Salam to my dear brothers and sisters. This is my first post here, but I always come to this site to read the posts all of you have made. I finally decided to post my question here because I am really struggling with a friend of mine and trying to help her regain her faith.
She is 29, muslim, comes from a religious family however doesn't she looks, talks, acts like an American person. Nothing wrong with being Americanized, but you shouldn't forget who you are. She goes out clubbing, tells me she doesn't drink (but I think she does), wears revealing clothing, doesn't eat halal, doesn't pray. I believe is she is sexually active and is very provocative when it comes to talking about sex.
She was married for 6 years to a traditional Muslim guy and divorced him 4 years ago. Since then she has been going through this rebellious phase. Her parents and myself always tell her to pray, or just try religion a little more, but nothing seems to get through to her. It's like she has a shell around her heart that doesn't let any Iman come through.
My question is what can I do for her? I care about her a lot and I want to see her change, but she gets annoyed and thinks I am preaching to her. Is there any duah I can make for her? How can I talk to her to show her that she is going the wrong way? I'm willing to do anything to make this happen for her. I just don't know how to help. And I don't want to abandon her either. I want to stay patient but I don't see any change in her. I'm not willing to let her just go astray. I feel that Allah has brought me to her in order to help her see the light, I just don't know what else I can do to make her change...
She is 29, muslim, comes from a religious family however doesn't she looks, talks, acts like an American person. Nothing wrong with being Americanized, but you shouldn't forget who you are. She goes out clubbing, tells me she doesn't drink (but I think she does), wears revealing clothing, doesn't eat halal, doesn't pray. I believe is she is sexually active and is very provocative when it comes to talking about sex.
She was married for 6 years to a traditional Muslim guy and divorced him 4 years ago. Since then she has been going through this rebellious phase. Her parents and myself always tell her to pray, or just try religion a little more, but nothing seems to get through to her. It's like she has a shell around her heart that doesn't let any Iman come through.
My question is what can I do for her? I care about her a lot and I want to see her change, but she gets annoyed and thinks I am preaching to her. Is there any duah I can make for her? How can I talk to her to show her that she is going the wrong way? I'm willing to do anything to make this happen for her. I just don't know how to help. And I don't want to abandon her either. I want to stay patient but I don't see any change in her. I'm not willing to let her just go astray. I feel that Allah has brought me to her in order to help her see the light, I just don't know what else I can do to make her change...