Comments on: A Letter to the Culture that Raised Me http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/ Your Virtual Mosque Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leyla http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-43632 Leyla Mon, 02 Jan 2012 01:19:53 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-43632 Mashallah! That's an inspiring article for women all over the world. Thank you so so so much! Mashallah! That’s an inspiring article for women all over the world. Thank you so so so much!

]]> By: Diana http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-41959 Diana Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:25:11 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-41959 this is still my favorite article I've ever read, and for the 3rd or 4th time, it still makes me cry and be so so so extremely thankful that we are so much honored, protected and given psychological and physical freedom with the hijab. It is one of the biggest blessings we have been blessed with. Alhamd Lellah alhamd Lellah Alhamd Lellah! Thank you so much for writing this amazing reminder! this is still my favorite article I’ve ever read, and for the 3rd or 4th time, it still makes me cry and be so so so extremely thankful that we are so much honored, protected and given psychological and physical freedom with the hijab. It is one of the biggest blessings we have been blessed with. Alhamd Lellah alhamd Lellah Alhamd Lellah!

Thank you so much for writing this amazing reminder!

]]> By: kada http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-39626 kada Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:23:58 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-39626 this letter is so amazingly written i love the beauty and stuff this letter is so amazingly written
i love the beauty and stuff

]]> By: shiney http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-39417 shiney Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:00:27 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-39417 amazing read... amazing read…

]]> By: Slaveofallah in school http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-38778 Slaveofallah in school Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:39:44 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-38778 Brilliant this article definatelty helps me find my confidence when it is really lacking most of the time so you dont have to be beautiful or "perfect for boys but "My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So, I won’t worship your beauty standards, and I don’t submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher. tearful Brilliant this article definatelty helps me find my confidence when it is really lacking most of the time
so you dont have to be beautiful or “perfect for boys
but “My worth is defined by the beauty of my soul, my heart, my moral character. So, I won’t worship your beauty standards, and I don’t submit to your fashion sense. My submission is to something higher. tearful

]]> By: Ayan http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35820 Ayan Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:02:06 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-35820 Mashallah sister! nice article! Mashallah sister! nice article!

]]> By: D.A.E http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35417 D.A.E Fri, 08 Jul 2011 18:24:16 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-35417 "You see, as a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King." It made me cry and I don't know why. Jazakallah kulukhairun “You see, as a Muslim woman, I’ve been liberated from a silent kind of bondage. I don’t answer to the slaves of God on earth. I answer to their King.”

It made me cry and I don’t know why.

Jazakallah kulukhairun

]]> By: sanaa http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35401 sanaa Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:48:58 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-35401 beautifully written masha'Allah. it's disturbing how media and pop culture have convinced women that it is "progressive" and "liberating" to have ourselves on display. how do we not see the lack lof logic in that? that said, i don't think the muslim woman is free either. islam frees us, yes. but muslims keep us enslaved in different ways. a muslim woman's body is still subjected to criticism and judgement albeit in different ways. people judge us for how we wear hijabs or lack of hijabs. they make assumptions of our values and piety based on how we dress. we're only truly free when we stop obsessing over other people and controlling their behavior and focus on purifying ourselves. beautifully written masha’Allah. it’s disturbing how media and pop culture have convinced women that it is “progressive” and “liberating” to have ourselves on display. how do we not see the lack lof logic in that?

that said, i don’t think the muslim woman is free either. islam frees us, yes. but muslims keep us enslaved in different ways. a muslim woman’s body is still subjected to criticism and judgement albeit in different ways. people judge us for how we wear hijabs or lack of hijabs. they make assumptions of our values and piety based on how we dress. we’re only truly free when we stop obsessing over other people and controlling their behavior and focus on purifying ourselves.

]]> By: marwan http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35318 marwan Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:40:44 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-35318 الله أكبر الله أكبر

]]> By: tanbir http://www.suhaibwebb.com/ummah/women/a-letter-to-the-culture-that-raised-me/comment-page-1/#comment-35231 tanbir Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:43:11 +0000 http://www.suhaibwebb.com/blog/?p=6065#comment-35231 Sis.. Jazak Allah ..... for this wonderfully true and well written letter. Sis.. Jazak Allah ….. for this wonderfully true and well written letter.

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