Being a muslimin in the south.

akkhanam_05

New Member
Salam3laykum to all, and Ramadan Mubarik!
I saw this website on YouTube and thought...what a good way for me to be able to talk with other Muslims. SubhanAllah! See, I live in Shreveport, Louisianna, where the Ummah is.....well, there isn't one. Don't get me wrong, we have 2 misjids, just no sisters that go or none that will talk to me. Our Ummah is almost all Arab and for some reason they are not very friendly. I have been to other cities and mosques and never seen anything like the Ummah here. Anyway, my 2 closest friends moved last week. One to CA and the other Saudi. Guess I just need some friends to talk 2, InshAllah.
Allah Hudafiz!
Khadijah:hijabi:
 

shaheeda35

strive4Jannah
:salam2:

Welcome to the TTI family and Ramadan mubarak! You will make many friends here inshallah. You can PM me anytime, if you want to talk inshallah. Enjoy your stay inshallah.:hearts::hearts:
 

palestine

Servant of Allah
welcome sis. and have you tried to talk to the other sisters? maybe they'll be friendly. i have an arab neighbor too, and i feel that she doesn't like me going to her house but i still do just for the sake of being neighbors as required in islam. asalamu alaykum.
 

aicha-moslima

Junior Member
Salaam alaykoum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu,

Welcome sister. I wish you a blessed ramadan an may Allah (Subhana wa ta'alla)accept your fasting, prayers and dua..ameen.
I'm sorry to hear that the people aren't friendly.
Any time you need a friend to talk to, i will be there for you insha'Allah. I think you will find many friendly people here who would want to talk to you. I'll be your friend. You are my sister!
Hope to hear from you insha'Allah.

Your sister,
Aicha
 
Salaam,

Welcome and Ramadan Mubarak.

There's a cool & funny sister - "SouthernMuslimah"- on this forum. Although I haven't heard from her for awhile, I do recall she's a from Louisiana as well.

May Allah keep you comforted and happy.

walaakum salaam
 

RabiALLAH

La Ilaha Illa ALLAH
:shake::shake::shake:

:hearts::hearts:
:hearts:
you are most wellcom my dear Sister
wish you a Ramadhan Mubarak, my Allah SWT, accept your fasting Ameen
really glad that you are here around your sisters and brothers in Islam

we are all your sisters, may Allah bless you and guide you
:tti_sister:
:hijabi:
 

rieszky

Junior Member
Assalamualaikum Sister

Assalamualaikum...Hi dont worry i believe here is the right choice for you to make friends and you can share anything with me...my doors of inbox msg is always open to you and those who wants to be friend with me....ouh! pity u your neighbour is not friendly as u wish....its the same goes to me too, my muslim neighbour firstly seems to be really friendly she even came by to my house to look at my new house...but the next day, months, and years she stop coming n greet, i believe thats because her husband stop her from doing that,her husband too doesnt greet my husband when they met,not even a smile! but i understand she obeys her husband...but i dont understand her husband....what a guy! anyway just msg me anytime sister...nice to know you....looking forward to hear from you...bye
 

akkhanam_05

New Member
Thank you to everyone!

3salam2lakum & Ramadan Mubarak!
Masha Allah, thank you to everyone who sent a reply. I am doing great. I just love this web site. Alhumdullilah. I just got a new job, so I now have something to take up some of my spare time. I'm just trying to focus on studying The Quran, taking care of my husband, and work. Iknow, InshaAllah, in time I will find some good sisters to hang with. All I can do is be the best Muslimin I can be and the rest is already written. I am happy knowing this and will be happy with whatever Allah gives me or sends my way. SubhannahAllah. As for the sisters around here, my mother always said "kill them with kindness", and that is what I have been doing. InshaAllah, some one will come around.:blackhijab:

Allah Hudafiz
Khadijah:hijabi:
 

sister mujahida

New Member
:salam2:
im new here as well...lol
but im from UK and alhamdulillah the community is quite good however there is a lot of "high and mightiness" around
no personal attack on arabs, but ones i knw
kindof think theyr chosen ones from god, therefore are not that friendly at all
but khair, mayb u shud try getting to know them
 

Munawar

Striving for Paradise
:salam2:
Sister don't worry, Allah will make things easy for you InshaAllah.
This is a common problem which people from all community face when they go to a mosque of another community. If a Pakistani/Indian lives near a Somali mosque he will go to the mosque and come back and will have no friends there. My brother-in-law lives in Toronto, Canada, and he doesn't have any friends in the Somali mosque he goes to every day. But he doesn't feel alone because he has many friends and families in his appartment complex.

I think the reason is that most of these people are 1st generation immigrant. They are still holding on to their culture and language very strongly. Two person who speak the same language feel at ease with each other in communication and get closer specially in a foreign land. That is why you will see Pakistani will hangout with Pakistanis and Arabs hang out with Arabs and Somalis hangout with Somalis and Chinese hang out with Chinese. This is not any kind of discremination, just human nature and some stupidity and not really understanding their own religion. :astag:

I believe that the next generation will be totally different, and I am already seeing this that they do not care where you are from, they all hangout with one another because they all are born here.

In the mean time sister, you do "sabr", be patient and keep your faith in Allah (SWT). He will give you a lot of ajar InshaAllah.

And we are your friends too, we are always here, any time you want.
:wasalam:
 

Abel213

Junior Member
:salam2:
Sister don't worry, Allah will make things easy for you InshaAllah.
This is a common problem which people from all community face when they go to a mosque of another community. If a Pakistani/Indian lives near a Somali mosque he will go to the mosque and come back and will have no friends there. My brother-in-law lives in Toronto, Canada, and he doesn't have any friends in the Somali mosque he goes to every day. But he doesn't feel alone because he has many friends and families in his appartment complex.

I think the reason is that most of these people are 1st generation immigrant. They are still holding on to their culture and language very strongly. Two person who speak the same language feel at ease with each other in communication and get closer specially in a foreign land. That is why you will see Pakistani will hangout with Pakistanis and Arabs hang out with Arabs and Somalis hangout with Somalis and Chinese hang out with Chinese. This is not any kind of discremination, just human nature and some stupidity and not really understanding their own religion. :astag:

I believe that the next generation will be totally different, and I am already seeing this that they do not care where you are from, they all hangout with one another because they all are born here.

In the mean time sister, you do "sabr", be patient and keep your faith in Allah (SWT). He will give you a lot of ajar InshaAllah.
And we are your friends too, we are always here, any time you want.
:wasalam:

:salam2:

Everything requires effort brother, especially making friends at the masjid. People are very very friendly, but also very private. Especially at the largest masjids. If you say "Hi How are you? Whats your name? etc" they start to open up and you can quickly make a friendship. Ethnicity makes no difference, I remember going to the masjid and seeing a group of friends chatting after Juma'h kutbah. The circle contained Middle Easterners, white converts and even one of the white converts had dwarfism, but it made NO difference. After the ice is broken, people start to get to know each other and ethnicity becomes a nonissue.

Ramadan Mubarak!!
 

akkhanam_05

New Member
3salam3lakum;
I understand from both sides. For one, I learned some simple Arabic while learning to read and write it. I made the effort to say "hello" and stuff, but they (the 35+ age) just made fun of me. It took them a year to start saying salam and wasalam. I can be out at a store and see someone and they will just walk on by. In AZ the Muslim Ummah would get excited when seeing another Muslim. MashaAllah.

On the other hand, the younger Muslimahs made me feel like I was no different then them. They didn't mix culture with Islam. Only thing is they all moved away. InshaAllah, more Muslimahs will move here soon. Then I can reach out to them and make them feel welcome.

As an American Muslim, it seems as though most people on both sides try to make me feel as though I have to prove myself as either a Muslim, an American, or both. I know I don't have to prove anything to anyone but Allah (swt). But I do feel it is my duty to be friendly and open with ALL people about Islam. No matter how they come at me. I don't care how my day has been, I do my best to keep a smile on my face (it's Sunnah). I find that most people have no idea what Islam is about. People are just scared of what they don't understand. Subhannallah, I have always been good at talking and getting along with all kinds of people. InshaAllah, the more knowledge I can gain, the more I can help people to understand.

Thank you to all that wrote in. May Allah (swt) except your fast and bless you all.

Ramadan Mubarak & AllahHudafiz
Khadijah
 

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blody_cool

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a muslim in Sherevport..

Salam everybody.

I am a 23 year old Jordanian male. Going to med. school in LSUS and looking forward to making some new mulsim friends,,,

Mohammad
 

Zainudin Jaffar

Strive to be Mukmin
3salam3lakum;
I understand from both sides. For one, I learned some simple Arabic while learning to read and write it. I made the effort to say "hello" and stuff, but they (the 35+ age) just made fun of me. It took them a year to start saying salam and wasalam. I can be out at a store and see someone and they will just walk on by. In AZ the Muslim Ummah would get excited when seeing another Muslim. MashaAllah.

On the other hand, the younger Muslimahs made me feel like I was no different then them. They didn't mix culture with Islam. Only thing is they all moved away. InshaAllah, more Muslimahs will move here soon. Then I can reach out to them and make them feel welcome.

As an American Muslim, it seems as though most people on both sides try to make me feel as though I have to prove myself as either a Muslim, an American, or both. I know I don't have to prove anything to anyone but Allah (swt). But I do feel it is my duty to be friendly and open with ALL people about Islam. No matter how they come at me. I don't care how my day has been, I do my best to keep a smile on my face (it's Sunnah). I find that most people have no idea what Islam is about. People are just scared of what they don't understand. Subhannallah, I have always been good at talking and getting along with all kinds of people. InshaAllah, the more knowledge I can gain, the more I can help people to understand.

Thank you to all that wrote in. May Allah (swt) except your fast and bless you all.

Ramadan Mubarak & AllahHudafiz
Khadijah

That's true, we're here to please Allah not His creation, soldier on sis.
 

habib786

Junior Member
assalaam walaikum ... welcome to TTi family .. may Allah guide us all in the right path of islam..

Allah Hafiz
 
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