tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86623953933104702582024-03-05T21:29:36.718-05:00A Hijabee in DC<b>Nomore a girl, Not yet a woman. Tales of my life......
Daughter, Mother, Wife, Sister, Friend, Blogger</b>Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-44306304249793431092013-07-08T20:28:00.001-04:002013-07-08T20:28:35.860-04:00The endEvery journey has an end. I have been MIA for the past 2 years and just today for some reason, remembered to check this blog and saw a lot of comments on my previous posts. For those asking where I have been, just wanted to let you know that I am doing great though a lot has changed in my life, reading this blog reminded me of how great blogging was and the amazing people i met Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-29951518460687117572010-09-09T14:00:00.002-04:002010-09-09T17:10:52.276-04:00Why we shouldn't worry about Terry Jones Source[Say: “If both humanity and jinn banded together to produce the like of this Qur'an, they could never produce anything like it, even if they backed each other up.” ] (Al-Israa’ 17: 88)Few days ago, I was watching the news when I stumbled upon a report about Pastor Terry Jones who is planning to burn the Qur'aan on 9/11. At first, I got really sad and upset and I wanted to cry at the Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-32429801176473427592010-09-09T11:35:00.003-04:002010-09-09T14:02:48.943-04:00Alhamdulilah and Eid MubarakI wanted to update everyone and let you know that we have received the hijab/scrapbook. Even though we were told that it was mailed weeks before our first blog on this issue, the package shows that it was mailed on September 2nd. So thank you everyone who weighted in getting it back.I was talking with another sister few days ago, and she mentioned how receiving the hijab/scrapbook is something Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-3506925679120554892010-09-03T16:32:00.015-04:002010-09-04T04:15:20.723-04:00Answer to what's been going on
Oh My God, I will start by saying that I didn't wanna blog about this again but I have to out things straight so people won't be mislead by your new video and the comments on that video. First of, I read the comments on your video and I have NO IDEA who TravellingHijab or Brainvoltage is. They are impersonating me. I have not posted on your Youtube channel since you blocked me. I do have an Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-71698199142385352062010-09-01T22:36:00.010-04:002010-09-05T20:22:34.120-04:00Appalled
If you've been reading this blog,You'd know about the Sisterhood of the Traveling Hijab. If not, you can read about it Here. Anyways, the traveling Hijab has been going on for almost 2 years now and Alhamdulilah so far it's been a positive experience. Sisters from around the world have joined and shared their stories with us, and InshaAllah, more sisters can join in the future. Unfortunately, I Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com35tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-52295265527023050312010-08-12T01:50:00.004-04:002010-08-12T02:08:25.769-04:00Alive, Ramdan MubarakRamadan Mubarak to everyone. Yes I'm still alive, kidnapped by Mommyhood. But seriously,I could give you a thousand excuses of why I haven't been around here lately,the truth is laziness had something to do with it. Yes I've been busy with my little one but I'm sure I could find the time to drop a word of two if I really wanted to. In fact, thought about it more than a couple of times but for Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-20221361271445951332010-01-17T01:34:00.007-05:002010-01-19T02:49:40.301-05:00StrangersOn a beautiful warm day in winter, two strangers walk by ignoring each other. There was a time when they used to know each other, love each other, but now they are strangers and forever they will be.....He betrayed her, she betrayed him. He is a husband, she is a wife, and they are married. He lied to her, she believed him. He lied again, she believed him. He lied again, she believed him again. Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-51989898850746499132009-12-28T02:32:00.004-05:002009-12-28T03:22:17.303-05:00Al Hijaab InterviewAl Hijaab is not only to get out there and find you the best in Islamic clothing but to design and produce our own lines of exquisite Islamic clothing. Islamic Fashon with modesty!A few months ago, I had the opportunity to interview the Al Hijaab team to find out more about their collection and position in the Islamic Fashion Industry. Here's what they had to say:First off, tell us a little bit Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-20843192138395676242009-12-19T22:35:00.008-05:002009-12-20T00:41:43.111-05:00Reflections Ancient Egyptians believed that upon deaththey would be asked two questionsand their answers would determinewhether they could continue their journey in the afterlife.The first question was, "Did you bring joy?"The second was, "Did you find joy?" Leo Buscaglia When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced.Live your life in a mannerso that when you die the world cries and you rejoice.Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-73459058019129576932009-12-09T15:16:00.003-05:002009-12-09T15:53:49.459-05:00If You KnewIf you knew the power of your wordWould you care about what people heard?If you knew someone was alone and defenselessWould you care enough to stop being so senseless?If you knew a heart was wounded and jadedWould you make someone feel appreciated?If you knew the power of a man's greedWould you give your money to someone in need?If you knew the reason why people take abuseWould you take the time Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-66358097107368020242009-11-19T12:41:00.002-05:002009-11-19T13:06:48.012-05:00Thoughts on Motherhood"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class." -- Anne Morrow LindberghSomeone once said that the moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new... As ironic as it might sound, I couldn't disagree more. Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-6891881844461460562009-10-09T22:38:00.015-04:002009-10-10T00:08:52.465-04:00My Birth StoryThank you all for the wishes and congrats. The past few days have been great and tiring. Great as I am enjoying motherhood, tiring as I am trying to get used to my new routine and adding a newborn to my schedule. I'm adjusting to waking up 4 or 5 times a night for diaper changes and to nurse the baby. After a while, you get used to it and it's not that bad. I even wake up before the baby to checkHijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-75246021088770061182009-10-01T13:19:00.003-04:002009-10-01T13:32:26.656-04:00Early Package DeliveryWe were blessed with a beautiful and healthy baby girl on Monday September 28th, 2009 at 12:17 pm, 7pounds 1.3 ounces, 19.4 inches. She came unexpectedly at 37 weeks and 2 days.Even though the sleepless nights and the diaper changes already started, we just cannot be any happier! I will come back later to tell my birth story. Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-9736208788232958772009-09-10T13:18:00.004-04:002009-09-10T14:44:55.819-04:00I've missed you and Blog AwardsHello everyone,My blogging has been scarce these days due to a complete lack of motivation on my part to get off my lovely couch. Sleepiness, tiredness, laziness, you name it I've been suffering from all sort of inesses lately mostly associated with late pregnancy. I was able to fast for about 2 weeks when my OB-GYn raised concerns about my condition. Instead of gaining the required 1 pound/week,Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-11998917822770915122009-08-23T17:38:00.006-04:002009-08-23T18:15:45.098-04:00Other things & Ramadan MubarakI've been MIA for a few days now due to the move and I also didn't have my new internet connection set up. The move was a hassle as our movers decided not to show up and we had to find a new moving company on the day we were supposed to move. We were lucky to find a company at 5h30 pm on Saturday and were out and about till midnight. I'm still not done unpacking but decided to do it slowly as I Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-91537451066967932432009-08-12T07:32:00.012-04:002009-08-12T14:30:19.168-04:00Boxes everywhereWe are moving to our new place on Saturday and I spent the past few days trying to get my things together, packing what I need, getting rid of what I don't need. Moving is one of my least favorite things to do. I hate the whole ordeal, packing,cleaning, unpacking, re-arranging,... you name it, I hate it.Just thinking about it gives me a headache! I try to throw away most of the stuff that I've Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-67706752976636994322009-08-07T21:54:00.003-04:002009-08-08T00:57:31.660-04:00Bada Bing, Bada BoomIn a bar in a remote village in Spain, close to the city of Olite, there is a sign placed there by the owner. "Just as I succeeded in finding all the answers, all the questions changed." The master says: "We are always concerned with finding answers. We feel that answers are important to understand what life means. "It is more important to live fully, and allow time to reveal to us the secrets Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-21348109069459455162009-08-05T13:11:00.002-04:002009-08-05T13:15:13.640-04:00Seatbelt LawThe national Highway Safety Council has done extensive testing on a newly designed seat belt. Results show that accidents can be reduced by as much as 45% when the belt is properly installed. Correct installation is illustrated below.......This is very Important, please pass on to friends and family. THIS MAY SAVE A LIFE! Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-32503505322791420712009-08-04T09:11:00.004-04:002009-08-04T10:53:40.703-04:00Awards in the closetBy my lovely sisters Mina, Banafshe, Jasmina, Hajar . Thank you so much for these awards. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you but things have been a bit busy on my side. Again, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm sure that I'm the last one to accept these awards, so I will not award anyone else but if you haven't received any of these, please consider yourself awarded! You are Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-50996932640500118252009-07-31T12:31:00.009-04:002009-07-31T13:38:52.444-04:00The Aftermath-Happy Jummah "Wherever you may be, death shall overtake you, even if you were in fortified towers". Noble Qur'an (4:78)First, thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, duas and comments. I really appreciated all of them. Being so close to death, was perhaps a blessing, a reminder from Allah that I was deviating from my main purpose in this life. Sometimes, we are so consumed in our activities, families, jobsHijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-15011478683627723632009-07-29T00:39:00.002-04:002009-07-29T00:52:29.858-04:00I almost died... the longest minutes of my life“Every soul shall have taste of death; In the end to Us shall ye be brought back" [Surah Al-'Ankabut, 29:57]I've never been a statistic. Never had any major injuries,broken bones or stitches. So far, one can say that I've had an uneventful life without emergency scares or life threatening issues. All that was going to change 2 days ago on Monday July 27th 2009. It was supposed to be a normal day,Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-80088662424700532042009-07-24T20:07:00.003-04:002009-07-25T00:09:00.668-04:00Happy Jummah, Are you a wealthy man?Happy Jummah to everyone! I went to my 3 hours glucose test this morning just to be told that an appointment was needed. The mistake came from my dr's office since they told me I could go without an appointment. So, I fasted, got there first thing in the morning and lost half of my day just to realize I wouldn't be able to take the test today. Needless to say, I was pissed but inshaAllah, I Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-11884603647969407462009-07-23T17:04:00.003-04:002009-07-23T17:42:25.554-04:00I failed.....I just received a call from my dr saying that I failed my glucose test which means I could have gestational diabetes. I have to go to a different lab tomorrow morning for a 3 hour test that can take up to 5 hours and have my blood drawn every 30 minutes. I have to pass at least 3 of those tests to be cleared. Make duas for me!Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-36923830075058345752009-07-22T11:12:00.005-04:002009-07-22T12:27:24.975-04:00Here and There By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of her head to her heels. She can blink her eyes, which now sport lashes. With her eyesight developing, she may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. She's also developing billions of neurons in her brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662395393310470258.post-20541323930554286562009-07-12T15:28:00.002-04:002009-07-12T15:29:12.075-04:00Would you use it?Abu Huraira (رضي الله عنه) reported that the Messenger of Allah (صلى الله عليه وسلّم) said, "When the Muslim - or believing - slave does wudu' and washes his face, every wrong thing at which his eyes have looked leaves with the water - or with the last drop of water. When he washes his hands, every wrong thing which his hands have touched leaves with the water - or with the last drop of water. Hijabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836531883103332127noreply@blogger.com29