10-01-2004, 09:21 PM
Hi Shaunee
Quote:My husband would never ever in a million years convert to Islam. He practicaly hates all Muslims and Arabs. If I had ever mentioned it to him it would be disasterous. That's why I just do my own thing. Like I said.... God knows me..... He knew me before He created me..... and it's between Him and I. That's all I can do for now.
Do not make assumptions being so sure, did u try to ask God to enlighten his heart, try slowly and peacfully talking to him about Islam and not arabs, u never know he might change, ask God for that as u r so close to him and u r so pure hearted, do not lose this oppurtunity shaunee that God is giving u. In Islam we have one thing that if we love Allah we will leave evertything that pleases our own ego to please him, since he is the reason for our creation, Allah puts people through tests just like brother Anya said, and u must pass this test to prove that u r a good slave to God alone, I am not asking u to leave your husband, just give it a try and try being closer to God than being close to a human being himself, u will feel the difference, I don't think yet in my own opinion that u r that close yet, get nearer, ask his aid, ask him to enlighten your husband heart since u love him that much, and beleive me if it is in your good will everything will be okay and if not then Allah knows best, not everything we like is good for us, and not everything we hate is bad for us, onlu Allah knows what is best and that is why we always seek his aid and assistance.
We have a saying in Islam, one who leaves something for the sake of Allah Allah will recompense him with what is better. And beleive me it is true, I have been through such things although I am a born muslim, but Allah tests muslims also becasue not all muslims are good muslims. Never did I leave anything for Allah's sake, than I was recompensated with what is better than what I left. Think of what I told u ask Allah to guide u more, but if u just sit being afraid of your life to collapse u will never get anywhere, try to help your husband and show him what is right. And Allah knows best.
Brother Anya, Masha'Allah u really touched my heart there for waht u r going through but do not worry, at the end u r the winner beleive me, it is enough that u won the love of Allah, he is your assistance and helper in every aspect and beleive me soon enough u will be strong and on your feet again. And u can go to masjid and pray I dont think u will find any racial discremenation there in the masjid, if u find that then these are weak muslims, pray for them brother to strengthen their eman.
and do not hold yourself from praying in Jama'a(in group with muslims) because praying 1 salat in masjid is equal to 27 prayers, and imagine how many good deeds and alms u will collect from that, in each alphabet u pronounce in salat u will get one good deed, and one good deed then is equal to 10 deeds, so imagine in one prayer how many deeds u get, then multiply that by 27 imagine , so do not let that fear stop u from that wonderful bounty, go ahead and go and do not worry, and at the end u r going to pray for Allah, and not for the people right
Wasalam