In everything that happens there is some good. We just don't know what it is, and may never know till we go back to Allah subhana wa ta'ala.
Two days left...no matter how much I tell myself that time will fly, I am not able to understand it, just like a baby floating in his mother's stomach cannot understand how big the world really is. I float between exuberance and fear. I am joyous because I am insha'allah going back to Ammi and Abdullah and Khadija and Sauleha and Khala and Khalloo and Nana and Iman and Amin and everyone in Edmonton. What a great city we have. Our numbers are small but we are such a strong and active community, and the people who live here are role models for me. At the same time I fear the judgement of others, which is silly, because I didn't learn Arabic for people. I know that when I go back that there will be people who come to me and say, "Oh, you learned Arabic?" and then start talking to me in aamiya . What will I say then? "Oh well, actually you aren't speaking Arabic!?"
Abu gave me some advice. He said, "Treat what you've learned like treasure. Don't expose it to just anyone. Just like you keep jewels in a safe place, keep you Arabic hidden. That way all your work isn't destroyed in the fire known as showing off."
The trouble is, a lot of people love to wear their all their jewels, spattered all over their bodies. The gaudy look has a way of enchanting the viewer, making him believe that the wearer is truly wealthy. In Pakistan some ladies, if they see someone else wearing a certain kind of necklace or earrings, will go to the jeweller and ask him to make the same one just so they don't have to feel inferior.
I look at the stars, and ready myself for the dawn.
~Ameer
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Sir is waiting for you guys to come back. He was talking about Ameer Bhai and his ripped knuckles.
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Ameer, Farooq uncle gave you good advice, but remember, if you hide your Arabic, you will quickly regress in your level of speech.
You should speak to people that you know who understand Fusha (Zacharia, Murtada etc.) in Arabic on a regular basis, and introduce yourself to others who speak. I doubt there's anything wrong with telling an Arab that you speak a "little bit" of Arabic. If they speak to you in A'mmeyya, then you haven't really revealed that you speak proficiently, so you don't have to worry. However, if they have mastered Fusha, they will be able to assist you greatly.
Aside from that, we all are really looking forward to your return! :)
Please remember us in your dua's as you travel.
-Umar
as-salamu alaikum,
liked your post a lot (: i remember reading something by sh maher, where he said from the wisdom of the scholars is that they don't give their knowledge to fools, or to those who dont value it.
but here youre not really giving your language away, remember... just dont worry about anything akhi. i remember when i first came back i made so many minor random mistakes in front of people like Sh. Bassam, but it wasn't a big deal. once you speak more and more you become more confident. and the idea of language is communication, to share things, so don't be a bakheel, either (:.
as for aammiya: when you speak to people in fusha theyll understand you, even if they dont speak it as much or as well themselves. when you talk more to people youll learn aamiya also - its quite beautiful, and it isn't fair to say that it isn't arabic: its just another style of arabic. when you study the history of the language and its development that becomes more clear. also in linguistics language is whatever people speak: thus if they speak aamiya and call it arabic, thats arabic (its a normative stance, which one can argue, but i just want to defend the aamiya speakers a bit :)
both have their fxn. when sh maher wrote the khatibs guide he did a section on using aamiya and fusha, and wrote that each have their benefits, and gave the instances in which one should use one or the other. in any case brother, just relax (: itll be nice to have you back.
btw, if someone says oh, you learned arabic, and starts speaking in aamiya, dont say "oh, thats not arabic!" just say "la afham al aamiya." (: and then speak to them in fusha.
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