We are all waiting to hear the great news and send our our biggest blessing upon you....Sooooo? Quick we can't wait anymore
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We are all waiting to hear the great news and send our our biggest blessing upon you....Sooooo? Quick we can't wait anymore
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At 12:19 PM today, I became a Muslim! 
People keep asking me how I feel and all I can say is that I feel the same as I did 2 minutes before, but I feel.... calmer. And then I started crying when the imam said I was free of all sins (I am not surprised). As I was saying the shahada, my heart was beating a mile a minute, I could feel the heat rise up in my face, but then I just got calmer and calmer until I felt peaceful.
So, here I am at the beginning of the rest of my life.
Thank you all for your kind words and support.
People keep asking me how I feel and all I can say is that I feel the same as I did 2 minutes before, but I feel.... calmer. And then I started crying when the imam said I was free of all sins (I am not surprised). As I was saying the shahada, my heart was beating a mile a minute, I could feel the heat rise up in my face, but then I just got calmer and calmer until I felt peaceful.
So, here I am at the beginning of the rest of my life.
Thank you all for your kind words and support.
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At 12:19 PM today, I became a Muslim!
People keep asking me how I feel and all I can say is that I feel the same as I did 2 minutes before, but I feel.... calmer. And then I started crying when the imam said I was free of all sins (I am not surprised). As I was saying the shahada, my heart was beating a mile a minute, I could feel the heat rise up in my face, but then I just got calmer and calmer until I felt peaceful.
So, here I am at the beginning of the rest of my life.
Thank you all for your kind words and support.
Mashallah,sister i hope everything thats beneficial to you in this world and the hereafter becomes easy to obtain and easy to preserve,
take baby steps! ok,slowly but enthusiatically inshallah, and keep pumping iron!:-[
At 12:19 PM today, I became a Muslim!
People keep asking me how I feel and all I can say is that I feel the same as I did 2 minutes before, but I feel.... calmer. And then I started crying when the imam said I was free of all sins (I am not surprised). As I was saying the shahada, my heart was beating a mile a minute, I could feel the heat rise up in my face, but then I just got calmer and calmer until I felt peaceful.
So, here I am at the beginning of the rest of my life.
Thank you all for your kind words and support.
MashAllah that is beautiful. Congratulations on your steps and May ALLAH SWT bless you and shower his mercy upon you. Welcom to the Beautiful Ummah Of Islam and may you gain the entrance to the highest level of Paradise INshAllah
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Hello again everyone.
Going to the mosque wasn't too bad because I was determined to go. Also, I spoke to the imam shortly before leaving to go to the mosque and he explained to me which entrance to take (finally, we ran into him just outside - luckily I was with someone who had been to the mosque before).
I also learned some interesting info on the mosque: It was the first built in Quebec (2nd in Canada) and it was built in 1961. I had no idea it had been around that long! The mosque is currently being expanded as well.
Was I nervous? Lets just say it came and went in waves. While waiting for my ride, I was busy picking cat hair off my sweater (I have a cat, but even freshly washed clothes have some cat hair on them - clean but still...). Getting into the car for the 5 minute ride to the mosque, I was busy fixing my head scarf. I must say I did quite well (and the person giving me the ride was all compliments - lets just say it reassured me. Just what I needed. The imam was very nice though, very calm so once we got to his office, I was no longer nervous. His discussion topics were very good too (purity of intention, the oneness of God, freedom granted to us by Islam but within boundaries, peace of mind). I was also glad that he touched on educating oneself on the religion and not simply taking anything anyone says (individuals, the media, etc). Especially in this province, we've been having many problems with multiculturalism, different religions, etc. Unfortunately, my mother is one of those people but, insha'Allah, I can, at the very least, better educate her about the religion. I found through my search that it was often hard to make the difference between religion and culture. Thankfully, God showed me there was a difference.
Now, my first 2 biggest challenges:
1- Learning to pray (thankfully, I have been given many links, handouts and have a few sisters nearby who can help me out - Allah has truly blessed me with resources!).
2- Telling my mother that I have converted (I had talked to her about it before, but talking about things and doing them are 2 different stories).
Ok, I really must be getting to bed. I am up early to try and do my 2 rakats (4:30-ish).
Going to the mosque wasn't too bad because I was determined to go. Also, I spoke to the imam shortly before leaving to go to the mosque and he explained to me which entrance to take (finally, we ran into him just outside - luckily I was with someone who had been to the mosque before).
I also learned some interesting info on the mosque: It was the first built in Quebec (2nd in Canada) and it was built in 1961. I had no idea it had been around that long! The mosque is currently being expanded as well.
Was I nervous? Lets just say it came and went in waves. While waiting for my ride, I was busy picking cat hair off my sweater (I have a cat, but even freshly washed clothes have some cat hair on them - clean but still...). Getting into the car for the 5 minute ride to the mosque, I was busy fixing my head scarf. I must say I did quite well (and the person giving me the ride was all compliments - lets just say it reassured me. Just what I needed. The imam was very nice though, very calm so once we got to his office, I was no longer nervous. His discussion topics were very good too (purity of intention, the oneness of God, freedom granted to us by Islam but within boundaries, peace of mind). I was also glad that he touched on educating oneself on the religion and not simply taking anything anyone says (individuals, the media, etc). Especially in this province, we've been having many problems with multiculturalism, different religions, etc. Unfortunately, my mother is one of those people but, insha'Allah, I can, at the very least, better educate her about the religion. I found through my search that it was often hard to make the difference between religion and culture. Thankfully, God showed me there was a difference.
Now, my first 2 biggest challenges:
1- Learning to pray (thankfully, I have been given many links, handouts and have a few sisters nearby who can help me out - Allah has truly blessed me with resources!).
2- Telling my mother that I have converted (I had talked to her about it before, but talking about things and doing them are 2 different stories).
Ok, I really must be getting to bed. I am up early to try and do my 2 rakats (4:30-ish).
Allahu akbar, I am so happy for you. Insha'Allah, you will learn prayer easily and your family will readily accept the change in you. As you said, you are the same as 2 min before in some aspects, but in other ways you are a completely different person. I pray that Allah preserves you on the Straight Way and let you die not but as a pious Muslimah.At 12:19 PM today, I became a Muslim!
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Alhamdulilah! I was hoping to see something about this when I logged in this morning. Welcome to Islam!
One more resource for prayer. When I converted, a sister sent me a set of cards that I could hold and read off of while I was learning to pray. I made a set that can be downloaded here - http://www.mybloop.com/rahma/Islam/salat_doc. But, it's still probably better that you have sisters near you who will help. Nothing beats that real life interaction.
If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask
One more resource for prayer. When I converted, a sister sent me a set of cards that I could hold and read off of while I was learning to pray. I made a set that can be downloaded here - http://www.mybloop.com/rahma/Islam/salat_doc. But, it's still probably better that you have sisters near you who will help. Nothing beats that real life interaction.
If you need anything else, don't hesitate to ask
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