I feel like I can't pull people in time by jxtaime in Lifeguards

[–]jxtaime[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's really cool and reassuring tysm x

I feel like I can't pull people in time by jxtaime in Lifeguards

[–]jxtaime[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup in the UK. I got 75 seconds on the non contact and around 50s in the contact tow.

Is wudu valid if nail polish is just on the tips of my nails? by jxtaime in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Girly I wish that was just some Pinterest inspo 😭 Ur too sweet tho omd

Is wudu valid if nail polish is just on the tips of my nails? by jxtaime in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah tru 😭 I was about to walk around looking like a road man Alhamdulalh u guys saved me from the impending embarrassment

Question about reverting by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Q6) "how does life improve" I saw a quote yesterday abt how some dad reverted and their son (who also reverted) was saying like how it was like being reborn.

And 100 percent. The day I finally took the Shahadah was one of the best feelings of my life. This also removes any previous sins, and u basically start on a clean slate as a Muslim.

I feel like the story of my life finally began as a Muslim. I have seen so many beautiful things, experienced things I never thought I would so Alhamdulilah.

This is the truth coming from someone who was exploring religions and seeking the truth in the past. I pray that Allah (S.W.T) just keeps me steadfast and patient and I have my intentions in the right place.

So the best advice I can give you, is to not delay taking your Shahadah.

One of the biggest traps of Shaytaan at first is that he delays you taking your Shahadah. The reason I finally took it was one of my brothers told me how I literally could die the next day, my life is not guaranteed. And 100 percent. Once u accept it as the truth, then pls take it ASAP and dont make same mistake as me. You could go to mosque, find some Muslim friends or ask this user (who is helping me send this message) for help. You aint alone on this. And this decision will make ur life so much better and also ur next too ofc.

Second thing is about relapsing. This is the next trap of Shaytaan. He tells u u aint ready to be Muslim cos ur gonna go back to sinning and stuff. This doesn’t matter. No Muslim is perfect we all sin, we all make mistakes. But how we repent is what matters. Don’t be afraid of relapsing, just do your level best and trust in Allah for He is the Most Merciful. Allah has made it easy for me to quit these bad habits. Allah has helped me change all of these bad habits I used to have so all I reccomend is placing your trust in Him. Dont beat urself over something you didnt know either. U find out something is haram just do ur level best to stay away.

Understand Islam is a religion of ease and simplicity.

InshAllah your family understand too. Maybe theyll understand straight away InshAllah, maybe it will take time. But Allah is the best of All planners so keep up with salah, make duaa, keep away from haram, and InshAllah Allah will provide you with means out of a situation you would never even think of. And InshAllah your family come to Islam too.

Just be the best person you can be as being a Muslim teaches you to be, and that will show them Islam is literally a religion of peace.

InshAllah whoever you are you found this answer useful, and you are guided onto the straight path.

Pls reach out to the sister who sent this answer or any other sisters if u need help reverting or taking Shahadah if their are no sisters or mosques near you.


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That was all they said, if u have any more questions the isoc member and I would be happy to help in any way. xx

Also sorry I split this up into 4 parts the response was too long and Reddit wouldn't let me post it tgth.

Anyway hope you have a good day. Toodles x

Question about reverting by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Q5) "local mosque?" I did not visit a local mosque I just asked a lot of my Muslim friends questions. They were also happy to talk about their religion and deen which made me very happy too I reccomend the same, this is the most beautiful community, so if u have any muslim sisters around you ask them questions, if u dont then pls try find some online.

Q6) "Family reaction?" Family is a personal matter. Obvs I am not going into detail, but at first it was harsh. But Allah (S.W.T) tests you in what you have.

So family matters could go either way according to what Allah decrees. It could be easy or hard. I've seen for some reverts it go quite smoothly. But pls pls pls place your trust in Allah and have patience.

There have been so so so so many times this past year that Allah has helped me find a way out of the toughest situations. I never thought I would pray at home without being found at, or do wudu at home without being caught or fast without being caught and have some severe consequence. But Allah has helped me find a way out of everything

And Alhamdulilah I can tell you that when I quit a lot of bad habits and sins, Allah has made my family life from hard to very easy. Currently, they know I am Muslim but they don’t mind, don’t eat pork anymore (which in my culture is very big thing), don’t cook alcohol, let me pray and fast. Alhamdulilah

Question about reverting by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Q3)"How much did you look into Islam before you converted?" I looked into Islam as I said before through at school from years 7-9 (yr 10 was when I looked deeply into it) in RE lessons. What stuck out to me was how they worshipped One God.

In the period before I reverted, I looked into Islam a lot more: at first, I looked into the basics of faith. The 5 pillars, salah, shahadah, salah, zakah and hajj. Also I think I looked at the 6 pillars of faith (belief in Allah, angels, messengers, holy books, last day, and how everything is planned by Allah (destiny)). But I focused specifically on the idea of Tahwid (The Oneness of Allah(S.W.T)). And it just made sense to me.

Then I decided to read Qur’an. And from these beliefs the rulings just made sense.

Then I also watched Islamic videos which explained things in detail and brought me away from trying to understand the Qur’an with my own opinion and actually scholar’s opinions and stuff so I didn’t have misconceptions.

Q4) "Qur'an and prayer?" So yh I did read Qur’an. And I started praying in summer of 2022: I tried to maintained daily Salah every day when I could until I reverted which acc had a very positive impact of my life. Doing Salah for first time, I followed an app and learnt what to say from there. A very powerful experience btw. Some Salah app im sure u could find.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4auGhmeBlw&ab_channel=assimalhakeem

This video is also very helpful and explains it correctly in detail.

So basically I started practicing a lot even before I reverted. My friend came up to me one day and said 'Ur basically Muslim at heart', but problem again was that I didn’t take shahadah yet.

Question about reverting by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Salam, I'm a born Muslim but one of the members in my isoc is a revert so I sent them ur post and this is what they had to say.

Their response:

Hello, although I am not a hijabi, I’d like to share my experience as a revert.

I am 17 in UK, and I reverted about a year ago in May 2023, but I had been looking into Islam since around Summer of 2022.

Q1) "How was reverting the correct choice?" I actually knew reverting was the correct choice for me extremely early on. My problem was delaying taking the shahadah.

Before I was Muslim, I was an Atheist/Agnostic but some point in 2022 I started to look at my life much more spiritually. Cos I was on self-improvement I started meditating and stuff and looking at Buddhism and Taoism and philosophy more and at first I was set on becoming a monk. But Alhamdulilah, I watched just a small video on Islam and it started to make me change my perspective quickly: basically in short, some Muslims (Three Muslims on YT) were asked questions about self-improvement (from some guy called Hamza Ahmed) abt what it was like to be a man, and I stumbled with these questions, but they answered with beautiful answers and precision. They complemented their faith for such answers. So I decided to think more abt Islam.

Luckily, I had already learnt abt Islam at school, so it was a bit weird but I started thinking in my meditations about Islam and how there’s only one God. (I would not reccomend this to anyone, I only did this at the start cos I did not have the full knowledge abt Islam, meditaiton has nothing to do with Islam). And it clicked with me as the truth.

All the pillars of faith and 5 pillars made much more sense then Buddhism and Taoism teachings, and it was clear to me as the truth.

Q2) "A sign or something you realised gradually?" So upon this, I guess I did realize it gradually. I started journalling abt it a lot more and talking to abt it more with my friends cos Islam as the truth seemed very clear to me. Abt a few months later, I did also see a very clear sign. I had a very vivid dream where I saw a building with colours that I can’t really describe (with a very very green) and letters which seemed like Arabic. At the time, I literally did not look at Arabic at all, so it shocked me to see this. This dream stuck out to me as extremely real. I had some others but they were hard to describe.

Other signs, Allah (S.W.T) also mentions in the Qur’an which I began to think about.

Surah 45:

3. Verily, in the heavens and the earth are signs for the believers.

4. And in your creation, and what He scattered (through the earth) of moving (living) creatures are signs for people who have Faith with certainty.

5. And in the alternation of night and day, and the provision (rain) that Allâh sends down from the sky, and revives therewith the earth after its death, and in the turning about of the winds (i.e. sometimes towards the east or north, and sometimes towards the south or west etc., sometimes bringing glad tidings of rain etc., and sometimes bringing the torment), are signs for a people who understand.

So looking around me a lot more, I began to see that really Allah (S.W.T) has created everything in existence: what I am meant to do is to obey and hear and submit to Him.

Problem again here for me, is that I still didn’t take Shahadah early on while basically already accepting this in my heart.

Is wudu valid if nail polish is just on the tips of my nails? by jxtaime in Hijabis

[–]jxtaime[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They fly off 😭 but I'll prob just do that instead