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Originally Posted by muslimbychoice Asalaam 'Alaikum Dearest Rayhana:
About losing the friends . . . if they were truly friends, they would accept you as you are and not worry about how you are dressed. Also, I think that in time, you may find . . . as I have . . . that it is hard having friends who are not Muslim because their lives are so different than ours . . . their goals are different . . . what they like is different. And Allah knows best. When I started wearing hijab, I also had non-Muslim friends that I worked with. Every chance they got . . . they seemed not to be able to help themselves . . . they would always make comments that were disturbing or disrespect my position. It got old . . . fast . . . |
Assalaamu'alaykum sister sumayyah,
Yes, I must agree with you.. on one hand I would love to be with the friends I used to spend so much of my time with, but on the other hand, I realise that our goals are different... and when that happens, we just don't know what to talk about... most of my friends don't know that I am wearing the hiijab yet, but those who do.. well, most of them just don't want to meet up with me at the moment. But Allah knows best, and He knows what's best for us. alhamdulillah.
About the brother, well, I am no more upset. I was. But learnt to accept the fact that Allah had willed it to happen. Maybe another sister could pull him aside and tell him nicely that if he really wanted to ask about when a sister is going to don the hijab, maybe he should ask a sister to do so, and not do it in a group. Allah knows best. But I am okay with it no problem not angry whatsoever, i was! But no anymore
Yes, I am blessed for I have not been kicked out of the house.. alhamdulillah.. but really, my mother has been seeing me less.. I guess she still needs to come to terms with the fact that her daughter is going all weird (in her eyes anyway...) and well, my father alhamdulillah is taking it alright.. but I pray to Allah to make it easy for them too...
It feels great that so many around the world can give support because we are all one big family, it is amazing isn't it.. irrespective of race or colour or whatever... it doesn't matter for Islam IS for all of mankind. Subhanallah.
sister sabr (great nick
) and sister Rabi'ya... amin to the dua's..
Jazzakallahu khayran sister... may Allah bless you and your family and may He guide us all to the straight path. Amin.
Wassalaamu'alaykum,
rayhana