#revert problems

[theportugueserevert]

I was just watching Samantha J Boyle's revert series on Facebook and I just can't believe all that she has been through and how it's been 7 years since I first started researching Islam and all that I have been through ever since. I got married last year (exactly 6 years after the day I realised Islam was my deen) and moved in with my husband to 11.000km away. After spending 8 months in a Muslim household, I am now back to my parents' place to deliver my baby (the health facilities in my husband's country are close to terrible) and it's unbelievable how much Islam is ingrained in my life. It's unbelievable how everything in Islam just feels so natural to me (Salah, fasting, gender segregation, etc.) but so alien to my family. My mom has accepted my conversion (alhamdulillah) but there still is a lot of stuff she doesn't understand and I just don't know how to go about it because I'm so used to it that I don't even think about it. I am so thankful to Allah swt who has brought me back to my parents' place just when I needed their care and love the most and made me taste the sweetness of Iman and the tests and trials that come with it and with being a revert. Alhamdulillah for everything 😭😭😭

[another-revert-blog]

that moment when you order pizza and you say “ As-Salamu alaykum “ before they hang up the phone

[moonlitlatte]

My long time friend despises the fact that I reverted to Islam. She feels like now that I am religious it means I think I am better than people who are not. I have never acted that way, nor have I ever thought that way. I am not perfect by any means. Despite all of that, she seems to get offended by Islam.

She acts as if I consider myself too pure and better than girls who don’t want to be modest. I don’t understand how my own desire to be more modest is being misconstrued in such a way?? Why is it offensive that I wear jeans or pants and not short skirts? Why is it offensive that I wear longer sleeved tops? I wore all of those before Islam as well, so the problem is obviously not my wardrobe.

[nailahwrites-blog]

What happened to that sister? How many times have you had this conversation, and usually the rest goes not sure apparently she fell of deen. Oh gosh, oh no SubhanAllah. That's it. As soon as a sister shows signs of slipping, we try to help any resistance and we let go. As quick as they let go of the deen we let them go. We all know what it's like when your imaan is low, you become isolated and give up. A sister can be away for a long time and after years you head she started practising again. Of course she has a new bunch of sisters encouraging her now. Our sisterhood should be stronger than this. The Prophet (saw) said the ummah is one body, If she's slipping, still go out with her, try not to judge but gently remind, still be a friend. Be that reminder that she can return to Allah and you as a friend. Not that sister that used to be her friend, and her not the ,"what happened to her" sister.

[nativemuslimah]

Revert problem: People thinking you are anything but your actual ethnicity. 

[hijabi-ninjette-blog]

Deen Talk! Revert Problems - Part Two - Anxiety, Masjihid, and Cliques

For the full blog, head over to hijabininjette.blogspot.com!

[sisterpearl]

Was feeling angsty and irritable today, and really hoped Jummah prayers would ground and calm me.

Then the khutbah (sermon) was so riddled with ignorant, inaccurate, tone-deaf, easily-disproven statements. Only made me more irritated and angst-filled.

I actually felt worse after attending services today. Not supposed to be like that.

I want our old Imam back.

[flawedhoneyy]

Someone told me today I can’t be Muslim because my name doesn’t sound Muslim…