tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9891529645498814722024-03-13T03:53:57.603+01:00Muslim In the CityA fresh slice of apple pie with a side of DEEN.Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-61143907488023091822010-08-19T12:36:00.000+02:002010-08-19T12:36:16.127+02:00Goodbye.Asalaamu alaikum and Ramadan Mubarak lovely people!
It's really been a while since i last posted, but so many things have been happening in my life. I got depression earlier this year, then I was so busy preparing for my Nikah/Walima, then I just got back from my honeymoon in Turkey - and Alhamdullilah it was a very awesome and spiritual honeymoon. And soon insha'Allah I'll be going to Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-20250812171050496312010-03-30T03:06:00.000+02:002010-03-30T03:06:07.705+02:00New Layout - Again!Asalaamu Alaikum!
If there's one thing you must ever know about me, it's that I am VERY indecisive, and I'm afraid that's probably something we'll just all have to live with. :)
So about the new layout - It's another layout from yummylolly.com. I only changed the picture from a semi-modest non-muslim silhouette to a Muslimah silhouette. Paint kinda killed the color for me though, Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-33687423883776161682010-03-07T12:19:00.001+01:002010-03-07T12:24:35.138+01:00Brother, why so serious?Today's (very short) lesson:
Why we must unite as Muslims before we expect non-Muslims to listen to us.
There's a really big problem with Muslims these days, and no one (Muslims) seems to be doing anything about it. Many of us are trying way too hard to convince the other party that our religion is the one true religion, especially when we, ourselves, have not even convinced each other. There isLeilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-56908524451614529832010-02-27T02:53:00.000+01:002010-02-27T02:53:34.806+01:00missing but not gone!Asalaam alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu~~
i just wanted to let all you lovely people out there know that I have not forgotten! yes it's been an entire month (or more) of my absence, but do not fret! i've had plenty of posts saved up. each time i started a post, i just had something come up or just got totally distracted from finishing them. my apologies!
i promise updates soon! please Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-44061779735934048742010-01-12T13:23:00.000+01:002010-01-12T13:23:59.215+01:00Sticky Notes TuesdaySo I saw this idea on a few blogs and I kinda liked to jump on the bandwagon. I also feel like this a way for me to say things that I wouldn't be usually able to say. (I'm a passive-aggressive.) ):
Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-41698875732363267192010-01-09T12:47:00.000+01:002010-01-09T12:47:22.847+01:00Skies are blue, trees are green.Six and a half months till game time nikah. So because it's like half Pakistani's and Surinamese on the groom's side, I'm pretty sure they're expecting me to be the depressed-looking blushing bride. Cannot.Do.It. If it's my wedding, come on. Don't expect me to sit their quietly and look like someone just died - "Oh my life is over!" Seriously. Why can't we bust this out the Arabic way?Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-66724866843780483612010-01-07T00:39:00.000+01:002010-01-07T00:40:41.898+01:00Jeez Louis.I'm tired. Really. Suppose to study but I just want to jot a few things down before I continued with the agonizing task of memorizing dates and events in the history of the EU. (I'm not even European - what do I care?)
Went to Ikea today. Haven't been for almost a year and a half. I don't know what it is but for some odd reason - I love IKEA. They just have everything set up enough for me to Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-39807109296062006552010-01-05T23:27:00.000+01:002010-01-05T23:38:55.849+01:00Is Terrorism an Islamic Ideology?*Warning: LONG POST*
Before I begin, I'd like to say a few words about another subject, more directed as Muslims in general. I was watching a lecture today where a Muslim man posed a question regarding whether or not the Ummah of the prophet Muhammad (saaw) includes only the Muslims or everyone.
The answer was quite simple. When we speak about the Ummah we can relate to a "brotherhood"Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-7541529301018084482010-01-02T17:50:00.000+01:002010-01-02T18:02:28.313+01:002010: Year of PossibilitiesOf course the Islamic new years started last week, but now (on the Gregorian calender) it is the start of 2010. In according to the Islamic calender, it is now the year 1431. I hope Allah blesses everyone with a wonderful and healthy year. Insh'Allah.
I must say 2009 did not end well for me. A couple of hours before it hit midnight I was in the town center getting last minute groceries when I Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-75362123968084381502009-12-28T15:27:00.000+01:002009-12-28T21:56:22.247+01:00Study, study...distraction!Hopefully you've notice I've decided to arrange a layout for my blog. Once upon a time, long ago I would have made the layouts myself but I have neither the time nor the creativity any longer to do such things. So I found this nifty little thing from another blog that I found on the blogger note. Cute.
I'm not exactly the pinkish-girl type, and actually I totally abhor the color, Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-1441171617324962112009-12-10T14:19:00.001+01:002009-12-10T14:19:05.594+01:00Spin OffsFor anyone who's seen the blog jewinthecity, this is the basic spin-off..well a second spin-off if you consider the fact that the author herself spun her blog off of Sex in the City. But rest assured, this blog is and will remain 100% halal (legal activity according to Islamic laws), and all the wonderful Islamic-ness that goes with it.
I'm having a heavy creativity block lately,Leilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-989152964549881472.post-2243720605926197672009-12-10T14:15:00.001+01:002010-01-03T21:27:30.028+01:00City LightsBismillah Ir-Rahman Ir-Raheem.
(In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most merciful.)
I greet you with the Islamic Greetings:
Asalaamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May peace and blessings of Allah be upon you.)
*Before I start explaining why I started this blog, I'd like to mention that you will notice I do not wear hijab (head-scarf). This is a personal choice and I do plan toLeilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18430587882855371130noreply@blogger.com