I am amazed at the Wisdom my lord has bestowed upon me just by speaking his praise. I feel as if I am a new women. Allahu Akbar !!! Even though I am still struggling with formalities, I feel as if I become closer to Allah. My Arabic is taking longer than I would like. I asked for guidance and strength. Why must we pray in Arabic?! I was born in the United States and before now have never even heard Arabic spoken. Muslim people are all over the world from every different country, so how could will tell another Muslim brother or sister if we shared no common tongue? It would be difficult right? Of course. Another thought that originally plagued my mind was, " Why are our Surahs (prayers) so uniformed? Times and wordings so precise. I realized that before converting to Islam I didn't take time to "Praise" God, because I was to busy "praying" for what I wanted. As a small child I prayed for a pony, as a teen I prayed a certain guy would asked me to the prom, as a young mother I prayed my tiny pay check would cover my expenses. Now my mindset has completely changed. I praise Allah and trust he will protect me from all harm. Most of the things I ever desired seemed superficial now. Blessed am I by Allah, that I have cloths to wear, food to eat, water to drink, and a roof over my head. So many are not as fortunate as I.
This is beautiful!! Mashallah sis, I hope to read more from you. :D
ReplyDeleteI also thank Allah (swt) for all that He has provided to me. But I also, dua (pray) for things like this, Allahswt please save me from the Hellfire, take me to the right path, please forgive my sins and I think about all the sins I've committed in my life, please give me a blessed day, so and so on. I pray for a long time after my Salah!!
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