A STAR is born....

mood: on cloud 9

craving: my weekend with my kids.. 

Salam Alykom my beautiful Muslim followers and a BIG Hola to all my AWESOME non-Muslim followers. I hope y'all had a GREAT week. I know the weekend started in the Middle East already. But, it started here, today. :) :) :) Now, on to my exciting entry. 

Almost seventeen years ago, a star was born. I would have to say, I'm a little bias because that star is my daughter. Now, I don't think there is anyone on this earth as proud of her as I am. After all, I carried her for almost ten months and gained a million pounds/kilos. After she was born, I had to work out extra hard to get that baby weight off. But, in spite of all that, I still love and adore her. 

If I do say so myself, I've done a damn awesome job raising her, of course with the help of her step father. Thanks Abu Azooz (The father of Abdul Aziz..) May Allah (God) reward you and make your life happy always ameen. 

 

She's extraordinary, worldly, charismatic, a leader, tactful, steadfast, resourceful, sincere, committed, knowledgeable and above all with a fine memory, sense of wit and humor and a bundle of common sense. Need I say more? Ana Bahebak (i love you in Arabic العربية ), ya Amber. te Amo, mi amor.

 The good news is.

My daughter is ranked 8th out of her sophomore class of 482! Her GPA (Grade Point Average) is 100.14... I'm so proud!!!!!!! She's going places in her life. If you had a five minute conversation with her, you wouldn't believe her mind. I always call her a old soul. We have had the best conversations since being back from the middle east. She's grown up a lot and has shown me a different side of her. I pray that Allah (God) guides her always, gives her a good life and always continues to go the straight path. I pray that she always knows she's worthy of being loved and respected. I better stop typing, or I would be here all day long. Bottom line, I have a awesome daughter. =))) 

Happy Friday, Everyone! 

final whisper: still on cloud 9...

 

Life really goes on and on and on... no one cares. =((

mood: Pissed off
craving: )(&*(&(_* TO  )*)(_ someone!

A BIG AS-SALAM ALYKOM WA RAHMATUALLAHI WA BARAKATUH! to all my Muslim sisters and brothers out there. A BIG HOLA, To all my non-Muslim followers and readers. :) I pray everyone is in the best health and faith.

I would hope that everyone in the world is following what's going on in the Middle East/North Africa. However, if I held my breath and believed that to be true, I'd probably be dead with in seconds. Seems like if it's not happening in your part of the world, no one cares. *bleh* I guess that's just how the world rolls, and that pisses me off. Hats off to all you photographers and journalists out there, risking your lives to let us see coverage of everything happening around the world. May Allah (God) protect y'all.

With what's happening in Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Bahrain, Palestine (STILL!) we can't stay silent about this. It seems we have muzzles on our mouths and the only thing we're doing is shouting at our computers and televisions when we see the inhumane acts  being carried out. The only thing we can do is pray for them. I would be the first in line to help out, if it meant I could make a difference. Where are the Arabian governments? Shouting at their TV's and cursing the idiots that are running these countries? Well, that's not gonna help. In fact it's making it worse. There's a genocide out there. WAKE UP!!!!

It's sad that not only ARABS get treated harshly in other countries, but they are so oppressed in the countries that are called their homes. What the hell is wrong with the leaders? Don't they have hearts?  I think not. They want everything to run according to what they like and they overturn things that won't be in their favor. Shame on you, Gaddafi and others. Seems every time I say or read his name, I want to say, "Adolf Hitler!" Name goes accordingly. Right? But, in his case, I think Gaddafi  is much worse, since he's killing our brothers and sisters.

My heart goes out to our Arab Muslims and Christians (yes, I said Christians) Since they're Arab too. I've traveled to a lot of places and met a lot of influential people of all races. The ones who have touched my heart more than any other, are ARABS. It's hard to believe that some Arab leaders are cold blooded killers. No one is doing a thing about it. I pray that all this gets sorted out fast.

final whisper:To all my brothers and sisters out there, going through hell, hold on tight. We are praying and crying with y'all. Every minute of the day, y'all are in my thoughts and prayers.

What exactly do MUSLIMS believe in?

mood: really really :)) :)) :))
craving: family time. YAY

Salam Alikom (Peace be with you)  to all my Muslim readers and Hello to all my non-Muslim readers. It's the beginning of the weekend. It didn't come fast enough. ;) May God bless y'all always. Have a wonderful weekend. 

I posted this when I first started to blog. Re-posting it now, because I know more people are now reading my blog. I would love feed back to what y'all think. Where are all you non-Muslim readers? Don't stay quiet, give us some feed back. Promise, we (Muslims) don't bite. Thoughts, please. 

When I was a Catholic, before I became Muslim, I always was told to believe that Jesus (peace be upon him) died for our sins. I really struggled with the fact and thought to myself, "How in the world does a man die for our sins? A man they call GOD." Don't get me wrong; he's a great man sent down by God to teach all mankind to believe in GOD. And he's just that: a man.

I always wondered about it. It wasn't until I was older and realized I only believe in ONE GOD! That lead me to believing in Islam. The last religion that was sent down to our beloved Prophet Muhammad (may peace and blessing be upon him). It was sent down by Allah (God). For those of you who tell us "Allah" is a different God, it's not true. Dios, Gott, Dieu, Dio, Бог, Deus! They all mean the same thing -> God. So it makes sense. Even Christian Arabs say Allah.

... We as Muslims believe in ONE GOD and one God only. In addition to that, we believe that the Last Prophet, Muhammad (may peace and blessings be upon him) was sent down by Allah to relay the true message to ALL mankind.

We believe in and worship ONE GOD and associate NO others with Him.
We believe in our Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)
We believe in Angels, Jinn and everything else Allah (God) has created
We believe in the Last Day (Judgment Day)

We offer five daily prayers that are obligatory in the religion of Islam.
We offer Zakat (Charity/Alms) to the poor and needy
We MUST perform Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) at least once in a life time, if we have the money and means to do so.

We do not press our religion on anyone, we merely want people to understand what Islam is and not associate it as: Muslim->Arab->Terrorist. Islam is a religion of peace, it was made perfect. It is only people who make it hard.

Written by: Me; Texan, after UAE


Final whisper: The Arabic word "Islam" simply means, "Submission". and derives from a word meaning, "Peace". In a religious context it means complet submission  to the will of God. 

How many of y'all knew that? :) 

What did all you non-Muslims think? re-post...

 mood: adventurous

craving: a day with my kids having fun all day. :)

I posted this back in 2010. Now that I have a lot more followers and readers out in the blogger world, I thought this would be a great chance to re-post. :)

Salam Alykom my brothers and sisters and Hello to all my non Muslim brothers and sisters in humanity. :) :) It's Sat. Today and my kids and I always have a good time out around San Antonio. Today I think I'll take them to the Museum.. :) Have a GREAT day/night. Now, on to my entry. :) Enjoy. 

 Yes, it's true. Us Muslims LOVE Jesus.

All you non-Muslim bloggers out there must be shocked to know, we as Muslims do love Isa (Jesus Peace and blessings up on him).  You have the media feeding y'all lies and telling y'all that Muslims are this and that. Well, I have news for y'all: we are good people and try our best to follow the word of God. Like any one else, we have our bad apples, but that doesn't mean that every Muslim is bad. I pray that this entry will open your heart and take a little time to get to know what Muslims believe in. It won't hurt. I might be that special friend  you've been looking for. I am a human with a heart and I breathe just like you, have feelings, just like you, I have a loving family, just like you. The only difference is, our belief isn't exactly the same. Let me take a minute to tell you why we love Jesus.

 I'll try to keep it short - 

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic religions, namely they believe that there is only one God.

What Do Muslims Believe about Jesus?

Muslims respect and revere Jesus (peace be upon him).  They consider him one of the greatest of God’s messengers to mankind.  The Quran confirms his virgin birth, and a chapter of the Quran is entitled ‘Maryam’ (Mary).  The Quran describes the birth of Jesus as follows:

(Remember) when the angels said, “O Mary, God gives you good news of a word from Him (God), whose name is the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, revered in this world and the Hereafter, and one of those brought near (to God).  He will speak to the people from his cradle and as a man, and he is of the righteous.” She said, “My Lord, how can I have a child when no mortal has touched me?” He said, “So (it will be).  God creates what He wills.  If He decrees a thing, He says to it only, ‘Be!’ and it is.” (Quran, 3:45-47)

Jesus was born miraculously by the command of God, the same command that had brought Adam into being with neither a father nor a mother.  God has said:

  The case of Jesus with God is like the case of Adam.  He created him from dust, and then He said to him, “Be!” and he came into being. (Quran, 3:59)

During his prophetic mission, Jesus performed many miracles.  God tells us that Jesus said:

  “I have come to you with a sign from your Lord.  I make for you the shape of a bird out of clay, I breathe into it, and it becomes a bird by God’s permission.  I heal the blind from birth and the leper.  And I bring the dead to life by God’s permission.  And I tell you what you eat and what you store in your houses....” (Quran, 3:49)

Note: ^ ONLY by God's permission. 

Muslims believe that Jesus was not crucified.  It was the plan of Jesus’ enemies to crucify him, but God saved him and raised him up to Him.  And the likeness of Jesus was put over another man.  Jesus’ enemies took this man and crucified him, thinking that he was Jesus.  God has said:

...They said, “We killed the Messiah Jesus, son of Mary, the messenger of God.” They did not kill him, nor did they crucify him, but the likeness of him was put on another man (and they killed that man)...  (Quran, 4:157)

Neither Muhammad (May Peace and blessings be up on him) nor Jesus came to change the basic doctrine of the belief in one God, brought by earlier prophets, but rather to confirm and renew it.

Muslims believe in one, unique, incomparable God, Who has no son nor partner, and that none has the right to be worshiped but Him alone.  He is the true God, and every other deity is false.  He has the most magnificent names and sublime perfect attributes.  No one shares His divinity, nor His attributes.  In the Quran, God describes Himself:

Say, “He is God, the One.  God, to Whom the creatures turn for their needs.  He begets not, nor was He begotten, and there is none like Him.” (Quran, 112:1-4)

God is not Jesus, and Jesus is not God. Even Jesus himself rejected this.  God has said in the Quran:

Indeed, they have disbelieved who have said, “God is the Messiah (Jesus), son of Mary.”  The Messiah said, “Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord.  Whoever associates partners in worship with God, then God has forbidden Paradise for him, and his home is the Fire (Hell).  For the wrongdoers, there will be no helpers.” (Quran, 5:72)

 So, there y'all have it. We love Jesus (peace and blessings be up on him) 

 Jesus was a great prophet, sent down by God. He was a man and only did things with the will of God. I always give this analogy. Adam was divine and he had no mother nor father, why don't people worship him? All of God's prophets were divine and only by God's will. From Ibrahim - Jacob - Mosses and many many more. I can't name them all, simply cause there are over one thousand. We believe in all God's prophets and Jesus was just that, a prophet of God, sent down to mankind, to show them, to only worship one God. He is not God, nor the son of God. A prophet of God.

Bottom line: we pray to God, and worship God, we do not ask Jesus for anything. We do everything in this life for God only. God can only give us what we ask for. Not Jesus. 

But, we love Jesus. If we didn't love Jesus, you can not be a Muslim.

A Muslim by definition means one who surrenders and submits to the laws of God. As almighty God is the creator of the heavens and the earth and the creation in it, nothing in the creation works at its own free will...that is it follows a law and nothing can break or change that law unless the almighty wills.

So, I pray that God opens up  your hearts and minds, so y'all stop thinking badly about us Muslims. Open up our holy Quran and start to read. I'm not asking you to revert to Islam. I'm merely asking you to not assume about a religion that is unknown to you. Don't be ignorant. Don't be prejudice. Have a open mind.

 I was once Catholic. I thank God everyday for showing me the religion of peace, Islam. Been Muslim for over nine years.

My only purpose in this life is to worship God. 

 So, to all you non-Muslim blogging sisters and brothers in humanity, come say hello. We are sisters and brothers in humanity after all. Becoming Muslim was the BEST thing I've done in my life. :) :) :) Alhamdulilah (Thank you God)

"To you be your religion, and to me my religion (Islamic Monotheism)." (Quran Surah Al-Kafirun, verse 6)

final whisper: "There is no compulsion in Islam" (Qur'an, 2:256).

I thought of you today...

mood: dreamy

craving: holding my first born son, Mubarak (

Salam Alykom (peace be with you) my dear sisters and brothers and hola to all my non-Muslim followers. I Hope everyone had a great week. The weekend has started in the middle east and one more day for us Americans. Back in 2004 we got the best news ever, I was gonna have a baby. But, it ended sadly. Alhamdulilah (Thanks to God) for everything. I just will never forget his face or his little body when I first held him. I pray that I meet him in Jannah (heaven) someday. He will forever be in my heart and mind. I wrote this the day he was buried, as the snow fell down. I just wanted to hold him forever and keep him warm and safe.

I thought of you today.

Everywhere I looked and every baby I saw i couldn't help to think about YOU
what would your smile look like? and your big eyes too. You have to know I will always love YOU.
Would you want to get out of your stroller, and run? or would you cry to go with your father when he rode the rides with your sister? what would you do?
I thought of you today.
I guess I will never stop dreaming of you day and night.
Wonder what your run would look like.
Your hands upon your fathers face, when you caress his beard.
I thought of YOU today.
We will leave Germany forever but not YOU my son.
Cause forever you will be in our hearts and there you will always stay.
Inshallah (God's willing) my dear son we will meet again in Jannah (Heaven.) But, until then just know that..
I thought of YOU today.
Love your Mother final whisper: Until we meet again...  

Texan, after UAE..... 

I want to fall in love with you again...

mood: Melodramatic

craving: To fall in love with my America again

Salam Alykom (Peace be with you)  to all my Muslim brothers and sisters out there. Hola to all my non-Muslim followers.. I pray that everyone is in the best health and faith and your week started out good. Just been trying to get used to the, "American" life here.. It's coming along... I wish it would come faster...

When I was little I always loved to travel the world with my family. I always knew that America always would have a special place in my heart no matter where I went in this life. But, since I've traveled abroad at an older age, I fell in love with this small country that a lot of people are just getting to know.. This country gave me what I wanted in my life; not only does it have everything I love, it has very special people there that I love and will never forget. This certain country took my mind and my heart away from my America. I never thought a small place like this would take my heart. I never thought any other place would replace the country everyone wants to come to make their dreams.. I thought and only dreamed to live the rest of my life there.. This country is United Arab Emirates. Look it up on the map, you can't miss it, because it has my heart right on top of Abu Dhabi. lol

But, now that i am back in the states, I feel a sense of loss. I feel like a foreigner in my own country.. Sad, but true.. I hate this feeling... It takes a while for me to get used to a place and I never thought it would take any time for me to get used to the place where I was born and raised and LOVED. Don't get me wrong, I still love America. I really do. I feel lost though. I've basically been out of the states for almost 10 years and I changed a lot. I adapted to a culture that took my heart/mind/soul and for some reason, it won't give it back to me. LOL Day in and day out I fight with my heart. I fight with it to at least let me adapt to my homeland easily. Change is never easy, they say and they sure are right. Am I ever gonna get used to this life in America again? Am I going to feel at home again? I guess I finally accepted being away from my family and living in a different country. I accepted it and now moving back has got my mind kind of at a loss. *sigh*

Sometimes in life, something bad has to happen in order for something good to come into your life again. I never questioned what God has planned for us. I know that God will always point me in the right direction, I still have faith. But, I just wanna fall in love with my America again.

Final whisper: I hope my mind and heart comes back to the states again. When? I don't know.. But, please come fast.. 

Texan, after UAE.....