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OP - November 04, 2015, 02:28 PM

Hi everyone,

I’m new here, I’m full of questions and hope to get to know some of you better, send me a message anytime, about anything

So, my first question: Does anyone have a keepsake from their religious days? Like some prayer beads or a keyring or a passage that you felt particularity connected to, (not necessarily in religious terms, but spiritually). Maybe something that was given to you? Maybe it has more sentimental value more than anything else?

I personally find it hard to get rid of some of my books, I find them quite interesting on a spiritual level, particularly the Al-Ghazali ones, (I also found his biography really interesting, as I feel a lot of people are like him in his younger days, check it out if you’re not familiar). I also have a translated copy of the Quran, which I still keep, more of a respect thing, (I guess for books in general).

Hope to hear from you guys and it’s nice to be around like-minded people
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Reply #1 - November 04, 2015, 06:13 PM

A pocket version of Tabari tafseer I bought in Egypt many years ago that my mum insisted on making a cover for when I came back all religious - even though she is not religious at all.
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Reply #2 - November 04, 2015, 08:01 PM

Welcome NAartist

mine's my first Quran, battered and falling apart. I keep it safe as I wrote the date in it on the day I got it as a gift and this number sequence has repetition in my life lol.. i'm weird : )
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Reply #3 - November 04, 2015, 08:48 PM

Keepsake? What about something I got after my religious days?

I have a sword of Ali necklace. I ain't even ex-Shia. I have a lot of respect for that man and what he stood for.
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Reply #4 - November 04, 2015, 10:09 PM

Quote from: NAartist on November 04, 2015, 02:28 PM
Hi everyone,

I’m new here, I’m full of questions and hope to get to know some of you better, send me a message anytime, about anything

So, my first question: Does anyone have a keepsake from their religious days? Like some prayer beads or a keyring or a passage that you felt particularity connected to, (not necessarily in religious terms, but spiritually). Maybe something that was given to you? Maybe it has more sentimental value more than anything else?

I personally find it hard to get rid of some of my books, I find them quite interesting on a spiritual level, particularly the Al-Ghazali ones, (I also found his biography really interesting, as I feel a lot of people are like him in his younger days, check it out if you’re not familiar). I also have a translated copy of the Quran, which I still keep, more of a respect thing, (I guess for books in general).

Hope to hear from you guys and it’s nice to be around like-minded people

I really only have the a few texts I was given along with what I bought. I still read the texts a lot be it for research or pleasure. Beside this some of the values and views I hold are still in line with my previous religious views if you want to call those keepsakes.
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Reply #5 - November 05, 2015, 01:49 AM

I have tasbi on the wall in a few rooms of my house. I have an abaya in the closet on a hanger and scarves in with my clothes.
I have a tafsir and a Quran, though I have read neither. I just happened across them at used bookstores and bought them out of habit.
I loved tasbi the most, even more than salaat. I miss it a lot.

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Reply #6 - November 05, 2015, 09:42 AM

My family passover haggadah used by my grandfather (with his little "edits"--he picked a couple of passages he thought had a good message, and skipped over everything else). And my dad's siddurim (prayer books) given to him on his bar mitzvah. I found them in my grandmother's house soon after moving in with her. They've got his name (and his Hebrew name) in the front page, along with the date of his bar mitzvah, and a little message to him, by the then-rabbi of the family's synagogue (I say the family synagogue because it really is--my great-grandfather was a founding member, and my grandmother and grandfather were a lifelong members, and my uncle who lives in that area still attends on the high holy days and pays dues there). Kinda reminds me where I come from, in a good way.

In terms of Muslim memorabilia...well, a playlist of nasheeds is still on my youtube....

And if Fandom is a religion...then lots of that

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Reply #7 - November 05, 2015, 07:50 PM

I have a grand size Quran resting on the top of my book shelf, my mother gave it to me as a cherished gift and the cover looks so illuminating.

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Reply #8 - November 05, 2015, 08:41 PM

A carved Quran stand, that was bought for me to use in Quran classes when I was about 6 or 7.

That said, I have actually bought Qurans after losing my faith, but that's a different story.

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Reply #9 - November 05, 2015, 09:39 PM

I miss my personal copy of the quran. Some pages were all wrinkly from being read, much more than others. It was filled with notes and memos for myself in the corners, particularly concerning the tajweed. Unfortunately, I lost it. What I do have, is a tajweed certificate that was given to me by a somewhat pseudo famous hafidh/quran teacher Muhammad-something, who has an enormous Quran madrasah in Saudi. Short story made too long I cannot get rid of it. It's the only thing left that reminds me... I'm thinking about buying a new mushaf for my post Muslim life. But I would be glad to get my old back...

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Reply #10 - November 06, 2015, 02:46 AM

A pretty, jewelled abaya from saudi arabia that i cannot part with and a collection of old head scarves that i couldnlt care less for.
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Reply #11 - November 06, 2015, 06:52 AM

All the hijab and abaya I brought with me when I left I still have. But not a single niqa . They are all in the trash... I sometimes miss the hijab. Still not sure how I feel about the niqab. So many emotions connected with it.

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Reply #12 - November 07, 2015, 12:09 PM

Hi guys,

Thanks so much for taking the time to reply, I honestly didn't know if anyone would have anything or how active the members are. Its great to see that there is a lot of sentimental value attached to these items, I guess no matter how you feel in regards to religion, it still was a part of your life and who you are. Thanks to those of who you who added your personal stories
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