Tue Jan 16, 11:38:00 AM
Maria Calvo said…
Me too!
maria

Tue Jan 16, 12:37:00 PM
just a girl said…
Thanks ladies; currently sitting and shifting around in my head, this entry will be here soon enough, I promise.

xox
maha

Tue Jan 16, 03:39:00 PM
Tommy of The Gays said…
Can you also explain the reason behind hijab or the veil or whatever it’s called! I don’t know anything about it but I’d like to. I won’t use the B word here.

Tommy of The Gays

Wed Jan 17, 11:31:00 AM
Anjum said…
hey girl. if you need to talk, i have gone thru quite a bit of up and down regarding hijab. you weren’t reading my blog at the time so you may not know that, and i don’t still have any of those posts up for public viewing. but i’ll talk to you about it anytime. you’ve got my #.

in the meantime, pray & have much love in your heart.

Thu Jan 18, 01:49:00 PM
Uzi said…
hey maha

man, donning the hijab is a big decision and I wish you luck with the endeavour, whenevr you choose to go ahead with it.

I’ve been busy lately, life has been fun with work talkign up my time, plus good times with friends.. so you know, kind of stepping away from the blog world a bit ..just like you the last few weeks…

take care..

Sat Jan 20, 10:46:00 AM
Lisa said…
God, Allah, Gaia, …whatever you identify as divine being, does not live in a church or a hijab or at Starbucks. The divine resides in our hearts. We honour him/her/it by letting him/her/it shine through us.
*my opinion* If I wear a hijab but abuse children and you don’t wear a hijab but offer help to someone in need…well, which would you rather be?
Would Allah be more pleased if you wear a hijab or spend 15 minutes each day contemplating 1 thing you can do tomorrow to be a better person.
ex. I’m angry at Allah today, but tomorrow when I get my coffee at the drive-thru, I’m going to pay for the coffee for the person behind me. They don’t know me and I’ll have driven away before they can thank me. I will feel Allah in my heart and my anger will soften.

*disclaimer* I’m not Muslim and if I said anthing that offends, I sincerely apolgize for my ignorance.

Sun Jan 21, 04:22:00 PM
just a girl said…
Anjum, I would love to hear what you’re willing to share publicly (until we chit chat mobile to mobile…).

Uzi, It is a huge decision and one that took it’s toll on me >> inshallah when it happens it will be done with a solid heart and spirit

I hope you’ve had a ton of fun with your friends and it’s always great to know that you’re loving your job !

Lisa, absolutely nothing you wrote is offensive at all; I agree with your sentiment 100% Hijab – for me – will come at a later point in my life, when I wear it daily and without an ounce of hesitation ever with pride

Now. Have you been watching “Little Mosque on the Prairie”? If your answer’s no, you *must* *must* watch the next episode!! It’s absolutely brilliant.

All my love,
maha

Sun Jan 21, 06:57:00 PM
Bluenosegirl said…
Your discernment and willingness to venture further on a spiritual journey that is always, ALWAYS, difficult is admirable and commendable. The struggle is the journey, and if you weren’t struggling then you might begin to worry about being a good Muslim. Bless you.

P.S. I’m so proud to be a Canadian when I watch “Little Mosque on the Prairie” — I find myself constantly thinking that such a funny and thought-provoking programme would never stand a chance south ot the border. Long live the CBC! LOL

Mon Jan 22, 12:15:00 AM
Maria Calvo said…
I don’t even know what to say to this entry. You seem to be going through so much and I wish I could give you a huge hug and let you know that you are an amazing woman. Whatever decision you take Maha, you’re not a woman who makes decisions lightly, that’s pretty obvious. So we don’t worry about you.

Like Bluenose said, I think that if you weren’t struggling, that’s when you should start worrying. That goes for all religions!

Love, maria

Mon Jan 22, 08:25:00 AM
dragonfly said…
Maha – great post. Thanks for sharing your heart.

I want TV so I can watch Little Mosque on the Prairie. Oh, well, have to wait for DVD. Then I can gorge

Tue Jan 23, 12:43:00 AM
Uzi said…
hmm.. perhaps I have been in a delirium of my own, struggling to find my own soul the last few weeks, because honestly, though I seem to have commented on this post, I don’t remember reading a word of it.

I just read it. It is amazing. Maha, you cannot understand how much I agree with you, on so many levels. If I started copying pasting sentences it would lead me to further realise how much we think alike. Perhaps.

Someone just interrupted my train of thought. Shoot.

I liked your idea of doing it along your jouney.. that shows the depth to which you have taken your thought. Hijab is not a means to the end. In fact, to the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful, it is of value that you just thought about doing it.

My grandma used to tell me this one thing about Islam, she used to say that in Islam we have been tauight that if you think of doing something good you get sawab (lets call them points) for it, even if you do not follow through with your good thought. And if you think of doing something bad, you don’t get any point against you, unless you follow through with your ideas.

God made us a complex creatures to encourage us to “struggle”, yes struggle with ouw thoughts, emotions and ideas… to not do this, is an act against the beauty of what what Allah has created. You are on the right path sister, as you said, there is no end.. its just a winding road for you to enjoy as you (s)walk(/s) trip through life.

Lastly, if you ever happen to take up the hijab, you have to tell me. Cuz I will hook you up with some beautiful designs from this region. I’ll do it like EVERY season too.

stay strong .. salaam.

Wed Jan 24, 11:42:00 AM
just a girl said…
Bluenose, you’re absolutely correct in your sentiment that the struggle and the journey need always be present. Belss you too, love.

Hurrah! in terms of the CBC. Hope they never go private; love them… Did you catch last night’s episode?? My girlfriend taped it for me and we’re to see it tonight. How exciting. Unfortunate that Kusai / Kosai / Kousai / Kosay / Khouli isn’t it

Dragonfly, we cancelled cable long ago because we only really watch Arabic satellite television and our news is on-line. A friend tapes the show for me…but you know, I’m pretty certain you can watch it on line (as with “Corner Gas”). Check out their site: http://www.cbc.ca/littlemosque/

& let me know what you come up with…

Uzi, I was surprised you’d not originally made your thoughts known, so this is a welcome comment (as are all, naturally, but I was looking for your opinion here).

Your grandma’s a good woman. To her sentiment we must add that when you consider doing bad and then don’t, you actually earn sawaab. LOVE the Big Man, don’t you? It’s impossible not too, Alhamdulilah!

And inshallah when I do – which I will, even if it is in ten years from now – take up the Hijab, I will SO be contacting you for clothes! And a car. But that`s another post. OH!! And Crack, too, of course.

I’m happy to have read everyone’s comments on here. Thank you for your patience with me…

xox
meesho

Thu Feb 01, 11:32:00 AM
لؤلؤة said…
Hi Maha ,
check this link…I found it touching…and Hijab has an addtional thing to the women..think about it …and Best of luck..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mZ7ZRBe9XY

Wed Apr 02, 11:38:00 PM