[james]

hello......well.this is my first post...so let me introduce myself .....
i am james d mc millan 35 years of age and i have been living in Turkey for 4 years. I teach English privately and to businesses..

I am from London and my mother was Italian and father English. I was raised in a VERY religious household, from 4 to 20 years of age. I come from a JEHOVAH'S WITNESS background and but feel i was brainwashed to believe everything they teach. They are nice people , friendly, pleasant, but i felt it wasnt for me and left at the age of 20 ish.

From the age of 20 to 32 ish i didnt take any notice of religion at all and then one day decided to look into Islam. I have a friend in London who i used to see as a 16 year old who is a Muslim and his mother taught me Selam a le kum....little did i know how these words would stick to me.......

i still have many questions due to my upbringing and of course sometimes religion is confusing to me but i hope to find peace and a life in Islam.

Please forgive me if i ask lots of questions or if i am unsure about certain parts of Islam as i am really a new muslim and need guidance.......

i wish you ALL peace and joy and may Allah bless you all..........

your new brother JAMES........:happy:

 

[aZn_pLayGurL]

SALAAM JAMES AL B THE 1ST PERSON 2 GREET JU LOL ENJOY POSTING N MAKING NEW THREAD

TaK KerZ N aV FuN W$Lamz x x x

 

[habib]

Assalamualaikum
Welcome to the forum.

 

[hidaayah]

welcum here ..hope ur stay is beneficial..
if u have any questions u can feel free to ask them..everyone here will be pleased to help..
peace..

 

[james]

ooooohhhh.....THANK YOU SO MUCH for the WELCOME.......and yes i will have lots of questions.....i have no one to guide me here so i am reading the Koran in English and trying to find my own way which is VERY DIFFICULT.......i know i'll make some mistakes but i will try and learn the right things to do....

 

[MetSudaisTwice]

salam
welcome to the forums bro
any problems and we brothers and sisters will try to help you inshallah
wasalam

 

[Tasneem]

[MOUSE]Welcome to the forum[/MOUSE]

Inshallah you will enoy it here and if you have any questions then

Ask away

SaLaMz

 

[james]

hello.........yesterday was my birthday ....18th January.....isnt it wrong to celebrate birthdays????.....surely the day of your death is more important as you can be remembered for the good deeds you have done and not the day of your birth when you had no experience....(i dont know the answer and havent read the whole Koran yet so dont jump on my head pleeease)

 

[Sahabiyaat]

brother
welcome to the forums, ask any questions you wish there are plenty of members here to anwser them.
i dont think you should learn Islam on your own, go to the masjid, meet new muslims and speak to people with knowledge and remain with this forum ofcourse and InshaAllah your knowledge will increase.

 

[sapphire]

well said bro!!!!mashallah!!!!!!!(#8)subhanallah your already on your way to gaining the knowledge of deen...may Allah make it easy upon you inshallah!!!welcome to the forum!!!hope you have an enjoyable and benefitial stay!!!!mashallah you are now muslim and inshallah we can all work together as brothers and sisters to help increase each others imaan(faith)....

 

[james]

sorry....what is MASJID>????????/.

i am such a new Muslim and have no help from anyone and am reading Koran on my own so i dont know these terms.......SORRY.......im not stupid..just new to Islam and fortunate to have found such a site and such friendly bro and sisters....thanks...again.......James

 

[Tasneem]

hello.........yesterday was my birthday ....18th January.....isnt it wrong to celebrate birthdays????.....surely the day of your death is more important as you can be remembered for the good deeds you have done and not the day of your birth when you had no experience....(i dont know the answer and havent read the whole Koran yet so dont jump on my head pleeease)

Yesterday was my birthday too

Yes it is harram to celebrate birthdays

You can say Happy birthday though

SaLaMz

 

[sapphire]

course its not stupid...none of us are fully educated in matters of deen...masjid is the mosque for muslims(like temples/churches for other religions) where muslims go to pray togther....

 

[Tasneem]

sorry....what is MASJID>????????/.

i am such a new Muslim and have no help from anyone and am reading Koran on my own so i dont know these terms.......SORRY.......im not stupid..just new to Islam and fortunate to have found such a site and such friendly bro and sisters....thanks...again.......James

A masjid is where muslims pray

It is oblogatory for men to go to the masjid
To make all their prayers

Also,Jumah(which is every friday)Must be made by men

Men cannot miss more than three days if they do they are punished

SaLaMz

 

[james]

okay...but because i work strange hours i cant always go to a Mosque so i pray at home or at the office...is this wrong?????

 

[swanlake]

Can i suggest to the brothers and sisters to stop writing one liners where the answer aint complete and evidence from the Quran and Sunnah isnt provided. Lets provide full answer to the questions inshallah with the evidence.

New muslims and non-muslims may not be aware why such thing is done or why it is forbidden if we are answering in one line. We end up confusing them or misleading them which could lead them to leave Islam. We dont want to be the cause of that. So Lets provide answers from the Quran and Sunnah. and if we are able to provide explanation as to why certain things are done or why they are forbidden.

 

[james]

woops.....perhaps my questions were not set out correctly.....i'll try to write them in a different way......

AGAIN thanks for the wonderful welcome.i am overwhelmed by such a HUGE welcome.....Islam is truly a welcoming religion compared to the way i was brought up (jehovahs witness) in that religion no one even deals with non JW people but you have welcomed me even though my knowledge in islam is very very basic.....THANKS AGAIN............james

 

[Riya90]

Assalamu Alaikum James
Hope u have an enjoyable and beneficial stay inshaAllah

Ma'asalamah

 

[swanlake]

Br James

You are very welcome to ask questions. We are only glad to help you in anyway we can. But i merely asked for the other brothers and sisters to answer you fully from the Quran and Sunnah inshallah. They shouldnt write one sentence answer. That was what i meant.

So Ask away pls.

 

[james]

okay..i understand.and HELLO LONDON and BIRMINGHAM..........!!!!!!!

please have a marmite sandwich for me (we cant get marmite here in Turkey where i am living )....if you dont like marmite then have a cheddar cheese sandwich for me...lol..thanks.......