It looks to me as tho ur in a up'tight community there.
I think its important that u find bros close to ur age, as its easier to talk to someone u can relate to. Nowadays most of us have become dunya'chasers that we don't even want to carry out a normal convo wit our muslim bros/sis'as. Some people jst come to the mosque to pray, then off chasin dunya. Everyone is busy busy! 'asalamalaikum followed up wit bye.
I think u are some'wat shy am I right? Most shy people wait for someone to come up to them. There's nothing wrong wit being shy, but looking friendly is important. Rasululah (saw) was a peoples person, he would voice his opinion, be gentle, be strong, kind. Help people. Sometimes we need to speak, if we dont speak people will not see us
lol. Through speaking, we get to know each other. I know some of the stuff im saying is so random, but they're important as well.
In our mosque we have a muslima youth programe. Every now n then we discuss issues, among those issues is spotting the shy muslim who sits at the corner, going up to her, engage in talks wit her. Smile, try to introduce urself. These are matters which are fundemental issues that are often neglected. We are working on it Alhamdulilah.
I think bros shud do something like that as well, as it helps.
Some mosques run many programs, from islamic education, to sports, youth programs. Even hadeeth/Quraan sessions after prayers.
nuff of my ramblingz, my apologies if i'm of no help.
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