If I had to give a piece of advice to the world it would be...

Assalamu Alaikum.

I know I'm not old and wise yet (I suppose that means I'm young and stupid, lol), but if I had to give a piece of advice to the world, it would be to "ask for help". And I suppose, a part of being mature is swallowing one's pride, realising when we're most vulnerable and in need, and having the strength to reach out for aide. I personally have always had trouble with that and I still kinda do. I don't like bothering people or being needy or non-selfsufficient. So, when I learned that Allah (God) is actually waiting for us to ask him for anything and everything that is good from him and as often as we want, I was pretty surprised. Ever since I started making du'a consistently my life has been changing for the better now, in every way possible. Alhamdulillah.

Childrens' Islamic Study

 

On Friday evenings, my mom teaches children from the ages 4, 5, and 6 about Islam. I recently became her assistant  and since her story book doesn't have a lot of pictures, I decided to illustrate on the white board to help the kids remember the important parts of the lesson. It's really hard to communicate with some of them because two only speak Russian and three other ones only or mostly speak Arabic. I'm glad I know at least a little bit of Arabic, words like, "kifhaliq?" meaning how are you?, "yallah!" litterally means to God but basically means let's go, "nimshi" means let's walk, and of course "assalamu alaikum" which all Muslims would know means peace be upon you. 

So, I have been studying a little bit of Russian in hopes that I can communicate with the Russian kids and help them learn. It's a good thing both the moms of the Russian and Arabic children are there; their English is minimal but sufficient. I really like them; they're so easy going and patient. 

Here are some pictures of the little bit of Russian I know so far (the Alphabet and a few words):