Going to the prom..

Kakorot

Junior Member
Wa alaykum salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh ukhtiiii

MashaAllah great thread!!
In my school they actually have organized a prom for next wednesday inshaAllah lol and all my classmates are excited about it and cant wait for it subhanaAllah. They want to play football with teachers and then at 8 PM begin music, dance and all that stuff, of course mixed, and with alcoholic drinks :astag: and thats till 2-3 AM. SubhanaAllah instead of praying tahajjud!! but no they want to have "fun" before the exams. :girl3:
the thing is that they know that i dont go to proms (and never ever went alhamdulillah) and they still insist to see me there and even the teachers keep on asking me to go as i wont see them again after this year inshaAllah.
Im just so shocked because when i said i wasnt going then they all looked down on me and said i was backward and weird lol

speak to you soon ukhtii
love you filLah

:wasalam:

:wasalam: ukhtii :D What you say is right sis. May Allaah bless you. :lol: I can imagine you playing football :SMILY335: lol. It's so funny how they call us weird and backward but they are the ones who will be drinking, getting drunk, losing their minds, vomiting, getting involved in fights..and we're backward..i can't stop laughing lol Jazakillaah for your advise ukhtii :D love u lots ukhti FiLlaaaaahhhh :):):)
 

Muslimah16

ServantOfAllah*
:wasalam: MashaAllaah sis, your very fortunate you go to an Islamic school :) May Allaah bless u.

Yeh Alhumdulillah,
But school is finished and those days are over Alhumdulillah. Those courseworks and assigments used to do my head in lol. :D
 

Mabsoot

Amir
Staff member
Assalamu Aleykum Warahmatullahe Wabarakaathuh. Keyfa Haaluka Ya Akhee? Inshallah, Anta Kyrin (sorry, but I'm just a beginner at Arabic, the old "school dialect," you know? :)).

Alhamdulillah brother, that you have chose to come back to Islam at the age of eleven. I actually started questioning Islam when I was 11 years old, and after researching about other religions and Islam, I made my Shahadah again, but THIS time, with REAL faith in my heart. Then, after that, I started on the wrong foot (and fell down on my deen comepletely the following year), and then after being around the Haraam influence, and being around the bad kids (and mixing with their bad stuff), I started to come to relise about the reality, about how all of the bad stuff that I had allowed myself to fall down with just makes me feel upset. I use to feel like KILLING myself in grief, because I always felt empty and sad, and lonely. And so I tried to get back on my deen, and no success. I tried harder, and making Tawbah, and CONSTANTLY shedding tears for forgiveness, guidance, and protected from my evil deeds and from my society, and Alhamdu Lahu, al Rabee al Alameen, Allah Subhannahu wa Ta Alla forgave me, and guided my heart, away from all the Haraam that I had fallen into, and to tell you sincerely from my heart, whenever i look at my present self, and looking back on who I was before, Wallahi, my eyes never fail to shed tears, because Wallahi, the GREATEST blessing to me, was Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, and it still is.Wallahi, after Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla guided me, I became someone who I never would have dreamed about being, from my childhood/ Nor would my parents have ever thought that I would ever become.

But, all great things come from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, and if I could have one thing for eternity, it would be him..............and his Rasul.


So Bhai, you think you could help me out a bit? You know people saying bad stuff about Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla and Rasulallah (SAW), yeah well, I SERIOUSLY have made it upon myself that it is my DUTY, that whenever someone curses Rasulallah (SAW) (knowingly) or Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, then I NEED to come up, and start fighting that kid until the security guards or police pull me of (and yeah, that means, even if my whole face starts bleeding, I'm still fighting); but there were times when there were girls that would say that, and unfortunately, I REALLY can't just come up to them and punch them across the face (and knock their teeth out), because it's not good to hit a female.

And I need other help too, because I'm going through the same things that you are going through, Ya Bhai. But, Inshallah, everythng will go good, Inshallah.

Make dua for me, brothers and sisters; and Jazakumullahu Kyr Wa Barakallahu feekum; wa Yusleehu Baalakum. Ameen.


assalamu alaykum

jazak Allaahu khayr, but I did not choose to "come back to Islam" at 11, I have always been a Muslim, and praying since 6, alhamdulillah.

Wasalamu alaykum
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, dear sister.

ahh... i'm still in high school, in'sha'Allah, this year is going to be the last one and graduation is coming in two more weeks, in'sha'Allah. some people are still disappointed in me that i didn't take my senior picture, going to the prom which already took place some weeks ago, going to seniors picnic, and attending the honor roll breakfast. i don't really participate alot in school. i mean, come on, i don't even wanna waste my time doing all these. besides, most of them are against the commands of Allah SWT. so many people were trying to convince me to go, but i still decline them all. xD what are they gonna do anyways? beat me up to go? :] just kidding. basically, i have no interests in going to such events at school and have no regrets for not going.

anyways, don't feel left out, in'sha'Allah. remember who you're doing this for, sister. :]

:wasalam: ur rights, it's a complete waste of our time, which is precious and we can't get it back. yh and most importantly goes against the teachings of Islam. Jazakillaah ukhti :]
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
:salam2: ,
I think you have made a good decision, I'm sure few years down the line you will not regret it and feel proud of your decision as brother Thariq.
:wasalam:

:wasalam: Alhamdulillaah, yes this is the right decision, I wasn't thinking about going anyway. Yh and in the future I won't regret it :) JazakaAllaah.
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
Nice thread!

When I was in middle school it was horrible for me!!! Proms parties trips you name it... I stayed away from all of that... My father was strict... And I was the only Muslim girl in that school. Life was tough for me..but wallahi looking back I don't regret anything. Alhamdulilah as for high school... I was in an Islamic environment the whole
Four years and the teachers and staff really came
Up with great 'halal' LOL things for us to do.

You have made excellent choices sister. You're almost finished so conclude with another excellent choice. You are
Not missing anything but haram.

Take good care

Salam

:wasalam: mashaAllaah your father was strict, i'm sure you thank him for that :) alhamdulillaah. mashaAllaah ukhti ur a very good example, jazakillaah ukhti :):)
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
assalamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

to cut a Long story short>

I hated school, and I did not like going.

There were Muslims, but they were just Muslim by name.

Imagine not listening music, or caring about movies from the age of 11....I stopped celebrating my birthday from age of 9, (was my own choice) and then imagine 5 years of going to a place where everyone, including teachers are ignorant, selfish and arrogant.. (even though it is meant to be one of the best schools in the whole UK)..

Sometimes, I would get teased because I cared about Islaam. People would make fun of what was halal or haram, and they would curse Allaah and the Prophet :saw: to get at me.. they would make fun of Islaam. The Muslims would call me "preacher boy" for telling them to come with me to pray.

So, I skipped school a lot, and nearly each morning I was late... or I just did not go.

I could not and did not want to copy them or be like them, nor be like the Muslims who imitate the disbelievers..

So, you did the right thing, you did not miss out on anything.

Some people so foolish, they will copy whatever other people are doing, even if that means drinking so much that they wake up in a pile of their own vomit the next morning.

wasalamu alaykum

:wasalam: wow subhanAllaah you went through a lot :( It must of been very hard. I don't really know how to deal with situations where if someone was to curse Allaah or Muhammad salAllaahu'alayhi wasalaam. I guess I would speak out and depends really. Because if the person carried on and persisted in insulting, then I don't know what I'd do, maybe i'd tell them a story of how kind he was.
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
Assalamu Aleykum Warahmatullahe Wabarakaathuh. Keyfa Haaluka Ya Akhee? Inshallah, Anta Kyrin (sorry, but I'm just a beginner at Arabic, the old "school dialect," you know? :)).

Alhamdulillah brother, that you have chose to come back to Islam at the age of eleven. I actually started questioning Islam when I was 11 years old, and after researching about other religions and Islam, I made my Shahadah again, but THIS time, with REAL faith in my heart. Then, after that, I started on the wrong foot (and fell down on my deen comepletely the following year), and then after being around the Haraam influence, and being around the bad kids (and mixing with their bad stuff), I started to come to relise about the reality, about how all of the bad stuff that I had allowed myself to fall down with just makes me feel upset. I use to feel like KILLING myself in grief, because I always felt empty and sad, and lonely. And so I tried to get back on my deen, and no success. I tried harder, and making Tawbah, and CONSTANTLY shedding tears for forgiveness, guidance, and protected from my evil deeds and from my society, and Alhamdu Lahu, al Rabee al Alameen, Allah Subhannahu wa Ta Alla forgave me, and guided my heart, away from all the Haraam that I had fallen into, and to tell you sincerely from my heart, whenever i look at my present self, and looking back on who I was before, Wallahi, my eyes never fail to shed tears, because Wallahi, the GREATEST blessing to me, was Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, and it still is.Wallahi, after Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla guided me, I became someone who I never would have dreamed about being, from my childhood/ Nor would my parents have ever thought that I would ever become.

But, all great things come from Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, and if I could have one thing for eternity, it would be him..............and his Rasul.


So Bhai, you think you could help me out a bit? You know people saying bad stuff about Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla and Rasulallah (SAW), yeah well, I SERIOUSLY have made it upon myself that it is my DUTY, that whenever someone curses Rasulallah (SAW) (knowingly) or Allah Subhanahu wa Ta Alla, then I NEED to come up, and start fighting that kid until the security guards or police pull me of (and yeah, that means, even if my whole face starts bleeding, I'm still fighting); but there were times when there were girls that would say that, and unfortunately, I REALLY can't just come up to them and punch them across the face (and knock their teeth out), because it's not good to hit a female.

And I need other help too, because I'm going through the same things that you are going through, Ya Bhai. But, Inshallah, everythng will go good, Inshallah.

Make dua for me, brothers and sisters; and Jazakumullahu Kyr Wa Barakallahu feekum; wa Yusleehu Baalakum. Ameen.

:wasalam: mashaAllaah :) this is very good. i remember when i wasn't practicing i was so arrogant. and when i was 14, i was really fed up of my life and started questioning myself. then i read a book about Islam and everything was clearly explained, and then alhamdulillaah Allaah guided me and from then alhamdulillaah i have been practicing. and those early days when i started practicing Islam were the best days of my life. I wish I could re-live those days. :) may Allaah always guide us.
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
As Salam Alaykum
I will have my prom two days before the summer holiday. It's obligatory to go there and I won't go there:D .
They think they can force me but I will show them my 'Islamic muscle'. I have not thought abt the prom even once... and i wont go there alhamdulilah.

wa alaykum salam

:wasalam: obligatory to go to the prom? mashaAllaah you didn't go. See, I find it that we are all examples for each other. mashaAllaah. and we are all in our youth and abstaining from evil. subhanAllaah. Allaah is truly the Greatest for guiding us from evil :)
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
:salam2:

obligatory??? really for us it was by the student council and u only go if u want to.
the only pressure is from friends, who look at u all weird when u say NO im not going.

Ok even from a non muslim point of view, i still dont get it WHY would i pay to publically humiliate myself with my dancing skills, and end my school career with a ever lasting public humiliaty , lol no literally cuz all i wud do on the floor is the chicken dance lol i dont think thats publically accepted after grade 5

the only thing i went to were the Athletic Banquet cuz they were compulsary if u wanted an award, and even then, this one time was getting an award and my coach was giving. My coach had his 2 year or somethiing like that small daughter in his arms, so when i was walking all under the spotlight i had to say/do something with the child cuz everyone did somethng i didn't want to be the guy that stand out, i was so nervous, i wanted to lightly pull her cheek after thanking my coach :p i ended up half smacking her , like Geez, the crowd probably went like aaawwwwooouuuccchhh

:) lol prom night as well Wow no way lol gotto leave the school with some dignity. RIGHT?

:wasalam:

:wasalam: mashaAllaah you didn't go. thats good example.jazakaAllaah.
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
:salam2:

Mashallah i like this thread we can all compare notes that all proms are just filled with haraam and no benefit so i would consider it to be a waste of time and dont feel like your left out, these sort of gatherings are cursed and disliked by Allah whereas gatherings of khair the Angels are with us soo please stay firm on you decisions and stay strong and dont worry if you feel like a stranger because thats what we are so lets embrace it :hijabi:

Brother Mabsoot is right some muslims at school are just muslim by name and they even tease you so you cant win with the kafirs never mind the muslims. I too used to get nicknames like shakhya and they would only come to me in Ramadan and say please tell us a islamic story and i am like why didnt you ask the rest of the year???? lol but Alhamdulilah you cant give into their weak ways and if you want to beat them certainly DONT join them.....:blackhijab:


Sorry if i wrote too much.
:wasalam:

:wasalam: I agree with you 100% sis :) lol I remember in secondary school they used to call me 'holy' or 'religious' . mashaAllaah u didn't write too much, u wrote sufficient :) alhamdulillaah :):)
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
assalam waleikum,

I'll graduate this year and classes will finish this month at my college so, the students association have organised a prom for next week and they invited all of the finalist students to go. I decided not to go, as I've done in my secondary school before and I didn't regret because I know very well what is going to happen there: boys and girls (or I was told even girls and girls...euhh) are going to flirt and touch and some will even do worse without any compromise, the most part will just drink until they puke and they will look like deplorable fools who think that means having fun...
To avoid this poor spectacle and to avoid feel disgusted by these sinful and stupid behaviours, my best friends and I decided to organise a private dinner for us at the same day to celebrate our degrees at a nice restaurant. This way we know we will have a great opportunity to remember all the years as classmates at college, fun situations and we will enjoy the food and most important, the friendship of people who respect values.
Alhamdullilah I never felt I was losing something because I know that this is the best for me and I avoid occasions to be close to those who don't care about God.
Altough I'm not a muslim, I'm learning a lot about Islam and I find in it values and principles that are matching my own personal values and I hope to continue to learn about it in order to be in the right path.
Dear Channa I wish you the best because I've already felt what you described, but most important, God will support your decision and you can count on us here on TTI to make you feel proud and glad about it, even if sometimes it feels difficult to be different in a decadent society.

salam

peace be upon you

aw mashaAllaah(because Allaah willed). I was happy to read your response and know that u have interest in Islam :) I actually thought you were Muslim until u mentioned ur a non-Muslim. May Allaah Al Hadi(the Guide) guide you InshaAllaah :) :)
 

ShyHijabi

Junior Member
Salaam,

Before I was Muslim and and many, many years ago (ahem when I was in highschool) I didn't go to the prom. Frankly it seemed so artificial and stiffly choreographed that I didn't see the purpose. I was asked by a few guys and just couldn't muster the enthusiasm to say yes.

My mom was kind of heartbroken since she is a big girly-girl when it comes to these things. Now she is grateful I was such a loner as I never had to come to her with a teenage pregnancy or STD.
 

muslimah_mtl

AlhamduliLlah
:wasalam: ukhtii :D What you say is right sis. May Allaah bless you. :lol: I can imagine you playing football :SMILY335: lol. It's so funny how they call us weird and backward but they are the ones who will be drinking, getting drunk, losing their minds, vomiting, getting involved in fights..and we're backward..i can't stop laughing lol Jazakillaah for your advise ukhtii :D love u lots ukhti FiLlaaaaahhhh :):):)

Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah :D
Ameen ya rabb Jazaakillah khayran ukhti. May Allah bless you too and all those you love.
lolll yeah now im the "weird and backward" one and im famous for being that lol.
InshaAllah one day theyll realise that the way the deal with their lives is wrong and that getting drunk and going to parties is not what makes them better than those who don't.
Wa anti min ahli ljaza' ukjhtiii
i love you so so much fiLlah
May Allah al wadood love you
:hearts:
:wasalam:
 

Kakorot

Junior Member
Assalamu alaykum wa rahmatuLlah :D
Ameen ya rabb Jazaakillah khayran ukhti. May Allah bless you too and all those you love.
lolll yeah now im the "weird and backward" one and im famous for being that lol.
InshaAllah one day theyll realise that the way the deal with their lives is wrong and that getting drunk and going to parties is not what makes them better than those who don't.
Wa anti min ahli ljaza' ukjhtiii
i love you so so much fiLlah
May Allah al wadood love you
:hearts:
:wasalam:

:wasalam: Wa iyyaki ukhti :D Ameen to the du'aas :D. May Allaah guide them. May Al Wadood love you always :) Fi amaan Allaah ukhtiiii :D :SMILY252:
 

Muslim18

Blessed Muslimah
assalamu alaykum

jazak Allaahu khayr, but I did not choose to "come back to Islam" at 11, I have always been a Muslim, and praying since 6, alhamdulillah.

Wasalamu alaykum

:salam2:

Mashallah May Allah bless your parents. what a great upbringing it must have been inshallah i hope my children be brought up young worshiping Allah. And May Allah make you protected under his shade on the day of judgement...

:wasalam:
 
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