Who am I?

I decided to start this blog after I had an awakening period in my life. I have been raised in a Muslim family all my life, but I did not just start to fully appreciate that until not too long ago. I had access to other people who were not Muslim; coworkers, relatives, buddies etc. so I had been introduced to other cultures, and for far too long I tried to find some way to fit in, assimilate or be accepted if you will. I wanted to be Muslim, but I felt the world did want me to portray my identity. You see growing up, even as a child I had experienced discrimination. Don't get me wrong not every person I encountered was like this, but there were many people who did not accept me. So there were many times when I may have compromised my values not on major stuff, but I was not being completely true to who I was. All the while I was trying to compromise on certain issues, I never felt happy about trying to fit in, and I always felt a since of guilt. Not too long ago after a conversation I had with a loved one, rather a civil debate if you will, I started questioning who I was. I felt felt like my only hope was to turn to my true friend and confidant--my creator; Allah (very loosely translated as GOD in English). I prayed for him to give me the answers I needed and that next day I felt so assure of my answer. I felt no need to hide bits of who I was to people anymore, and I felt the superficial vain desires start to melt away. That was turning point. I felt reborn and fresh I had made this decision completely on my own, with out the influence of my parents or friends. In fact they never knew that I had some identity issues, so this was just between me and my Rabb (loosely translated in English as lord).......................................

The purpose of this blog will be to provide some info about Islam and hope to bridge some gaps and inform some people. I have been to many forums in the past and have seen the insult wars that go on at them, and have therefore decided to disable comments for this blog. Trust me I can hold my own in a debate, but if this blog is overshadowed by user comments and debates back and forth, then that one person who may benefit from these posts, will not have a chance to focus and think for themselves without the distraction of other people (especially rude people). So I say if you stop by this blog and read and don't like what you see and absolutely cannot stand the posts.....then what are you doing here? you should not bother coming here. If you do not like what you see, then don't visit this blog. I think that is fair enough.................................................
What I do not claim: can't guarantee that I will post here everyday of the week, also not claiming to be an religious scholar either, if you want to learn more and there is something I cannot answer, I will give you other references. So with that said I look forward to posting here as much as possible....until next time....peace.