Bismillahir rahman nir rahim
In the name of Allah , the most compassionate and merciful
Before converting, I have always thought that it would be difficult. Telling my parents, my family, my friends, how am I gonna cover my aurat.
But after, I honestly think Allah has given my strength, as i have told my non-muslim room mates about it. And alhamdulillah, they are very understanding people. For that i am really grateful .
Next comes my parents. They have become a source of worry from the beginning of my curiosity towards Islam. About 5 days after i recited my syahadah, I whatsapp (hahahahah too scared to do it on call or face to face) my both my parents saying that "Im thinking of converting"
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and they freaked out
Thus begins the atomic bomb of questions, misinterpreted facts, countless fears, and confusion between adat melayu and Islam itself. Lemme give you a few examples during the call
"Why? Who pressured you? Is it the environment? Are you gonna wear like a ninja?"
"What? Why wear socks ? Huh? Gloves also ah ? AIYO ! That's like a ninja already! "
*dad from background*
"YOU WEAR LIKE NINJAA LATER THEY DON'T LET YOU STAY WITH US ! KENNOT STAY WITH NON MUSLIM PARENTS. THEN THEY PERSUADE YOU TO GO TO ISIS, GO SYRIA !"
major facepalm
"Not modest meh wear baju kurung only ? why have to wear tudung ? Some malays don't wear tudung what . why you wanna wear?" haih.
"Already stated mah guys have to lower their gaze. You dont need to cover la !"
After a lengthy explanation, they finally relaxed. I can practice what i want, but say i should wait one more year before my syahadah (oops). I dont mean to lie but ... Tipu sunat tak ni ? Allahu Alam
if anyone have some advice, i would love to hear it.
Alhamdulillah... Alhamdulillah... Alhamdulillah...
ReplyDeleteAhlan Wasahlan... Assalamualaikum ya saudara seislam ku...
I'm sorry.. i'll try to help you, what i can do... ^_^
thank you :) email me your number :D at - kuancrystal@gmail.com
DeleteAssalamualaikum! I heard your story from my upm's friend she gave me your blog and I feel so happy for you!! May Allah guides you all the way to Jannah girl ♥ and you inspired me to practice Islam more
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