A New Muslim's Diary

Home
A New Muslim's Diary

Ramadan Reflections

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

Alhamdulillah, Ramadan is upon us once again. I sit here now, reflecting on my previous two Ramadans, and pondering about...

LEARN MORE

The Permanence of Loving Temporarily

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

Do I fear death, or that my loved ones will leave me? Does my love cause me to cling ferociously to them, afraid that something may happen once I lose sight of them? Everything in this world is temporary. What is the meaning of attaining all these, to lose it all in the event of my own death? What have I gained from all of these, when none of these follow me to my grave?

LEARN MORE

The Permanence of Loving Temporarily

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

A Muslim in Allah's Eyes... but not in Yours?

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

"Are you in a rush to convert?" This will be a question forever etched in my memory. Do we, as revert Muslims in Allah's eyes, have to meet your institution's requirements to be recognised as Muslims in YOUR eyes?

LEARN MORE

A Muslim in Allah's Eyes... but not in Yours?

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

Someone told me it was unusual for Muslim reverts like myself to publish about their journey, about Islam, because they fear saying wrong things. I can't stop writing, though, because I could probably be someone else's only small peephole to what Islam is. But the pen comes with responsibility and a need for adab.

LEARN MORE

The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The Secret Sabr

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The Wait is one of the most challenging experiences of learning sabr- it is inevitable. But we can become blinded by the thing that we want so badly, and ignore the multitude of other blessings that Allah gives us throughout that Wait. And when we don't see it, we are indeed of the ungrateful.

LEARN MORE

The Secret Sabr

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

Death, is a Blessing

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The death of a seed is the onset of a shoot's life; the death of living fruits or animals in the human stomach is the beginning of their rising to the level of human life. As a seed sown in the grown becomes a tree in the world of the air, so a man who is laid in the earth will surely produce the shoots of an everlasting life in the Intermediate Realm.

LEARN MORE

Death, is a Blessing

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The Evil Eye in Us

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

“What’s the evil eye? Isn’t it superstition! You actually believe that there’s such a thing?” “Wait…. did you just say...

LEARN MORE

The Evil Eye in Us

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

That Thing on Your Head

February 07, 2021 Posted by THE NEW MUSLIM CO.

You judge me by what's on my head, So convinced by the rumors which the channels spread. You call me imprisoned, you call me oppressed, merely because of the way I'm dressed. How little do you know about with what I've been blessed.

LEARN MORE

That Thing on Your Head

February 07, 2021 Posted by THE NEW MUSLIM CO.

What Would Adab Do?

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

The humblest of all seekers of knowledge, the one who neither criticises nor belittles. The one who knows her place as a lifelong student, even if she’s a teacher.
The one who always begins her questions with, “I would like to seek your opinion on this matter”, instead of “I disagree with you on what you’ve uttered.”

LEARN MORE

What Would Adab Do?

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

To the Hesitant Soul

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

Dear Hesitant Soul, You wondered if you'd be able to follow all the rules. You didn't want to seem like a hypocrite; and you worried about your family and friends and what they would think. So you held back; you hesitated. This is for you; you're not alone.

LEARN MORE

To the Hesitant Soul

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

To the Convert's Friend

February 07, 2021 Posted by MERYEM CHIN

This is to you, the Convert's Friend.
The one who is patiently enduring, never forcing.
The one who is never quick to judge, the persevering imaan buddy, the pillar of support.
The one who knows that Allah will always guide, in time.

LEARN MORE