~Hijabi Tag~

 Hey Everyone, 

So I'm doing the hijabi tag today which I've been wanting to do and

I was tagged by Afreen (Thoughts of a little women) so I decided to do it today!! So here goes:

1. How old were you when you started wearing the hijab? 
I just started wearing a hijab this past year. I started exactly on my 20th birthday.


2. What or who influenced you to become a hijabi ? 
  Many things influenced me to wear the hijab like my family, freinds, and the Quran.


3. How has hijab changed your life?
I feel hijab has changed my life for the better alhumdullilah! Ever since I started wearing it I feel like my life is so much easier, I feel less stressed in the morning before school not having to worry about my hair. I also feel the hijab has made me into a better person because it reminds me to be a good Muslim.

4. What does hijab mean to you?

Hijab represents my faith and my love for Allah (swt). It's something I wear firstly because Allah (swt) has told us too.

5. How do you deal with the rude comments/stares you get due to being a hijabi?

I've never really gotten any rude comments mashallah! But sometimes people do stare and when they do I just smile at them and be friendly so they can approach me if they had any questions. 

6. What is your favorite thing about wearing the hijab? 

I like that it makes me feel closer to other sisters. Ever since I started wearing the hijab when I go to the mall or any other public place other hijabis say "Salam" to me and talk to me because of this I've met so many new people. I also like that it gives more confidence and makes me a better Muslim. 

7. What is your hijab must have accessory?

Pins, pins, and lots of pins or else my hijab will go flying lol

8. What advice could you give a newbie hijabi?

That its not as scary as it seems and Allah (swt) is there to guide you. Also you should talk to other hijabis because they could help you.

9. What is one hijab trend you never understood?
Not sure...lol

Google

10. What questions do you get asked the most due to wearing the hijab? 

Why do you wear it?

Don't you feel hot?

Why are you covering your hair?

~Muslim Tag~

I decided to do this tag today which I saw on Rabia's blog.

1)Are you a convert or born Muslim and how about your parents?  I was born a Muslim and so were my parents!!

2) What's your ethnicity and if it was related at all too how you were born then how? I am Sri Lankan Indian American and now I know what many of you are thinking HUH Sri Lanka? Where is that? Well I'll tell you where it is in 3 easy steps...first get a map of the world. Second find India on the map. Third look below India at the tip on the Indian Ocean you will see a tear drop shaped island that is Sri Lanka. [Seriously you guys won't believe how many people ask me this question and how many blank stares I have gotten when I tell people where I'm from. lol]

3) Where are you from and have you been to the Middle East? If yes why and how did you like it? I am from Sri Lanka and came to the US when I was a baby. I have never been to the middle East unless a stop at the airport to switch flights counts...=P

4) What's your favorite Arab/Middle Eastern dish? Umm...IDK does Falafel count?

5) What's the most interesting Islam/Arabic related saying you use day to day? Walahi...does that count as interesting? lol

6) What's the most attractive/unattractive trait and or physical attribute you find toward a Muslim/Arab man? (Vice versa for a male): Most attractive would have to be a friendly smile and I find haughty, arrogant people unattractive.  

 
7) What do you love most about Islam and what do you struggle with in Islam? The thing that I love the most is that Allah [swt] is just a prayer away. The thing I struggle with the most is interpreting the Quran. Since I don’t speak Arabic I have to rely only on translations and I hate that I can’t read and understand everything myself and that I have to go and read a translation.  

8) What's the most interesting item in your house related to Islam/Middle Eastern culture, excluding the Quran? Probably would have to be this painting of the aytal kursi...I know not very interesting. 

9) Do you speak Arabic? If yes then please say something: LOL I am not a fluent Arabic speaker the only Arabic words I use is inshallah, mashallah....etc

10) List all the Prophets you can remember by heart? So I would like to warn all of you that I am going to do horrible on this question! So with that let me begin...
Muhammad
Adam

Noah

Musa

Isa

Idris

Haroon

Ibrahim

Ismael

Yusuf

Yahya

Yaqub

Dawood

Ishaaq

Zakariya

Salih

Peace be upon all of them. I'm surprised I actually got more than 3! [They only reason being I have family members with these names lol]

Okay so now TAG your it!!! Let me know if you do this tag so I can see it.=]

~Best Friend Tag~

Hey You Guys,

I was watching some Best Friend Tag videos on YouTube and really wanted to do one. So I decided to ask my friend Yasmin to answer the questions with me. Here are our answers.

1. How and when did you meet?

Y: Senior year of high school.

S: Yea in English class. A mutual friend of ours thought she had class the same period as us and came into class and introduced us then half way through the class she discovered she was in the wrong class and she had this class the period after and left. LOL

2. What's your favorite memory together?

Y: When we dressed up as Mario and Luigi on Twin Day. The outfits consisted of red and green shirts, and fake mustaches.

S: I totally forgot about that but now I have to agree. I remember you glued a fake mustache on yourself.

3. Describe each other in one word.

S: Passionate

Y: Amiable

4. What's your dream job?

Y: I think your dream job would be Fashion designer.

S: Really, that’s my sister’s but I could see myself doing that too. All I know is I would want to do something to make a name for myself. I’m thinking yours is doctor because you want to be one so bad.

Y: It would actually be a bakery owner.

S: OMG cupcakes =P

5. What's your favorite makeup brand?

Y: I’m not sure CoverGirl?

S: Really I’ve never used Cover Girl I’m not a make uppy person but I would say Este Lauder actually cause I have a lot of Estee Lauder stuff. I’m not sure what’s yours. Maybe yours is CoverGirl.

Y: No its Mac.

S: I was thinking that because I feel like everyone loves mac!!

6. What is something that annoys you about the other person?

Y: You live far away from me.

S: Yea and its annoying how our schedules are so jam packed we can never meet up.

7. If you could go anywhere in the world together, where would it be and why?

Y: Florida because we’ve both been there. Anywhere, really.

S: Yea I feel like anywhere and it’ll be fun. But Florida will be awesome we can go to Universals and go on the rides together. Wizarding world =]

9. Who takes longer to get ready in the morning?

Y: Probably me, I procrastinate.

S: I think I would have to agree.

10. Favorite season?

Y: The Summer

S: No, OMG I hate the summer except for the no school part. Mine would have to be Fall or Winter. I was thinking either winter or summer for you.

Y: No actually summer or fall.

11. Favorite song?

Y: Taylor Swift

S: LOL really? I do like her song Love Story but I really don’t have a favorite song it changes all the time when new songs come. Umm not sure what yours would be.

Y: Any song by Ingrid Michaelson

13. Heels or flats?

Y: Flats

S: Flats!!

14. Pants or dresses?

Y:I think for her, pants are more comfortable, but dresses are more fun, especially during the Summer.

S: Yea correct I just started wearing dresses. And for you dresses.

Y: Yea, lately it’s been dresses.

15. Favorite animal?

Y: Cat?

S: No! lol I find cats creepy mine would have to be horses. I know you like cats right.

Y: Yes.

16. If your house was burning down, and your entire family was sure to be okay, what would you save and why?

Y: Your notebook?

S: A notebook really I don’t think I have a notebook worth saving lol maybe photo albums. You would probably save the same thing too.

Y: I meant a notebook like a laptop but Yea for me something sentimental

S: Oh lol. Maybe I do have pictures on it.

. 17. Comedy, horror, or chick-flick?

Y: Comedy

S: Yea and I like chick flicks too but not horror. But, you I think horror.

Y: I hate horror (ghosts), but I don’t mind gore.

18. Blackberry or iPhone?

Y: iPhone =p

S: Yes and same for you =]

19. Favorite movie?

Y: The lion king?

S: Really, I don’t have a favorite I like Disney movies but I also like the notebook and romantic movies like that. Yours is Julia and Julia?

Y: The first thing that popped into my head is lord of the rings actually.

20. What is something weird that you eat?

S: I’m not sure we usually eat out when we are together.

Y: Ice cream with French fries

S: LOL I don’t think I eat weird things.

21. Do you guys have anything matching?

Y: The peace rings. And I think your sister and I have a similar shirt. (But that doesn’t count, does it)

S: No I don’t think it does but yea the rings and I think we have matching earrings too.

22. What's your favorite TV show?

Y: Pretty Little Liars

S: LOL yea or The Vampire Diaries. You I’m going to guess Gossip Girl but I think that’s more your sister then you.

Y: Mine is The Office.

Okay that’s the tag hope you guys found this fun to read even though you guys probably don’t care what our favorite movies are. BTW keep a look out Yasmin will be posting something interesting and thought provoking on here soon [inshallah].

TTYL =]

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