How to be a Productive Muslim

Well first off, let's start with what a "Productive Muslim" really is. In my own opinion, a Productive Muslim is a Muslim, who chooses and tries their best to always be in action, and not just any action, but action that pleases Allah of course! Want to know how to become a Productive Muslim, check these awesome YouTube videos out, and also subscribe to ProductiveMuslim (yes, I know the name is just so....WOW!).

Mashallah, these videos are great motivators, and they are not pressuring at all. Their Friday Naseeha's are amazing as well mashAllah. You'd think they'd run out of stuff to talk about in terms of productivity, but that just shows you the beauty of Islam, it can never be limited!

They give you a break down, step-by-step of what you can do for a more fulfilling, Islamic, life that will inshAllah bring you closer to our Creator. Here's one of my faves, it's a cartoon but this is actually what I wish to achieve some day, inshAllah!

My Advice To Anyone Who Will Listen

Ok, so here it is straight out. Don't keep things bottled up. 

You are an important person, no matter who you are, and you have a right as a human being to have your opinion and voice heard! 

If you keep your emotions bottled up then you'll explode and create a huge fire which is insanely hard to put out . I'm speaking from experience by the way. 

When something is bothering you, just say it, right then and there! But don't burst out in angry emotions. Take a breath, decide on what you're going to say, and then calmly and in the nicest way possible say it. 

Yes, you should be nice no matter how terribly that person has treated you or made you feel, just so you are better than them in the eyes of Allah. 

The cliche is: fighting fire with fire only gives you a bigger flame, causing more damage, and more for you to clean up.

Emotions are very powerful, they can build you up and tear you down in a bout a second's time, be careful with how you decide to express them, or not express them. 

May Allah be with you in your time of stress and give you more happiness.

Thanks for reading!

It's a No Brainer!

Asalam Ailaykoum W Rahmet Allah W Barakato

I absolutely love to find lectures on things that I have been long pondering for. Since Islam is a religion of not only faith, but logic, science, and proof! I am always eager to find preachers, sheikhs, etc, who are able to explain certain topics that just leave me utterly clueless. I am taking a currently taking AP Biology, and we have begun to study evolution. Now reading about evolution, and Darwin, and all the evidence through fossils, and stratums that scientists have come upon to claim their theory of evolution to be true. I'll be honest,  I was a little befuddled. I mean, these guys sounded pretty legit, their logic of well if this organism has so and so genetics, and this organism has the same so and so genetics than they must be cousins of some sort, and have the same grandparents, or great great grandparents or something like that. You know what I mean.

Anyway, I decided to do some investigating as to what Islam thought of evolution. One of my most favorite things about Islam, is that everything has a logical explanation for it. Yusha Evans, who is a convert whose story requires a post all on its own mashallah, said that the biggest sin in Christianity, is that you ask too many questions. That when he himself had asked questions concerning the legitimacy of the Christian religion, he told him, religion is not about proof, it is about faith beyond what comprehension. So I guess in other words, you have to believe in it, just not understand it. I'm not trying to beat down on the Christian religion or anything of course, I'm just reiterating something I've seen/heard. Anyway, watch the video of Yusuf Estes. For those of you who are searching for proof of religion or proof of God, I think you may find your answer here. But who knows, everyone is different and therefore not everyone sees things in the same way.

So take care, Salamz!

 

This is only part 1, click on the the video to get the rest of the parts!

 

 

 

 

Hijabi Fashion at its Best!! Swarovski Elements Jawaher Collection

I absolutely love hijabi fashion! Especially designers who specifically design for hijabis too. The Jawaher Collection is simply gorgeous mashallah. Now I know that designer isn't exactly something that most of us may be able to buy in a second without having to think about prices and budgets. I belong to this particular group haha. However this doesn't mean that one can't check out these amazing fashions! They're beautiful to admire and quite possible get inspiration out of!. Here's a couple of pictures, of the line and a clip, enjoy!

Oh my gosh ^^^ Look at that heel! o__O

Check out this awesome clip! ^^^ =)

The Beauty of Hejab.

So this is a poem that my friend wrote. I hope you all like it because I know I'm in love with it! I helped her out with a couple of the lines towards the ends too ;). Anyway, read it and share your thoughts!

The Beauty of Hejab


It seems that many are no longer aware
Of the purpose of the hejab they are meant to wear
They've been convinced its a sign of their oppression
From their violent religion, that spreads only aggression
Takes away their freedom of physical expression
Demeans them to a level of being  man's posession
Rooted in a culture of backwards regression
So let me clarify, because class is in session
Hejab is nothing like what you may have come to know
It's as pure as the whitest of winters snow
It's not opression, it is in fact liberation
From the standards of society, from the eyes of a nation
Driven only by superficial temptation
Heading only for moral degradation
And as blatant as this seems, eventual damnation
So then why Muslim women cover should be blatantly clear
We do not cover simply out of fear
In fact, we cover out of respect
So the assumption that we are oppressed is simply not correct
We prefer to be judged on not our bodies but our mind
Towards intelligence, spirtuality, and kindess we are inclined
So let's talk about freedom, because no one is more free
Then someone willingly choosing to be God's devotee
To be a walking symbol of islam each and every day
Despite what her family or society has to say
So, so what if you can't see her hair?
Her beauty isn't for all of mankind to share
From outer appearances and judgements she is liberated
From being seen as an object she will never be violated
Yet, I still find it Ironic how people have imagined
That when a woman is covered her freedom is challenged
Beauty isn't in your hair or in your mini-skirt
it's not in your tight jeans or your strapless shirt
It's in the efforts that on humanity you exert
However in the sad world of today
People don’t want to hear what you have to say
They just want to see a pretty face
That sits  on an alluring body  and a mind that goes to waste
They claim women should be seen, and not heard
Like inferiors we have unknowingly been turned
Expected to flaunt and reconstruct ourselves
To be placed on society’s “Mindless and Self-Deprecated” shelves
So, if you call piety oppression well than that's fine by me
Guess I'm as "oppressed" as oppressed can be

-Susu M7moud

Taking a Step Back, and Realizing How Fortunate We Really Are!

Salam Ailykom Girlies!
Kol Sana Wento Tayebeen, Eid is almost here!

Oh how I hate that money plays such a big role in the happiness in the lives of people today. But sadly that is how the world seems to be run now. Not to be shallow, it's not like money alone makes you happy, but it certainly helps what with nothing in this world being without its price anymore.

What brought up this topic today is that I was just making my to-do list, yes I am that much of an organized freak hehe. And in my to-do list I also like to plan out my budget; how much I will be making and just where I'm going to spend it next. I usually like to save all this stuff on word, and I don't erase any of it. I started doing this about a year or two ago and just scrolling through my past to-do lists and budgets it's amazing to see how much I've changed. You can tell that through my prioritization of items on my list. What was moved down the list, what has moved up the list, and what may have stayed the same over the past two or so years.

So going through my list I realize... Oh my goodness! I am so blessed to be able to worry about these things. I mean on this list I have things that range from my next phone bill, to the digital camera I want to buy, to eyeliner. I'm living a life right now where even paying the bills is a luxury. As odd as that may sound to some of us, it's true. We're all always so caught up in our own lives, which is ok, we can't help it sometimes. However we should be making more of an effort to realize and be reminded that our lives as they are now are a blessing from Allah swt. Every morning that which we wake up and find that our worries aren't actually all that ginormous. Not compared to what they could be.

It's at times like these I smile I say Alhamdllah, I thank Allah for all that he has given me, and I ask him to help those in the world who may not be as fortunate as I may be so that they may find happiness in life as well. Perhaps it's the fasting that's been doing this to me, but whatever it is. I am glad it happened. I was getting so caught up in my "problems" that I was starting to get a little stressed. Just thinking about how thanks to Allah I am where I am today, just made me relax, but it also made me feel ashamed.

Here I am complaining, worrying, and stressing about such silly things were there are so many people in the world who don't even know if they'll find food for their children the next day! I thank Allah for all that he has given and I ask him to help the less fortunate in the world, and that we may all be reminded to give our Zakat and charity. Eid is coming it, so it is the perfect time to feel thoughtful, and do this for you brothers and sisters of the world, and for Allah as well.

May Allah's peace and blessings be upon you all inshallah sisters! We are fortunate and have only Him to thank. So thank you Allah, I love you!

Celebrity Stalked Without the Free Designer and Unlimited Glam

Have you ever felt that when you're walking through the streets or into a store, or just anywhere public, that everyone is just STARING at you? It's quite off-putting, but what can you do about it? I truly do feel sometimes that paparazzi is going to leap out any minute now and just start snapping away. It's not in the good way. Not because you're Selena Gomez and people want to catch a picture of you feeding a dog on the street, but because you're Britney Spears, just got out of rehab, and people can't wait to see what crazy thing you'll do next.

 I'm a runner, have been since middle school and it's something that's become apart of me, something that I can't give up. Maybe it's just me being paranoid, but now when I run with my hijab wrapped around me, I can see people literally turning in their seats to just STARE. It's a wonder an accident hasn't happened yet because of this. I truly feel that people just like to oggle at me sometimes, or that they don't like to, but they forget themselves, their manners, and just go ahead and do it. As a hijabi, it's obviously not about fitting in, and not wanting the "unwanted attention." It's about pleasing Allah, and of course, nothing else matters.

Although we can't help ourselves. I know that I am not perfect, and some things do bother me because I just can't help it. I'm working on it, trying to bring myself back to the right type of thinking, but like I mentioned before, it's not easy.... You kind of know how celebrities feel now, but like the title of this post says, it's being a celebrity without the designer and the glam, at least not the type of glam that we know about on Earth ;)




Until another time, Salam Sisters!