I think most people take namaaz lightly, as if it’s alright for them to miss a few a day. It’s mandatory for us to read all 5 namaazes a day, and yet, we think of someone to be very religious if they do read all five. It should be something we all do. I know a guy that converted to Islam during his teenage years (soub-haan-Allah) and he used to have to hide from his parents (who were strict Christians) and lock his room door whenever he read namaaz. I really think many of us take for granted that namaaz is just simply something optional that we do whenever we aren’t busy, when we should actually be forming our schedule around the five daily prayers. It’s quite a blessing to be able to wash ourselves 5 times a day, and then pray, remembering Allah(swt) every step of the way. That’s something that not every other religions has.
So what if it’s in pink? The msg is still the same.
Okay my thoughts/dilemma/rant: I spend most of my time in college, and thankfully we have an MSA where we can go and read namaz or read quran. Supposedly, that’s what hte MSA is for. Lately, I’ve been starting to think that some of these girls are borderline retarded. Or maybe thier scarves are on too tight and it’s cutting off circulation to their brain that they just don’t get it. There have been repeated warnings about not talking, or talking in low voices, and keeping certain topics (marital/bf-gf/sex/personal hygiene) out of the MSA, and not leaving food lying around for the mice to make their mess in the place they are supposed to pray in and help keep clean. There’s even rules posted up all over the place stating these above things and yet they don’t get it. Whenever I try to read namaz in there, i feel like banging my head against the wall, stopping namaz right in teh middle and yelling “SHUT UPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.” I SWEAR!!! I dn’t believe that the MSA is a cafeteria, or library, or hangout place where you can talk about whatever crap you wanna talk about. There’s so many places in teh school to sit and talk and eat and study, why cramp up this tiny little room with no air conditioning or fan coz u dont want to be in the same hallway as a guy?
I seriosuly cannot concentrate when there’s so much bakwas going on around me, I forget what words to recite and when. I know it’s horrible on my part and I’m trying to fix it, but it doens’t make it any more right for anyone else to be so dense. I take it very seriously, I clean up after myself, I leave the room if I want to talk and someone is praying or reading Quran. These rules have been posted up so many times and it just doesn’t register with some. The guys side of the MSA isn’t like this. They don’t treat it like some hangout spot or cafeteria or anything, and thres no signs posted up telling em to shut up. Jeez.
OMG that’s like EXACTLY how our musjid is. The women’s side is so much louder, maybe because theirs little kids around, but the mother’s don’t even tell their kids to be quiet or anything, and yea it’s hard to read namaaz when people are talking really loud, especially when it’s those desi aunties (oh GOD!). Yea but maybe it’s better to read namaaz with a group of friends at home or even by yourself. I usually read most of my namaazes by myself in my room and that way it’s easier to concentrate. I read Maghrib namaaz with my family (whoever is home, anyways) along with any of our neighbors that are over.
Kasme, if it wasn’t for my parents, I wouldn’t have even known/cared this much about namaaz.
Well i’m glad to know Im not the only one who feels this way
But I need a solution. What can you do personally to be able to concentrate? To get it thru some ppls thick skulls that they need to hush when someone is worhsipping :halo:
Well, maybe you should chose another place to read namaaz. Don’t worry though, I feel your pain. The voice of some larkiyaan while they’re doing gupshup can bring a mass amount of pain to your ears.
Why thankyou 
kitne achi baat ke hai aap nay Phatimanice advise and thoughts 
and I’m trying to fix it, but it doens’t make it any more right for anyone else to be so dense. I take it very seriously, I clean up after myself, I leave the room if I want to talk and someone is praying or reading Quran. These rules have been posted up so many times and it just doesn’t register with some. The guys side of the MSA isn’t like this. They don’t treat it like some hangout spot or cafeteria or anything, and thres no signs posted up telling em to shut up. Jeez.
