At night when I am alone

I think about you Sayang

I wonder what you are doing

I wonder if you miss me

 

At night when I feel lonely

I think about you Sayang

I know I miss you

I know I need you

I wonder if you think about me too

 

At night when I feel down

I think about you Sayang

I take your red t-shirt

And sniff your body odour on it

 

Oh! How much I miss being with you

How much I really miss you

How I wish we were together now

 

At night when I miss you

I think about you Sayang

I often cry myself to sleep because …

I want to be with you

 

I want to hug you

I want to kiss you

I want to tell you

How much I miss you

How much I love you

 

At night

My lonely night again

I think about you Sayang

And wish we were together again!

 

Poem by,

BabyToun

June 2, 2005

" A Brief Statement " By Fareed H. Numan December 1992

Slave  From the beginning of the cotton veil I held an oath as they made sail in the belly of the wooden whale That I would not fail to reach my home again All tied to the same chains with our new names, we remained- till our counted days. Listen to our call and hear the screams and pleas that one day we could be set free. God's promise to me. Out of it all we would come with great substance. Knowledge of, THE ONE.

OVERVIEW Muslim social scientists and researchers have spent a great deal of time trying to determine the number of Muslims in the United States. Most accept the estimate of from 5 million to 8 million. That is to say at least 5 million people in North America claim Islam as their religion and/or practice. What is represented in this report is based on estimates made in 1991, the World Almanac reports that Muslim in the United States number approximately 5,220,00. The total worldwide Muslim population is generally estimated at slightly more that 1 billion. David Barrett's publication, "International Bulletin of Missionary Research" cites a lower figure, 988,004,000.

 An exact figure of Muslim population in the United States is very difficult to make. The figures presented here are based on available data. 

In the United States, there are essentially three categories of Muslims: 1) immigrants; 2) American converts/reverts to Islam; and 3) those born to the first two groups as Muslims. 

The immigrant population of the United States is relatively easy to document because the Immigration and Naturalization Service, the Census Bureau, and other government agencies have been keeping records of immigrants. In order to arrive at our figures, we researched the history of Muslim ethnic groups around the world and then determined their percentage as Muslim. We then correlated this percentage with the number of Muslims in the United States, which enabled us to determine the percentage represented in the overall population. 

Determining the number of indigenous Muslims was more difficult. In most cases, records have not been kept by any single source. To arrive at the number of American converts to Islam, we had to look at various groups' conversion rates and compare them against their mortality and fertility rates. 

This is an on-going project, and AMC will keep the reader informed of new statistics through our quarterly publication, the AMC Report. The figures cited here represent a starting point for serious research on demographic data about the Muslim population of the United States. 

To see U.S. Muslim Population Table & Muslim State Population Table,

please refer to this website :

http://www.islam101.com/history/population2_usa.html

Digging for the Red Roots by Mahir Abdal-Razzaaq El

    My name is Mahir Abdal-Razzaaq El and I am a Cherokee Blackfoot American Indian who is Muslim. I am known as Eagle Sun Walker. I serve as a Pipe Carrier Warrior for the Northeastern Band of Cherokee Indians in New York City.

There are other Muslims in our group. For the most part, not many people are aware of the Native American contact with Islam that began over one thousand years ago by some of the early Muslim travelers who visited us. Some of these Muslim travelers ended up living among our people.

For most Muslims and non-Muslims of today, this type of information is unknown and has never been mentioned in any of the history books. There are many documents, treaties, legislation and resolutions that were passed between 1600s and 1800s that show that Muslims were in fact here and were very active in the comunities in which they lived. Treaties such as Peace and Friendship that was signed on the Delaware River in the year 1787 bear the signatures of Abdel-Khak and Muhammad Ibn Abdullah. This treaty details our continued right to exist as a community in the areas of commerce, maritime shipping, current form of government at that time which was in accordance with Islam. According to a federal court case from the Continental Congress, we help put the breath of life in to the newly framed constitution. All of the documents are presently in the National Archives as well as the Library of Congress.

If you have access to records in the state of South Carolina, read the Moors Sundry Act of 1790. In a future article, Inshallah, I will go in to more details about the various tribes, their languages; in which some are influenced by Arabic, Persian, Hebrew words. Almost all of the tribes vocabulary include the word Allah. The traditional dress code for Indian women includes the kimah and long dresses. For men, standard fare is turbans and long tops that come down to the knees. If you were to look at any of the old books on Cherokee clothing up until the time of 1832, you will see the men wearing turbans and the women wearing long head coverings. The last Cherokee chief who had a Muslim name was Ramadhan Ibn Wati of the Cherokees in 1866.

Cities across the United States and Canada bear names that are of Indian and Islamic derivation. Have you ever wondered what the name Tallahassee means? It means that He Allah will deliver you sometime in the future.

Article Taken from: The MESSAGE, July 1996 (Copyright: The Message Magazine as long as proper acknowledgement has been  stated, and a link to the site is retained, it can be reproduced)

Today, Toun & I still discussed about my visa to US. I'm having some difficulties in obtaining a visa from Malaysia to go to US even as a tourist. I was advised by an officer in US Embassy in KL that I have to ask my husband to apply for my spouse visa from his place. Thinking about how long it will take to get a spouse visa for me to be with Toun makes me feel so sad.     He feels sad too because we don't know how long will it take.      Some say it will take forever ... maybe years .... Some say it won't take that long, only a few months. A friend even suggested us to get a Senator or a Congressman's help to speed up the process.  

Well ... as for us, we will try our best to send in all the required forms & also send a letter to a Senator or a Congressman to ask for his help. May Allah help us in our quest to be together again as other married couples do ... insha Allah.

Please pray for us all those who read this .... Thanks very much!   

 

WHAT IS LITTLE MALAYSIA IN WALLA WALLA?

LITTLE MALAYSIA IN WALLA WALLA is just both my husband's & my dream to help us build a MASJID for Muslim Community in Walla Walla, insha Allah. First of all, we are planning to open a HALAL MUSLIM FASTFOOD RESTAURANT so that we can save some money for the said dream. We also would like to open a SMALL GIFT OR SOUVENIR SHOP that we will call LITTLE MALAYSIA because of where I & the souvenirs come from.   

Another most important reason is that my husband loves    my country, MALAYSIA very much! It is his second home now, besides Walla Walla!  That is why we call it LITTLE MALAYSIA IN WALLA WALLA!

At the moment we live in different countries & continents. My husband is in Walla Walla, while I'm still in Malaysia with my parents. He is trying his best to get a spouse visa for me, so that I can join him & our sons in Walla Walla soon. Once I get there, we will start our small business & eventually build a Masjid for Walla Walla, insha Allah!  

I hope when the time comes, we will be able to get donations & sponsors for the Masjid. You can also contribute for this purpose & we will let you know how & where to send your donations.