Experiencing Islam

Source: Times Online
29 May 2010

Thousands of young British women living in the UK decide to convert to Islam - here are some of their stories

It’s a controversial time for British women to be wearing the hijab, the basic Muslim headscarf. Last month, Belgium became the first European country to pass legislation to ban the burka (the most concealing of Islamic veils), calling it a “threat” to female dignity, while France looks poised to follow suit. In Italy earlier this month, a Muslim woman was fined €500 (£430) for wearing the Islamic veil outside a post office.

A week in the life of…..Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

Interview with Anfal Saqib for Emel Magazine, March/April 2004.

‘I cannot live without working. I would give up and die of boredom. What keeps me motivated is the feeling that something must be done, it must be done.’

I'm a new Muslim
Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood

There is nothing easier than converting to Islam - the moment one really becomes aware personally that God is real and truly does exist, and accepts that the Arab Muhammad (peace be upon him) really was the last prophet of God in the same line of prophets as all the others named in the Bible - one has actually taken the first step.

This moment of dawning is called taqwa - God-consciousness, and ihsan - awareness. Suddenly you know that God can see you and knows you, even if you do not know or see Him.