I am your sister Naomi thank you for
joining me today on today's talk today I
wanted to talk
to my sisters who are new to the dean um
reverts I want to talk about the subject
of leaving
Islam leaving Islam because of other
people because of the way other people
treat
you and I just just really want to
inshallah remind myself and to remind my
sisters to
bring bring it back let's let's bring it
all back to what's
important Islam means submission to our
creator so if we really think that just
because that we're reverts that we're
going to face these the struggles of
learning a new way of life that's not
part of our culture then we're naive
there are
many Muslims who are
born born Muslims who deal with the
Haram police um pressure
judgment there are even here in the west
there are Muslims that are born Muslims
here in the west and whose families
don't want them to we hijab and they're
Muslims too you have so just let's bring
it on let's let's bring it back and
evaluate now if you leave you leave if
you say you say okay fine but one thing
that I want to encourage that we all do
let's not broadcast our problems let's
not broadcast our issues and then say
don't judge me because that's what's
going to happen you're going to get
judged when you put your problems or and
especially your flaws on display it is
there for all to devour you know so me
guide us and forgive us for
uncovering sins flaws
mistakes that he covered nobody has to
know all of our business no one has to
know our our challenges it's it's really
not it's not that serious so and I say
all this with love you know being a
revert myself
so again if you're feeling
that you're new to Islam and you're
feeling judged and things of that nature
you know pick a new crowd to hang out
with you know what I mean um but
bringing it back to the
basics is what are you doing what are we
doing to contribute to our Islam okay
whether you know born revert whatever
what are we doing because Islam yes it's
a rich um yes it's a loving um
alhamdulillah it's the best best thing
has ever happened to me it is an
individual independent relationship with
your creator so when I say bringing it
to the basics I want to remind us of of
of our pillars okay and I want to advise
again with our struggles I'm not saying
that you can't ask for help I'm not
saying that you can't um go and seek
support and things of that nature but
let's do those in responsible manners if
you are facing a challenge in your Dean
then you need to go and you need to seek
real life help not just us on YouTube
not just a tweet not just Instagram you
know tweeting things and and and talking
about other Muslims and and blaming it
on oh because I'm a revert because
that's not true not all reverts are
treated that way and you have born
Muslims who are also treated harshly and
and that are judged and stuff like that
so again if you face a challenge in the
dean go to your local Masid if if you
don't have one near you you know look on
the internet get a phone number call and
get real help you know get real help and
um I think about the Hadith there's an
authentic Hadith of that the prophet
Sall from the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wasallam where he says he encourages us
to leave the things that we doubt for
that which does not make us out so if
we're not sure about hijab music this
that leave it alone for now leave that
alone for now for now just focus on the
pillars and and be patient with yourself
be patient with yourself and take it
step by step take it pillar by pillar
you know some of us aldah we want to
take the Shahar and we want to put on
hijab and we want to teach Islam you
know no that's that's not that's not how
it works you know so um may Allah you
know guide us and protect us from our
own arrogance
and you know and humble us you know
so I want to remind us of our pillars
new to Islam you're feeling all this
pressure let it go again stop
broadcasting your drama stop you know
stop broadcasting it okay and let's get
down to the fundamentals of Islam you
take your sh
we take Shada we bear witness that there
is no God but God and that the prophet s
Al wasallam is our messenger do we know
him okay this is a good time to get to
know him research his
story uh how did Islam start officially
on to the next one is your Salah are we
saying our five prayers a day are we
saying them on time and if not what are
we we doing about it we need to make Dua
we need to ask for guidance we need to
think of a plan and then we need to
execute the plan if you need to reach
out to sisters and say sister I'm the
only Muslim in my family can you text me
can you call me I need some type of help
I need some type of partner
alhamdulillah there are plenty of
sisters that are willing and able and
wanting to uh help in that way th these
are the things we need to focus on
not I'm leaving Islam because they don't
like this or people are judging me
because of that I mean we're talking
about our souls we're we're talking
about the next life that we're not going
to have an opportunity like we have now
to to fix or change or anything like
that we cannot be heedless you know so
again focus on your shahada focus on
your Salat our zakat
are we fulfilling the zakat are we are
we are we you know paying our zakat and
if we have no
money smiling is a charity so let's make
sure
to complete that pillar let's give zakat
let's give charity and let's give
generously for the sake of
Allah fasting it doesn't matter when you
come into Islam ramadan's always around
the corner it's it's always around the
corner so if you're new tol Islam stop
worrying about again these other issues
prepare yourself for Ramadan if
especially if it's your first Ramadan
maybe you can practice fasting once a
week uh maybe you can try fasting for
half of a day maybe you can think of how
are you going to get through the 30 days
when Ramadan approach there's so much
for us to do in Islam there is so much
for us to be focusing on and then
finally the last one is our Hajj are we
saving money have we done our research
do we know what Hajj is Hajj is not like
a cruise it's not a vacation no Hajj is
it is a
10day it is it is it is something that
we need to research okay we need to know
what what are these pillars this is what
Islam means it means to submit it mean
it means to submit and everything else
will come in Allah the hijab will come
the the music will stop the the the
Halal food will all that all that will
come when when the time is right
inshallah but for now let's just focus
on the heart of Islam and those are the
pillars now if these are things that you
don't agree with the pillars well then
perhaps Islam is not for you and that's
okay this attitude of I'm leaving Islam
because you know
know I'm a revert and I came to Islam
having no exposure not being influenced
by Muslims I was Guided by Allah subhana
wa ta'ala so whoever comes to Islam it
is the Quran tells us it is Allah who
makes Muslims so it's not for you it's
not for
you I don't
understand
the the blasting of the religion as if
it's there's a with the religion and
it's not the religion then it's the
people but you don't come into a
religion because of the people you come
to a religion because of your creator
because you want to get closer to Allah
subhana wa ta'ala
inshallah I just want us to accept a few
facts we're not going to change Islam
we're not going to we're not going to
reform it we're not going to force it to
conform and those of us who who love
Islam and I will die defending Islam we
don't want to change anything of it we
we we we don't
so again if you're thinking about
leaving
Islam think about these pillars think
about it and then that's fine if you if
one leaves Islam you don't take anything
away from it and if one comes to Islam
we don't add anything to Islam Islam
Islam is a mercy from Allah subhana wa
ta'ala it's a mercy it contributes to
our life we don't make a contribution to
it and inshallah may Allah guide us on
the straight path
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