The Muslim Tearoom

[HardlyEverHoovers]

Salaams/peace to all! I'm already missing our old thread, so taking the bull by the horns and opening our very own Muslim Tearoom, all welcome (non-Muslims too of course), to chat, share, ask questions etc etc. Imagine a cosy cafe with floor cushions, tea and coffee of all kinds, and lovely cakes! Please join me!

[HardlyEverHoovers]

Haha, lostandfound, I read that as your DH had never been in your mums house, made sense of the second reading though! Congrats to pregnant ladies. There are so many lovely girls names to choose from...

Crescent, the transfer to Maliki is under review, which means I'm in madhab limbo at the moment. Not a good place to be, it's a long story.

I think it's not too difficult to relearn the rules, most are the same, but when I studied the Maliki prayer there are some things that were just soooo wierd, like if you accidentally pray without hijab your prayer is still valid!

[nailak]

i have accidently prayed without hijab, fajr, was still half asleep.

Girls names, I like, Aafia,, Saffiya, Nusaybah and Nafisah because of the namesakes.

[Moominsarehippos]

Prayer is from the heart. Many people mouth the words but don't feel the sentiment.

[WaynettaSlobsLover]

I find myself really lapsing in concentration though, especially when the kids are whining or screaming and I'm trying to pray. It's the worst thing. My ds finally knows at least not to walk in front of me. Anyone have tips on concentrating with that proper khushoor?

[nailak]

I don't get it tbh, coz if you prayed like Allah SWT was in front of you, you would never get up from sujood....

[scottishmummy]

Salaam,Make mine a mint tea please
I make nice tablet it's v sweets Scottish delicacy

[scottishmummy]

Saw on a thread someone said about food as diplomacy,that made me smile
We Have done that at work,so many festivals that always nice grub on go
My friends mum,she's a samosa queen.and there tasty.my kids love them

[LostAndNeverFound]

hardly yes my DH has his own shed in the garden that he sleeps in

waynetta I have two DD's already. The eldest has a non muslim name as she's a revert too (my DH isn't her dad). I love the names Samera, Aman/Amana, Imaan, Atteya, Eiliyah, Laila, Saffiya, Sameya, Ummaya, Amaya. The list is endless!

Boys names, I love Zakariya/Zaki, Rehan, Hasan, Rafi. Again the list is endless. We have our boys name though and I didn't get a say. My father in law said he liked this name a few days before he passed away, so it was then an unspoken decision. I'm not that keen on it but I'm sure once he's here it'll grow on me! I hope so anyway!

I think I said on the previous thread I'm interested in learning about the different madhabs. I was talking to my sister in law today about it and it seems they're also in limbo too hardly, and have been all their lives! Their dad was sunni (hanafi) and their mum is shia!! They mainly follow hanafi though, but it still gets confusing though apparently!

[WaynettaSlobsLover]

Nailak even though that's true, do you seriously never have lapses in concentration due to your children? It's easy to say to someone but much harder to do in my experience.

I'll have some of that Scottish tablet please ScottishMummy it's one of my favourite sweet things to eat! Hope everyone's evening is a nice one inshallah.

[scottishmummy]

I just do infusion of fresh mint leaves in teapot is there a recipe?

[nailak]

no waynetta is defo not easy!

[scottishmummy]

Could see me doing that recipe at weekend when not rushing about
Lol,Jetsons teapot
Roses and musk where do you get that,are they dried?

[HardlyEverHoovers]

Salaam, sorry for the disappearing act, busy few days, but I am now offically, 'just a housewife', alhamdulillah! Sorry, slightly cryptic just trying not to our myself.
Thanks for posting the tea recipe crescent, and be warned, an expert can tell if you skip one of these seemingly unnecessary stages. I have tried this on mornings when I'm in a rush and lo and behold DH would say "did you only wash the tea once?"!
Scottishmummy the roses are dried and the musk is a little square block of something I would previously have thought should be rubbed on the skin. They were from my DH's home country, but think you could probably get dried roses from here. Certainly fresh mint is easy to come by.
Nailak I so know what you mean about if you had kushoor you would never up from sujood. It's quite an overwhelming thought. For me, perfecting the outer aspects of the prayer is part of remaining present in the prayer, rather than drifting off an thinking about the dinner!
Oh and nailak I dreamt that I met you in real life!

[Cuddledup]

WOW that tea recipe sounds amazing Crescent.
If anyone is interested in modest clothing I've just bought a really nice maxi skirt and palazzo trousers from Kettlewellcolours. I know I'm not Muslim but I like the idea of wearing maxi skirts (for a start they're warmer!! )
www.kettlewellcolours.co.uk/
Hope you're all having a good weekend / bank holiday.

[HardlyEverHoovers]

That's a nice shop cuddledup, I've not seen it before. Muslims definately aren't the only ones who appreciate clothes that cover you up a bit more! Have you seen //www.shukr.co.uk, my non-Muslim sister really liked some jeans I had from there are got them for herself, they do lovely skirts as well.

[nailak]

there are some really good sisters who make custom abayahs on face book, personally i buy mine from ebay or green st £25- £30 is total maximum end of my budget!

[nailak]

any of you interested in attending family funday in manor park on sun? whoever lives near pm me i will tell u details!

[nailak]

the one who birthed you. according to Islam. as far as I understand.

[nailak]

I mean even children who are adopted are still attributed to their parents and their mother still has greatest rights over them (orphan in Islam is one whose dad has died)

[HardlyEverHoovers]

yeah that sounds right Nailak. I think this must be a challenge for some people depending on their experiences, inshAllah crescent if this is a personal situation you are able to fulfil the rights of both these people and not have to choose!