Recent content by Ling

I've noticed this as well. It's rather worrisome. I was beginning to think I've made a mistake in registering myself.

Well, I'm a Singaporean. Singapore is not a muslim country but this is probably one of the safest places in the world - and everyone speaks English. We do have a large muslim population as well - I think about 20% of the population. Our neighbour Malaysia is also quite safe and personally, I...

The prophet cried too: Once, when the Prophet was occupied with some people, one of his daughters sent him a message that her little son was dying; he told the messenger to return and remind her that, 'What Allah takes belongs to Him, what He gives belongs to Him, and He has an appointed time...

I had no problems fasting except that some born muslims I knew were trying to get me to break my fast for trivial reasons.

I heard a similar story a few years ago of a local convert who passed away all alone. She had divorced her muslim husband some time earlier and when she died, nobody knew except the members of her previous church. Not knowing what to do, they gave her a Christian burial even though she was still...

Yes, i would like to go into full purdah, seclusion and all, if I was able ie if my husband could support me financially and if I had supportive family members. As it is, I have to work so purdah and hijab are both not possible. Family members on both sides are also not supportive.

Fantastic! Thanks for the links! JazakAllah!

You know, in my special school, we use old donated CDs for craftwork and also to teach the children prevocational skills (matching & packing). Perhaps you could donate your CDs to some charitable organisation. If you're afraid they'll play the music, then you could apply scratches to the CDs first.

My dear sister, I know exactly what you're going through as I am a convert myself. Brother Abu has given excellent advice - you have to practise patience. Treat your parents well and always with respect. The prophet has said "Good manners (adab) are a part of faith". Practise saying zhikr as...

Assalaamu 'alaikum! I've just registered a few minutes ago. I'm been checking out this site for a while and I've found it to be informative and 'CLEAN' (ie. no improper conduct/words allowed - a rarity on the internet)! I'm a convert so I'm not sure if I can actually contribute anything of...