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		By: hamidah		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[May Allah guide us all]]></description>
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		By: Islam and the Internet Series		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 08:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] Islam and the Internet Series     Spiritual Pitfalls for the Muslim Blogger      Blogs are gateways, that grant us access into the interior worlds of other people. They offer [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] Islam and the Internet Series     Spiritual Pitfalls for the Muslim Blogger      Blogs are gateways, that grant us access into the interior worlds of other people. They offer [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Secular American Sacraments &#124; Ashmath		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Secular American Sacraments &#124; Ashmath]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] importance of self-esteem in American society today. (Note: I do recognize the hypocrisy of being a blogger whilst decrying a culture of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] importance of self-esteem in American society today. (Note: I do recognize the hypocrisy of being a blogger whilst decrying a culture of [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Naseema		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you for this article. Can I say that a year on Facebook made me meet a friend who showed her knowledge on the Quran. But on meeting her in person I realised she is not what she portrayed to be. She does not believe in the Sunnah and indirectly I sinned many sins as a result and have seeked Allah (swt)&#039;s forgiveness. It has made me realise that the devil was the third person even between friends on Facebook. As much as I have asked for Allah&#039;s forgiveness I have asked Allah to pardon this friend as well and show her the right path...for loving and believing in Allah means believing in the Quran; the messengers and Prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h) and his Sunnah. Allah guide us all when using these virtual media.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thank you for this article. Can I say that a year on Facebook made me meet a friend who showed her knowledge on the Quran. But on meeting her in person I realised she is not what she portrayed to be. She does not believe in the Sunnah and indirectly I sinned many sins as a result and have seeked Allah (swt)&#8217;s forgiveness. It has made me realise that the devil was the third person even between friends on Facebook. As much as I have asked for Allah&#8217;s forgiveness I have asked Allah to pardon this friend as well and show her the right path&#8230;for loving and believing in Allah means believing in the Quran; the messengers and Prophet Muhammed (p.b.u.h) and his Sunnah. Allah guide us all when using these virtual media.</p>
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		By: Fatima		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/#comment-20888&quot;&gt;Musafiratul jannah&lt;/a&gt;.

Asalaamu alaikum
I agree with this post about how blogging can have its pitfalls.
In respect of Islam and fashion, i think it is totally do-able. Attracting attention is subjective. In some communities where Islamic dress is rare, simply wearing a plain hijab will attract lots of attention.
AS long as dress covers body adequately, is loose-fitting and hijab does not show earlobes or neck, Islamic fashion is inspiring to Muslimahs seeking to cover properly in a way that appeals to them. Yes, there are some &quot;islamic&quot; fashion which does not cover properly but it doesn;t mean it cannot work.
And fashion does not mean sticking to todays trends. Fashion is an art, and even the plain black abaya is a style and part of fashion.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/#comment-20888">Musafiratul jannah</a>.</p>
<p>Asalaamu alaikum<br />
I agree with this post about how blogging can have its pitfalls.<br />
In respect of Islam and fashion, i think it is totally do-able. Attracting attention is subjective. In some communities where Islamic dress is rare, simply wearing a plain hijab will attract lots of attention.<br />
AS long as dress covers body adequately, is loose-fitting and hijab does not show earlobes or neck, Islamic fashion is inspiring to Muslimahs seeking to cover properly in a way that appeals to them. Yes, there are some &#8220;islamic&#8221; fashion which does not cover properly but it doesn;t mean it cannot work.<br />
And fashion does not mean sticking to todays trends. Fashion is an art, and even the plain black abaya is a style and part of fashion.</p>
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		By: thestudentspath		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[JazakAllah khair for the reminder, the advice, and most importantly, reality check.]]></description>
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		By: pinksourgrapes		</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Salaam sister, I understand where you&#039;re coming from but I have to say I respectfully disagree with what you consider to be &quot;harmful&quot; or a &quot;spiritual pitfall&quot; when it comes to blogging.

Blogging is not the same as having a personal conversation, making a speech, giving a lecture, or writing an article in a newspaper/newsletter.  For example, you are allowed a degree of anonymity which can have its advantages.

It can be very empowering and spiritually uplifting to know that other people have gone through some of your personal experiences that you wouldn&#039;t be able to share with even close family/friends, such as painful or pride-insulting moments in life. It gives you the opportunity to learn from someone else&#039;s mistake or be able to reflect on the experience in a way that you weren&#039;t able to when you yourself were going through it.  There were times in my life when I really needed someone to tell me &quot;this doesn&#039;t mean you&#039;re going to hell&quot; or &quot;it&#039;s never too late to repent&quot;, but how could that be if I couldn&#039;t even talk to anyone?

I think one of the problems facing our younger generation is that there are a lot of life experiences we can&#039;t talk about and so we&#039;re forced to deal with them on our own.  Blogging can serve as the happy medium.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Salaam sister, I understand where you&#8217;re coming from but I have to say I respectfully disagree with what you consider to be &#8220;harmful&#8221; or a &#8220;spiritual pitfall&#8221; when it comes to blogging.</p>
<p>Blogging is not the same as having a personal conversation, making a speech, giving a lecture, or writing an article in a newspaper/newsletter.  For example, you are allowed a degree of anonymity which can have its advantages.</p>
<p>It can be very empowering and spiritually uplifting to know that other people have gone through some of your personal experiences that you wouldn&#8217;t be able to share with even close family/friends, such as painful or pride-insulting moments in life. It gives you the opportunity to learn from someone else&#8217;s mistake or be able to reflect on the experience in a way that you weren&#8217;t able to when you yourself were going through it.  There were times in my life when I really needed someone to tell me &#8220;this doesn&#8217;t mean you&#8217;re going to hell&#8221; or &#8220;it&#8217;s never too late to repent&#8221;, but how could that be if I couldn&#8217;t even talk to anyone?</p>
<p>I think one of the problems facing our younger generation is that there are a lot of life experiences we can&#8217;t talk about and so we&#8217;re forced to deal with them on our own.  Blogging can serve as the happy medium.</p>
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		By: shiney		</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[JZK for writing this! I actually had to take down one of my posts because it violated one of the above-mentioned points lol! Thank you for teaching me how to blog islamified!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>JZK for writing this! I actually had to take down one of my posts because it violated one of the above-mentioned points lol! Thank you for teaching me how to blog islamified!</p>
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		By: Mistakes Made Simple &#171; theshineypencil		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mistakes Made Simple &#171; theshineypencil]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[...] in Ramadan&#8221; and then a few days later, I was on virtualmosque.com and I came across this post: http://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/ and I learned blogging etiquettes! Can you believe that? It was amazingly, shockingly helpful. So I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] in Ramadan&#8221; and then a few days later, I was on virtualmosque.com and I came across this post: <a href="http://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/" rel="ugc">http://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/</a> and I learned blogging etiquettes! Can you believe that? It was amazingly, shockingly helpful. So I [&#8230;]</p>
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		By: Musafiratul jannah		</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/#comment-20872&quot;&gt;Noor&lt;/a&gt;.

Assalamu Alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu dear sister, I am not any scholar or anything, this is just my thought.
I personally don&#039;t think the words fashion and Islam go so well together. This is according to the type of fashion I have seen these days. First of all, Islam teaches that women are like pearls, and just how pearls are preserved safely in shells women also should be preserved under the shar&#039;iee hijab, their beauty is only for their husbands, the whole purpose of the hijab is to preserve a woman&#039;s beauty, and keep oneself from attracting other men, and if she started to follow any form of fashion that purpose cannot be fulfilled, for example a new way for hijab these days is to take a very nice decorated hijab and tie it on in such a way that the ear lobes are showing, and this is done especially to show the earrings, also it has become very difficult these days to find a simple delicate abaya, abayas these days have been soooo decorated with so much color, glimmer, and designs, they look more like dresses than abayas. That’s totally not what we are taught, so if some one follows these kinds of fashions, I really don’t think what their doing is appropriate according to Islam. May ALLAH ta&#039;ala give me the tawfeeq to act upon this as well as other sisters in islam. aameen]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://www.virtualmosque.com/personaldvlpt/character/spiritual-pitfalls-for-the-muslim-blogger/#comment-20872">Noor</a>.</p>
<p>Assalamu Alaykum warahmatullahi wabarakatuhu dear sister, I am not any scholar or anything, this is just my thought.<br />
I personally don&#8217;t think the words fashion and Islam go so well together. This is according to the type of fashion I have seen these days. First of all, Islam teaches that women are like pearls, and just how pearls are preserved safely in shells women also should be preserved under the shar&#8217;iee hijab, their beauty is only for their husbands, the whole purpose of the hijab is to preserve a woman&#8217;s beauty, and keep oneself from attracting other men, and if she started to follow any form of fashion that purpose cannot be fulfilled, for example a new way for hijab these days is to take a very nice decorated hijab and tie it on in such a way that the ear lobes are showing, and this is done especially to show the earrings, also it has become very difficult these days to find a simple delicate abaya, abayas these days have been soooo decorated with so much color, glimmer, and designs, they look more like dresses than abayas. That’s totally not what we are taught, so if some one follows these kinds of fashions, I really don’t think what their doing is appropriate according to Islam. May ALLAH ta&#8217;ala give me the tawfeeq to act upon this as well as other sisters in islam. aameen</p>
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