Welcome to muslim tea room 2.

[defuse]

Peace to you all

Ok, well here it is again...we have moved to room 2 now

Discuss whatever aspect of islam you like my lovely sisters - this is a place for muslims and non-muslims too, to share experiences, raising kids or just having your say!

The kettle is on.... We have loads of herbal teas, coffee and guava juice .... I like guava juice so welcome!

Wow fuzzy excuse my ignorance but I had to google qiyam ul layl, Mashallah good on you sis you are a real inspiration.

Crescent your religious euphemisms made me LOL so so true, and very new to me too, seeing as I've only recently started practicing salah 5 times and we're ttc! I have started using an extra strength hair butter rather than the usual dry shampoo for my greasy roots!

We have had some bad news again, well I said bad but in a way it is a relief. DHs grandmother passed away last night, that is 10 weeks after his grandfather earlier in the year. It was actually really sad to see her on her own and she was really struggling without his grandfather. DH is really gutted though, his dad passed away at a young age and so that's basically his paternal family pretty much gone. DHs family aren't muslim and I was worried that we may have to cancel umrah but they have encouraged us to go which I am so grateful for!

Hope you are all having a lovely weekend. I will indeed remember you all in my duaa's xx

Salaam sisters,

Sorry, I've not been in for ages. I hope you are all well, insha Allah xxxxx

Little Tulip - sorry to hear about your DH's grandmother. May Allah make her passing easy for your family.

Little Tulip, I'm so sorry to hear of your loss may Allah grant your family ease.

Sis Crescent we all use those excuses too, when I was little I vivdly recollect a person turning up to a funeral no less and refusing to pray, he was male and theo nly conclusion everyone could draw fomr that was that he was in a state of ritual impurity, the hilarity and pearl clutching that ensued was very funny. But why would you turn up to an occassion where prayer would be expected in such a state?

Also I must apologise if I've given the impression I'm doing loads of night prayers, I certainly am not, I'm trying to get up half an hour before Fajr to do Qiyam ul Layl, it's hit and miss!

I've been feeling disconnected in my Iman and I'm trying to find a connection again (cue lots of research of what to do)!

what does everyone else do for iman boosts?

Sorry for your loss tulip.

Thanks for all those other links crescent, looking to study english as it is my passion.

Personally if I am low on iman, I try to keep in touch with other practising people more, or watch lectures, or visit blogs or youtube channels of people who have reverted. I also try to recapture my own feelings at the time I reverted to remind myself how exciting it was.

Salaam ladies,

I just wanted to share this with you:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/aug/27/sebastian-faulks-quran-islam

It's about a specific incident but it seems to some up nicely Western misinterpretation of the Quran.

Salaam everyone.

Just wanted to say hello. Really tired today, so gonna go off to bed and catch up soon.

That's a very thought provoking article, I think the attitude is prevalent in people who want to hate Islam, they haven't studied the Quran, or the fiqh but set themselves up as experts, because once they googled a few translations of the Quran and had a couple of lessons about why the extremely wide and all encompassing Islamic fiqh is sexist/mysogynistic/antiquated.

Altho they do very quickly change their minds when they see shariah complaint banking for example weathering the financial crisis because it doesn't rely on interest!

I refuse to justify my religion, it pisses me off no end when people anounce themselves experts on Islam without having studied it at all in any shape or form, a couple of months with a non muslim teacher who has an agenda against islam and no actuall recognised learning of the fiqh doesn't really count.

I spent years being taught fiqh, (only the part that affects me) nd I still wouldn't consider myself to be any kind of expert.

Sis Crescent, the boy was the point of conversation for aaages after, what would it taken to jump in the shower really quickly?

Assalamualaikum, Please rmeember my girls and I in your duas today inshallah. We get the result of a scholarship application tomorrow if it's successful dd1 gets into a really good school inshallah.

fuzzy. I pray that Allah grants your daughters a scholarship if that is what is good for them in this life and the hereafter.

I need to get up, get showered and get the house cleaned. So mundane!

Salaam all. Hope all is well.

I was wondering if anyone can help. I need books for children which talk about manners and good etiquettes in islam. Topics such as backbiting, lying, and also emphasis on loving parents, siblings and relatives.

Can anyone recommend?

Jummah Mubarak, Jazakalalh kahy for your duas, I feel sick waiting for the reply from the sponsorship committee Subhanallah!

I'm working from home today, so listening to a lecture as I work, Dr Yasir Qadi 's lecture on dua, he said; 'When you ask man for more and more he becomes angry at you, but when you ask Allah for more and more he loves you.'

crescent. Thanks for the link. I have looked at it and will order the book inshallah.

fuzzy. Subhanallah, that is such a beautiful statement. Just reminds me of surah rahman's recurrent verse again.

I'm sorry for your loss tulip, may she rest in peace.

Fuzzy I'll keep you and your lovely girls in my dua. I hope you hear good news soon, have they said when they'll let you know by?

Defuse I buy most of my children's books from here they often do special offers. We have a book on manners and if I think my 9yo is lacking them I put it on her desk for her to read again!

Gosh, thanks for that link, I've skimmed over it and off to read it in full now.

I hope everyone is keeping well and hope you all have a lovely weekend inshallah.

That actually sounds tiring crescent, the very thought of having guests stay over for more than a night makes me shudder. I don't think I'd make a good host!

I wish I could do that, it's quite obvious by my pale complexion that I'm as english as they come, so I think if I went down that route they'd think I was mad .

Assalamualaikum, nobody's heard back yet. I will let you know what happens inshallah. More time for Duas

I've not pretended I can't speak English my girls are usually with me and would probably give me away 'but mummy you do speak English , she does you know and she can spell and everything ...' I can just imagine it now.!

Salaam all. Thanks lost for the link. Am looking at the book on ikhlaak.

I had JW knocking at the door. Dont really have time to engage in a debate but feel bad for turning them away too.

Was sorely tempted to go down the ' me no english' route though.

crescent. I dont think i could be a good host for more than a few hours either. So well done you for being so good for so many days and nights! Having said that, you are getting lots of good food stashed in your freezer, and your guests do sound quite lovely mashallah.

There is a hadith

Prophet muhammad (saw) said: whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day, let him honour his guest as he is entitled.” It was said, ‘What is his entitlement, O Messenger of Allaah?” He said, “[The best treatment] for one day and one night; and hospitality is for three days, and anything after that is charity bestowed upon him. And whoever believes in Allaah and the Last Day, let him, speak good words or else remain silent.” Narrated by al-Bukhaari, 5560

crescent. You seem really nice and inviting. I sometimes sit in fear of someone ringing the door bell if there is nothing cooked, the biscuits have been polished off and the house is a mess!

At times like those, I quite like the hadith where it states that if you knock3 times and no one answers, then just turn around and go home.