Types of muslims

Assalam alaikum !
 First off this is kind of specific to what Muslims do with acquired knowledge and so this is kind of centered around that. Like I always state, this is just my view. So with that in mind, lets start!

Are you one that: 

1) Listens to lectures without carrying the words with you.
2) Thinks that you're at a good level as a Muslim, meaning you think you're a good Muslim or the best you could be.
 3) all you can remember about a speech was how funny the speaker was, and so you like that speaker solely for their comedy.
 4) only care about yourself. Whatever else happening that doesn't concern you or affect you isn't your problem. Also it sometimes is interesting to watch the news but that's it, just entertainment.
                                                        Or are you one that's:
5) actually ponders on the words of a speaker and may actually feel like doing something with them. For example, you may actually try to change stuff. Maybe you hear stuff Bout the Muslim ummah and you wish you could do something but you feel like you can't 
6) don't feel comfortable as a Muslim in the level you are. You want to constantly improve yourself 
7) you may or may not find a speaker funny but that's besides the point. You like them for what their actually saying and helping you understand. 
8) you are also concerned for people around you. You try to help them or at least want to help them. Watching the news makes you want to help people even more.

 I got some words of mine to share with you if you fell into category :

1) you're wasting space for people that actually want to benefit from the speech. Check yourself before you go. Question yourself, 'why am I going?' Is it because your friends are going or because it's turned into some sort of tradition for you to always go. If you're reason wasn't to benefit then why come at all? It's good to even bother going to such events and I encourage it but if other people can't go because there's no space, then don't come and let them! Or at the very least sit at the back . What you can do is create that intention to go for the benefit of your deen. when you go to circles or conferences have your mind present and not just you body. When speakers speak, reflect ok the words. For example, when they're talking about prayers and then they mention people who don't do this and that ,then your suppose to think back and see if you fall into that category. If you do, pay even close attention to what they have to say. If you don't,still pay attention someone else you know or may meet may Need that info or you may yourself. It may help you on preventing you from falling into that in the future. 

 2) You're a good Muslim and that's that. You pray, you fast, have paid zakat and/or charity,maybe you even went for hajj! I fell into this stage once upon a time(minus the hajj and zakat). I never did pray much when I was younger, but I fasted because it was a competition for money. Then like most worried parents do, my parents took me and my siblings out of the country and we went to Kenya. In Kenya we were exposed to Islam. We got to hear the adhan echoing in the air from many directions(I miss that.) I went to a school where the whole students prayed together and pretty soon I got used to these new life patterns. At home I would be constantly reminded about prayer times . Also at school I got into other habits such as cutting my nails wearing skirts or dresses and other things. Pretty soon I didn't need reminding of prayer time, I became the one reminding people of the prayers. As time went on, I thought I was a good Muslim and I couldn't wait to come back home to show that off. I thought I was good, yet when speakers spoke I thought they were all just about beautiful talk and that was it.I couldn't believe people could actually get so deep. I woke up out of it when I started hearing reverts talk beautifully about the religion and I couldn't think that this was fake . I wanted to be able to be like that and....yea that's today. 
 So try to always improve yourselves. 

 3) So all you can remember is how funny the speaker was. That's good and all but you're not at a comedy club and so there's more you should be getting out of the talk. Again, like I stated, know your reason for why you're even there at such an event. 

4) You don't really concern yourself with anything not related to you. Last time I checked the Muslim ummah is like a body and if one part is hurt the rest feels its pain. Are you apart of the body or is your part disfunctional. Reflecting on these facts, I realized something was wrong with me when I couldn't care less about the conditions of some places I saw in turmoil . I'm ashamed to admit to that but when I heard that we Muslims are like a body, I realized my part in the body was sick and so I tried -and am trying (ref. To point 2)-to fix it. It's not enough that you just Witness these problems. At the very least feel something. If you don't then maybe you even have problems with connecting with the Muslims around you. Maybe you don't hang out in the mosque long enough to know people. If it weren't for social places like school I would probably know no one out of the family as a friend. Same thing with the mosque. If you don't hang out in the mosque then how are you going to 'belong' to an ummah you don't really know. What I'm tying to say is know your peeps. That was partly the reason I initially started going to the mosque . It wasn't my main reason. 

 5) You attend talks and come out of them with things to think about. Congrats, you actually went for the intended purpose. Think it through, think about how you can change for the better or do something for the better. Don't let the thoughts just sit in your head. Let them actually show in your actions if what you learnt was better than what you had. If the source of your newly acquired or renewed knowledge is authentic and from a good source and its better for you, take it! And when I mention' better for you', it doesn't mean that its something you would want or not. It may be something you might not like or you may find it hard but you know its better you do it. For example, you never knew stuff about the prayer and you maybe miss a lot of prayers. Then you hear a talk on prayer and though it may not sound appealing, you know its good for you. Don't be those type of people that have knowledge and just keep it in their head. That's a waste. I'm no scholar or anything but I recall reference in the quran about a donkey that just carries books on it's back(correct me if I'm mistaken)You got the knowledge you need but all you do is carry it. 

 6) You're mot satisfied with your level as a Muslim. In fact, you may even feel like a really horrible one-whether its true or not is not the issue. What I'm getting at you're trying to constantly upgrade yourself. Well that's awesome for you. Keep at it, and don't get distracted. I remember school distracted me from my 'spiritual quest' for a couple of weeks...maybe months. This is what it did to me; I went from a stage where I listened to radio Islamic channels as I walk to and from places and when I got distracted, I stopped. When I tried to come back to it, there was little struggle I had to over come. Get your priorities straight, always find a way to adjust your time. Also -this is something random ill throw in- if you plan to go to university or something with a goal in mind,  try center that goal around Islam. Maybe its to be a doctor because you want to help people and/or provide for your family with the intention being for Allah.(man I felt kinda , you know, mushy just writing that last part. Can't explain that now though.) 

 7) You like the speech of the speaker because of its worth and value in the message. Need I say more? If I wanted to say more on this, it'd probably be a repeat of point number 5.

 And lastly ...

 8) You actually want to do something about the stuff that's going around. Sometimes you may feel incapable and may think that you can't do it and so leave it for someone else to do it. Well here's the thing though, if everyone thinks someone else is going to do something, then who's doing anything? Besides, why wait for some else to do it when you can hurry and seize the chance. Stop limiting your abilities and actually think about how and what you can do. If you don't know what to do think about it and think with other people. That's My message to you, so please take it to heart if its good and hopefullyit can progress to your body next as in you'll do stuff. And if I made mistakes please correct me. I'm only a pathetic person so don't expect me to be all that!

BY THE WAY! 

Among the other reasons of starting this blog, did you know that it also signified my start into action? That's right people I'm thinking of a plan and am planning to do something wonderful for this ummah inshallah. I'll talk about it another time inshallah. Just in case you may be worried...what can I say other than wait for my explanation. It's not suppose to be something done without consideration.

The hectic Family

There are lots of annoying people in the world. They tend to surface mostly on the web but let's not look too far. There are even closer people. People of the same bloodline.Without a doubt, some of the most annoying people in my life are people in my family and yet I'm glad I have such a family... Just from what I wrote, you can tell things can get hectic.
 And it does.

I envy families where the kids love each other. No joke. I would have thought that was impossible if it weren't for girls I met from another school who happened to be sisters and get this, the actually hugged each other without any weird ulterior motives. It wasn't meant as a joke or a prank or... you know, nothing sarcastic but a real, genuine,mutual hug. I was like, Is this for real?!

But wait!

It didn't stop there. They had a brother as well and when one of the sisters was tired on the subway, he actually let her rest her head on him. At this point I wanted to know how their parents raised them. I remember at some point in my life, we did treat each other well and co-operated and dare I say it, loved, but that was way way way in the past. Most families today are like mine...to some degree, so I was surprised when I saw these siblings.At one point in time we were like that. I remember defending my little brother and calling him by my mom's affectionate nick name when I was-what-like five or something.
Between then and now, what happened to us? And why?

Why is it normal to constantly be rude and treat others outside of the family better than the family itself? Is it because we can easily loose those people and we don't want that? Family, you can't shake off so you can be however you like whatever you choose to be . Usually people choose to be rude and annoying.

  We often have those annoying siblings, you know, the one's you tell to stop doing something and when you do, they do it even more. Like if you tell them to keep quiet, they make even more noise.

 Then there are those that make things worse in the household by influencing the younger ones in a bad way.  The younger siblings copy their elders. This is a stressing position to be put in as an elder. The elders are expected to help guide, not misguide their siblings. Shouldering that responsibility is hard because you have to constantly watch yourself. It doesn't help to have an older sibling ,for example, openly disrespecting their mom, right in front of the younger ones. To begin with, you shouldn't be disrespecting your mom, to make it worse, you made it look good and funny and do-able to the younger.

Honestly, it hard!  To make it worse, there's all these really bad influences around us. Be it school or the media.  I don't have kids but I have been trying to help out with the youngest kids at home so that they grow right.
 So much has gone wrong with society today and it's frustrating sometimes.

I think it's critical that little kids get exposed to what's right as they are young, so that it becomes apart of them, before those other influences attack them. At least by then they'd have some things set straight.

If you got kids, be at your best and make sure they learn good things from your actions and not just from your words. Also the people and things around your kids as well should be good.


If you got younger siblings, behave well!!!  Big sis/Bro, I didn't really think elders could actually be influential until one day I met a 2 year old telling my mom the F-word. She had no idea what it meant and she said it wrong but the fact that she said it still stands. I'm the eldest sibling and I never did swear when I was really young. Shut up and stupid was all I knew and they were the worst things to ever say. Unfortunately those words made it into my vocabulary and that of my siblings when I was around 10. Now my even younger siblings started swearing around 4-5 years! Be mindful of what you do. Though it may not seem that way they learn from you and so it's also your responsibility to help them grow right.

Dua (supplication) is amazing!

The first time I probably prayed qiyam-ul layl, I was fourteen and I was realllllyyy worried. It was because something wasn't right with my body and I was really freaking out because of that. I learnt about this prayer at school and really wanted to try it. I remember it, though not as vivid as I'd wanted it to be the time I made the prayer and right after I turned my head to the left and said assalam alaikum wa rahmatullah, I felt my body return to normal, I was better.

 I don't remember telling anyone this story because I don't want to really say what was wrong with me. What I wrote wasn't  even accurate as to what happened but that's besides the point. The point is after making dua in prayer,(I'm not sure if your're allowed to make dua in prayer, especially when it's not in Arabic but I did it then) it was answered super quick! I made it apart of my nightly routine to make always make dua's.
And I lived happily ever after right?

Nope.

 Fast forward to today, the dua I make is basically me in my auto mode much like my prayers.

One day, right before  RIS conference in Toronot.(Shout out to Torontonians ^u^) I was looking up on Google about the types of  prayers,  and there I saw something, Salatul istikhara . Why it got my attention, I don't know.Maybe it was because it was the only one the I knew nothing about. (See!! I forget a lot. That's why I need these blogs to remind me.)  

This prayer is made when you're making a decision and it so happened that I had a lot of decisions to be made. I was stressing out for many reasons: I had to send my university applications before the deadline, Had to try to find scholarships so I wouldn't have to borrow from the government, had to make money and pay for my own stuff like phone bills because I didn't want  to further burden my dad -My younger siblings were asking for things like phones and other stuff. Getting a phone means continuously paying for the line. There are 7 lines in our house and that's just cell phones!! No one else seems to care but it really hurts me to be apart of the 7- I also had to study and my marks in chemistry were slipping. Not to mention upcoming projects to be handed in! >.<

Why am I talking like that's the past? My chem marks are presently at 77% and I have one last chance to bump it up in the upcoming exam!  (I picture no one reading this blog up to this point, but if there is, please make dua for me and others if you can.)

So as you can see, the time I discovered this prayer was more than a coinkidink.  I decided to pray one for the first time one night, based on what I learnt from online. it was to ask if I should bring this girl, a friend of mine, with me to RIS or I shouldn't. I wasn't sure if it would help her or if it would bore her or maybe worse. After praying I went to sleep half expecting a dream as the website said but I didn't remember anything so I just went along with my original plan which was to take her.
It was all right in the end. :)
And so the phase of Dua's begin.

My stresses are still there weeks later and with school opened again, they escalated with the pressure of exams. Another upcoming problem was my university application. I didn't know what to choose as my third. This sounds lame now but ever since I noticed my marks weren't increasing , I had to change my original plan to universities more likely to accept me. I reluctantly put in my third choice another friend of mine  suggested and was about to press send when I decided to go pray istikhara first. I went and came back feeling better  to find my friend suggesting another University I never really looked into and that actually interested  me. Plus it was withing my range of average. I switched my previous third choice to this new one and then pressed send. I felt like a lifted some weight off my back.

Then there came this other time where I was completely stuck. After leaving school, I stood still on my tracks as I assessed what I should do. I argued in my head on what to do and where to go. I don't like to go home directly after school and if I do, it feels odd. But on that day, I had to go home but at the same time, I had to go to the library. There were three paths to go and I wasn't sure which to go. I had strong valid reasons why I had to go home, there was something I needed from there before I could study, but I also needed to go to the library and study because my exams were (still are) creeping close.  You can't really understand this by simply reading this. Just know that I really really realllyy, needed  to (still do) pass. Going to both home and the library was not an option and so I stood there like an idiot pretending to look for a friend.

Flash back 3 min before standing outside:
 The question,

 "What are you going to do?" 

Kept ringing in my head and guess what I did, I made dua. There was no super quick answer so as I stood outside wondering what to do, I decided to stall myself before going anywhere, to go to the  dollarama to get my thoughts sorted out.  There I decided it was a good opportunity to buy stuff for my project and then leave but then I saw exactly the thing I wanted that was at home!  I took it and cashed it out and headed off for the library, happily.  On top of getting my answer, I got things I needed for my project!

Dua is amazing! That's why, now I try to use it for everything. I'm still getting into the habit of asking even for little things. It funny how in the past, when I looked at that little black dua book that most of us know(and yes, I forgot its name), I saw all sorts of dua for, like everything and thought that it was a bit oppressing but now here I am  thinking the opposite.

The Muslims...

Bismillahi arahmani araheem

(Get ready, get set, Contemplate!)

Am I the only "broken" one? Where are the others, you know, what else could I be possibly talking about other than the majority of the Muslim nation.  The nation where you find people who don't know why they're Muslims, the same one's that neglect some fundamental rights, the one where people only care about their own lives, the one that...

Aren't we suppose to be like one body? Since when could a body just split into separate segments and fight in life to live that way. Dude(-ette)  where's the common sense? Why make life harder? Just get back together and heal!

  We got major issues to solve. We including me, because as stated before, "I'm broken".  Am I suppose to feel some, you know, brother/sister-hood when I go to Muslim gatherings because I sure don't. In fact I don't feel like I'm apart of anything. As I probably mentioned before, there's this imperfect circle of Muslims and a bunch of other groups further away. Though I can picture myself near this imperfect circle of Muslims, they're backs are turned to me as they face inwards.

 Though the issue of identity may not sound like a problem,and it's not that big of a deal, for me at least, there are people with identity crisis and want to fit in somewhere. If they were raised Muslims, they probably never really felt like they belonged to the community. This was me a while back, in my early teens. I got along with everyone because I wanted to be part of every group but in the end I was lonely. My case was simple so nothing really affected me much. I still feel felt hurt every now and then. You never know if someone else may be worse off.  This is why people hang out with their group of friends even if they're rotten to the core. For this sense of belonging. I personally had some standards set straight in my head that prevented me from falling into these wrong groups, partly due to my upbringing and my stubbornness (Not to mention other external factors), so I didn't do a lot of unnecessary and potentially dangerous things just to join a group.

I know , I know this is all Blah Blah Blah talk and its not going to solve anything because I keep referring to myself. I do that to share with you my example because maybe you're like me. Maybe it'll get you thinking.

The original purpose of this blog was not for entertaining people, it was to get out there and try to do something for the Muslim world. I thought about something I could do but that would be a long time goal and nothings guaranteeing that I'd reach that goal. So the big question was,

"What can I do now?" 

I thought it out and re-visited my original blogging Idea and I've settled with it since. Why? Because I feel like the majority of the Muslims are like me, whether degrees better or worse I don't know, but we're close. I am "broken" in a way, in my way. This blog is here for you to hopefully identify with your problems if you got any.(We all got them.)  and actually do something about them.

I know that this isn't what I was initially talking about and that my mind is all over the place but this is how I round it off together. If you're struggling with your religion, get your act self together and actually do something about it. And as I stated before in another post, this blog is also for me. I want to remember what thoughts went through my head and how I reacted to certain things. Why do I do this? Hopefully I won't be "broken"  one day and I can look back at this and have a reason to strongly say Alhamdullilah.


I'm sorry if my thoughts were all over the place...I got lot's on my mind and lots to say.

The wait.

mentally beat up and knocked down, it was that time time again...

The sky was layered with dull clouds covering the calming blue from view. There were no chilly winds that day, winter ran out of breath.  Walking home had never been so easy since the cold season came kicking in. The distance was lengthy but with my ears plugged in, it didn't seem so.

The  weather was lovely ( for winter) , in a lovely neighborhood  where innocent trees were left abandoned on the streets after being killed needlessly for Christmas , listening to a radio station on my phone and hearing about the judgement day.  The reminder was much needed and it was one of those radio shows that would keep airing again over time by different speakers. Without the weather to distract me, my mind began to turn it's wheels and I would "see" what they talked about. For some reason hell fire seemed more of a reality than Paradise.

The wheels turned faster in my head and then I'm  out onto the busier streets still nothing can get a hold of my attention more than the radio station. In fact, my earphones were wonky and as I traveled I was trying to fix them so that I could hear more.

I don't like to evaluate myself because for the many nights, before I slept, I would always hate my own outcome. Right before bed evaluations are easier to handle because distracting your thoughts is easier because the darkness lulls you to sleep but then it was the evening so that left me with a lot of time to think.

Saddening thoughts kept on creeping in, and even though I didn't believe them for the most part ,they still hurt. I feel frustrated for all sorts because I'm deprived of hearing the miracle of the quran even though I tried to learn Arabic before, can't pray properly though I never want to miss one , don't know why people like my own dad think the quran is like oxygen to them (I told him I could go on months without the quran if not years just to hear more about his reasoning. I felt sad at the truth of my words) and most of all,  the fact that I'm hanging on tight because Islam is all I've ever known and I have belief in what I heard of it from others. I want to be 100% sure without doubt and be able to have proofs.    It's in Islam somewhere and I want to excavate it. Though many frustrating and depressing thoughts may slip into my mind and throw me off, I can wait and try harder.

Blows to the heart of a Muslim. [Where are you aching Muslims??]

BISMILLAHI RAHMANI RAHEEM

Assalam Alaikum!

It's been a while since this heart of mine has received a blow (Do people use this word in north america? I don't know I never heard anyone use it.) These blows, or rather these  "aches" usually come about when there's something that's offended you or hurt you. In my case it's usually comments from people but specifically the ones on Islam, especially on stuff I don't understand yet myself.

One of the greatest "aches" was from a girl who left Islam.

"I had too many questions and no one could answer them." 

It probably hurt me a lot because of the fact that we were the same in a way. Both of us lacked enough understanding but the difference was after hearing her say those words, I wrapped my Islam tighter, or I at least tried to. All the while I search to reach this level of some understanding.

                                                      

 Now flash back forward, this time I managed to give myself a jab at my heart. It happened when I was listening to an  imam's podcast. He mention something that unsettled me. Don't we have these problems at times? I know a Muslim friend of mine who had an issue with something regarding the cultural aspect of the Arabs back then, which happened to be something that I was confused about, but with knowledge I was able to understand it better afterwards.

That was for me. what about you?  If a question or disturbing thought came to you would you try to solve it or ignore it? In my friends case when I tried to explain to her the situation she rejected it even more. You have to be understanding! There are certain things that require you to be open minded. For example the concept of marrying your own sibling during Adam's (as) time is disturbing but you got to understand the times have changed and still do.


If some comes at you and hurts you, try what I usually do which is always think that there's a deficiency in My understanding and that I should learn more. I have all sorts of deficiencies the biggest at the moment is the fact that I can't hear the miracle of the quran with my own ears. (I kind of envy Arabs but I'm glad I'm not one because I probably would've had some sort of pride issue. This is my own self evaluation not an insult based on others.) You got to think to yourself that there must be a reasoning for whatever is happening and be open minded when it comes to learning.

Sometimes I don't find the answer while I'm searching for it but with all the knowledge I have, at times it just...clicks! This isn't only for Islamic studies, but anything. Sometimes you have the puzzle pieces but you have to put them together to make sense out of them.

So please don't give up if you're "aching" in the heart, be patient and don't expect that everything will come down to you in a revelation just for you because you'd be dreaming. Get up and do something about it.\ What I first started out doing was listening to videos that were short even though the thought of doing so bored me at first especially when it comes to radio stations. I find that one of the best time to  learn is when you're on the go to somewhere and you're travelling alone. Try to confirm what you learn though.

Don't be listening to music when you could be learning on the go!

I leave you with that ( If anyone's here at all) until Thursday Inshallah.

If I offended you then forgive me because that was NOT my intentions.

Wasalaam Alaikum.

Islam for Granted?

Sometimes, you would find a new revert to Islam envying the people born raised in Islam. I'm here to reciprocate this feeling on why most muslims of today should, and why I do, envy the new Muslims. There are two main reasons that I could thing of:

1) They made the choice

2) They most likely made sacrifices to be Muslim

1) The choice!

I was raised a Muslim and for me, I've taken it for granted. Even as I write now. (I'm working on it :( )  For most, Islam is just a part of our background but not the main subject of a picture in a painting of our lives. On the other hand, lets think about how our new sister's and brothers would treat Islam. "Alhamdullilah I'm a Muslim." is what you'd hear from a lot of them. 

I've always been a Muslim so I have no idea what it's like to go through making the choice. I often wonder about whether I would have done the same if I had the same courage , the same valor . First off would I be one of those who thought about religion? I think Alhamdullilah in the end.

At least you had the choice of doing some acts of worship like putting on the hijab, one would think. But unlike some of my Muslim friends who got to make the choice of putting on the hijab, I grew up with it so it's become apart of my skin Alhamdullilah. I may sound like I'm complaining but I'm trying to get across a point here about how strong of a conviction you have when something is your choice. I've been blessed (I just noticed it now.) 

For the rest of us who don't have this strong conviction, we're more prone to doubt. First off, if your boat starts sinking, don't blame anyone but yourself if you didn't know how to use it properly. Don't start getting mad at religion if you know you're knowledge is deficient.  I had to catch myself a couple of times when I got a bit outraged at the Quran 1) for being boring 2) for not speaking out to me. I have no one to blame but myself because first off, it was not meant for entertainment and secondly, I can't assume it won't speak out to me if I haven't even read the whole thing yet to date. I never once read it fully in English much less Arabic. 

My fellow Muslims, don't despair! Seek for knowledge. Don't be a stagnant muslim. Even if studying may seem boring, at least watch a 5-10 min long videos on youtube once a day.If you're not convinced about Islam then you need to learn now. Inshallah it will be a proud choice of yours. Also don't forget to supplicate to Allah.

On the authority of Abu Hurairah ra, who said that Rasulullah saw said: Allah swt said: "I am as My servant thinks I am. I am with him when he makes mention of Me. If he makes mention of Me to himself, I make mention of him to Myself. And if he makes mention of Me in an assembly, I make mention of him in an assembly better than it. And if he draws near to Me a hand's span, I draw near to him an arm's length. And if he draws near to Me an arm's length, I draw near to him a fathom's length. And if he comes to Me walking, I go to him at speed." 

There's more I can say about stagnant muslims but I'd go off topic. Just know that mosquitos, which cause malaria, grow in stagnant water. 

2) They made sacrifices.

Ontop of having a firm belief, you find that most reverts make sacrifices, for example, giving up the old you or a bad habit. Whereas this should happen regardless if you're a new muslim or an old one, I would say the term of intensity is higher for most of the former.

Sahih International

Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?

Why would the intensity vary? Well you find that the people being tested have different levels of faith. That's why prophets had harder tests.

You find that the companions of the prophet (PBUH) also sacrificed a lot just to be muslims and so their hearts were more wrapped with love for the religion. It has more value for them.

Side note: Not Only do most (if not all) new Muslims have no doubt and have love in the religion, if you ask them why they're Muslims they'll have an answer. Now for those of us raised as Muslims, what is Islam other than our scarves and the mosque. 

There's so much we can learn from our new Sister's and brothers regarding Faith and hopefully they can learn from us regarding the knowledge if we have any at all, as we live under under the banner of Islam together and call ourselves Muslims.

Morals to be taken: You should be somewhat disturbed if you identify yourself as a Muslim and you don't make Islam essential in your life. Also if you can't answer why you're a Muslim and if you have doubts. Get some education that will benefit your belief. We can't lie to ourselves about the "love" we supposedly have towards Islam when we can't even answer why we're Muslim.

If you learnt something else, then share in the comments below. 

Forgive me if I've offended anyone as that was not my intention and if I've erred correct me!