Thursday, October 31, 2013

WHEN I DIE

... By Poetic Tee "Here, take a sip"

When I die
Is it the world
That is free of me
Or am I the one
That is free of the world?

No more hunger
To satisfy
Nor thirst
to quench

No more striving
For vanities
Nor beauties
To lust after

No more body
To pamper
Nor health
To safe-guard

No more expectations
To meet
Nor disappointments
To witness

No more love
To cherish
Nor a broken heart
To mend

No more ignorance
To exhibit
Nor knowledge
To share

No more truth
To tell
Nor lies
To be told

No more mystery
To ponder upon
Nor certainty
To express

No more false gods
To worship
Nor the room
To doubt The One

When I die
All that is left
Is my soul alone
In transit about to account
For my actions, reactions and words

Sacrosanct indeed.

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

GIRL PROSTITUTES & PIMPING OTHERS

@112teejay - Islam says marry early. Others say it is barbaric. So, which is better, the Islamic approach or girls pimping http://t.co/J6He0WCu8q 

Pls follow this Link and read the story about GIRLS PROSTITUTING THEMSELVES AS WELL AS PIMPING OTHER SMALLER GIRLS!

Very interesting indeed. I hope you have the patience to go there and read the piece. Where young girls between 10-17 years old not only prostitute themselves but offer other new entries into the evil profession as their pimps, making money off such connections with customers. Girls as young as 16, 17 years, one in focus with 2 illegitimate bastards to her prostitution credit and now pimping off other girls as small as 12, 13 years old! 

And still some persons would tell us early fornication is better than early marriage? Well, "No matter what they will keep saying" kam! We are now left with the onerous responsibility of pointing out the covered traps of the fore bearers of the Dajjal and by extension Satan himself. This opportunity given to us by Allaah SWT to Facebook, Twitter, Blog etc, by Allaah is golden. If only we know what to do with it.

May Allaah Empower us to do it through and through "No matter what they will keep saying" including the hypocrites amongst us... Muslims, amin. tijjani m. m. (c)(r)2013

Friday, October 25, 2013

EDUCATION & What It Has Become

Education has lost its essence in the basic methodology of its impartion.

Education use to be about understanding, comprehension and using what is imbibed. But now, education is no more about that. It has boil down to simply passing an exam! Getting the qualification by whatever means possible. That is why many so-called graduates of today can not even write a simple letter, correctly.

In the past, when pupils or students are taught anything by their teachers, they are checked to see if they have understood the lessons, encouraged to seek further clarifications, ask questions and challenged to conduct more research and then tried to see if they can eventually re-present what they have learnt in their own words.

But now, as far as the teachers and lecturers are concerned, it is simply about checking if the students have passed their end of term examinations or not. Making sure most do not, the tutors set up extra-moral lessons, produce commercialized handouts, arrange for make-up tests and much more, all at financial gains for the lecturers.

Thus all the students are now interested in or what they are mostly worried about is not in learning what they are ignorant about, that is what they do not know, but in just passing their tests and exams. This, however they can.

And if they can not pass such promotional exams by their brain efforts, and most of them if not all, can't. They resort to things like cheating through examination malpractices. If that should fail them, they then purchase their pass marks from their teachers, tutors, lecturers, supervisors and mentors, either by bodily exchange or by financial means.

Others employ blackmail and even life threatening approaches.

That is sadly the state of our educational system today.

6666 IS NOT THE CORRECT NUMBER OF QURAN VERSES

A Rejoinder by Tijjani Muhammad Musa

Please my brothers and sisters, we must stop taking anything we see posted or we like on our News Feeds by friends, subscribers, groups etc on Facebook or other social media, most especially if it is on Islam for granted. We must not just read it but must question its authenticity and source and always try to verify the information on a post before re-posting it or forwarding it.

The assertion that 6666 is the number of Verses in the Holy Qur'aan is Not True! 666 is the number of the Devil. If you are in doubt, please Google the number 666 and see for yourselves. Any person who is conscious of the Dajjal and is a student of his manifestation and the signs preceeding his coming is aware of this. So, this is nothing but a clever way of introducing the devil's 666 figure in a 6666 disguise to say the Holy Quran has such number of verses, so that gullible Muslims will embrace it as their own and subliminally accept it in the minds.

Even Dr. Rashad Khalifa, who wanted to use the number 19 to create a formula to distinguish the Quran had to use 6346 to arrive at a perfect number that is divisible by his 19 Code. But the most widely acceptable total number of verses of the Holy Quran is not 6666, but 6236! This is according to our Wikipedia search. But there is some fun to this!

Can we please take up this CHALLENGE by personally taking up our Qurans and physically verify the Number of Verses in the Holy Quran for our selves? I don't know how each individual can do this, but it should be a worthwhile exercise to do this and if you can intend it as an act of ibadat, you might get rewarded for the verification in shaa Allaah.

That is apart from the fact that you will find out that DEFINITELY, IT IS NOT 6666!

Tijjani M. M.

E-TECHS & THEIR FOUNDERS

Stumbled upon this and couldn't help, but share it... My full respect and salute to them all

1. Google: Larry Page & Sergey Brin

2. Facebook: Mark Zuckerberg

3. Yahoo: David Filo & Jerry Yang

4. Twitter: Jack Dorsey & Dick Costolo

5. Internet: Tim Berners Lee

6. Linkdin: Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue & Koonstantin Guericke

7. Email: Shiva Ayyadurai

8. Gtalk: Richard Wah kan

9. Whats up: Laurel Kirtz

10. Hotmail: Sabeer Bhatia

11. Orkut: Buyukkokten

12. Wikipedia: Jimmy Wales

13. You tube: Steve Chen, Chad Hurley & Jawed Karim

14. Rediffmail: Ajit Balakrishnan

15. Nimbuzz: Martin Smink & Evert Jaap Lugt

16. Myspace: Chris Dewolfe & Tom Anderson

17. Ibibo: Ashish Kashyap

18. OLX: Alec Oxenford & Fabrice Grinda

19. Skype: Niklas Zennstrom, Janus Friis & Reid Hoffman

20. Opera: Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner & Geir lvarsoy

21. Mozilla Firefox: Dave Hyatt & Blake Ross

22. Blogger: Evan Willams

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

CHANGE, FOR GOOD OR  FROM BAD... JUST CHANGE!

...A Facebook Status Response by Tijjani Muhammad Musa

A Youthful Status Update: “I'm not gonna change for anyone, I dont care what people think, because I am me, and proud of it” - Anonymous

Tijjani M. M. Responds: "O really? 

Remember, you were once a baby who couldn't even talk among many other things, right? 

Then you were also an illiterate, who couldn't read or write once. 

Again you were a small child, with no focus, maturity, dreams, aspirations or swagga in life, true?

Yet again, you were not so many other things that you are so proud of being now. 

Yet you changed from all that to become your current you, right? 

Now, you are saying what...what is that again?

“I'm not gonna change for anyone. I dont care what people think...."

So, are you telling us this (your current status, age, wealth, qualification, position, kindness, soundness etc)  is the limit of your hope and ambition in life?

No more positive changes for good or changes from bad or the negative?

You mean you've reached the very apex of what you wanna be in life?

You are gonna remain static, stagnant, expired, outdated for the rest of your 80 or more years of your life on earth?

YOU ARE "NOT GONNA CHANGE FOR ANYONE" NO MORE? Sad :( Sad :( Sad :(. 

Anyway,  if you still think it's cooooool, then go ahead and enjoy it :)

Just know that the only thing that is constant and progressive is CHANGE. And it is beyond your CONTROL!"

***End of Quote

So if we can't control Change and it must come to pass, why don't we take advantage of it and make it work for our own good?

CHANGE FOR THE GOOD Find some time, sit down and take a good look at your life.  What and what are you doing right and what are you doing wrong? Write down all the good things you like about yourself that are in accordance with what Allaah and His Messenger (pbuh) ordain. Keep doing them. Study how to develop yourself to make life better. In fact, strive unrelently until you are at your very best. But, waste not your time in seeking for perfection in your expectations. It's beyond human realm.

CHANGE FROM THE BAD Similarly, list out what you are not happy about in your life. Ask yourself why you find them unsatisfactory. Think carefully what you need to do towards changing the status quo. Be truthful to yourself, for nothing retards progress more than self deceit. Face your fears squarely and seek help from Allaah SWT about vanquishing them, so as to become a better you, thus changing the bad.

THINK POSITIVE, THINK POSSIBLE, THINK PROGRESS ALL THE TIME.

BUT CHANGE, WE ALL MUST!

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EARLY FORNICATION OR EARLY MARRIAGE

Answers by Tijjani Muhammad Musa

PART 1

Question: What's with this sudden fascination for the unripe (girls)?

Answer: No fascination at all. At least not on the Islamic side of the divide. It is hardly the case to see marriages to underage girls here in Most Islamic societies, despite the permissibility in Islam. Come and check it, you'll rarely see a pre-teen wife aged anything before 13, 14, 15 or 16 at most. And if you look at our society closely, there are rarely cases of illegitimate pregnancies, bastard children, illegal sexual contacts among kids, singles, the teens and most especially pre-teens as common in non-Islamic societies. Nor do you find many cases of abandoned children that would necessitate motherless babies homes or some criminal setting up a babies-for-sale homes to accommodate pregnant teenagers who have been violated, raped, gotten pregnant and then abandoned to their fate as in non-Muslim societies. You know why? Because for most girls, as they reach sexually active stages of their lives, they are married off to commence their sexual activities under the roof of matrimony. Giving birth to legitimate children as wives and mothers with full support of their immediate and extended families. Unlike where they are fully active for sex and are left at the mercy of some irresponsible libidious men who would want the pleasure, but would shed the responsibilities and the consequences thereby attached.

PART 2

"Islam says when she is fit to have sex with, marry her first. Others say when she is fit to have sex with, give her birth control pills first." - Tijjani Muhammad Musa

Just read that a man raped and impregnated his 14 year old sister-in-law. And this afternoon I saw in the news that a pastor impregnated one 18 years old girl or is it woman according to their standard. Then again, was it yesterday or 2 days back, a man raped a 9 years old child. Another had carnal knowledge of a 5 years old, then another violated a girl of 13 and many more. Even boys are not spared in this evil barbarism. For the person who adviced that pregnancy prevention pills should be given to girls first before sex, suggested that after a Reverend Father was discovered to have raped an 11 years old girl! Why abuse these innocents souls?

If Islam's path of "Islam says when she is fit to have sex with, marry her first." is to be adopted, many of these girls would be saved from these rapes and sexual abuses. For many of these pedophiles would not go through the formal process of marriage just because they want to sleep with a child. This approach in itself, is a sound checkmate for most who would otherwise offer to purchase a child's innocence with some sweets or N20, N50 or N100 and thus unperturbedly go on to violate her for life. The permission is actually a deterent, for clearly most men would not marry pre-teens in todays society, it is hardly ever practiced in most Islamic societies. But how about pre-marital sex with pre-teens, teenage girls and single women in both Islamic and non-Islamic societies?

PART 3

Question: A system that follows it solely marrying of 13yrs olds that may be matured in body and still a child in heart just to satisfy man's unquenchable sexual urge heads where?

Answer: (As if all Muslim girls are married off at 13 years) Well, it heads to a sound destination. Especially if you have deep insight and are not ignorant about man and his sexual instinct and ways. But if you want to use common sense, which is not so common and works only for a limited period to deal with a matter you know not how it works, both in the present and in the future, it would only lead you to searching for more "common sense" when you original solution gets superceded or to renew your common sense approach abruptly because it makes no sense at all. Since the problem of illegal sex will outlive you, someone in the future would also think out his most suitable common sense approach for his own time. That's not considering that even while you are alive, someone might have his own common sense approach to the problem that he thinks is better than yours. And he also thinks yours is leading mankind NOWHERE! 

But, here is an approach that is divine in origin "Islam says when she is fit to have sex with, marry her first", which has been tested for 14 centuries plus, with no other approach that has been superior over and above it and because someone (ignorant about Islam and most likely anti-Islam) opines it is not suitable to his personal "common sense", therefore he or she wants it to be discarded. Besides, the other approach (baseless as it is) that he suggests as replacement is proven to be an outright failure, giving birth to more nuisances and problems in human society, and is fast destroying its ethical and moral values and foundations. Habaa! Anyway "Ignorance is bliss" they say, right? Let whosoever wish to, cling on to it pls.

PART 4

Question: What does Islam say about an unformed child giving birth to a child and VVF as a result of having sex with a minor?

Answer: Islam says "Do not do it (have sex) with an unformed child in the first place, but with one that is fully formed (matured, ready for sex). And before doing anything with that fully form person, marry her first, that way you'll be fully responsible for everything that happens to her."

As for VVF, (my take pls) it is a disease that afflicts women and has its cure. It doesn't occur in most cases of women, but a small percentage that is normal in the human populace just like fibroid in women who are late in conception or do not concieve at all. The statistics are there for any to verify. http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/07/12000-women-develop-vvf-every-year-in-nigeria/#sthash.JdkjkwnY.dpuf

Someone added this: VVF is not caused by teenage pregnancy alone but lack of proper care during pregnancy. UK for example top the league of teen pregnancy in the western world with about 3 out of every 15 girls aged between 15 and 19 given birth and whooping 4 out of every five have used some form of contraceptives. in 2009 alone 40,900 (Aged 15-19) and 3,800 (aged 13 -15) have committed abortion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_pregnancy_and_sexual_health_in_the_United_Kingdom

Thank God for proofs and statistics... :)

PART 5

Question: Be true to ur heart, does the number of wives a man have stop his uncontrollable sexual urge? What's the remedy in Islam for the rapist?

About more wives... There is no denying the fact that a man with one shirt is not quite as comfortable as one with 2 or 10 shirts. Same with shoes, cars, foods, drinks etc. Knowing man and his desire for sex and thus his polygamous essence, and equally knowing the woman and her monogamous nature, Islam being a practical religion with foresight way beyond man's comprehension, decides that a man's need for more than one sexual partner can be met if he is to be given the chance to have more than one sexual partner. Because even if he is denied that, it is going to make him a rebel against his true essence and so make him a sinner, not out of his own making., but by the way God Designed him. 

And so it is allowed that he can have sex with more than one woman, but not freely like an animal, but responsibly like the superior being he is over other lowly creations. And the most responsible sexual encounter between a man and a woman is one under the banner of marriage. And most (not all) Muslims that are married to 2, 3, 4 wives are hardly promiscuous. It does curtail their libido indeed in most cases. Of course no one can rule out exceptions which abound in all cases, but are usually a negligible minority. 

But in the one man; one wife situation, which none can prove came from Jesus AS, the very problem foreseen about man is what is being witnessed. In fact in the Catholic situation where they deceive themselves about man and his sexual nature, choosing to go celibate, how often do you hear sexual scandals of homosexual nature between the priests and children. You are a living witness to the various nonsenses that has become so sickening America and Europe are all going out of Christianity and embracing atheism and Islam in many instances. Truth is one. Upon rejecting it, only misguidance is left.

PART 6

Question: Just the man? Hw about the woman? She may want more shirts? What keeps her satisfied with her one shirt? As much as there are scandals in Christianity, there are also many scandals in Islam. The point here is as man satisfies his desires of trying on shirts, what happens to woman. As we enforce and promote women purity why is the world not passionate abt promoting male fidelity?

Answer: Ask any woman, (most women anyway) to sincerely tell you what is their preference when it comes to love, sex and marriage? Most of them, not all mind you because the rule of exception must be considered always, most would truthfully tell you that they would prefer a single sexual partner. If he will be loving, sincere and capable of taking care of all her needs, she would not want to be slept with by 2, 3 or 4 men. This is her natural inclination and essence. Go ahead and research it, you'll discover this to be the simple truth. 

Besides, when a man marries four women as in Islam or sleeps with mistresses or concubines as practice outside Islam, if any of the women restricts herself to him, the paternity of any pregnancy she conceives is in no doubt, even if the man will denynit to the highest heaven. But, if a woman is sleeping with many men, she is usually not sure who the exact father of her child is if she happens to get pregnant from such a multiple-sexual partnering. So fighting it along this equality line i.e. man and woman are equal does not really work if you know what our gender nature is all about. 

So, for a woman, she is monogamous by her essence and nature, thus only one man will suffice. While for men, who always ride on ego and pride, the more women they have, and conquer, the more superior they feel. Islam understands this very natural phenomenon about human beings and thus its approach of the 1 man; 4 wives formula. Or else what we are witnessing in non-Islamic societies would become prevalent in all societies.

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EPIPHANY, MOUSTACHE AND THE BEARD

... Written by Tijjani Muhammad Musa

There is that word in English that is a bit rare to see being used around. Most of us know not its meaning or how to use it. The word is 'Epiphany'. I checked after it about a day or two ago and a day or two later, its full impact hit someone I know in a most interesting way.

Well, am sure we all remember the Islamic rule on any one who intends to offer udhiyah (sacrifice) on Eid-ul-Adha day, right? For those who know not or who have forgotten, here's a quick reminder; 
It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When the first ten days (of Dhu’l-Hijjah) have begun, if any one of you wants to offer a sacrifice, he should not touch (i.e., remove anything from) his hair or skin.” Narrated by Muslim…

I have often wondered about the wisdom behind such a religious imposition. Why would Allaah SWT and His Rasool SAWS demand that of us? What is to be gained from such a prohibition, physically, mentally, spiritually and so on? I have always contented myself with submission to the Will of my Lord and Maker, simply obeying the rule with hope and trust in Him AWJ, confident in the fact that though I might not know why and might possibly never know the reason throughout the short duration of my life, it must be for my own good. Allaah's Decision is perfect and always for the good of mankind, if only man can be patient and put absolute trust in Him. If only.

Now, that is what I have come to discover about this life. Knowledge is so common and yet so rare, all at once. Some of it is exposed and other aspects of it are hidden. Some knowledge is accidentally stumbled upon, while many more are known through research. Then there are those that remain forever elucive to you and your generation, only to be revealed after you are dead and gone.

Another interesting thing is the fact that certain knowledge, common to many or almost all people could be kept away from you. Only to be known to you at a particular stage of your life. Most likely, when you need it the most, not by your judgment, but by divine decision. Often, one is surprised at the discovery and filled with wonder at how he or she could have missed knowing such an ordinary thing.

Anyway, one man has just discovered albeit epiphaneously one of the wisdom behind the above hadithic stipulation. You see, Islamically it is recommended that men should grow and keep the beard, while shaving the moustache. This is to make them become distinguished from the female folks, among other reasons, some in the realm of 'ghaib'. Being hairy is a natural masculine feature, contrary to being hairless which is feminine in nature. Again, at several points in time, that has also been a subject of spiritual curiousity to many Muslims, as to why Islam insist that men should keep the beard and side-burns while shaving the moustache.

Looking at it from the modern context, many are of the opinion that a well trimmed moustache with or without a low-cut beard makes many a man look macho, smoove and well groomed. Whereas, a well kept, full grown beard makes a man look matured, well composed, serious and no-nonsensical in his disposition. And the lack of both i.e. moustache and beard inclusive of the side-burns, makes one look young, boyish and femininely sissy. Now, while many non-Islamic society have adopted the moustache as an identity and even instituted it in corporate circles and in military and para-military outfits, Islam always encourage its adherents to have a different look from non-Islamic cultures and have taken on to the beard as a mark of a man.

In one of the many hadeeth on that, Ibn ‘Umar said that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Be different from the mushrikeen: Let your beards grow and trim your moustaches.” According to another report: “Trim your moustaches and let your beards grow.”

As for the clean-shaven boyish, feminine look it has been snapped-up by those who see themselves as being different from the majority, from the norm. It is a very rare sight, if not impossible to see anybody who is homosexual, especially the ones who play the wifey part of the engagement spotting a facial hair, most especially the beard and side-burns. They mostly dislike body hair of all kinds and are constantly engaged in shaving it, just like women, thus confirming Imaam Ibn ‘Abd al-Barr who said in al-Tamheed: “It is forbidden to shave the beard, and no one does this except men who are effeminate” i.e., those who imitate women.

By the time one considers the Islamic preference for the beard, and its prohibition of homosexual and lesbian acts, it gradually makes alot of sense that maintaining the beard and shaving the moustache would produce a double advantage for Muslim men by giving them a different and distinct outlook from other non-Islamic cultures, as well as telling the whole world that this is not a pro-gay act personality. For many, this sublime reason for Islam's insistence upon the beard is just being acknowledge in the current brazen display and promotion of the gay movement.

Back to the man whose epiphany inspired this write-up. He has found himself in a situation where he is about to marry a new wife after his last marriage, which lasted more than two decades has crashed. The reason? Hmmm, no need to elaborate as there are several reasons why marriages break-up lately. Faults abound from both the men and the women. So, feel free to choose from the millions and one possibilities available. Now, the man is one of those Muslims, though devout but is not too conforming with all the rules, regulations and injunctions. Many of us are similarly guilty.
Of particular interest to us here is the hadeeth about keeping the beard. He is one of the many Muslims who does not comply with it, preferring to go clean-shaven all the time. He has also been seen lately to have adopted spotting a bald head on a regular basis. Though in his early 50s, he looks much younger as the above observation has proved. One would think he is in his early 40s or thereabout.

 Islamically, it is commanded to be sincere and truthful in all actions, reactions and interactions with the society one lives in. Deceit of any kind, in any guise is vehemently abhorred. But, of course many Muslims who find some of the divine rules and injunctions in the deen not easy to execute, try to find ways and means to cut corners. Typical of human nature, man being an ease seeker in all circumstances.

The man is a well respected person in his community. Many like him and can vouch for his mutual soundness and kind considerations in his mu'malat. So, his new love and wife-to-be is glad to have caught his attention and secured his interest enough to make him consider her a wife to honor. Thus, fully aware of his social status and age, there is one thing that, though obvious to many, yet she is not quite sure of, and that is his true looks. Besides, it ranks least among her priorities about her matured groom.

At 25 years of age, finding a single man to marry for a single girl, in this highly competitive wedding market is a very lucky break indeed. So, good looks, bad looks, "duk ba su taso ba" (it doesn't really matter). And with the man being at liberty to shave at will in defiance of his Prophet's stipulations (and I repeat, many of us Muslims are guilty of this bad, consequential behaviour), the bride has never seen his real features. All seems well and going according to plan and then comes along the just witnessed Eid-ul-Adha and with it came revelations for both the man and his bride.

As part of the udhiyah rule, for any who wants to slaughter a sacrificial animal (camel, cow or ram), the person must abstain from cutting his hair from any part of his body. Same goes for the nails, no pedicure or manicure is to be observed once the first 10 days of Dhul-Hijjah, the 12th month of the Lunar Calender starts, until after the Eid Prayer is observed and the animal intended for that special day's offer is sacrificed. Only then, can a person shave his or her body hair and have his finger or feet nails cut. It was in compliance with this rule that the man's true nature and looks became manifest.

Within days in the stipulated 10 days, most of his facial hair has sprutted out and almost all of it is completely gray. The hair on his head, his moustache and beard all looked white. Much as he wished he could hide the truth about his true looks, he could not. In fact, a sister of his who travelled and returned, upon visiting his house, did not recognize him until he greeted her first. Turning to see who was greeting her, she discovered her elder brother looking completely different. She couldn't help, but express her shock and disbelief. "What! My brother when did you become so, so old like this!", gesticulating all over the whiteness of his hairy face with her hands. He just smiled, but was fully embarrassed by the situation. 

The bride also got to see her groom in his true color and was complete shocked to see an old stranger coming to visit her instead of the full grown, matured man that she was so proud of.  It was such a traumatic experience for her, and almost resulted in her calling off the wedding due to friends influence and instigations. But, it was true love that she felt for him and as the popular saying goes 'Love conquers all'. She overcame the initial shock and re-psyche herself to accept him exactly the way he is. Their wedding arrangements is now in full gear, alhamdulillah.

That was how one of the wisdoms behind the "No shavings or nails cut is permissible" Islamic rule for devotees who intend making sacrifice to their Lord and Maker on the Eid-ul-Adha Day finally became epiphaneously revealed to me. Those 10 days the man had to give up shaving his moustache and beard was all that was needed to show the young woman, the exact image of her man. And thus, she was saved from the shock of discovery at a later date and time, which could have resulted in regrets and disappointments.

The lesson learnt for me was, whichever injunctions Allaah SWT revealed and whatever His Rasool SAWS taught and exemplified and no matter how difficult or confusing it might seem to me, I should be steadfast and very patient in obeying the commands and practicing them. Afterall, I was the one who willingly choosed to be a Muslim. Yes, I know I was born a Muslim, so might not have had a choice in it, but after growing into full maturity, I had to revisit my faith declaration to ascertain for myself the truthfulness of Islam. And now, I am a Muslim by conviction, by choice, after researching and authenticating Islam as the one and only religion of truth. Alhamdulillah.

If I had found it lacking or wanting in anyway, by my Lord's Guidance, I would have abandon it for the true way, whichever that might turn out to be. Just like many, non-Muslims who are abandoning the religions of their fathers and nations and embracing Islam after discovering it is the right path. And so, as sincere faithfuls and true believers in Allaah SWT by our declaration of faith and as followers of Muhammad SAWS, we are duty bound to do as stipulated, even if our rational thinking or common sense cannot grasp the impact of the injunctions.

If only we can patiently persevere, eventually both the short-term, as well as the long-term benefits of any Islamic dos and don'ts command will be made manifest to us. Now, from this development, at least I have an insight as to why it can be unwise to hide anything, which when unavoidably exposed would present me as a liar or a deceitful person to the ones whom I desire and value their trust the most, now and forever.
Clearly, an understanding unknown to me prior to this experience.


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