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No matter what state it is that you reside in. No matter whether you travel or not. You cannot escape the inevitable. At some point it is sure to rain there is no question about that. The thing that i find most intriguing among many of my fellow millennial brothers and sisters is that even if they watched the weather channel and were fully aware that it would rain. It would still not change the way that they prepared for it. There could be a call for rain three days in a row. Still i would never think to wear rain boots. Living in Washington D.C riding the public transportation systems. Which required me to walk from point A to point B regardless of whether i wanted to get rained on or not. I noticed this all my life and never really questioned it. Even I sadly was a victim to this sort of behavior in my early teens. I could have thousands of dollars in my account. I could pass a aisle solely selling rain boots. No matter how many stores i went in the urge to buy rain boots never clicked in my mind. I mean maybe a nice little umbrella every once in a while. Even then i would be hesitant to buy one because i just knew i would lose it after the first or second day. I've experienced umbrellas flying backwards and breaking. So i guess the thought of adding boots to it just was too much to bear. Now walking into my early 20's with two children. A seven year old girl and a 2 year old boy. It only makes senses to me to buy these things in preparation for inclement weather. So it was only right to put the rain boots and umbrellas at the top of my list the minute we moved into a new apartment. We went a whole two weeks before we even saw a glimpse of rain. Yet the rain came and this time we were undoubtedly ready. Everybody had rain boots and umbrellas. I felt so good stepping out of my house knowing we were prepared. I even got the idea of buying us all rain jackets. At least 2 years ago the thought of throwing a rain jacket into the mix would have been ludicrous. Nonetheless we were all happy as can be outside knowing that the water couldn't affect us as much as it did before. The only thing that startled me was when i began to look around i noticed that everyone around me had on new balance, tiny sweaters and no umbrellas. I felt like an alien in my own community. Why did no one have anything? Not one child had on boots. Not one parent thought to prepare their child for this walk to school in the rain. Instead they took the rain like troopers. Feet soggy and all. I felt like i was in another world for a small period of time until i had a short memory of how that used to be me before Islam. Nobody prepared, nobody cared to be prepared. Was it intentionally? Or was this another example of how the white man had taken away our sense of self? No matter what it was. All i know was it moved me enough to finally start up my blog. Thus here we are. Asalaam Alaikum. (Peace be unto) Its Malika Rarkia leave any comments below. Much love. Xoxo
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Niaalah Muhammad
5/17/2020 12:13:16 pm
This quarantine has allowed me to value my peace in a whole new light . It also given me much needed time to reflect on different aspects of my life . Such as my connection to Allah (God ) spiritually , mentally .
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Raheem Elijah
5/17/2020 10:03:17 pm
As-Salaam Alaikum & Ramadan Mubarak to you all! This quarantine has allowed me more time to focus on creating my own business; isolation oft times produces creativity and ingenuity. It has giving me time to reflect on God, my goals, the importance of family and life in general. This quarantine has developed in me more patience, endurance and faith by God's grace.
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Shaakira Jones
5/18/2020 02:32:25 am
Asa keep being you.All Praise Is Due To Allah He has giving you many of gifts
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Da’Lon X
5/20/2020 07:50:57 am
Quarantine has forced me to fully submit and do Allah (God)’s will.
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