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Sometimes you forget you're such a long way from home...
Sometimes it's just the normal day to day things that keep you from remembering that it's been so long since you sat with your loved ones, and talked over problems, laughed till you cried and shared happiness and sorrows in sometimes unequal measure.


I feel the pull of "home" less these days... often it comes after a hard day, when things just aren't going right.. or when I'm feeling a bit vulnerable...
But the longer I'm here the easier it is to deal with it...
I know we're here for a purpose and it puts things into perspective...

When I told my friends and family that I was intending to make Hijrah they were completely supportive and have borne their own pain and sorrow with loving patience mashallah...
Leaving the UK made a huge impact, not only on our live but on theirs aswell.

They have no idea just how much we love and miss them... friends and family alike. No words would ever be able to do it justice.

Ultimately though, hijrah is a statement. It's the believer putting their faith in Allah... and knowing that despite the pain of separation from loved ones something better will come out of it. That there will be recompense for hardships suffered patiently for His sake...

I don't know if my hijrah will be "forever"... our situation is still quite tenuous at times and we're still struggling to put down roots, what I do know, is that I'm grateful for the opportunity to be here and to be able to strive to get closer to Allah ta'ala in a Muslim land mashallah...

Alhamdulillah, I was rewarded with what I asked for

I pray that I can honour that by striving to be the best muslimah I can be...inshallah...