Revert Help
run by Muslim reverts, for Muslim reverts.
This is mainly an advice blog for new or potential reverts/converts (or ANYONE) to Islam, on dealing with your family, learning to pray, eat halal food, hiding Islam from those around, etc.
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MUSLIM REVERT PROBLEMS : The smell of BACON!
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Kotaro [Omar] Yamaoka was the first Japanese Muslim to go on Hajj pilgrimage.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/b5adc2d1c07baa5ecb5a827263baabad/tumblr_mmpmfrqmew1rly3f9o1_400.jpg)
Kotaro [Omar] Yamaoka was the first Japanese Muslim to go on Hajj pilgrimage.
I seek refuge in Allah. In the name of Allah the most beneificient the most kind.
How all Muslims should begin their day. May Allah better us, Ameen.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIqBNu-WLNQ (part 1)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFgd8wRy8AY (part 2)
I’m a new revert Masha’allah and though I love wearing a headscarf and modest dress for prayer, I do not plan on becoming a full time hijabi anytime soon. This video reinforces my opinion that Hijab is CHOICE, not compulsory, and adherence to the five pillars is far, far more important. - ANON
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(Insha’Allah this post will benefit someone. May Allah swt correct us when we err and keep me from misinforming others. Ameen!)
Okay, so you’ve converted, Masha’Allah! Chances are though you don’t know where to go from here, right?
I won’t tackle telling your parents or wearing hijab in this…
(Insha’Allah someone will relate to this post and benefit from it. May Allah swt strengthen us, in body, mind, and iman. Ameen!)
Something all of us converts will face one day is the lack of support, either from our non-Muslim families and friends, or from within the Muslim community. This can…
But really, this is something I’ve noticed within the convert community - Arab is sanctioned as an ideal. We desire to get rid of our past history and become Arab.
“I’m learning Arabic so I can better read the Quran.”
Then why are you learning Egyptian Arabic?
“I wear hijab right after converting, because it is required of me.”
Then why do you only wear it an ‘Arab style?’
“I don’t do this because it’s haram.”
Is it haram or just not acceptable in an Arab cultural context?
When we convert, we aren’t converting to Arabism, we are converting to Islam. We are converting to a faith that extends to a massive and ethnically diverse community. Yes, the Prophet (peace be upon him) may have been Arab - but he overcame that exclusive identity to reach a universal Muslim identity. He rejected aspects of his culture that were corrupt.
Islam is for Muslims, not just for Arabs.
THIS.
THANK YOU!
This is definitely true, but I don’t think it’s necessarily limited to Arabs. To me, it seems to be whatever “kind” of Muslims brought the person to Islam. If they were Arabs, the person acts like Arabs. If they were Desis, the person practices Islam the “Desi way.” I cringe to say that but I can’t think of another way to put it.
I think it’s such a disservice though because you’re not really learning about Islam that way. You’ve got to analyze your beliefs and realize the difference between the religious from the cultural.
