Comments on: Care For Converts Drive http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/ Promoting Sadaqah with half a date or a pleasant word Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:57:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: muslimmatters.org » Care for Converts Drive - Final Event this Saturday http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-113 muslimmatters.org » Care for Converts Drive - Final Event this Saturday Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:39:13 +0000 http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/#comment-113 [...] month’s appeal was called “Care for Converts“, and as the name suggests, was aimed at helping out the newest members of our blessed [...] [...] month’s appeal was called “Care for Converts“, and as the name suggests, was aimed at helping out the newest members of our blessed [...]

]]> By: A Yunus http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-112 A Yunus Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:52:54 +0000 http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/#comment-112 Assalaamu alaikkum, I have posted on the "Care for converts Drive", insha Allah may ALlah make it beneficial for all the new Muslims, Aameen. I dint see any flyer to print out. Please update the post with the flyer. Jazakallah Khair. Assalaamu alaikkum,

I have posted on the “Care for converts Drive”, insha Allah may ALlah make it beneficial for all the new Muslims, Aameen. I dint see any flyer to print out. Please update the post with the flyer. Jazakallah Khair.

]]> By: Have you helped a revert brother or sister? « Islam, the way of life http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Have you helped a revert brother or sister? « Islam, the way of life Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:44:42 +0000 http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/#comment-111 [...] Make a encouraging comment or leave a suggestion here. [...] [...] Make a encouraging comment or leave a suggestion here. [...]

]]> By: A'ishah Borzea http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-110 A'ishah Borzea Sun, 30 Mar 2008 22:23:29 +0000 http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/#comment-110 Here are some masha'Allah very beneficial notes taken from Habits of Excellence: Empowerment to Improve Through Criticism by Sister Megan Wyatt that could be helpful to others, insha'Allah, especially if they aren't able to listen to the program. Questions to ask Yourself when Being Criticized*: 1. Who is the critic? Would you consider them someone that you value? Are they qualified to have given you that criticism? Semi-qualified? Not qualified? 2. What is their motive? What inspired them to give the criticism? (not to confuse with their intentions) 3. What can you learn from it? What’s the hidden gem? * Criticism comes in three forms: - Sincere advice - Advice given in a harsh manner - Insults, slander, nothing positive --- Let me just say that masha'Allah the discussion is SO good for converts to hear! Like how many born Muslims know that going to the masjid as a convert can be intimidating because there will always be someone who makes a comment about what your doing, how you look etc.? A very important thing to understand: You can't rely on other people for your emotional well-being. It's easier to please Allah (swt) than it is other people. You can please Allah (swt) by taking care of your teeth, for instance. Who else would care about that ONE act? Here are some masha’Allah very beneficial notes taken from Habits of Excellence: Empowerment to Improve Through Criticism by Sister Megan Wyatt that could be helpful to others, insha’Allah, especially if they aren’t able to listen to the program.

Questions to ask Yourself when Being Criticized*:

1. Who is the critic? Would you consider them someone that you value? Are they qualified to have given you that criticism? Semi-qualified? Not qualified?

2. What is their motive? What inspired them to give the criticism? (not to confuse with their intentions)

3. What can you learn from it? What’s the hidden gem?

* Criticism comes in three forms:
- Sincere advice
- Advice given in a harsh manner
- Insults, slander, nothing positive

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Let me just say that masha’Allah the discussion is SO good for converts to hear! Like how many born Muslims know that going to the masjid as a convert can be intimidating because there will always be someone who makes a comment about what your doing, how you look etc.?

A very important thing to understand: You can’t rely on other people for your emotional well-being. It’s easier to please Allah (swt) than it is other people. You can please Allah (swt) by taking care of your teeth, for instance. Who else would care about that ONE act?

]]> By: yota http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-108 yota Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:24:57 +0000 http://halfdate.com/2008/03/15/care-for-converts-drive/#comment-108 As-salaamu ‘alikum, Mashallah this site is doing some great work out there. I'm commenting on the talk with Baba Ali. Given that I feel like a schoolage groupie over him and my opinion may be biased, i think the talk yesterday was amazing. Ali is a very good speaker and along with his speaking skills he was asked some really good questions from Ahmed from half-date. so i took some notes... and these are the highlights: really good proverb was used by Ali in discuessing the importance of the people you surround yourself with: if you hang out with a man who sells perfume, you'll eventually begin to smell good like him. If you hang out with a blacksmith all the time you'll eventually get dirty. If you don't like your reflection then you have to change your company. It is foolish to take pride in your culture, race, ethnicity etc. we didn't choose it. We take pride in things that don't matter on the day of judgment. Doctors and Persians and so on will not sit together on the day of judgement. You should be more worried about your Deen then your culture. You have to forgive and forget. Culture can not solve arguments in your marrage but Allah can. There is a Care for Converts group on facebook Ali says he is not responsible for converting anyone because if he had the power to convert people he would have converted his parents. Allah is responsible for giving people the strenghth and the wisdom to convert. This analogy was used: If one wants to get a PhD from Harvard he needs to change his life in order to get the degree. He needs to foreward all mail to the library being that he will be there more then his own house, will have to cancel plans with friends and so on in order to reach that ultimate goal. The same is true for reverts and born muslims. If you want to end up in Jennah you have to sacrifice and live through the trial of life. When a person reverts to Islam thats when the test begins. The tests and trials continue till the grave. It dosn't get easier after reverting. But you do have an ultimate goal that you strive for. Jennah. arrogance is punishment Allah will judge you for your intentions. I spoke to Ali at this point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) i'm still cheesing A list of locations that Ali will be visiting will be up inshallah on monday on his blog... ummahfilms.com.... join that mailing list and also halfdate.com mailing list. For the more percise conversation please listen to the sound bite that half date has made avaliable. It is very much worth your time. Awwwww and theirs a dramatic ending that you have to hear... i will not spoil the ending ;) May Allah bless you all for your efforts. ~sister yota As-salaamu ‘alikum,
Mashallah this site is doing some great work out there. I’m commenting on the talk with Baba Ali. Given that I feel like a schoolage groupie over him and my opinion may be biased, i think the talk yesterday was amazing. Ali is a very good speaker and along with his speaking skills he was asked some really good questions from Ahmed from half-date. so i took some notes… and these are the highlights:
really good proverb was used by Ali in discuessing the importance of the people you surround yourself with: if you hang out with a man who sells perfume, you’ll eventually begin to smell good like him. If you hang out with a blacksmith all the time you’ll eventually get dirty.
If you don’t like your reflection then you have to change your company.
It is foolish to take pride in your culture, race, ethnicity etc. we didn’t choose it. We take pride in things that don’t matter on the day of judgment. Doctors and Persians and so on will not sit together on the day of judgement. You should be more worried about your Deen then your culture.
You have to forgive and forget.
Culture can not solve arguments in your marrage but Allah can.
There is a Care for Converts group on facebook
Ali says he is not responsible for converting anyone because if he had the power to convert people he would have converted his parents. Allah is responsible for giving people the strenghth and the wisdom to convert.
This analogy was used: If one wants to get a PhD from Harvard he needs to change his life in order to get the degree. He needs to foreward all mail to the library being that he will be there more then his own house, will have to cancel plans with friends and so on in order to reach that ultimate goal. The same is true for reverts and born muslims. If you want to end up in Jennah you have to sacrifice and live through the trial of life. When a person reverts to Islam thats when the test begins. The tests and trials continue till the grave. It dosn’t get easier after reverting. But you do have an ultimate goal that you strive for. Jennah.
arrogance is punishment
Allah will judge you for your intentions.
I spoke to Ali at this point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) i’m still cheesing
A list of locations that Ali will be visiting will be up inshallah on monday on his blog… ummahfilms.com…. join that mailing list and also halfdate.com mailing list.
For the more percise conversation please listen to the sound bite that half date has made avaliable. It is very much worth your time. Awwwww and theirs a dramatic ending that you have to hear… i will not spoil the ending ;)
May Allah bless you all for your efforts.
~sister yota

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