Comments on: Da`wah Episodes: Small Town, Maine

By: Nomad78

Nomad78 — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:46:16 +0000

Assalamu Alikum,

Actually my wife was going to join me on the trip but she had to stay and close her store since her employee had gotten sick. I did however share with them at the end that my wife does wear the hijab, run her own business and still manages to be the mother of our one year old. Not too out of the ordinary or wow of a story but it had a lot of “wow” reaction to it and I think it did answer the “narrow mindedness” comment.

By: hs

hs — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:34:45 +0000

Thank you for sharing such an awesome experience and reflection.

By: Hannan Walrod

Hannan Walrod — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:33:20 +0000

May Allah (SWT) reward you for your efforts to spread a positive example about Islam. I’m wondering if their reaction would have been the same if you were a Muslim woman wearing hijab?? You don’t look “strange” or “foreign” to them. Can you take a hijab wearing woman with you next time to see what happens? It would be very interesting to hear about the difference.
P Are you any relation to Alexander Russell Webb 1846-1934?

By: Alhamdulilah!

Alhamdulilah! — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:17:57 +0000

ALLAHU AKBAR! SubhanAllah, I have this conversation with myself internally sometimes. Individuals might stare at my hijab or look like they want to say something offensive…and then I think, you know, that person might be staring because they WISH they could be Muslim too, they just do not have the courage to face their parents yet. Or that person might be staring, preparing to ask, “Can you tell me more about Islam? I’ve been studying and I am almost ready to accept it!”

Islam is attractive to the Fitra, so naturally, the people are attracted to what they see is an embodiment. Wouldn’t you stare at something [halaly] attractive? What’s more attractive, to any human being that is in touch with his or her soul, than obedience to Allah?

By: Eastcoast

Eastcoast — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:05:50 +0000

Beautiful article man.
Beautiful.

By: Aziza

Aziza — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:11:40 +0000

Mash’Allah. Now, this is truly what being a da’iyah is all about: it’s a give and take process. We got used to all that cliché thinking in the media that we forgot that people have brains too and are not blinded by what’s constantly repeated about Muslims and Islam in newspapers and/or on TV!

Representing Islam is not just citing mechanically our five pillars, and who our Prophet (PBUH) is; it’s showing how it’s a way of life.

Jazak Allah khayr for this great story Nomad78.