Frustrations

Assalamalikum sisters, I just wanted to get out my annoyance at the drivers in this country AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Ok, all out now... I dunno if its cause of where I live (near a big city) or just canadians on a whole... no offence to the canucks here.... im sure it isnt everyone, just the ones I come across.....

So I was just walking around the shopping centre and I saw a kid I reckon about 10 or 11 with a tshirt on that said.... drunk chicks think Im hot.. subhanallah... what is the world coming to when parents buy these things for their kids, cause he really wasnt at an age to be buying his own clothes. Also, I noticed the majority of the girls where either pulling up jeans or pulling down tshirts or skirts... alhamdulillah for the way I dress... no pulling of any kind alhamdulillah.

Well thats it for now... insha'allah back to work on my arabic, my arabic teacher is home august 28th and shes warned me of a test not looking forward to that especially when I havent done nearly as much as I wanted to... but isnt that always the way??!

Fi amenallah my dear sisters.

My deen

Assalamalikum sisters,

so Ive decided... Im gonna make a few changes in relation to my deen insha'allah to strengthen myself. Tonight, Ive chatted with a friend from home.... ate, stitched some more and insha'allah im gonna read more of the book Im reading with my Islamic reading group. However, for now... this is a pact to myself, but I just wanted to tell you all about it not for any particular reason.. mainly cause I speak to a few of you often and Im hoping you will keep me on my toes So here it is...

1. Wake for fajr on time, pray sunnah too (as usual) and praise Allah (Subhana wa ta'ala) 100 times before sleeping some more.

2. To pray sunnah salah after Maghrib & full 3 rakah for witr

3. To learn the duaa (Qunut) for witr

4. Finish learning Quraish (2 arabic ayah left)

Thats it for now.... Hmm... Im wondering whether there is some sort of checklist blog on the net where I could put all this stuff.... anyone know?? Fi amenallah

Shopping

Assalamalikum sisters, yes Ive done it again. I couldnt pass up on the offer of 3 abayas for $140 from islamic boutique. So they arrived in Canada about 2 weeks ago and according to the tracking messages it was waiting at customs waiting for a signature. I couldnt understand whos signature they were waiting for cause noone had phoned me. So i phoned them up, they put me through to the place where its being kept and he told me that I had to go pick up paper work from him then go to customs to get them to release the parcel. So i went to get the paperwork then he told me once i have the release to come back to him and he would give me the parcel... Im like.. u have it here?? Man!!! So anyways, I got to customs, the guy was ok... not as scary as i thought i would find before making duaa in the car before entering the building. Now Im home and I can pick them up tomorrow insha'allah, Im working at the airport in the morning and the place is just around the corner. Insha'allah it will be open that early, if not.. Ill go on my dinner hour. Im sooo excited...

Plus... ive been for 3 interviews recently... well one was with an agency who headhunted me for a ballistics technician job... but ive worn hijab to all of them and I cant believe how strong I feel in it, like this is truly the real me. U know?? Alhamdulillah. Something must be coming across though cause they dont seem to look like they feel sorry for me, I imagined when i decided to wear it that the interviewers would be hung up about it and i realised why fulltime hijabis couldnt give 2 hoots.... cause they are confident with who they are in the scarf. I know the things I know, with and without it... so if its written I will hear back from them soon. Make duaa for me sisters, I really need to get out of the place Im in right now... not just for my sanity but especially for my deen insha'allah.

Fi amenallah

Yummy

yummy yummy alhamdulillah

Seattle

Assalamalikum everyone,

while im sat here finishing sister Rabias stitching (send me ur address sis) Im listening to the news to hear that some walked into a jewish building (im assuming a synagogue) and killed 1 person and injured 5 over the killing in the middle east. Of course, he was of Pakistani descent, of course meaning.. of course he was muslim, subahanallah.... sayin that he was upset with what was happening in Lebanon.

So now, all jewish buildings thoughout north america are stepping up their security. Now my question... why didnt the mosques get more security when the war started in Iraq?? isnt it the same thing?? shouldnt muslims have been worried when Iraq was attacked? here jews are worried because Isreal is being attacked.. so it is really the same thing, of course it isnt seen that way.

Subhanallah.. just wanted to get that off my chest, now I have to pray Asr. Insha'allah this fighting will stop soon before it compelety destroys a country that is already near enough beyond repair. May the people there all be rewarded for what they have had to live through.

Last night

Assalamalikum everyone,

well yesterday was a busy day for me alhamdulillah, I finished work at 4 then I had to go to the airport pick up some fuel, drive back to work, test the fuel, then drive home, shower & go to meet friends.. supposed to be there for 7.. so here is how the time scale worked out, I ended up getting home at 650, not showering and getting to the place for 715 heehee...

A friend from Egypt came to visit her family over here, Ive known her since before i reverted and she has been such a good sister to me alhamdulillah. We dont chat as often as we used to, but thats mainly cause Im not at uni anymore and have a lot less time to do those keeping in touch things. So the family she is visiting actually lives not far from me now, in the town where I lived when i first moved over here. I was telling her Id like her to meet my half egyptian half english friend here.. and she was like sure, i told her a little about her... then the next email tells me that her cousin wants her to meet this girl, guess wot! Same girl. Subhanallah.. small world. So we all meet up and have food and chat it was a good night, we were there for a few hours then maghrib came and we parted.. with me adding luggage to myself, she had brought me a few things over from Egypt... some jelly sweets which i really miss from UK (they generally use a lot more veggie gelatin at home alhamdulillah) a prayer dress.. masha'allah I love it, its navy with small white flowers and white lacy edging with a shayla attached to the neck. Its so roomy and comfy, i love it!! And 3 hijabs, masha'allah the colours are sooo me.. as well as the frame above, its so pretty I love it.

Well thats what I did yesterday, today Im gonna concentrate on some stitching and learning the surah i still havent learnt. Please everyone, keep me in ur duaa tomorrow... i dont wanna say why just make duaa that i get through the day as Allah (swt) has planned... insha'allah.. Ill discuss more when i know more insha'allah.

So its off to my little bed in the corner to do my bits now. Insha'allah ill write soon, sorry its been awhile. Take care.