Salam to you .@rustyrockets this was a great conversation between you and .@YusufCatStevens
My kids are beneficiaries of the schools he built. I think your journeys do have many parallels and I do hope you submit one day Russell. luminary.link/PExecI7jl9
@rustyrockets The only thing I would add, as a scholar of Islamic law, is that the Quran and the Prophet Muhammad s. did insist that if the message of Islam reaches you - you must embrace it for your own salvation. God didn’t leave us on earth without guidance.
@rustyrockets and this wishy washy idea of 'anything goes' is not an accurate representation of the message of the Prophet Muhammad who insisted that people must follow his message if they knew about it. Russell I fear you have certain fears around Islam and committing to one way
@rustyrockets which is why you've kind of made up your own religion - a mishmash of everything that you like. Well what is the difference between that and individualism and worshipping your own desires? After all- you are picking and choosing what suits YOU and what's convenient
@rustyrockets I harbour no ill will towards you Russell and have followed your journey and pray for you sincerely. However I fear that you can already see the beauty of Islam and its message and are avoiding it and instead following a path of confusion. May God guide us all.
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How I brought my children up with Arabic as one of their languages - despite not being an Arab.
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Arabic is not my first language. I grew up reading the Qur'an & not understanding it until I was 16 and went to Egypt to learn Classical Arabic. So how did my kids learn Arabic?
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Children have the propensity to learn languages like a native until they are around 12 years old, when their brains change modes and certain types of language acquisition and pronunciation become harder. Children learn languages through osmosis - essentially immersion.
So first of all I recited Qur'an to my child (having studied Qur'an recitation myself) till they began memorising Qur'an themselves. Apart from the blessings of learning Qur'an, this meant my child's brain was becoming used to Arabic sounds and cadence.
@GoldingBF Secondary schools and doctors in UK literally give underage girls access to contraception and the pill without informing their parents. This young lady has been saved.
@GoldingBF Young and elderly English people are embracing Islam.
Girls in the West are groomed away from the protection of their fathers and menfolk. They have to fend for themselves as soon as they mature. When a man shows a modicum of protective jealousy or sets standards, he is shamed. This opens girls up to abuse.
“Are you saying all men are predators?”
No. But good men have to protect women from the predatory men. When a society tells men that women don’t need them, they don’t need their protection or guardianship…the wolves in that society have a banquet.
Islam seeks to protect girls from the cradle to the grave. Her father is responsible for her care & provision until she gets married. He is her guardian. He facilitates her getting married. Then her husband is responsible for provision and protection.
My kid came home anxious about what humans are apparently doing to cause ‘climate change’.
How to have the ‘climate’ conversation with Muslim kids who are anxious:
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1. Explain to them that Allah is in control of the world, the weather, the ‘climate’, the universe. Nothing good or bad happens without his permission. So always ask for good from Allah and expect good.
2. If all of the world gathers together to cause harm, they cannot, unless Allah allows it, if all the world got together to cause benefit, they could not without Allah allowing it. These are fundamental theological beliefs for us as Muslims and should cause us to rely on Allah… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Imagine a scene in the park where the sun shines brightly and the air is filled with the laughter of children. In this idyllic setting, I found myself engaged in a deeply moving conversation with a young mother.
Fatigue was etched upon her face and her weary eyes spoke volumes about the sleepless nights she had endured while caring for her two little ones.
She felt ill-equipped as a mother, longing for a sense of freedom she hadn’t anticipated before becoming a parent. She yearned for freedom from the demands of raising children, which had taken its toll on her marriage and disrupted her plans.