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[quote]It makes me very happy if I have given you some comfort in being here!  However, I do have to clear up a couple of small misconceptions . . . firstly, I am female, though I know that my screen name does not indicate that so no offense is taken in the slightest.  Secondly, I am sorry to say that I am not Muslim; a very long story made short, I cannot convert because my fiancee - a man of great ethics and faith -  has not converted yet, and I am not willing to put a three month timeline on him.  When he converts is between him and Allah, and he has much to work out because of problems he had with his previous religion.  I ask Allah for forgiveness and understanding every day, for I feel He brought us together in the first place.

I hope that these differences, rather than being seen as opposites, can be seen as a chance for discussion and friendship, Insha'Allah!

I do have some other resources that you might find helpful, and my apologies if for any reason it is not permissible to share these here:

[url="http://www.madinaharabic.com/"]Mahinda Arabic[/url] is a free online course for learning or brushing up on your Arabic.  It is Modern Standard and offered by the Saudi Arabian government, I believe.

[url="http://www.playandlearn.org/default.asp"]Play and Learn[/url] is an Islamic site that is geared toward teaching children, but many of the resources are very useful for people of any age for learning about the Qu'ran and the Message.  The free eBook section is great and you can download Microsoft Reader for free [url="http://www.microsoft.com/READER/"]here.[/url]  In particular I would recommend reading the book &quot;Hajj&quot;, which is beautiful and touching.

[url="http://www.islamcan.com/"]IslamCan[/url] is a great site as well.  In particular I love the VERY extensive collection of stories.

I would have loved to provide a link to this one, but sadly my favorite channel that hosted them (GlobalUmmah) has had the account suspended on Youtube.  As such, you will have to search yourself.  Look for &quot;Stories of the Prophets&quot; videos, by Yusuf Estes.  They are made for children (my household very fondly has dubbed Brother Yusuf as the &quot;Muslim Mr. Rogers&quot;) but his storytelling is amazing.

[url="http://www.peacetv.in/"]Peace TV[/url] is an Islamic channel that you can stream live right from their website.  Programming is in English and Urdu, so if you don't understand what is being said in one show, don't hesitate to check back (or just sit back and enjoy the beautiful sound of Urdu!)[/quote]

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