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    Posted: 29 November 2010 at 9:23pm
I went to my local Islamic center and took my shahada on Friday Nov. 12, 2010!LOL
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Alhamdulillah. Welcome to Islam.
May God Almighty help and bless you in your journey.
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Semar

"We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH)

"1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air"
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Jazakallah khair, Semar. I'm glad that I became Muslim. I have a question: My daughter is inviting me to visit her and the grandchildren on Christmas and I know that as a Muslim I can't celebrate it any more, what should I do? My daughter already knows that I converted to Islam.Lamp

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Salam/Peace,
 
Visit doesn't mean celebrate. You don't have to sing, pray along with them right. Just enjoy the day eat, talk etc. So it's should be OK. IMHO, we should continue our relationship with our friends and family no mater their faith are.
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MashaAllah!  Great to hear about your reversion!  May Allah bless you and increase you in faith.    
Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death, are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds. (Surat al-Anaam: 162)

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Originally posted by want2know want2know wrote:

I went to my local Islamic center and took my shahada on Friday Nov. 12, 2010!LOL
 
As Salamu Alaikum [Peace be on you}
 
Allahu Akbar !
 
Congragulations sis. {Sorry for being late to congragulate you}
 
How did you feel after reciting the shahadah ?
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: �All the descendants of Adam are sinners, and the best of sinners are those who repent."
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Originally posted by want2know want2know wrote:

Jazakallah khair, Semar. I'm glad that I became Muslim. I have a question: My daughter is inviting me to visit her and the grandchildren on Christmas and I know that as a Muslim I can't celebrate it any more, what should I do? My daughter already knows that I converted to Islam.Lamp



Salaam want2know!!! :-)

Mubarak (congratulations) on becoming our Sister in Islam! May Allah shower His blessings upon you and make this life & the hereafter easy for you.

There is no harm in you socializing with your non-Muslim relatives. You don't have to (and shouldn't) cut-off from family celebrations. You can still attend birthdays, Christmases etc whilst maintaining your Islamic lifestyle i.e. you can not pray etc, but still be present. Infact this is a good opportunity to show them that while you may have changed inside as a Muslim - you are still the same person & they haven't 'lost' their grandma/mom. Good opportunity to share your 'new & improved' self.

Here is an opinion on this, while it is on Thanksgiving - they pretty much apply here as well, do take a look:

http://www.suhaibwebb.com/islam-studies/can-i-give-thanks-and-throw-down-on-some-turkey-this-week/



"O Lord, forgive me, my parents and Muslims in the Hereafter. O Lord, show mercy on them as they showed mercy to me when I was young."
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote kin29 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 January 2011 at 8:49pm
If I may ask, If I wanted to be an Islam, what should I do? Hope you guys will reply to me.. Thanks!
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