Update! (SOORRY)

Asalamulaykum..

Sorry I havent been posting for a whileeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! But its because I've got exams coming up and its just been a bit hectic lately! but yeah.. I thought I would just update you guys on what's going to be happening!

I recently got into university Alhamdulillah!!! Which Im so excited about! :) andddd I just turned 19. Hooray! :P I also have my Alimah exams coming up which are crazyyyyyyy! ARABIC IS SO HARD!!! :( But still I love it! :P

but yeah... Thats pretty much it.. 8-)

Okay, so now back to business...

I need something new to talk about so give me ideaaasss!! :P

You can follow me on my Instagram natasha_Leah
(Sisters only please)

The Importance Of Parents

Parents...

What will we do with them and what will we do without them!

Parents are the most important people in your life... Have you ever stopped and thought about what your parents have done for you?..how much joy they bring when you think or even look at them...? 

Well have you ever thought about how much pain you cause them too..

If anyone hurt your parents what would YOU do!?

"Kids" nowadays don't realise the importance of parents.. instead they take it for granted. Most people won't even think twice about what their parents would think about the decisions they make..

You have the decency to go behind your parents back and commit a crime and then have the guts to LIE to their face.. WOW just shows how much respect you have for them..

I don't want to make this post long but I just want to put it out there that what comes around, goes around. One day you will have kids and just think, how would you feel if you knew your kids were lying to your face about coming home late or where your going and who your going to be with. How would you react?!

Imagine someone comes and disrespects your parents! a RANDOM person! what would you do!? You'll beat the living day lights out of him/her!!! Wouldn't you!!?? So how can you, the own child disrespect them..? Remember that Heaven lies under your mothers feet.. If you upset her then you have no chance of getting there..

Be careful with what you say to them and how you treat them.. People don't last forever.. You don't want the last time you speak to your parents be something that you will regret forever.. </3

May Allah keep us on the straight path and guide us and give our parents a long healthy life!

Ameen!

THE REALITY (4) "I Want a Pious Wife!" WATCH THIS!!!

For all those reading this PLEASE Take 20 minutes of your time! I have nothing more to say about this.. This video says it all..

M... M... Marriage!?

I know, I know! Calm yourself!! No one wants to hear it or talk about it well face it, you're probably going to get married to that cousin of yours abroad and you will do anything you want to avoid it! Right!? Well if that's how you feel maybe you shouldn't be marrying that person! jokes. 8-)

So I'm not going to talk about the lovey dovey side of marriage even though us girls are freaking dying for it, and dream about the most beautiful wedding and PERFECT husband! Instead I'm going to talk about the things that people actually don't even know about the true beauty of marriage.

I wonder why a lot of youth now days put marriage off as a thing that they will get to after they finish UNI, or after they get a job and after they get money and after this and after that, and by then their hitting the big 30! And By then it'll be too late because all the people who were clever and YOUNG are all TAKEN! No more left for you.. :( 

What people don't realise is the beauty of getting married young and I don't mean 13 or something because this society has literally made it illegal too! But I mean like 18+ when maybe your mentally ready to..

Allah knows when you are ready for the responsibility of Marriage.. and NO it isn't all about the time you spend with the husband! When you marry a guy, you marry the family too.. So technically you need to be able to look after an entire family! Can you even look after yourself?! Allah will give you a man when you are ready In Sha Allah.

One thing that kind of realllllyyyyyyyyyy annoys me is when girls go on and on about marriage and marrying this PERFECT guy!

Marriage CVs be like...:

1. Handsome
2. Doctor
3. Hafeez
4. Alim
5. 6'0
6. Perfect
7. Looks after me

8. Treats me like a queen

9. Got his own house cuz I ain't be living with his parents -___-

10. Gotta have lots of monnaaayyy!
11. Oh and did I mention PERFECT, Yeah that too... :)

LIKE SERIOUSLY!? PLEASE, If you find one let me know!!! :|

Of course every girl and guy wants the perfect partner but the first thing you need to do is be the PERFECT person! When choosing the right husband look for DEEN! That should be the KEY! You need someone who will wake YOU up for Fajr and someone who always reminds you about your deen! SOMEONE who will take you to JANNAH!! Dont reject a PIOUS proposal! Dont chase this dunya, you need someone who will be there in this life as well as the hereafter! In Sha Allah

Surah 24. An-Nur, Ayah 26

Bad women are for Bad men, and Bad men are for Bad women; and pure women are for pure men, and pure men are for pure women. They are free from the slanderer's accusations; for them there shall be forgiveness and honorable provision from Allah.

See Proof! Good for good and bad for bad! It doesn't get any more simple!!

Marriage prevents you from SOOOOO much sins! like incredible! You would have wished you were married sooner if you knew how much.. Zina is the biggest sin that people commit because they dont get married!

As one of my best friends said " If your old enough to commit Zina, You're old enough to get married!" (Hena)

hehe! And its TRUE! If you can have a boy friend then make it halal and marry him!!? Unless its temporary then your loss. 

But anyway I'm not gonna continue to blab on about this as it's a hugeee topic! But I just wanted to put it out there that.. 

Don't expect perfect when you cant be perfect! 

PEACEEE! 

Xx

P.S for those looking for a spouse I recommend you watch this video!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-unsynodgYc

What's your purpose in life..?

So I have a BIG Question for everyone reading this..

What IS your purpose in life..?

Grow up, get a degree, live by your parents, Get married and die.. That's its??

Or live your life to the fullest.. cuz you know.. YOLO.. -__-

What do you live for? Who do you live for?? Family.. Friends? God?

Do you know your purpose in this world..? Chasing money, a luxury life.. Fame? Whats the bloody point!?

You know what really annoys me? Its when people WASTE their life chasing after things that don't even make them happy! EXAMPLE: MONEY.

OMG Money makes the world go round blah blah! People go through sooooo much stress, Debt and EVERYTHING to get it.. And you know the worst part.. Even when they have it.. THEIR STILL NOT HAPPY! They want more.They chase for moreeee!! You spend your whole life chasing it that you die without doing anything with it..


You know its true.. Dont even TRY to deny it..


Its really sad what our Ummah has come to.. I read about the Caliphas after the Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him and Its unbelievable what they did for Islam.. They gave up 100% of their wealth for the sake of Allah.. And what they would do to protect the Prophet.. They would risk their OWN life.. How amazing they are you wouldn't believe..

Just watch this video on one of the Caliphs and you will be amazed.. I guarantee you..

If you just watched that... Can you answer me one question..? Do you think you deserve heaven..? Are you working for it the way that you should? Do you think you will end up at heaven.. They way that you are now..?

Exactly what do you do for Islam? What type of person are you?? Arrogant? Don't want to listen to the truth? Don't want to forgive others? What happens if that person goes without you forgiving them..? How would you feel..? What if you go without someone forgiving you..?

you know, Allah will forgive ALL sins.. Except shirk.. But the relationship you have with people can only be dealt with between yourselves.. Allah can't do anything about that..

Don't waste your time.. Don't waste your life trying to be something others want you do be..? Who the hell are you trying to please???!!! Why are you trying to be someone that your not..?

Can you honestly tell me that your happy with the life that you lead now..? Not stressed..? Not depressed..?
I don't understand why people just waste their life and time basically doing useless stuff.. It makes me really upset to see my sisters and brother just so call 'enjoying' their life.. What is there to enjoy!?

The Sahabas fought for Islam.. They sacrificed everything.. Were farrrrrrrr behind but we could at least try?! Or if you mentality think. "Well, Im never going to be good as them anyway, so whats the point in trying?!"

Are you serious..? Trying makes you more stronger! Because your putting your trust in Allah and the Messenger to guide you because YOU believe in the UNSEEN! The Sahabas had the Prophet.. Experienced the Prophets (PBUH) presence.. We Trust Allah to take us to the Highest Jannah that we possibly can..! Why waste time in this world when you can have ANYTHING you want in the next...

The prophet PBUH Said:  This life is Paradise for the Disbelievers and Hell for the Believers. (Muslim)

If your living your life in paradise.. Then you need to sort your priorities and find out exactly who's side your on..


I cannot express exactly how I feel about this topic because its really hard to explain.. But I advice myself before I advise others..

But all I have to say it that.. Give you this life.. Pray and Ask Allah to guide you! Make your Iman Stronger! Fight The devil! THIS WORLD ISN'T WORTH THE SINS AND PAIN! Forget it!!!!! Focus on yourself and your lord.. Your life will be laid out on a platter if you just follow Allah.. Give it up.. Allah will help you along the way...Live you life according to Allah's Words.. What Allah told you..

Just watch how peaceful and easy your life becomes, every Life test your way will be a guaranteed pass....

 Until the Day Of Judgement where the Ultimate Test is waiting..

Will you pass???

Finding the best of friends.. (My Friends)

Everyone needs the best company they can find and people don't understand how important it is to have the best of friends! They are the people who you spend most of your time with.. They have the biggest influence on you..

The prophet (s.a.w.s) Said: "You are better off alone than with bad company"
Well how right is he (S.a.w.s)...

If your seen with a group of people who smoke and you don't.. the smell will rub off on you and people would think that you're part of them.. right?

If you're seen with a group of guys and maybe you're relationship with them is completely normal and innocent but people will think that your in a relationship with one of them... You're reputation will go down the drain.. They'll probably call you a slut.. At the end of the day you know its true, even if you are blinded by the guys 'Sweetness' O.K IF YOU SAY SO.


Anyway.. I feel like people need to hear about the type of friends I have.. BECAUSE you better go find some like mineeeee!

Jokes, I feel like maybe some of you don't realise who "GOOD" Friends are.. and maybe if you compare yours to mine you can find out if your really mixing with the right crowd..

The first thing I would like to say about my friends.. is that THEY are the reason I am who I am TODAY. and I know that might sound cheesy but its true. They are the reason I started wearing Hijab, They are the reason why I am motivated to study the Deen, they are the reason WHY I do this blog. And honestly this is all because and for them..

This goes out to all my girlfriends! You need to know exactly what I think of you and you need to know that I don't want you guys to change in anyway! People need to know what friends are really about...

NOW LISTEN UP! :) please.

DISCLAIMER: This is in no particular order.. I Love all my girls so SHUSSH!

hehe!

Okay, Might wanna get some tissues you know cuz things about to get personal! You know what im Sayyyyinnngg! LOL :P

1. Right so the first person I'm gonna talk about is my beautiful friend ANISHA! Right so firstly, This girl is the only girl in our group of 7 who doesn't wear hijab.. Now when are you gonna start gurlll!! You're ruining our look!! GOSH! (Jokes..not joking jokes.. 8-)) She is one of the most beautiful, smart and amazing person I have ever met.. I swear to God these girls are my sisters not friends.. She can come to my house and open the fridge like its her own.. She part of my family.. Everytime I see her or spend time with her Its like perfect every time! I wish that she lived with me and I love her to pieces.. I cannot believe God blessed me with her.. Whenever I see her I don't want to let her go! I can talk to her about anything and everything.. Ahh wow she's mine, If anything every happened between us (Which In Sha Allah wont) I will probably stay in my room all day and wont eat or anything and just pray that she came back to me! (Okay now i sound like a perv) BUT YEAH!! :P Honestly, She prays, fasts and everything! you would never expect it! I love the way she's so strong about her opinion and she won't say what she doesn't mean..! She will never stab you in the back.. Instead she'll come and say something to your face if your wrong! Whether you like it or not! I pray in sha Allah in time Allah gives her the strength to wear hijab cuz tbh thats all she needs! I Don't even need to worry about her because She's PERFECT! and she's my blondy and I love her so much and she is amazing and she's mine. k. thanks. bye.

I could say more about all of my friends but I think i would need to create like 6 blog posts about each one and that's just too much!! :| lol

2. Next person will have to be... HENA!!!! Now this girl.. I have one word to describe her.. A FIGHTER.. I have never ever in my whole LIFE met someone like this girl.. OMG! She is the strongest one out of ALL of us put together! and you know the funny part is that shes the smallest.. hehe (sorry hena) LOL But its true this girl is Incredible.. If there was anyone who Shaytaan would need to fight to divert, it would be Hena.. She strives to become a better Muslim and I swear that's where my inspiration is from.. I have never seen anyone so deteremine to try her best no matter how hard it would be to follow the deen! Incredible.. I cannot describe her well enough because this doesn't do justice.. I love her so much! I look up or down ummm kinda to her! LOL she's amazing.. She is the definition of Allah's words when he says " If you walk towards me, I will run to you" She did exactly that and Allah gave her the best! And I pray Allah gives her the strength to carry on as she is.. The Prophet ﷺ said, “When Allah loves a servant, He tests him,” [Tirmidhi]. .. And honestly I wish Allah loved me as much as he does with Hena.. Such an amazing person.. If there was anyone I would go to for strength it would be her.. Love you so much <3


Oh gosh, Got a bit teary eye there! LOL

Okay next.. 2 down, 4 to go!

3. Next is.... IQRAH!! Omg, Honestly when I first met Iqrah I was scared as Hewwwwlll! She has one of those like bitch stares that can CUT right through you! :( LOL but that's the funny part cuz she's like so amazing soo different!! Our first convos were just incredible! lol (Marriage and all) LOL But anyway.. Iqrah.. Has to be the person who I underestimated.. Let me give you a quick background on Iqrah.. A* Student, Beautiful, Non hijabi to hijabi (So grateful I was there to witness that) And just such a strong minded person! NO ONE! No one on this EARTH can take down haider! NOTHIN! She has morals! Shes strong, she will never go against what she believes in! NEVER I TELL YOU!! If there was anyone I would choose as an Older sister it would be Iqrah.. She would tell me straight!! LOL Slap me silly if i did anything wrong! But thats what I love about her.. She soooo easy to talk to and people don't understand that.. Its the face.. :P jokes!No honestly.. I love her to bits! We have the most jokes! Maths time.. <3 NAUGHTY!!! LOL ahh gosh, I think thats the thing I miss about her the most.. She has been there for me through everything! I learnt strength from Iqrah.. <3 Such a Strong beautiful woman..

4. Okay.. NEXT! urmmm Let's go with my beautiful AISHA!!!!!! Right, The first I would like to say about this woman is she is the most elegant, classy lady I have ever met in my life!! Like seriously, this girl seems like an angel.. So pure and clean.. The way she walks, talks, eats and everything is just perfect and elegant.. I actually find it hard to believe at times.. I feel like a tramp around her even at my best -__- LOL No jokes but still.. This woman.. is one of the most strongest woman ever! She is the definition of a perfect daughter! I have never met someone so pure and strong the way Aisha is.. And honestly.. I give most of the credit to Aisha's Mum.. You think Aisha is incredible.. Can you IMAGINE her mum!? No you cant.. She is the reason why Aisha is the way she is.. And Sometimes I wish I was Aisha's Mums friend than Aisha  8-) LOL jokes I do but I love Aisha so much.. Such an Incredible person.. So passionate and such a Girly girl! Omg! She's Beautiful.. She is my role model out of everyone in our group.. Such an inspriation.. You know its crazy but you can actually see the noor in her face.. Masha Allah So beautiful.. Her appearance is like an angel! She so easy to talk to! So beautiful.. I look up to her soo much! I would class her more like a mum than a sister honestly! The funny thing is.. shes the youngest out of the group!! LOL I love her.. Everyone needs an Aisha in their group.. <3

5. Wooo!! okay 1 more to go! Next up! My Tazzzyyy Spazzyy! LOL Omg this girl makes me laugh.. Shes such a posh girl! She is also a fighter.. Such a strong person yet sooooo gentle!! I always look out for taz like a little sister! Shes just everything I would love my daughter to be.. <3 Its so funny shes actually one of those people where she would ask for someone's opinion, even though your opinion wouldn't change her mind! LOL She such an incredible passion for history! You wouldn't expect her to be! But when she is passionate for something she will strive until she gets it! And that's one thing I love about her.. I remember when she would come to me and say how she wanted to change and actually make that change without question! It would make me soo happy! She would also put Islam before anything and tries her best to be the best muslim she could be.. No one could tell Taz otherwise! She would try her best to work towards something no matter how hard it may be.. She would be such an amazing mum! I wish she lived in my house and told me off for all the stupid and careless things I do.. -__- lol.. Another amazing point about Taz is that she doesn't live for anyone! She doesn't live to please people! If she's happy then she doesn't care! I wish that I had that quality about her.. She can say NO! Live to please the Creator not the creation.. <3

6. Okay, Finally... Drumm roll.. Last but not least.. My cutie IKRAAAAA! Ikra, Is the oldest and the most immature out of all of us! She such a cutie though.. omg! She's soo amazing! She strives and tries her best to be the best Muslim she can.. The day she told me she wanted to go Hajj literally melted my heart.... She's so passionate about Islam.. I wish I spent more time with her.. We had soo many free times to talk about Islam.. We would go on for hours and hours! She made me more and more passionate about Islam every time I would speak to her it would be like my spirit was re lifted! I don't know what gift she has but Damn! I wish she was with me all the time to help me out throughout the day.. She's so beautiful and I swear she doesn't look a day over 15 -__- lool! The amount of change I have seen from Ikra is amazing.. She surprises me every time! Everytime I see her shes a brand new person! So passionate and always striving.. Everyone needs someone like Ikra to consistently bring you up! Its amazing how her personality is.. one moment she would be the most innocent and sweet person.. then the next if someone says or does anything to anyone she cares about she will fight back like a tiger!!! RAWR!!! LOL Amazing!! She is the only person who will stick up for you no matter what without hesitation!! She will tell you how it is!! That's why I love her so dearly.. So amazing.. Love you soooooo much! <3


Okay so!! DONE!! WOO! Sorry this was really long and maybe not relevant to anyone but I needed to give me friends credit for what I do.. I miss them no much and Cant wait to see them next!!

Any way.. Moral of this post.. It takes time to find the perfect friends and trust me I went to hell and back with past friends to get to where I am now but now I'm at a point where these are my True friends and I will never want to lose them over anything..

Trust me be patient and pray Allah sends you the perfect friends that will constantly remind you about your deen.. You need friends that will take you to Jannah! Not drag you to hell..

You company needs to be blessed by Allah..

And being around my friends.. I feel BLESSED! <3 Masha' Allah to all of them..

Thank you for staying till the end if you did..

Next post is about Music! Stay tuned.. (See what I did there) :P

Praying at School, Uni, or work

A lot of people find it hard to pray during school, uni or work..

The first thing that everyone needs to realise is that the 5 daily prayers are soooooo easy to work around! Again, people like to make their lives really hard! If you know that within your free period or lunch time that you can still pray then PRAY! Don't delay the prayers!

Allah says: “Verily, the prayer is prescribed for the believers at set times.” [Surah An-Nisaa: 103]

The Prophet (sallAllaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said: “Whoever sleeps over (the time of) prayer or forgets it, should pray it when he remembers. There is no expiation for him except this.” [28]

This is the state of someone who has missed a prayer or several prayers due to some reason that is beyond his control.

Now read that again.. Beyond his control... If you don't try then its your fault.. If you know that you can go prayer then you have to.. Don't make silly excuses. Majority or work, school and uni allow you to prayer whenever necessary so take advantage of that time.. I'm sure that if your in the middle of a practical you can quickly just stop and go pray maybe somewhere near by or even in the closest quiet room! You need to start putting Allah first then everything will become easy for you :) In sha Allah

Allah says: “Allah does not burden a soul with more than it could bear.” [Surah Al-Baqarah: 286] 

What is Allah saying in this ayah.. It's not only related to prayer its for everything.. Every Calamity that falls on you it is never something that you wouldn't be able to handle.. But in this case prayer shouldn't be a burden on you. It has been made easy for you.. It should be something you look forward to.. right??

The 5 daily prayers was once 40 times a day! Then the prophet (S.a.w.s) asked Allah to lower it down more and more until He made it to 5. Look how easy it is for us.. 5-10 minutes a day! That's it!

The one who prays Fajr will have his face full of Noor (shining light) 

The one who prays Zohar will get the blessings of Allah on his paycheck/salary 

The one who prays 'Asr will have strong and healthy body 

The one who prays Maghrib will get benefit from his children (eg no nursing home for him !!) 

The one who prays 'Isha will get peaceful restful sleep at night 

So when planning your day out make sure you know that you can make time for your Salah because its the most important! If you think you wont be able to make it in time for prayer when you get home then wait for it to come then leave Uni or school. It's the only thing for yourself! That will benefit yourself. In Sha Allah!

I know that its quite hard to find time during lessons and lectures when your at school or uni but I'm sure that you can ask the teacher if you could leave to pray, I doubt they would ever say no! The perfect times to pray Zuhr and Asr during school is Lunch and after school. It was the perfect time because all the classrooms would be free and you have enough time to pray. Make sure you find a room beforehand so that you know exactly where to go and if you don't have a room, create one! Then that would inspire other sisters or brothers to go pray too... Allah does say that he has made this world a prayer mat for us! 


Nowadays, Most universities and work places have prayer facilities! Now, you have NO excuse! who cares how far it is from your block! The further the better!!! Every step you take towards that place your getting more reward! The Sahabas used to take inch steps to the mosque because they wanted to get the most reward for every step! They took everything so literal! It might sound funny but they didn't care! Everyone was fighting for Jannah! Now who do you think will get the highest? You or them.. Even if you can't compare yourself to them you should perspire to be just like them!

Just think how much reward you would get if you inspired others to pray with you! Even if they saw you and they felt just that little bit of guilt you will get the reward for it in sha Allah!

So don't be afraid to walk out of a lecture, a lesson or work to go pray and come back in..Sit towards the front! Closest to the door! That shows that you don't fear ANYONE But Allah! Why are you embarrassed that people are staring at you when you walk in or walk out.. Lower your gaze! You won't even notice them! Isn't that better not seeing bad things, because then you don't feel bad or embarrassed right? You don't see people giving you dirty looks or talking about you.. because then it doesn't effect you.. :) 


What you don't see or hear, won't hurt you!

Ali (RA) used to shake while doing Wudhu (Ablution). So the other Sahabas would ask "Why are you shaking?" And he replied "Do you know who I'm about to face?"

Subhan Allah look how fearful they were.. They were so scared to stand in front of their creator and look at us.. Some of us don't even bother to go pray.. We forget easily.. :( Its really sad.. Our Ummah should be the best! Mu'sa (AS) wished he had the Ummah of the Prophet (saws)! C'mon people! We should live up to that standard! Be the best Muslims you can be.. 

Be Fearful of the Creator not the Creation..


When you get the time watch this video about Punishment of missing Salah and other things too.. It'll scare you..