By Emely Naima Aune Andersen (Karmøy/Norway)
I’m 16 years old and I live in a small town in Norway. I reverted to Islam about 4 months ago, alhamdulillah. I reverted in January, and I started with the hijab in February. I live in a Christian and critical city. I have not seen other Muslims here. I feel like I’m the only one here in my city, but I don’t know. When I started to wear the hijab, people looked down on me. I got death threats and my friends turned me back. people were embarrassed of me. I have not been and will not be accepted in this city.
I feel alone and lonely because I do not have any friends now, they turned me back but I still have my family. It’s funny how much people may dislike a person because of a headscarf. I feel beautiful in the hijab, I feel free in the hijab! If a woman is free to show off her body, shouldn’t she also be free to cover it? I’m not oppressed. I love the hijab, I’m not wearing it to please other than my lord Allah swt, and even If it’s hard times, I still smile and I could not be happier. Hijab is beautiful! my hijab will be with me until the day I die! “Verily with every hardship comes ease”- Quran 94:5
alhamdulillah you are looks very beautiful in your hijab. May Allah protect you from disbelievers. ..stay strong we all Muslims with you are not alone…u can come visit me any time sister…my name is Tahira and I live in u.k. ..my all pray for you..and my other Muslims brother and sisters all over the world…May Allah safe us ameen. .
Don’t be worry, sister. Allah is with you. We all are with you.
Asalamu Ali kum……Dear sister….. Allah is with u no matter people hate u. …..if Allah(sat) is with us then the whole universe is in our favour……… SubhanAllah…… May Allah prosper ur future……..
Assalaamualikkum Sister Keep it up
I appreciate your courage and determination to continue wearing Hijab despite having received life threats and your friends turning back to you. Remember that you are being tested by Allah and Allah loves those who remain patient and grateful to Him no matter what they have to go through. Physically you might be alone, but Allah is always watching over you and He is always there for you in different disguises. You have no idea how much reward you will get for your passion to get close to your Lord (Allah). I supplicate Allah to assist in ever step you take toward strengthening your Imaan.
Asalaamu ALAIKUM,
Sister, your story made me cry, because of the strength and courage Allah gave to you while you are still young and being surrounded by non Muslim including your family.
Keep up the faith and Allah will ease your journey in-sha-Allah. Be strong to preach Islam, Allah will make your enemy to your friends.
I ask Allah to give us all Tawfiiq and hidaayaya.
May Allah protect you sister.
Your brother in Islam in Oslo, Norway.
Ibrahim Saleh
ALLAH is always there.He really lovez u.Be steadfast
be strong and the god will help you
allah is always with u dont worry
Asalam u alaykum sister, you are not alone, you also have all the Muslim sisters, so beautiful you are mash Allah May Allah bless you
I hope to stand next to you on judgement day. Until then, stay strong and hold on to the deen.
Assalamu alykum sister! The ayat from the Qur’an is very beautiful and so true.I live in Sweden, so we are neighbours:) I will be here for u as a friend in sha Allah. May Allah (SWT) make it easy for you. Ameen
First of all, Alhamdullilah for ur devotion, passion n patience for Islam. May Allah bless u n give u strength for days to come. U r not alone sister. U hv Muslim brothers n sisters all over the world to support u. U r an inspiration for many. Um glad to knw dat u treat hijab as freedom which it certainly is. Islam has given so much respect to women which people fail to acknowledge. Preach Islam more n more. In shaa Allah u will be successful.
I love you sister and I’m so proud of you. Despite your young age, you are so brave and courageous beyond description. May God guid you always to the right path. Hugs
inalaha ha má sabereen
“Verily after every hardship there is ease” 94;5-6 these are the words of Allah SWT
Surely you shall witness the benefits of the promise of Allah, so hold on to the rope of Allah n have patient you’ll benefit from this hardship both in this world n the hereafter.
dear sister in Islam 🙂
Allah loves you, so he guided you to Islam. And because he loves you , he will guide you through rough times SWT. Just remember that when someone looks down on you or treats you badly for your hijab, you are rewarded highly by Allah. Best wishes for you dear sister 🙂
You are with ALLAH , you are never alone, you are with the mighty backing you, steadfast, you have brothers and sister.
salam
allah is always with u dont worry
Allah subhanallahu Ta ala always with you..
I am very happy for you my sister. Welcome to Islam, my hopes are to marry one like you which understand Islam. May Allah bless me with the one that understand her religion in everything in her life.
Salam and Hugs from Kuala Lumpur to my sister. You are never alone.
Allah is with you, and closer to you than you think.
and you have our prayers,dear.
May Allah grants you all the strength and patience.
InsyaAllah.
There’s no reason anyone should feel alone, please e-mail me (above) whenever you feel like you need someone to talk to! I refuse to let a sister feel like she has no friends, because you sound like an amazing person!
Learning and knowing in the way of Islam is beautiful!
Don’t feel alone and lonely my sister, because you have brothers and sisters in Islam all over the world to support you, and you must believe that ALLAH always with us. Stay strong- from your brother in Indonesia
be strong sis .. Allah with u and will reward u inshallah 🙂
I have nothing really to say except that I love you for the sake of Allah ^^ <3
Uhibbuki fillah 🙂
May Allah give u strength all the way long in Shaa Allah 😉
May Allah bless you , honey and keep your smile forever. My advice to you is to try to change the place where you live, change your life, have a new start, get out of your box, out of all this, go out there fetch for other people, fetch for some other way of life, get a new of everything,even a new study and work. You are not a tree, u can move, go for your happiness wherever it is 🙂
You are not alone sister you are with God, you don’t need humans to feel loved or to feel safe,
Stay with Allah and remember our prise insha’allah in Ganna. Stay strong.
You are beautiful inside and outside 🙂
May Allah guide you through all the way 🙂
Salamu Alaikom sister (may God’s peace be upon you) 🙂
you’re not Alone, being a Muslim means that there are people all over the world who might have never met you but remember you in prayers because they genuinely care about you and love you for the sake of Allah.
May God ease your pain and hardship and reward you immensely for your patience.
Remember that God has power over all of this and God won’t make you go through anything that you can’t handle, look at it as a test that you CAN pass inshaa Allah (if God wills it) and always pray to God for help. Take it one day at a time and stay busy so you don’t think about it too much.
😀 you are so inspiring mashaa Allah, I admire your strength and courage, and you’re only 16!!! so admirable, you’re preparing for a beautiful life in this world and the afterlife inshaa Allah.
Stay beautiful sister 🙂
Your sister in Islam,
Nouran
You are already strong Mashaa ALLAH….I live in an Arab country but I do not have the courage to wear Hijab yet…You are a source of inspiration <3
as much ur patience the god will reward u .. you can named it a test .yeah the god is testing u to measure ur faith . i hop u be strong .
Salam Alikoum.Be Strong sister and don’t forget that Allah is always with u..don’t care about any other thing
dear Emely , im very happy for you that god has guided you and blessed you to convert to islam , you are so strong ma sha allah , but what about your family do they support you or not ???
also i will not just ask you to be strong and patient , you must think of sumthing like leaving this city that you said you will never be accepted in it, to another city where there is more muslims or maybe leaving the whole Norway to a muslim country . i think many muslims associations can arrange that for you to live in a muslim place non threatened with no fear , because muslim’s life is a priority . we are all here for you , to support and help you to be safe and be a good muslim . welcome if you wanna reach any of us anytime, so proud of you and god bless you .
Aukhti who u have faceddeath
for the sake of hijab.
U are on the right path always be with Allah he’ll
be with u
Assalamualaikum wa rahmathullahi wa barakathuhu.. I am so proud of you Sister. 🙂
May Allah SWT make everything easy for you. In sha Allah.
It was so good to hear your feelings about wearing Hijab. I live in a Muslim country, yet a lot of people here don’t wear it.
I do it, though. I just wanted to welcome you to Islam.
🙂
May Allah rain blessings upon you. U are not alone. So proud of u. Keep your head up and don’t stop being yourself to please others.
Assalamu Alaikum Emely,
All the best in your struggle to maintain the hijab. It is beautiful, part of our religion, Islam, and sometimes causes unnecessary reactions in others. Stay strong, and know that you are admired and loved.
hugs from Canada!
Salam sister, be strong . May ALLAH S.W.T. grant you strength.
Dnt Worry…Sist…Allah ll help u… in ur hard tym…In Sha Allah 1Day u ll overcome it….Jazakillah khair sist…
Masha ALLAH Sister. I am so pleased to hear that. You remind me of Maryam peace be upon here. Remember one thing, the harder your test the easier it will be for you on the day of Judgment and the higher the position you attain in Jannah. May ALLAH make it easy for you and give you Jannah. As a brother I will pray for you and ask for the best for you Insha ALLAH. As the prophet Muhammad peace and blessings be upon him said ‘This world is like Paradise for the Non-Muslims and it is a prison for the Muslims.’
Salam Alikium Sister @Emely Naima Aune Andersen,
I just wanted to let you know that you are an inspiration for us and I ask Allah to give an strength to face discrimination against your Hijab and ask Allah to keep you on the right path and provide you with good company. Amen
you should know that there are good people and we support you
Best Regards
Hamza
Honey your beautiful! What’s realy important is what Allah thinks of you, not people 🙂
Be sure that Allah will reward you for your patience
May Allah give you peace in your life <3
We are all here with you, stay strong and do not feel alone. Our hearts are close together although we are physically far away. Love of God and faith brings our hearths together. Those who reject you are short minded. Read Quran and remember all the people in time who got rejected because of their faith. Loads of love and encouragements.