#be a practicing Muslim

[be-a-muslim-1st]

#pray #prayer #worship #blessing #salah #tahajjud #believers #be better #be a practicing muslim

[nickysfacts]

The Hijab did not originate from Islam nor are they oppressive when women have the freedom to choose when they wear one.

🧕🏼☪️🧕🏾

#history #hijab #islam #mesopotamia #veil #middle eastern history #ancient #medieval #islamic golden age #clothing #womens history #fashion #femininity #traditional clothing #muslim women #islamic practice #religion #middle east #soft girl #hijab fashion #islamic history #assyrian #traditional femininity #sumerian #womenswear #fashion history #nickys facts

[walrus150915]

Hey it's been a while I posted here right

I have my own reasons for that (school) SO UMMM SORRY FOR NOT BEING HERE THAT OFTEN!!!!

The meal I made for you today has been cooking in my head for a while actually but the reason I post it now is bc I saw a post of one artist I follow who drew genderbent Goldenheart and!!!! Let me say!!!! My hand slipped

How I think Ballister and Ambrosius would look as women (let's go lesbians let's go)

I am deeply sorry for messing up Goldenloin's armour, I confused two shades of yellow😭

Basically no changes except the facial hair?? Oh yep and Ballister's a hijabi😎

I have thought about whether I should make Boldheart wear hijab but the idea to draw it as an upside-down shield (shield is Ballister's symbol according to the artbook) won me over😭 plus I made it look like his own hair shape from the side!

Drawing Ballister's face without his moustache was a challenge tbh😭😭 his facial hair is what completes his look and he looks weird without it

This little thing I made grey in the drawing? It's not hair, it's the first fabric under the brown one. I wanted it to resemble Ballister's haircut but also like not really

Now, to Ambrosius ig???

Nothing too complicated, it's basically him but with bigger chest and some resemblance of hips (have you seen my man? His cake so small it isn't even a cake)

I also like the idea of longer hair but like. You can't take away lesbian's undercut, she will collapse to the floor and dissolve

Idk guys imo if Ambrosius were a woman he'd be a soft butch or something ajzjajjeje😭😭😭

These lovelies together bcuz of course. Nothing is as lesbian as chopping your lover's arm off

(If you think about it, original Goldenheart is already yuri enough)

So ummm yeah that's the end of the post. I have a fic to finish and a long night to spend, hope you enjoyed! <333

#nimona #ambrosius goldenloin #ballister boldheart #goldenheart #nimona fanart #genderbent #im myself culturally muslim btw #yes queer muslims exist surprise #im personally not a practicing muslim but ill kick ass for my brothers and sisters #let's go lesbians!!!!! #edit: “How I thinG” HELP #“CHRISTIAN OR JEWISH MUSLIMS” BRO WHAT... I MEAN QUEERS #💀💀💀 #bro #dont let me post at night

[leroibobo]

the paradesi synagogue in kochi, kerala, india. the first synagogue on the site, built by the city's longstanding malabari jewish community, was destroyed by portugese who'd colonized the area in their persecution of locals. it was rebuilt in 1568 by spanish and portugese jews who fled persecution and later expulsion, hence the name "paradesi" ("foreign" in malayalam).

these sephardic jews and a community of jews of mixed african and european descent who were formerly enslaved ("meshuchrarim", "freedmen" in hebrew) joined the malabari jewish community of kochi and somewhat integrated. they were later joined by some iraqi, persian, yemenite, afghan, and dutch sephardic jews. the middle eastern and european jews were considered "white jews" and permitted malabari jews and meshuchrarim to worship in the synagogue. however, in what seems like a combination of local caste dynamics and racism, malabari jews were not allowed full membership. meshuchrarim weren't allowed in at all, but were instead made to sit outside during services and not allowed their own place of worship or other communal rights.

as the "white jews" tended to be rather wealthy from trade, this synagogue contains multiple antiquities. they include belgian glass chandeliers on its walls, hand-painted porcelain tiles from china on its floors, and an oriental rug that was gifted by ethiopian emperor haile selassie.

#india #architecture #interior #worship #jewish #sephardic #mizrahi #abrahamic kerala #my posts #this seems like a combo of european racism & s asian casteism but idk anything abt castes so idk how right i am #imo the attitude of the paradesi sephardim sort of echoes what went on w/ portugese & st thomas christians #though they were also influenced by ''jewish racism'' (someone not being an ''authentic'' jew or 100% jewish in lineage) #also its interesting that most paradesi jews who left india went to other commonwealth countries while most malabar jews went to occupied #palestine (for the same reason indian muslims went to pakistan more or less). something something the west's unwanted refugee dumping groun #also i'm not saying the portugese didn't persecute against locals who practiced other religions just that there was a Very Specific type of #persecution st thomas christians and malabari jews faced from them #one more thing: i think most americans dont know (and western europeans like to forget) that the transatlantic slave trade went into #western europe as well. even if most w euro countries outlawed slavery before the us did #and also that ‘white’ has never had a linear definition (yemenites are very not ‘white’-looking to the average american) #its really interesting to me how the sephardim who ended up in w europe or euro colonies ended up being richer and more exclusionary than #balkan or most mena sephardim. probably bc more money = govts get off their backs

[hungnitan]

I just read these on Twitter and had one scary thought...

Maybe HSR design team saw Danheng IL as female too🤣

#honkai star rail #dan heng imbibitor lunae #i kinda heard things like hsr storywritter doesn't have any restriction on writing hsr story #so maybe it's same as character design team #it's kinda funny they create practically same design for most females #while each of male very unique #and then we have danheng il (lol) #not have grudge on il design but it had too many windows #we need muslim style like danfeng (lol)

[delayshay]

God, I love the queer muslims on here, especially those who reverted and choose it. Y'alls faith fills me with faith and y'alls steadfastness fills with with steadfastness. Y'alls love for God fills me with love for God. Above all tho, they remind me that I'm not alone in my love, devotion, and hope.

#klair rambles #im not muslim myself but i have a deep respect #also the queer revert experience of being rejected or misunderstood by both family and queer community #is very relatable to me #while my family is culturally christian they are far from practicing or devotional which is fine but #means they dont really like get it lol

[paintingwithlions]

Really don't like the framing of certain kinds of clothing as "modest" tbh. It implies that other types of clothing are "immodest" and... do not like that vibe no siree.

Like if people want to dress that way, no problemo you do you. I can see how in many cases it can be personally meaningful. But call it... idk being covered or body veiling or whatever. Don't frame the rest of us as somehow bad in how you talk about clothing.

#mind you I think we can also interrogate whether modesty is the virtue we usually claim it as but that's another can of worms #calling it that just seems like a way to help enforce it as a cultural norm #like okay suuure you can wear that miniskirt if you want but just know it's 'immodest' #a lot of the way people talk about veiling in spiritual circles seems totally divorced from the fact #that it is a practice tied up with the patriarchy #theres a reason why so many ex muslims or ex orthodox jews are baffled by people who want to veil #and that doesn't mean they're the only ones who are right about it #people should veil or wear covering clothing if thats meaningful to them! #but it is a practice thats tied up with some very heavy bagage #it's not this clean feminist thing with no problems

[magnoliamyrrh]

im always so apprehensive to get into convos w ppl abt religion bc like yes im muslim and yes i was more orthodox for yrs and yes i am very well aware of orthox doctrines and know them but my beliefs are more similar to some wondering sufi going on abt universality and oneness and the truth in all religions. like less muslim like a youtube sheiks less muslim like what your local masjid would accept more muslim like i like to spend my time reading abt saints which traveled countries and peoples wrote about love practicing plenty of religions and cultures and then wrote something abt the oneness of god and were declared heretics.

#like. yes im muslim but you see im also orthodox christian and also i think the hindus are on point and also yes i still practice pre #abrahamic folk tradition and religion and yes i study shamanism #not exactly the archetype if you want to get into a convo abt religion w a muslim #ah. if only we could have a golden age of sufism

[be-a-muslim-1st]

#muslim #islam #muslimah #muslimah motivation #islam help #islamic saying #islamic quote #islamic #deen #islampost #islamdaily #islamic advice #islamic thoughts #guidance #perfection #not perfect #nobody is perfect #keep trying #be better #be a practicing muslim

[wyllsravengard]

idk what ramadan is gonna look like for me this year lol

#z.gen #i try to be more on my deen and i will do it this year #like hitting all of my prayers when i normally hit like 3/5 etc #no substances which fluctuates yearly since being calisober is what got me off other drugs but should be fine this yr #a lot of people wont listen to music either but i honestly dont listen to it much during the day regardless #having a very night time schedule is helpful during ramadan #i think im gonna try and focus on establishing all of my prayers #i dont really care to talk about my faith much cause its so genuinely no ones business #but i am muslim i just dont follow the practices of any of the four major sunni schools strongly for other reasons #im not shia either tho... looking #none of it matters rn cause i cant fast anyway LOL but its okay #its just like. kind of hard to celebrate islam with whats going on in palestine #like a lot of my fellow muslims get really obsessed w the aesthetics #but the month is about refraining from worldly desires and practing restraint and is generally anti consumerism #so its like. idk if i care for fun silly ramadan recipes. im gonna try to organize stuff with my mosque again inshallah

[coochiequeens]

He killed a literal baby. And now he wants to sue the state for damages?!

By Anna Slatz February 14, 2024

A trans-identified male currently serving a 55-year sentence for the murder of his infant stepdaughter has launched a lawsuit against the Chaplain at his prison after he was allegedly denied a hijab despite identifying as a Muslim woman. Autumn Cordellioné, previously known as Jonathan C. Richardson, is seeking $150,000 in damages.

As previously reported by Reduxx, Cordellioné was first arrested in 2001 after his 11-month-old stepdaughter died in his care while her mother was at work. The night of the infant’s death, Cordellioné had been visited by friends who later told police that he had been “acting strangely.”

Despite claiming the little girl was inside sleeping, Cordellioné had loud music playing in the home, and his guests noted that he appeared to have a fresh, bleeding tattoo of the child’s name carved into his arm.

Autumn Cordellioné as of August 2023. Photo Courtesy: Indiana Department of Corrections.

Later that night, after his friends left, Cordellioné went to his neighbor and asked him to call 911, claiming the child was unresponsive. When emergency personnel arrived, they were briefly able to resuscitate the girl, but she died shortly after being rushed to the hospital. 

Cordellioné was interviewed by police, who noted he was “calm and unemotional” during questioning, and his story about what happened to the baby changed dramatically over the course of the two interviews conducted.

At first, Cordellioné claimed he found the baby unresponsive after doing some household chores. But in the next interview, Cordellioné said the child was being “fussier than usual” and he attempted to throw her up in the air repeatedly in an effort to calm her down. He said her “head bopped forward and back up in a rough type of a manner,” and that the child continued to cry so he proceeded to shake her aggressively in an effort to calm her down.

During a failed appeals hearing, detectives from the case recounted how Cordellioné “physically showed” how he had manhandled the girl, getting up out of his chair and demonstrating the action in a rough manner.

An autopsy subsequently found that the baby had died of asphyxiation by manual strangulation. Cordellioné was booked awaiting a court hearing, and would later tell a prison official “all I know is I killed the little fucking bitch.”

Cordellioné was found guilty and sentenced to 55 years in prison for the horrific crime. He is currently incarcerated at the Branchville Correctional Facility, an institution for male offenders.

Last August, Cordellioné joined forces with the American Civil Liberties Union to sue the Indiana Department of Corrections, citing “discrimination” on the basis of his gender identity. That case is currently in progress.

But Reduxx has now learned that that Cordellioné has also launched a separate suit against the prison’s Chaplain, Tony Gray. Gray has been a Chaplain at the facility since 2014, and volunteered at the institution prior to being offered an official role.

Branchville Chaplain Tony Gray. Photo Source: Indiana Department of Corrections

In the lawsuit, filed on November 3, 2023, Cordellioné accuses Gray of violating his First, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment constitutional rights.

According to court records obtained by Reduxx, the incident of complaint took place in May of 2023 after Gray informed Cordellioné that he was not allowed to don a hijab outside of his cell. In response, Cordellioné said: “I wear the hijab in order to cover my head and ears for modesty purposes, as I am an Islamic practicing transwoman.”

At the time, Cordellioné’s registered religion was “Wiccan” and Gray pointed that out, to which Cordellioné replied that he was an “eclectic practitioner who is a member of the Theosophical Society in America.”

The Theosophical Society is headquartered in Chennai, India, and is considered an “esoteric new religious movement.” Founded in 1875, it describes itself as a “unsectarian body of seekers after Truth,” and its practitioners appear to dabble in the philosophy and beliefs of multiple religions simultaneously. One of its founders is Russian mystic Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, who stated in 1889 that “the purpose of establishing the Society was to prepare humanity for the reception of a World Teacher.”

Cordellioné is claiming that his equal protection rights were violated when he was barred from wearing a hijab outside of his cell, noting that male Muslims in the facility are allowed to wear kufis or taqiyah — a short, rounded brimless prayer cap.

“Islamic faith mandates the wearing of a kufi for males … Islamic faith also mandates females of the faith wear hijabs when outside the home and when not amongst men of their family. Tony Gray allows male Muslims to wear their sufis, but denies me, a transwoman, the same privilege.”

From the legal complaint filed by Cordellioné.

Cordellioné also alleges that Gray’s refusal to allow him to wear a hijab violated his eighth amendment rights against cruel and unusual punishment. In his argument, Cordellioné claims the he was subjected to “harassment and ridicule” by the Islamic community in his prison because he had not been allowed to wear a hijab.

“[Gray] should be aware, as Chaplain, the stigma and shame that is attributed to Islamic women when they go uncovered and without a hijab,” Cordellioné writes in his complaint. “Women are viewed as whores, tempters of men, and adulterators; by Islamic society both in and out of prison. I have been shunned, made a social pariah, and amongst my own religious community.”

He continues: “Without the support of the Islamic community, I will struggle and likely fail to achieve salvation for by [sic] Mohammed’s teachings a Muslim who knows of the teachings, yet strays from them, will never reach heaven.”

In his stated request for relief, Cordellioné is seeking the ability to wear his hijab in prison, as well as $150,000 in compensation.

Since filing, there has been some back-and-forth with the court surrounding Cordellioné’s financial situation, with the court requesting a nominal initial filing fee of $36.55, but Cordellioné claiming he does not have the money to pay it. If he cannot demonstrate deficiency in the time the court has specified, his case might be dismissed.

#Autumn Cordellioné is Jonathan C. Richardson #Criminals using gender identity to try to look like the victim #Branchville Correctional Facility #American Civil Liberties Union #ACLU defending violent men who claim to be women #Indiana Department of Corrections #Good for the Chaplin for standing up to a guy claiming to be an Islamic practicing transwoman #Theosophical Society in America #A lot of muslim men would not like him wearing a hijab #He wants to identify as a whole tempter of men and an adulteress? #Another guy who fetishizes submissiveness #He claimed to be Wiccan first #He's really trying to check of as many boxes for an oppression Olympics

[what-shitfuckery-is-this-ew]

look this could just be a coincidence, but

majority of the ex-muslims who hate on islam and muslims under the guise of 'criticism' despite it obviously not being critique and instead just pure bigotry happen to be terfs.

like the venn diagram is basically a circle.

#terfs dni #fuck transphobes #ex muslims #ex-muslims #ex-muslim #ex muslim #my post #rambles #like majority of ex-muslims have actual valid critiques of the muslim community or have trauma or don't get it or other harmless things #but those who don't and instead shit on practicing muslims or spread misinformation/stereotypes generally tend to be terfs

[dancemyself]

the reason i know that the misogyny in islam is not stemming purely from the act of being religious is because ex-muslim men are just as dismissive of women and convinced of their own intellectual superiority as muslim men :)

#exmuslim #ex muslim #which is obvious ofc because religion isnt some divine magic free from the humans that practice it #but i think even a lot of atheists tend to forget that

[fortes-fortuna-iogurtum]

I may be in the minority on this, but I really really hope RTD reintroduces Christmas specials to Doctor Who.

I just miss them so much. they're such a big part of Christmastime festivities to me, and I love how each Doctor's Christmas specials are different from the others' because of the specific ways that Doctor is different from the others. how does this particular Doctor handle coloured lights and snow and carol-singing and over-the-top cheer and goodwill? Ten and Eleven and Twelve all have different reactions and the tones and plots of their Christmas specials follow accordingly! the differences and similarities are so fun to see! and it gives the show a chance to cut loose and be a little absurd and a little terrifying and drop the dependance on plot for pure shenanigans (and often take advantage of that breathing room to address things going on with the characters--plus, some of the best one-liners to come out of this show have come from the Christmas specials)

#doctor who #nuwho #rb if you also miss DW Christmas specials #Christmas specials in TV shows aren't really a thing we have as much here in the US #Christmas-themed episodes at times; but not a /real/ 'Christmas special' like a lot of UK shows do #DW was the first thing I watched that really did them #and I just love them. #and I miss them so much. #I suppose the reason the BBC/Chibnall decided not to do them for Thirteen's run is because she has a Muslim companion. which I understand. #but I do hope they'll come back eventually in some form or another #there's something really comforting to me about how all over the universe--on planets and in civilizations completely unlike ours-- #the practice of taking time in the middle of the darkest and cruelest part of the year to celebrate life and love and joy and /hope/ #still abides and is something that people cling to. #and sometimes the most miraculous things happen on Christmas. sometimes people find that which they thought was forever lost to them. #and all of that means so much to me #gurt says stuff