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seeker-of-light
hello i am a recent convert to islam.
Alhumdulillah, Allah Subhannahu Wa Ta' Aala has bestowed his Mercy on you!
i am 15 years old and go to high school, 5 days a week.
Masha Allah!
but evey one of those days, i am harassed about something, people picking out things about islam and making fun of me about it. even some of my old friends dont want to hang out with me anymore and they alienate me even more because im "different" and "weird". they treat me like im part of a cult. people tug at my head scarf, and sometimes i just feel like i want to give up and its not worth it. then i remember that i am trying to please allah and follow his command.
i remember listening to a lecture by Mufti Ismail Menk, in which he spoke about the trials that our RasoolAllah went through. none of can stand those trials, BUT what Allah Ta' Aala is doing here is giving you a taste of what the Prophet went through. this means that Allah Ta' Aala has ACCEPTED your Islam!
my family is close-minded about islam and try to pass it off as "a phase". this is even more insulting.
actually, this could be a blessing! at least they aren't determined to stop this at once!
i am surrounded by immorality and indecency everywhere i go, and people say i am an introvert. but no one understands why i dont want all of these idle and pointless things, and when i try to explain they dont listen.
that is OK! at least you are attempting to explain!
i feel so isolated and alone, and as a new convery trying to stregthen my iman i find it very difficult. please someone, help me:(
AsSalamu Alaykum Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatu Sister,
let me give you some things to help you understand Islam better. they might help you explain things differently!
here's an awesome set of lectures by [French-son of Spanish Catholics] Revert, Shaykh Jamal Zarabozo on the Surah Al Fatiha. even if you don't know it in Arabic, you just might after listening to this:
http://www.kalamullah.com/al-fatihah.html
here's a website for [Canadian via West Indies] revert, Dr. Bilal Philips. there's a great series of videos at the bottom of the page called the "Foundations of Islamic Studies." it's a very informative set of lectures done during a conference in Toronto. the seires on Contemporary Issues and others are beneficial as well:
http://www.bilalphilips.com/bilal_pa...sk=view&id=288
my favorite lecturer is Mufti Ismail Menk. he's the first Mufti from Zimbabwe and when he lectures in South Africa, many are recorded, especially his after Taraweeh Kutbahs which go out live to over 100 countries! check out his Tafseer lectures, the Series on the Social conduct of a Muslim
http://www.muftimenk.co.za/Downloads.html
and the 2 General Lectures sections, especially:
Examinations of Sabr...Pass or Fail
http://www.nazirakoob.com/menk/Vol1.html#Part4
Muslim Women! Are they Oppressed?
http://www.nazirakoob.com/menk/Vol1.html#Part8
Hopes in Your Aspirations for Jannah
http://www.nazirakoob.com/menk/Vol1.html#Part7
and from the 2nd section:
Abdud Dunyaa (Slave of the World)
http://www.nazirakoob.com/menk/Vol2.html#Part8
Story Of Moosa (Alaihis Salaam)
http://www.nazirakoob.com/menk/Vol2.html#Part4
those are excellant lectures which should benefit you, In Sha'a Allah!
this is a set of lectures by Bashar Shala on Islamic History and Seerah:
http://www.pleasantviewschool.com/me...rophet%20(pbuh)
here's a website showing you how to pray:
http://english.islamway.com/flashpag...=782&hight=438
an online searchable Quran:
http://quod.lib.umich.edu/k/koran/
here you can compare translations:
http://quran.islamicnetwork.com/
and here's a site that will help you to pronounce the Qur'an and other duas:
http://transliteration.org/quran/home.htm
that should keep you busy!
May Allah[swt] continue to guide you and may He[swt] make it easy on you!
:sl:
Yusuf