boupj
Junior Member
So I live in an area full of Muslims but I don't know any, actually only one, and he doesn't even know I took Shahada yet. I really want to meet fellow muslims as there are many thigns I'm struggling with as new convert . A big thing is hijab. Allah has (thankfully) put it on my heart to wear hijab, but I haven't put it on yet. No one knows I'm a Muslim. I also don't want to wear hijab until I've stopped smoking because nothing looks worse (or much more hypocritical) than a Muslim in headscarf smoking a cigarette. As a convert who is very well aware of all the prejudice about Islam out there I want to make sure that I'm representing Islam properly if I'm going to make my faith visible (with hijab) or even just known. I really want to meet fellow Muslims because I'm lonely I've stopped going out (cuz all my friends drink and Inshallah I've stopped drinking) and I'm just very lonely. There is a Muslim association at my school and I really want to go speak to someone there but everyone in it seems to be a born Muslim and I worry that I won't fit in. I always tell myself I'm going to go but when I see them at the clubs table I lose my nerve. I know I'm being silly but I really need support here and everyone at TTI has been so supportive in the past I hope I can receive a little more of that support.
On a lighter note I ran into a friend of mine (an old drinking buddy) who saw me and said "So you're a good girl now" shows that I've made progress, people who don't even know about my conversion can see that I've changed.
On a lighter note I ran into a friend of mine (an old drinking buddy) who saw me and said "So you're a good girl now" shows that I've made progress, people who don't even know about my conversion can see that I've changed.