (swt) Get it? its the same with pillars are faraz, u have to do them but then everything else is Sunnah its to please Allah (swt).
Tbh when i read a book i don’t really pay attention or take it in, i just scan the words go in one eye and out the other lol!
Ouch sounds sore Sandra, i hope your ok now!:S
Aww sandra that makes me even more happy to know youve took Islam, i mean bet 5 years ago nobody would ever think you would be a convert but Mashallah look at you now, i am very pleased with you!
Hmm im looking forward to watchin eclispe but i personnaly think the books are better, your right Sandra they both r very differnt!
Chosing Sandra, use to it now even though Zadi’s nice, im not the type of person to like a change lol!
Anyway never got a balckberry curve guys, mum never really liked it so i never wanted her to waste her money on suhhin she doesnt like so i got a Samsung Diva Purple instead and tbh i Luv it!
Anyway lots of love and Smiley faces :D
Love Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaa xx
p,s sorry about the short comment, my hands are sore the now just wrote a long email and im talking on Msn at the same time as this to my fingers are really soreeeeeee!
Salaams everyone!
Wow, 3 posts to reply to and my mind is boggled, LOL.
Iqraa, I think the rule about hair-color is that you can dye it any color but your original one, and as long as you cover your hair highlights and/or streaks shouldn’t be a problem. Yay, I went to the mall yesterday (FINALLY!) but unfortunately with the summer you know how it is..there’s nothing much for me but I did find two shirts (dressy-tunic-type-thingy) so I’m happy about that, alhamdulillah. I’m cursed with permanently double-layered clothes, and with temps soaring into the 40’s (Celcius) I am dying over here..mind if I come live with you? :D
Oh, Bayan, I so feel your pain. Unfortunately I am also feeling happy because I have finally found someone like me…I have a real problem with periods, too, because with few exceptions I get them every 10 days, so I’m on my periods 2/3’s of the time..during Ramadan I have the doc gives me medicine so I regulate..but I almost always end up not praying on Eid!
Ja, Iqraa, maybe you’re right about my sis..only problem is we are completely different..I’m beginning to highly suspect she’s a romantic. I don’t wear makeup – she loves everything cosmetic, (even though she’s only 11!) especially blue eyeliner. Our tastes in clothes are also completely different, my mum often has to scold her because something she’s chosen is not completely modest, etc. Unfortunately it’s also hard to share my views with her because she’s so completely opposing, you know?
I really, really don’t think that non-Muslims will think you when you tell them about covering your head for God, considering most of the U.K.’s population is Christian and therefore also believe in God. (Also, there is also quite a large population of Muslims there, so I rather think they’re used to it.) I mean, there are nuns who wear head-coverings for the same reasons we do! I don’t get why it’s so hard for them to grasp that concept – any painting of Mary, Mother of Jesus always has her with a scarf – and yet they believe that our hijab is so farfetched.
LOL, Bayan, I thought you weren’t there when I first posted it.
I know, a lot of people I know too are fasting, but swearing and being all-around-whiney and missing their prayers too :( I hope Allah gives them more strength someday..
Argh, I really do think Bella is a big wimp. Each to their own opinion, of course, but in mine Twilight is a completely unrealistic love-story that teaches girls that the best place to be is have 2 guys who are in love with you. And then, of course, you need to break one’s heart. Seriously. Not to mention that Edward is more of an emotional crutch for Bella than a boyfriend. Yes, they have also overdone the vampy makeup on Pattinson. He looks much better as Cedric, a normal, LIVING, happy human being.
Aww, Sandra, I hope you feel better soon…ouch about the tooth. My mum had to get one pulled..she was kinda..out of it after all the anesthesia. *shudder* Someday my turn is gonna come.
Well, since you’re not really plucking your brows, I doubt it applies to you..
LOL, your friend seems really sweet..it’s always good to have a fashion consultant. I need to get one *frowns*
Wow, I’m actually really surprised – I didn’t know boys even liked Twilight! I thought it was just a girl thing, you know, where the infatuation with Taylor Lautner and Rob Pattinson comes along in a package :P
I knew a couple of boys who read it..and really didn’t like it. It’s good your son has a wider variety of tastes that most kids his age..it’s always great to keep an open mind. Hmm, I’m a Harry Potter aficionado, so I can’t wait ’till the Deathly Hallows comes out..sure hope it’s better than the Half-Blood Prince, LOL.
Lots of love and mac-and-cheese,
Zaynab
Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey everyoneee x
right going to be a small post cos i need to still set-up my new fone!
Right Nice to have you back Zaynab, thought a bunch of aliens had adubcted you, ha just kidden :L
Hmmm i think i should do some more research on that subject cos i dont understand how you can dye your hair a differnt colour when Allah (swt) says its haram to change your appearance!
You know what, your more than welcome to live with me, if you like a freezing bed and cold food and a blocked nose to go along with your sore throat, well then this would be your ideal place lol! seriously im suprised i dont have the flue or something dreadful yet, my mum keeps the doors and windows open to dry the floors up when she mops and then the house turns into the most coldest place ever but tbh i prefer a cold bed to a warm one lol!
Wow i thought my periods were bad but reading about ures and Bayans looks like use have got the worst!!
Hmmm my little sister (the 9 year old one) is more of the mummys girl kid. Shes such a suck up mhan! she came home from her friends house yesterday and was like “mumm, sarahs(her friend) mum said i was such a well-mannered kid” and crap! urghh well-mannered i right, shouting “SHUTT UPPP” every 2 seconds to me and my brother is very well mannered infact i wonder what sarahs mum would say if she saw her behavour in the house!
Actually in my school most people are just simply non-believers! i hardly know anyone thats religious and if theyre was anyone they wouldnt say taht they were infront of people!
Tbh i think twilights good for people who have a open-mind but isn’t really for people who are more realistic for example Zaynab and Bayan!
But for people like me and Sandra’s son (whats his name btw?), we don’t mind these kind of things.
Anyway i have a fone that needs setiing up so byebye
Lots of loveeee andd hugs
love Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaa xx
Salaams!
LOL, Iqraa, I wasn’t gone for that long..but maybe I was stuck in a black hole *wiggles eyebrows*
Cool, you got your new phone! I’m so bored with mine…but I don’t do much with it, anyway, ’cause my Dad doesn’t let me text..or phone any friends with it, really, so basically it’s just a ‘contact your parents in emergency’ phone. I prefer email, anyway. You know, I think Muslimette should have a chat room..wouldn’t that be cool? It’d be convenient too…no more losing posts and what not!
LOL, I’d love to live with you..even in the winter, when it’s like in the minuses here, I never get a cold (flu)..I haven’t had one in the past 4 years, so I don’t really know what it feels like. The doc just said something like I have an unusually strong immune system, which baffled me, but apparently if I get a flu shot I’m gonna get sick. That’s one of the reasons I love winter; I don’t have to worry about getting sick.
My little sister (she’s 11) is a suck-up as well..really, I think it comes with the whole territory of being a little sis, you know? Thankfully the rest of the family has seen her evilness now too :P I feel for you, too.
LOL, xDDD Iqraa I’m open-minded, really, and it’s not the vampire that bothers me from Twilight – I love the original Dracula book! – it’s the girl’s overall wimpiness…if she’s dating (and marrying) a vampire I think she needs to have more of a backbone! Not to mention that getting committed for life is not something I would want at the age of 17! She wants to die as a young woman! She hasn’t seen anything of the world! It’s also the ‘ultra-popularity’ that bothers me too – there are WAY better books out there, but why is this one so popular? It’s SO not as great as the media hypes it up to be! There are girls who are begging for Robert Pattinson, king of Zombies, to bite them in YouTube videos! I don’t know if it’s such a good thing they want to get married and have a kid at the age of 17 – half the people who get married in Western countries today end up divorced anyway. I mean, it’s okay to just read the book and like it, you know, but it shouldn’t get to the point where people are dedicating their lives to Twilight – camping outside the movie premiere a whole week in advance! That’s some serious dedication..if only it went towards making their own lives better! Also, I don’t think any girl should have to sacrifice her life for a boy who doesn’t like her as much as she’s obsessed with him – Bella and Edward’s story is not so much a ‘love story’ as a story of unrequited, one-sided, obsessive and stalkerish love from the girl. I have no idea why she’d be attracted to a guy who’s chalk-white and never smiles. Seriously, they supposedly ‘fall in love’ after less than two weeks, and only seeing each other in school! That is NOT love, that’s just lust! They have not gotten to know each other properly, and therefore cannot be in love. Love comes from mutual respect, and if Edward loved and respected Bella properly, he would never have left her in New Moon. Not to mention that once you love a person, you don’t fall in love with your two years junior best friend once the aforementioned love runs off because he wants to be rid of you…Bella was just a needy little girl who wanted some sort of affection and not necessarily deep and true love.
*coughs* Please excuse my long rant..I just needed to get that out of my system..sorry.
Have fun with your new Blackberry *stares jealously* xDD
Lots of love and strawberry-tart-cookies,
Zaynab
TOOO MANY POSTS!!!! *dies*
I’ll come back another day. Bu-BYES!
Aww, come on, Bayan, don’t wimp out. LOL.
Aaand, since there’s nothing to reply to, I’m outta the virtual world.
See you guys!
*disappears behind big, black goth curtain*
Heeeey x
ahahaaa guys youse are hilarious mhan!:L
Right first Zaynab i think u must of missed what i said in one of the posts, in the end i never got a blackberry cos my mumma neva liked it but i got a samsung diva instead and tbh i loveeee it so much better mhan!
Today i finished of my school shopping and i have hundreds of hareem pants now lol! theyre amazing i love them, have any of youse heard of them?
Lol Zaynab to me it was long lol! i agree the chatroom idea sounds good maybe you should write an email to the owner of this website?
well like i said Zaynab you are more than welcome to come and live here but trust me as soon as you experience what it is like to have a cold you will be dyeing to go back mhan! I hate colds, they last forevever, you cant smell, you cant taste what you eat and that frustrates you so u try to unblock ure nose but it gets much worse! trust me i have alot of experience in colds and they arent something u should wish on yerself!
Wow Zaynab lol! thats the biggest argument ive ever heard from u lol! and i agree it is quite pathetic and unrealistic and stupid. And yeah i agree people go wayy to far with this movie and trust me im not like that. I mean i dont even know the actors who are in it real names!
Hmm strawberry tart cookies sounds good :D:D
haha Bayan thats what im normally like but i always face up to them lol!
Anyway me no really in a talking mood today im to tired and have been on the laptop to long!
ryt byeeee everyoneeee x
Lots of love and yawns
love Iqraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa x
Assalamualaikum.
I’m not in the best of moods. I need books. I’m going to school soon. I want to take History instead of physics and perhaps drop addititional maths and take french or business instead. I have no idea how to tell my mom this within five days because it means telling her that I don’t think that I want to be an architect any more AT ALL but I don’t know WHAT I want to be. My dad’s travelling and hasn’t left enough money home. So I just feel very….gah.
Harem pants are basically like drawstring pants, right? I wear them at home, mostly. Very cool and pretty.
I hate Islamophobes. Enough said.
Speaking of colds I’m just getting over one. I suspect that my period, along with the late nights I’ve been having, meant that my body broke down. I don’t usually get colds, mostly just in situations like that, where it’s my fault.
It’s strange how most Americans are Christians or at least religious in one way or another, but I feel that many Europeans and British people (from what can see in books, tv, and chat with them) are just…religion-less nowadays. Sad, really.
Okay, here’s another topic that I NEVER talk about in real life. How’s you guys crushes going? Me, I’ve been crushing on a guy who’s hilariously funny, pretty dirty, cute, and completely irreligious for like…four years. I mean I haven’t seen him for a year and I might never see him again and I really wish I WASN”T crushing on him but there it is…darn his hide. My best friends both know and it doesn’t help me AT ALL that whenever his name is mentioned I start going red because they’re both teasing me immediately. Very annoying indeed. Sooooo, like I said, if he was toally different he’d be perfect.
Bayan, signing off rather woozily.
DAMN IT:@ i just wrote a long comment and the page cancelled of and now its gone damn it!
damn im in a bad mood!!
ille write it agen tommrow cos really not in the mood and bein on this laptop to long!
aaaaaah i hate it when it happens mhan!:L
ttyl!
Heeey agen:D
right feeling happier today so probaly will be a long post yey!
Right Bayan first i don’t think you should worry about what you want to be when you’re older, just concentrate on passing all your exams and then worry ok! and tell your mum imediatly dont leave it to long cos it will just be harder to tell her, do it now and get it over and done with. Try to tell her when shes in a happy mood, that way she won’t snap!
Oh bayan, money isn’t an issue, don’t forget allah (swt) is the expander, he can expand your wealth without you realising it and the money will last youse. This happened with my kala, but with food. One day (like last year) she had made spaghetti but only enough for her own family but right before she served it to her family, everyone came over (including me and my family) and she was anxious because she never had enough for everyone but in the end everyne got lots of it and everyone ate to their fill, ALSO theyre was lots of extras. See how Allah (swt) expanded the food so it was enough for everyone. Mashallah when she told us about this it made me think about how amazing that was. Inshallah this is what it will be like for you and your family with the money. Just pray to Allah (swt) he can do anything.
Yeah they are, I lovee them too! I also got these pants that are basically leggins but baggy, i love them!
Hmm im suprised i haven’t had a cold in like 2 months even though its been cold here and my everyone leaves their windows open in my house! Personally i love the cold tbh but rain during summer, thats to far mhan!
Yeah i’m british and i can back you up on that Bayan. Everyone here aren’t religious at all. Infact its hard to find religious right people here. Tbh alot of people just pretend are hyprocites!
THANK YOU BAYAN! i also hardly talk about this topic but its a big part of my life. I have had crushes on HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE (i hope my family don’t ever come across this lol) but its truee nearly everyone in my year i have crushed on in some part of my life! Infact im still crushing on people right now but the difference is before (like last year) i used to tell EVERYONE who i was intae. I was the most gossipest, bitchiest girl in the Year, i regret it so much but its true i was a complete Bitch! everyone knew who i liked and i used to gossip so much that my tongue was sore at the end of the day! Mashallah ive changed and i keep my crushes mostly to myself! Because everyone crushes on people its natural but to go and tell people is wrong cos thats spreading sin! I keep my crushes to myself and my dreams lol! The thing with crushes though is once you get over one, another one comes lol (ive had lots of experience in that lol) Also when you crush on someone for a while and then you start to get over them, you see them agen and theyres this connection get what i mean?
Anyone need to go now
Lots of love and crushes
Lovee Iqraaaaaaaaaa xx
Btw when i say everyone in my year i mean boys lol just incase u take it the wrong way lol x
Hey, guys, Salaams!
Well, I’m not gonna be on here or able to post for a couple of days now, ’cause my cousins are over and we’re gonna be places the whole weekend..so inshallah I’ll have an extra long post for you guys around Monday or so!
Lots of love!
Zainab
Hey, guys, Salaams!
Well, I’m not gonna be on here or able to post for a couple of days now, ’cause my cousins are over and we’re gonna be places the whole weekend..so inshallah I’ll have an extra long post for you guys around Monday or so!
Lots of love!
Zaynab
Heeey
awww ok :D i hope youse have fun! and ille be waiting for your extra long post lol!
Love Iqraa x
Assalamualaikum.
Okay, so I have something to tell you guys.
I won’t be posting here any more.
Why? I love chatting with you guys and talking about everything together. I don’t have anyone I can talk to like you.
But I’m totally going against my family, decieving them every day, by doing this. This issue has happened before to me, that I was attracted to chatting, led me into haram things, lost my family’s trust when they found out. The truth is I’m not allowed to surf the Internet or chat online, I don’t have an email, FB account, zilch. I mean it’s a really hard decision to take, but this has to be goodbye. (Perhaps one day I’ll get up enough courage to actually ask to chat/contact you girls again, though)
Wassalam from
Bayan
Hey Bayan
Ohh thats such a shameee!:O well we understand Bayan and speaking of behalf the girls, you are such an amazing girl mashallah and inshallah we will all contact in the future.
Thank you so much for everything over the last few months and you have helped me in so many ways, i feel as if i am now ready to wear the hijab with the help of you girls.
We understand that you can’t do this to your family and may Allah (swt) reward you for your braveness. I hope in a few years we will all be renuited on this.
really nice meeting you Bayan and may allah (swt) Bless you and your family
Lots of love and hugs Bayan
Iqraa x
Salaams.
Oh, gosh, Bayan, we’re all really going to miss you. You’re a brilliant, one-of-a-kind girl and I hope we can talk again some day, inshallah. You were a really great friend and helped me a lot, and may Allah bless you.
Zaynab
P.S. You got everything right on the spot, Iqraa, my feeling exactly.
Happy Ramadan!!!!!! Hope you have all been well.
Oh my word! Sorry I disappeared on you all… my laptop decided to get weird so had to reformat it and even though we backed up everything my husband, “lost” ALL my bookmarks! Except oddly it was only my Islam Folder that was lost…Hmmm…odd huh? Just started to get everything back in order but lost ALL the shops including the one for individual measurements that I found.
I am okay, I went shopping at a local store and bought two beautiful skirts and two scarves, plus a copy of “Interpretation of the Meanings of The Noble Qur’an in the English Language” *laughs* (Summarized in One Volume) and I just can not put it down! Love it so much, reading it aloud to my curious son and my best gal friend! She is awesome and bought some hijab pins for me and a sweet dress for herself so I can feel somewhat better and less self-conscious in more modest things. She also persuaded me to go half on a dress I thought adorable even though sleeveless as a gift/goal to lose weight. It fits except around my shoulder/chest area so I think about 50lbs will do for now. That will get me back to where I was at the start of 2010 anyway.
Bad news for me though is hubby and me are going to split and just be room-mates since neither of us can afford a place alone, plus our kitties would have to be separated and until one of us can move or both afford a place separately we are sort of stuck in our situation. I sleep on the couch and he gets the King-sized bed…despite I have back problems. I wonder if I am too nice…I think it will be odd though knowing I must at times just sleep in bed for my health even though we are getting divorced? I don’t know yet when we will get that official. I might look into selling the big bed and buying two smaller ones. Can share the bedroom after all, so long as we respect each other. I think this is going to be very hard or as some say there is the chance maybe we will go far enough back in our new lives to realize why we loved each other and married to start with.? I just want him happy and loved like he deserves. Not a bad man at all, just too many differences and we grew apart. He should have a good wife who loves him and has the same goals.
I’ve also got my ex-fiance living on my other couch too…he needed a place to stay and since we stayed friends and was the man who took me in under his roof while pregnant with my son, I figured I owed him the same charity. My son still loves him so much and calls him Step-Dad. He doesn’t even call my husband that. Yes, I had a really wild, Jezebel life between the ages of 16-18….Was only 18 when I was pregnant, 19 when I had my son who is the most precious thing ever! I had complications and now can’t have anymore kids so, I suppose in a strange way, Allah knew I wanted help and to change my life around. My son was that answer really! Though it took me until now to realize WHO helped me besides my son, thankfully He is All Knowing and Patient! *hugs all around*
Sorry my emotions got the better of me and I guess I wanted to open up more on how grateful I am to you all for just talking to me on here and accepting me without question or judgment.
how is the fasting going? I’m trying hard. I did kind of ‘cheat’ though by sleeping during the day except for Salat and I have medication which requires I eat so I made off with left over Flax bread & milk…my breakfast of champions lately, just add fruit. LOL..ok ok, I’m going, I need sleep. Been awake way too long today.
~Sandra~
Bayan will definately miss you! Blessings to you and your loved ones always!!! Thank you for being a friend and hope to one day talk again!
Also my son is named Danyael after the angel, he goes by Danny. He starts 4th grade in a week and is very excited. He was so sweet when I had him last by sharing my meal before dawn when we spent a few days at my gal pals place. her son is named Gavin and is only 1 month older than my boy. LOL I find it funny that her and I been through so much and even got pregnant around the same time in our lives when we both needed help. She is married and has a daughter now who just turned 3, named Kandyce. She is my God-daughter. My husband and I were going to have a baby but due to my previous complications I miscarried, strangely again, if our lil’ one made it, Kandyce would be 2 months younger! I wonder at times how things work so coincidentally ya know?
Also another strange thing happened is how she is so interested to learn about Islam and never once did I get any mail from any religious organization for charity that she gets in the mail a thing from Muslim Helpers sponsoring the Helping Hands for Ramadan! I tell her its a sign, spooky in a way but a sign…lol I doubt I will see her in a hijab any day soon yet nobody ever imagined me having faith in anything much less Islam. Yet Inshallah!
oh beware Iqraa, lol my friend had asked what “Muslim name” I would like to go by now…I told him to choose for me, as he was the one who introduced me to Islam properly and, Mashallah, he chose for me Iqra! Says Zadi didn’t fit me, yet he thought of how I love books thus..read..lol If you dislike that he chose such, let me know as I’ll not wish to offend you in anyway by sharing such a precious name my friend.
Yet always on here I will be what name my mother gave me.. *smiles*
Allah Hafiz!
~Sandra~
Heeeeey Sandra I couldn’t help posting again to tell you something. There is no need for you to change your name to an “Islamic” one, there’s no such thing as a Muslim name, only Arabic! Iqra means ‘read’ in Arabic.
Here’s another post on a fave blog (my links, that you lost perhaps, are still in my old posts) on this issue:
Look up girlsguidetobeingmuslim on Google and click the first result. Then, search (top right corner) for Intisar. The first post tackles names.
Heeeeeeeey everyonee
Nice to have you back Sandra.
u can change your name to iqraa all u want lol even after bayan saying that, if you still do want to change your nameee, u have all rights to have iqra:D infact i think it will be quite cool sharing my name with you lol:D xx and i will be glad for u to change it mashallah its all up to you and what your heart wants to do!
Guesss what everyoneeee. I Iqraa Shahid officially wear the hijab nowww! its hard but and infact today after school i spent half an hour crying to my mum just 2 let my emotcions out, mashallah i am truly blessed with a mother like mine, shes theyre for me and knows what to do and understands what i need and everything anyway mayy allah (swt) bless her.
Anyway the hijab is pretty hard and its been my second day, not many people have asked me about it in school they just act as if its normal, my mum says theyve just accepted it and stuff. Im just anxious of going to my aunts house and that wearing it and i know my cousins will not be over the moon about it lol but who cares if they want to be like the white people well then they can but nothing can stop me from being what i want to be.
Ramadan is pretty hard but the feeling at night when you open the fast is Amazing isn’t it, i just love it! Although waking up in the morning is extremly hard mhan lol! its worse now that school has startedddd!!!!
Beautiful name mashallah. My cousins friend is called daniel (his parents are muslim but), i think his real name is like a muslim one but similar to daniel so dats why everyone calls him daniel. Your friend seeems really nice Sandra, may Allah (swt) give her faith someday for being such a wonderful friend to you!
Anyway need to go, going to watch a movie with the mum.
Lots of loveee and very big hugsss
Love Iqraaaaaa xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Oh thanks Bayan! Will check that out then, I know for whatever reason, many Muslim converts here change their birth names yet I never understood why exactly? I just know it is very common and all I can think is that perhaps it sheds the ‘old you’ with the ‘new you’…just a guess.
Thanks Iqraa I really appreciate that sweety. Congrats on hijab!! It does feel odd for me when I wear it but no one else around me is that way, especially being a white gal…lol Honestly your mother sounds great with her supporting you! I’m glad you have such a caring person to help guide you through hard times.
Thank you for saying his name is beautiful. I figured since I’m Irish/Scottish descent that a Gaelic old time name was best. I remembered the movie Prophecy(one of my faves) had spelled it differently so I looked it up to find out if that was just Hollywood or truth. Amazingly it was a true spelling centuries old. His father wanted to call him Kaine of all things after the wrestler, LOL. I just rolled my eyes. I said about Kristian yet nobody in my family liked it at all. Yet Danyael stuck with me, people liked it just I never told them how I planned to spell it….oh my the day I filled out his birth certificate was hilarious! My family went nuts! Saying how people would think he was a girl and pick on it… I looked at it and said about how it has history, thought and mystery to it and honestly I think when older girls may ‘swoon’ to the originality of it. Who knows though, he likes to go by Dan.
I can’t believe school has begun already for some! I feel OLD since my 10-year reunion is coming up too!!! I saw photos of my friends and remembered how their siblings were in diapers or just starting school and NOW, oh my how they grown! Is it wrong to say they may be 5-10 years my junior but whoa HOT!?
So *cough/blushes* besides that……any trouble doing the scarves? I’m still getting tangled up at times even when I follow videos or drawings…what style is easier or do you wear?
love and tons of hugs.
~Sandra~
Heeeey Sandra
Nice hearing from you.
Ive had a pretty bad day, after school (school was fine) i went shopping with mum and she went of in a rant, i deserved it but i just felt weird cos of the hijab and stuff, anyway i got a few hairbands etc for the hijab.
For the last 3 days ive beeen wearing a thin pashima (black) and just accecorising it. I wore it short and volumised but i don’t like doing that way anymore. Im going to wear a thin black one with it draped (short but not tooo sort like i had for the last few days!) and a headband inshallah. I felt sort of clausrtphobic (i have no idea how to spell it lol) wearing it so im going to try a look that will not make it feel as if i have it on. Get what i mean? lol! its so weird walking through school and seeing my reflection. I feel different mhan! but nobody treats me different thats the thing. Its like theyve accepted it but i yet havent! urghhh its just a hard thing to do mhan!
Awwwww, im postive nobody will ever make fun of the wee one’s name. The ladies will fall for it, i agree with you there lol. Its cute mhan! and its not spelt like a girls name anyway daniel in a girls form is danielle. lol
Aha, old renioun! i wonder if i would ever get a chance to do that in the future, i mean it sounds amazing like growing up and then meeting all the people you went to school with and seeing how theyve changed and how certain aspects of them are the same!
need to go
Lots of love and Hugs
Iqraaaaaaaaaa xxxx
Long time no reply :(
Hope everyone is doing well in the fasting:D good luck for the last 10 days :D
Love youse all soooo much and really miss youse in my life :(
Love Iqraaaaaaaaaaaa x
Before I was married, I had so many cute clothes saved up to wear in front of my husband. Cute tanks, dresses, skirts, strapless dresses, even really sexy salwar kameezes and saris. But times have gotten tough and the hubby and I moved back in with his parents. Unfortunately, this means I can’t wear any of my sexier clothes, so I’m usually wearing sweatpants and a hoodie, or pajama pants and a tshirt. I wish we can get our own place soon…it will be nice to actually be pretty again :(
Awwwee I hope you find a new place soon inshallah! :)
I totally know how you feel excluding the being sexy mood and your hubbies parents!I have brothers so I cant have my own Privacy, Example NO SHORTS OR TANKS! Pissed me Off somtimes! LOL! But its okaay!
Anyway I’m new to this sitee and I want to get to know a lot of you Ladies!
<3
Reem
@Pinky
Awwwee I hope you find a new place soon inshallah! :)
I totally know how you feel excluding the being sexy mood and your hubbies parents!I have brothers so I cant have my own Privacy, Example NO SHORTS OR TANKS! Pissed me Off somtimes! LOL! But its okaay!
Anyway I’m new to this sitee and I want to get to know a lot of you Ladies!
<3
Reem
I usually wear tshirts or classical netted jackets like the ones they wore in hair spray at home.
I wear loose pj’s because I have a pretty nice trunk I dont want my brothers or my father feeling uncomfortable when around me even though they all have their own wives.
as for shorts since I’m not married and I live with my parents, I can’t wear them. but when I do get married I deffo will wear what ever I feel like wearing at home.
as for pants I usually wear pants that sort of look like belly dancing pants. I feel very comfy in them/
for accessories I usually wear a scarf around my chest or neck so to keep me warm.
outside I usually wear the full hijab eg abaya and headscarf.
Asalam Alakium Sisters! I am a mother and wife to three girls of latin descent.
I am looking for some imput on fashions for everyday life. Being a mother and wife you tend to lose your appeal every now and again it’s like reinventing yourself. I have seen beautiful classy and sophisticated styles for going out to dinner and social events but my main problem is the everyday dropping your children off to school or grocerey shopping. Something pratical, easy to main tain yet stylish and attractive. My hardest adaption with being a muslima in america born and raised has had to be trying to correct all the sterotypes the covering up because latin woman focus so much on there sex appeal and leave very little to the imagination which makes me feel impowered and unique but at the same time makes me feel pulled in the opposite direction when i see the latest fashion trends or those hot high heels. It can be very difficult and discouraging trying to make modest fashion out of these new trends these days. Deep down allah is always in my conscious and reminds me that I am this way and improved because of him and his love for
me. Sisters as a community lets reach out to our latin sisters and help them to not feel discouraged or pulled by shatan because for the arab community your stronger more close knit and have your culture to keep yolu centered for us we are making drastic life family and community changes and i noticed several sisters go back to there old ways because its easier lifestyle in our
christian faith.
And that can be a bigger challenge than fashion adaptations. I look forward to your imput and ideas Insha allah.
Asalam Alakium :)
aaah just popped in for a wee visit, nice to see we have some new people putting in their input :D
@Pinky
Good luck for you and your husband, inshallah Allah (swt) will gives youse a house for your personal needs. xxxx
@Anonymous
Oh i know how you feel! i feel i need to cover up my assets at home a lot more now since my brother and father are always around! it bugs me but my mum always says “when you get married you wear what you want, infact you wont even have to wear anything” with a devious look on her face lmfaooo :L bleughh made me puke at the idea of my mum and dad having this at the start of their relationship lmaoo! awk well inshallah welle get our turn to show of our cleavage to our hubbys xxx
@melody
Yhup same here for me on the loose pants and i LOVE belly dancing trousers, have a wee collection of these hareem trousers, theyre so comfy and haaat :L hmm outside i just wear an hijab but your lucky you can wear anything you want under the abaya!!!!! xxxx
@Lisa Navarro-Mosley (love the uniqueness of your surnameee!)
What i usually do with the newest dresses and fashion out is wear something underneath or wear a cardigan on top so your arms on show and wear leggings with them so they look casual and you wearing the fashion but in the most modest way lol xxxx How about hareem trousers or pen leg trousers etc with a long top or even a short top with cardigan ontop! Good for you on being unique, may Allah (swt) reward you well for standing out amongst your culture! i hope this has helped.
Loveee iqraaaaaaa xxx
Salam xo
I have a question.. I am not Muslim!! But I am curious as to what one does if an unexpected visitor comes to the door and you are not in your hijaab? Do you run and throw something on or what?
And if you are curious, I am a Christian and I believe in modesty so that is why I visit this blog to see all the cool modest apparel ideas suggested here.
Melissa,
Yes, exactly. It’s sooo annoying!
Hey everyone xo
@Melissa
well to be honest its not really wrong because it wasn’t your intention for a man at the door to see you without your hijab, just an unfortunate circumstance. If the man had to enter your house for watever reason, then you should, when you get a chance ,slip away and quickly drape a scarf on your head. But if your at the door speaking it would be rude to walk away so its best to just quickly get rid of them and be more carefull in the future. This always happens to me if the bin man or the window cleaner comes to collect money, but they hardly look at you anyway they just want your money and thats that lol :L xxxx
Its nice to see you questioning about stuff, anymore questions? ille check up reguraly to answer them ok xxxxxxx
Lots of love
Iqraa xxxxxxxxxxxx
Great question! Bizarre enough I’m usually wearing knit university logo Ho-shorts and a jewel-toned or fluorescent lace balconette bra and my hair looks nuts. If I get cold or have over less familiar guests, I am almost always wearing little ruched top sundresses that I buy at the supermarket. I also wear maxidresses that never made the cut to be worn outside or Muslim housedresses from Africa or south Asia. I also can’t get enough of wearing repurposed hijab as made-up dresses sometimes with coin covered belly dance skirts over them. That way I can shimmy around and make my husband laugh while I cook. I top this off with a pair of metallic snakeskin birkenstocks.
Very interesting, helpful, and well written, thanks for sharing.
….hey everyone
uhm just felt quite down and came on this website as it strangely popped up in my mind.
It feels weird reading my old posts, i have to admit i’ve changed so much from the girl i was when i wrote all those posts. Some in good ways, some bad…..but that’s just life eh? things move on, people change, things change…life changes!!
Anyway just wanted to say Salam to everyone and give my love. Hang in there everyone, lifes a rollercoaster but we’ll get through.
Salam many hugs xo
p.s If anyone ever feels down or bored or whatever feel free to email me at xxiqraaxx@hotmail.co.uk – now i’m the type of person who checks her emails continously so fast replies is almost guaranteed aha xo