When I Grow Up I Want To….

MuslimSister

Salaam

I was 10 years old and used to say this a LOT….I’m 22years old now and STILL find myself regularly dropping this line.

I’m sure look forward to a comfortable/successful future. If we didn’t then most of us wouldn’t be in higher education today…

What we want in life id dependent on our financial situation, health, strength of ambition and of course the will of Allah (swt).

I think we should list all our long term/short term plans…

When I “grow up”…

…I want to buy a huge bookshelf that touches the ceiling and fill it up with Islamic books…actually what’d be better if I could have a small room totally dedicated to Islamic study…

….Spend a few years teaching abroad in a poor country…

….After a few years of teaching practice, become a RE Coordinator …

….Decorate every room of my home with the dhikr of Allah (swt)- traditional Islamic Art…

….Travel-visit countries that are rich with Islamic History…..

…..Do a second hajj/Umrah with family…

…and when I’m old, grey and rich(ish) – ready to put my feet up, I want to open a school back home….

Add your own please…

Wasalaam

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WaddyHussain — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 - 21:35

Y u letting these western connotations of only suicide bombers being shaheed's get to you Bro?

Our Deen is set by Allah (swt) not these westerners so let them think what they wanna think and you just believe what the Hadith and Qur'an tell us that is only the way. I'm off home now so may Allah (swt) bless all. Ameen

Dave — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 - 14:45

[quote="Snoopz"][quote="Exquisite"][color=magenta]oh zara the following are classed as being a shaheed:

1) Death by drowning.
2) Death due to a building falling upon him.
3) Death of a woman during pregnancy due to the child.
4) sudden death of a young person[/color][/quote]

Jabir ibn `Utayk reported that Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) said:

"There are seven kinds of martyrs besides those killed in wars, defending the cause of Allah:
• A person who is killed in an epidemic
• A person who is drowned
• A person who has bedsores, causing fever and cough resulting in his death
• A person who dies of a stomach disease
• A person who dies in fire
• A person who dies under falling debris [in a disaster]
• A woman who dies during childbirth."[/quote]

That's interesting... theoretically the Muslim Americans that died in 9/11 because of the destruction of the World Trade center are Shaheeds right?

And out of total curiosity why are these people considered martyrs? I can understand childbirth but bedsores and stomach diseases seems a might bit obscure

MuslimSister — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 - 14:46

Adding to my original list..

When I grow up I want to be EXACTLY like my mum….if I manage to develop even a quarter of her patient, selfless and considerate nature and extreme high trust in God…I’d consider myself sorted.

Dave — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 - 14:50

Well if you don't consider yourself sorted right now then your mother must be a total Saint!

Seriously, I don't think I have [i]ever[/i] seen you exhibit a vice at all here...

MuslimSister — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 - 14:54

Vice is? :?

I've seen mum cope with all life has thrown at her, including losing her sight, family problems and recently the death of her mother - despite all thats life thrown at her - her trust and love in God is sky high...so in my eyes she is a Saint. 😃

The Great 100 — Sun, 29 Oct 2006 - 15:50

"When I grow up I want to drown, have a building fall on me, die in childbirth, catch an epidemic or get a stomach disease, burn to death in a fire or have fatal bedsores."

Oh.

I am already a bit grown-up but I would like to improve my writing and have a successful career in the arts, marry and have children in the next few years and be a great husband and father, make some sense of world politics and develop strategies and agreements that help bring an end to unnatural suffering caused by conflict (unless someone beats me to it or we all die in a grand apocalypse), have resources at my disposal to be generous and benevolent and eat nice big breakfasts, live long and be a man of good character and integrity. I am imperfect (philosphical aside: I am the perfect 100man), still I regularly commit and make progress.

The Great 100 — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 11:19

No, just something I am turning my attention to.

I have always said that I was unready and would not mind waiting a few years. A few years down the line I am thinking the time is about right.

😃

*Heavily edited; was maybe a little too much information*

zara — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 14:55

i like this one the best- 😂 😂 😂
second best- :shock: :shock: :shock:
third best- :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
fourth best- 😃 😃 😃
and one more- 8) 8) 8)

Snoopz — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 14:59

this one looks a lil snoopy lol :shock:

but the confuzzled look is stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the best :? :? :?

*Sponi* — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 15:01

[quote="Snoopz"]this one looks a lil snoopy lol :shock:

but the confuzzled look is stilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll the best :? :? :?[/quote]
[b][color=violet]

lollll[/color][/b]

*Sponi* — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 15:02

[quote="Snoopz"][quote="TEX"]I love this one: :arrow: :|

it looks like me aswell (just imagine a dark brown version of it)[/quote]

:?[/quote]

:?

TEX — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 - 15:03

[quote="Odysseus"]
That's interesting... theoretically the Muslim Americans that died in 9/11 because of the destruction of the World Trade center are Shaheeds right?

And out of total curiosity why are these people considered martyrs? I can understand childbirth but bedsores and stomach diseases seems a might bit obscure[/quote]

:?

i think i know what u r thinking about this

ur gonna use that against us

me dont like it :evil:

Dave — Fri, 3 Nov 2006 - 19:21

[quote="MuslimSister"]Vice is? :? [/quote]

An immoral or crude habit or behavior... such as swearing or lying or things like that. lol, I think you've convinced me you're just a good person through and through.

[quote="MuslimSister"]I've seen mum cope with all life has thrown at her, including losing her sight, family problems and recently the death of her mother - despite all thats life thrown at her - her trust and love in God is sky high...so in my eyes she is a Saint. :D[/quote]

Ah I see... strong woman, that is a lot to deal with. I'm sure you will be just like her someday.

I thought maybe a lot of your reflection on parents recently in your posts had something to do with the loss of your Grandmother... I hope you guys are all okay