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the struggles of being a young muslim in this generation (an honest, unfiltered thread)
i know this topic has been covered plenty of times, this is just me opening up, and advising
As a young female, who had her fair share of struggles finding her identity, not only as an individual, but as a muslim, i found it hard to find a balance between Deen and Dunya.
We’re taught young and perhaps notice young that life is short. And none of us want to experience regret. With the distractions around us, i don’t think its ever been this hard to openly embrace the deen, at least from what i experienced.
I too, like many, fell into the trap of “but whats the harm? you only live once” “i’ll come to the deen myself, when im ready” when in fact, i was busy talking to guys, dressing immodestly, and straying further.
Of course there were times that it would hit me how this way of life was never going to benefit me. But even when i tried to come back, the distractions were always there to lure me back in.
I was always judged too, by family, by friends. “She stopped praying regularly, she doesnt dress to cover”, and to make a long story short, i didnt have anyone to confide in, truthfully. I fell distant from everyone, got hurt in the end, and suffered from anxiety and all sorts.
I know how easy it is to slip into the distractions, and with constant judgement its hard i’m aware. Take your time learn about the beauty of islam, before rushing into it. But don’t kid yourself into this “let me come back myself” all the while entertaining haram.
Reflect. open up and be honest, And soon you will realise how at peace you become when you realise that living this “YOLO” life, while entertaining shaytaan’s ways, brings about guilt, and temporary satisfaction. In the end, its the way of Islam, that brings us peace.
And if you have family, young or older, when they open up, don’t judge them. Try to understand, and genuinely advise. They opened up to you, wanting to mend their ways, not to be lectured and judged.
The purpose of this thread is not to glorify these ways, but to open up about my struggles. and get a few things off my chest.
Jzk for reading if you read this far. A little controversial but i hope the message is understood 
always here if anyone needs me x
always here if anyone needs me x
