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As time goes by, Alhamdullilah you will see the mercy of Allah SWT. Indeed He is Ar-Rahim, the ever merciful. When you are struggling for the sake of Allah SWT, it may be hard During Jummah, it has been a struggle because we are just humans, the during my work in my previous job, I am late at most Fridays and they hardly feeling of difficulty cannot be denied, understand my 5-minute tardiness. however life in dunya is jus temporary and your struggles in I am struggling everyday of my life. dunya are likewise temporary. Striving to become a better Muslim in our Ummah. Striving to invest for the Akhira. I am now in a new workplace. People in here kept on asking me why I Q: WERE YOU OR ARE YOU STILL decided to revert. Is it just for GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR compliance to my husband? I wanted to fully embrace Islam, I wanted to worship Him, I wanted to follow the Sunnah of the beloved Prophet Muhammad SAW, and act on the obligatory duties of a Muslimah.
DECISION TO REVERT? HOW DID THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU ACCEPT IT?
Q: ALONG WITH EMBRACING ISLAM IS MODESTY. HOW DID YOU EMBRACE IT?
It was a great challenge! Yay! First, I began to research modesty in Islam to have knowledge on what is behind Muslimah’s clothing styles. I was amazed that modesty is an obligation. Being modest is not just self interest but Muslim women are helping Muslim/nonMuslim brothers to avoid committing sins. Both of you are benefiting on it. bracing modesty is such a great challenge because all my life I used to wear clothes that almost show your soul. :D Just kidding. I was raised in an urban area, hence wearing shorts, fitting shirts, small blouses
I prayed again to Allah SWT to make it easy for me, to help me deliver my answers rightfully and to enlighten their minds. They even told me to eat pork after all my husband is not there, no way that he will know about it. Astagfirullah! A hijabi sister, Kai Darul, had this video about her hijab story and she just reminded me about commitment to Allah SWT. When I looked back to that situation, I thanked Allah SWT for instilling the faith in my heart, for helping me to hold on to my commitment, for keeping it high. Coping with this kind of situation takes time. Acceptance takes a longer time and I prayed to Allah SWT to grant this to the people around me. Alhamdullilah, I am no longer getting questions, maybe few times but not most of the times.
are the usual type of clothing style. As I mentioned, it was indeed a great challenge because I started from zero. I looked for long sleeves, skirts, long dresses. It was fun and challenging! :D Husband was very supportive since he’s based in Marawi City, he kept on buying me different type of blazers, etc. I was inspired by how different Muslimah dressed up. Along with fashion in mind, modesty and simplicity should take over first. But modesty isn’t just about dressing up, but being modest in the way you handle yourself esp. in a crowd, the way you talk, the way you treat others, the way you engage yourself into the crowd.