My Journey to Islam - Part 2

My Journey to Islam - Part 2

As-salamu alaykum everyone, Insha’Allah you’re doing well!

This is part 2 of my 3-part series on my journey to Islam. If you haven’t watched the first video, Insha’Allah you’ll check it out here:    • My Journey to Islam - Part 1  

This video was filmed just outside the Great Mosque complex in Córdoba, Spain🇪🇸 In parts of this video you can see the famous Roman bridge in the background.

I was traveling with my mother-in-law from Madrid down to Granda where I, Alhamdulillah declared my Shahada on December 1st in the Mezquita in Granada overlooking Alhambra.

I attempted to film this video while walking through the Great Mosque but was told I was unable to film using audio. I thought this was strange because I could see other people doing this however, perhaps it’s because I was using the front-facing camera? I then decided to at least film some b-roll and was asked to stop filming, again, for using a tripod!?

🍊After I toured around inside the Great Mosque, I started to film in the Plaza los Naranjos which is the courtyard outside the Great Mosque. About 6 minutes in, I was stopped by a security guard who told me that I wasn’t allowed to film with audio!? I decided to leave the complex, while filming and was mean-mugged by another security guard who again told me to stop filming🫠 Finally, I made my way outside of the complex and was able to film without any trouble.

In this video, I talk about my love of volunteering and giving back to those who need it and about volunteering at a Muslim organization in NYC. I discuss my privilege and how Allah (SWT) has given some of us more privilege to test us and see how we can use those opportunities to help those who have less than we do.

The woman who helps run the soup kitchen was pretty skeptical of me when I showed up at the church. She questioned my beliefs and although I had already accepted the tenets of Islam; I had acknowledged and recognized the truth of Islam, I had not taken my Shahada yet.

I then go on to explain how many in the Muslim community started unfriending me on social media and how I got an email from someone in the community saying that “they knew who I was.” This situation was very unnerving and at the same time understandable because the Muslim community in the US especially in NYC had been heavily surveilled.

Soon after, I stopped attending Friday prayers at the ICNYU, their Convertsations group and basically moved away from the community entirely.

After graduating from NYU, I moved on to an MSW program at Columbia University, because, Alhamdulillah I have always been grateful and wanted to assist Syrians in integrating into American society.

In the summer leading up to the second year of my MSW program, I got really sick. Alhamdulillah Allah (SWT) was really testing me at that time. My family and friends had either completely abandoned me, mocked me, or added insult to my injuries and besides my husband, there was nowhere I could turn to, except for Allah (SWT). So, Alhamdulillah for that I really leaned into His Mercy and His Guidance because it was truly the only thing I could do at the time. This reminds me of the Surah 94 verse 5 in our Holy Qu’ran which states, So, surely with hardship comes ease. فَإِنَّ مَعَ ٱلْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا Qur’an 94:55.

If you are dealing with a health crisis, please don’t hesitate to DM me on the socials or if you want me to go into these health diagnoses’ in other videos, please leave me a comment down below, because I’ve been there and we are in this together💖

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