Subhan’Allah! As a Somali who grew up in America I completely agree with the journey your under took my dear sister. I’ve always said to myself, if you want to know who’s on the side of God in any society simply look at what are their popular phrases when it comes to God. For example, in America whenever God is mention people say the following words without even realizing the blasphemous undertones…. 1. Goddamn What are you saying damn to? God! 2. Holy Sh!t What are you saying sh!t to? Anything Holy 3. Holy Crap What are you saying crap to? Anything Holy 4. Jesus f@&king Christ Why are you insulting Prophet Jesus name by using curse word? 5. Even when someone wants to show you how much they agree with you, they say, HELL YEA! What are you saying yes to? To hell. May Allah forgive anyone who was not aware of it. Now, if we compare this to Muslim countries, you’ll find the most popular phrases to be… 1. Alhamdulillah = Praise Be To God 2. Subhan’Allah = Glory Be To God 3. Allahu Akbar = God Is The Greatest 4. Astaghfirullah = I Seek Forgiveness From God 5. Insha’Allah = God Willing This is the reason why I truly want to move back home because at least God is being praised whether people have little or a lot. Also, I’ve noticed people who distance themselves from God tend to suffer from severe depression and anxiety specially in the so called “richest” nations and richest zip codes in the world. I’ll leave it at that. Wish you and your family as well as all of us the best in this life and hereafter. Assalaamu Alaykum abaayo.
I’m a Pakistani doctor who moved to the UK to work for the ‘NHS’. There is something about the UK that makes me feel low , depressed. I can only agree with you
Moving countries is hard, there’re differences in the way people interact and changed rhythms of everyday life to adjust to, on top of learning how to navigate the bureaucracies and systems of your new country and dealing with a whole different cultural background everyone but you seems to share. Maybe compounded by a language barrier. I hope you adjust, or make it back to Pakistan happily.
This perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been feeling for years. Inshallah 2024 is the year I finally leave America to study the Quran in a Muslim country. Ameeeeen
I moved back to Somalia 11 months ago from UK. I am registered nurse and was making a good money. However, my spiritual side was so neglected that I was becoming sicker and sicker. I felt drifting away from my faith to the point where I was not able to pray 5 times a day consistently. I was miserable. Since I have moved to Somalia, I feel as you said it, ALLAH in the air. I don't have as much money as I used to but I am so content, ALHAMDULLILAAH. Somalia has its own problems, howeveR I can handle it because I am now mentally, spiritually and physically sound, alhamdullilaah. Nadifah like your video so much.
@@mahdiahmed1219 walal, stop misleading. There is no sense to settle in Somalia. It's insecure, almost every day innocent people killed by Al shaab militia, government services almost non existent, one of the most corrupt country, amongst the worse place to raise children, unslamic tribal conflicts and tension. Yes, there is Islamophobic harassment but horrible discrimination based on tribal affiliation. No jobs and no professionalism.
I‘m a swiss girl and I grew up non religious but I always felt a pull to religion. Because of the devastating recent news and the pain of the world makes me desperate. So I thought I‘ll read the Quran, or at least give it a try. Your channel feels calming and it gives me so much understanding of Islam which I find beautiful. It‘s great how you can always learn from every culture instead of pointing out the things that separate us, this gives me so much healing. May you all be blessed and let‘s pray for faith and safety for everyone ♥️
I wish u all the best in ur journey of learning about Islam 🤍 i recommend u to check out the muslim lantern channel it's a very informative one & personally it's the best one to learn about Islam. The person is very knowledgeable & well spoken too.
This is such a Beautiful video. I’m a Black American with mixed lineage ( African , Irish, and Indigenous) and have grown up Christian - Baptist. I never felt connected to being Baptist and the concept of a Euro-centric version of Jesus. I’m currently on a spiritual journey and looking to root myself in a religion that is a reflection of my values and beliefs. I have Muslim friends who are Somali and they have inspired me to start a journey. I’m still in the beginning stages so finding your video feels serendipitous. Edited for clarification…
May you find the peace and connection that you're searching for inshallah (God willing). I accepted Islam 23 years ago and don't regret a single moment.
Thank you all for your support and kindness. I feel Allah and his will radiating upon me. I’m taken back by the comments from everyone and positive responses have me in tears. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💗💗💗
We also left Canada three years ago - we could not stand the xenophobia, islamophobia, constant propaganda, censorship and lack of morals - we moved to a Muslim nation and WE LOVE IT !!! Much more sane, more clean, more decent, more moral, more safe and...more sane...did I mention more sane ?
what you felt in Canada is exactly how Christians feel in your Islamic nations, except you are not being killed in sight like Muslims do with Christians
@@Tropicalstorm46311 It all depends what culture you enjoy and identify with - If Latino Colombia, Costa Rica, Belize good choices, in Asia Thailand, Indonesia or Malaysia, middle east, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran , Oman. In Africa, Zanzibar, Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Namibia
@@rashirashi04 We went to Iran. It is quite conservative, but not oppressive as they say in the western media. My wife is from here, We really enjoy the traditional way of life, the family values, the simple joys of everyday village life and the absence of constant over stimulation and rabid consumerism. It is like going back to the 1950's with modern conveniences
As a 27 yo black woman with two black children(daughter and son) growing up in America has been very difficult for us and black people in all over the nation. At first this video made me curious, energetic and relieved that a country like this exist and I know there's plenty more. I know every country has its flaws but I don't think any country in Africa could compare to Americas downfalls. Then I felt enraged because we (black folks) constantly feel less than, and always feeling like you have to "prove" yourself or in my case, dumb yourself down, for folks to deem us worthy enough to be treated like a human being is devasting our people spiritually. We try so hard to impress everyone and help everyone. We get no where in America, I think as black folks we need to leave the reparations fight alone, go to Africa and start fresh. This video confirmed my feelings on this matter. Thank You Nadifah, blessings to the most high, you and your family.
@@xabibaladan1606 This is so beautifully true. I live in the U.S., but went the South Africa in 2017- where I felt belonging like never before. That feeling will stay with me until I can go to the Motherland again.
I completely agree with you about feeling the need to impress everyone as a Black person! Not saying people of other races don't experience this necessarily, but it can be exhausting constantly worrying about how people perceive us because of our race. I'm at the start of some kind of religious journey (not sure where it will take me, but this is why I'm looking into Islam!) and one of the things that's really resonated with me from some of my Muslim friends is knowing that the only opinion that truly matters is that of Allah (or whoever an individual believes created them and life on Earth). I'm already starting to feel less self-conscious and more at peace just knowing this!🥰
I 100% agree with what you said! Subhanallah. I am from Europe. I reverted last year, Alhamdulillah. Im looking forward to move to a Muslim country and raising my kids there, Inshallah.
Subhanallah I’m so happy I’m not the only one who thinks this way. Most people say “you’re already in America what more would you want?” May Allah SWT will bring us to the Muslim countries we are aiming for insha’Allah.
You have just revolutionized Vlogging. I loved watching this and I admire your brand of editing. Looking forward to content from you, and keep going Nadifah!
I understand moving to a Muslim country but there other countries , you can move to like somolia has to much civil war problems in my opinion it’s very dangerous and to tribal somaliland is around the black corner you should of moved there just my opinion
Before I begin I want to say that I accepted Islam in March of last year. Right before the beginning of Ramadan. I understand what you’re saying. Yes I grew up in America, but I have to agree with everything you said. Between 2017 and 2018 I was living in Germany. In the capital city of Berlin. While there I really adopted the European culture which I found to be very relaxing. There isn’t this sense of needing to rush all the time. They really value enjoying their free time. I felt like I left behind my life back home when I was there. Especially considering that I grew up in Southern California, I didn’t realize how much of the society I lived around was very materialistic. And living only an hour away from LA, since coming back home I’ve noticed the negative impact Hollywood has on the city. Financially I had to return to America, but it hasn’t felt the same since returning. Don’t get me wrong, Berlin and Germany in general is very secular. I can see myself returning for a visit, but it will be different as I’ve changed since becoming Muslim. Since becoming Muslim I see the way people behave when they don’t have the remembrance of God in their lives. I feel like Islam has that structure that helps people break out of the system that society wants people to consume on. I was really blindsided not being aware how society has us worshipping celebrities or politicians. And as you said if I’m going to worship anyone, it’d be the one who created me and the one in which we’ll all return to. I want to spend the rest of my life as a Muslim. And Insha’Allah I would like to move to a Muslim country. I know that with the help of Allah there will be a way.
Allah will definitely show you a way and give you the circumstances even despite other disadvantages. I pray that Allah will guide you forever until you end up in jannah. :3
You just popped up on my yt and even though i am not muslim, i totally agree with you. I myself have been thinking about moving to a Muslim country someday only to experience true human unity and compassion for each other. I'm from bulgaria, we have a big number of muslims there and they always radiate such calm and warm energy, that makes you want to just have a 4h long conversation with them. Moving to Poland where there are ONLY 2 mosques in the whole country and for the past 8 years of living here not seeing even once a muslim is kind of weird to me, if I can say it like this. I miss seing these relaxed, concious people filled with love. Im really thankful I found you, i feel like you are a such good representation of the muslims, i always loved religions, excited to learn more about Islam too:)
When you sacrifice things to get closer to Allah he blesses you with much more. Your channel is gaining traction and I can see it blowing up, mashallah ❤
@ 4:25 "Since moving to Somalia, I can feel God in the air. SubhanAllah" @12:50 "I found so much beauty in places where God is on a top end (priority)." Ma Sha Allah!!! Nothing in the World can be more beautiful and wonderful than these statements & the feeling that comes with it. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bestow immense peace, mercy & blessings upon you my dear sister. ❤️🇧🇩
Never felt so much weight off my consciousness since i decided to go back home to Senegal for good next year after 24 years in the US. I stayed loyal to my faith but something i felt whenever i visited back home is missing. Proud of ya sis',come visit and explore Senegal anytime. 🇸🇳
I’m feeling this and I never been to America, America is effecting us even us Muslims im Europe, I’m this close to give up and move to my country any day if Allah gave me the chance to do so, insha Allah I want my dream to come true and come back to my Muslim country Alhamdulillah for Islam
Seriously, y'all sought refuge in non-Muslim countries, now complaining against the very values that made them desirable/what they are, now you are complaining. It's insane, capitalism made America(now you want them to bend backwards for you?). I don't understand Muslim values that people talk about, as someone who has lived around Muslims, they're terrible and mean towards non muslims and even towards each other. Let's stop sll this fakeness. If Somalia or most Muslim countries are so good, then try make a home there.
Welcome back home. sister. I am Somali from both of my parents. Born and raised in the horn of Africa and lived in America for 15 yrs. After several temporary moves I finally decided to move back to Africa for good. I am so happy my life in Africa. But still America is my second home and I am grateful to that country where I still visit occasionally.
Nadifa. GIRL. This was incredibly well written, and your bravery is remarkable. I'm in Morocco right now (after years in the UK without a holiday) and the spirit of Allah has never felt so present to me. It's clear I need to do what you have done - LEAVE behind the worldly-obsessed West, and discover the people and places that will ACCEPT me and share in that spirit with me. Thank you so much for this video. I will pray for you :)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.- Romans 15:13
Subscribed. Feeling a similar way, especially given the situation in Gaza, Sudan, and the world in general right now. I do not want to be in a nation that blindly supports genocide anymore. May الله reward your path and journey. Thank you allowing us to look into your amazing journey mA.
I love this video so much. I moved to Pakistan 3 years ago and I totally understand what you mean! Western countries have so much of a focus on individual values they sacrificed communal values. We need basic community values to function. My mental health drastically improved when I moved to Pakistan. This is the most peace I have been at in many years. Loneliness and the coldness of others was taking a mental toll on me, growing up in England we are conditioned to remain so secluded in our daily interactions. People here are so friendly and I realised it was not normal to be so rude for no reason and secluded in the UK, it was messed up. I pray you find healing and happiness, Ameen
Salam sister, everything about this video touched me deeply 🥲. As a born Muslim born in Africa and moved to the USA and living here for years I can understand when you say this country is an individualized society and everyone wanting to be known and climbing the ladder . My goal inshallah is to move to an Islamic country where I can feel at peace and live slower and connected to my Muslim community. But I think the sister who you were speaking about is Yasmin Mogahed 14:54 .May Allah make this journey for you one that is filled with goodness and peace 😊💗🙏🏾
Excuse ,but so freaky. I've witnessed how woman are treated in heavy Islamic nations. I've seen a woman in a sac with a eye slot . Get Hite by a holy police man as called. With a stick I public for some dress code error. She was walking and gets Hite and yelled at. Woman can't drive men if chosen can have three wife's. I heard a man only needs stand on street and say there times, I divorce you . And it's over. No woman is allowed to have. Say in Congress. No woman Senator. No woman head of company. At lest in America. Woman can achieve as far as want.
Yes I 100% agree my parents came from the Caribbean to here so they tried to raise us outside those ideals but through public schooling etc it still seeped in I really want tot break that in myself inshallah ❤️🩹
While living in Qatar for a few years i felt peace. I cant describe the energy, it was lighter. Coming back here, i feel the heaviness again. May Allah return me to a Muslim country.
As someone who is learning a lot about Islam and how beautiful of a religion it is. I am shocked that more of my comrades are not Muslim. Thank you for talking about capitalism, individualism and liberalism. It’s so important for us to acknowledge the things that make America a group of jaded people. I make lots of content about individualism, the nuclear family etc. America is the society of the lonely, we are meant to keep to ourselves and suffer alone.
@@rebeccafrost5542lol it’s not codependency. Why do you think America has the highest rate of depression in the world? We are taught individualism in preschool and not to check on your fellow peers. That’s why US society is so messed up it’s all about individualism and climbing the ladder of success not looking out for one another like communal societies
I am from Germany and it is the same situation here. You really spoke facts about not only america, but the whole west. Beautiful video, thank you for sharing.
Hello from Canada. Bless you for your beautiful, calm, honest video. As a non muslim, I lived in a couple muslim countries and it was my most peaceful time for me.
Ya Ukhti ya Ukhti, I feel like I’m experiencing this freedom with you, jzak’Allahu khair for sharing. I also feel I’m at this point in life where I just want to get away from chains & shackles that TRY to hold us bound from reaching that unbreakable barrier with the Muslim world- with Allah. May Allah (swt) protect you & bless you abundantly, Ameen!
Assalam alaykum, THANK YOU for this video. I relate so much to everything you said! I came to America as a little girl from a Latin American country. Growing up, it was hard because like you said, it’s very individualistic here…everyone seems to be unhappy, in despair because the US isn’t what others make it seem, and lacking community. I am grateful for the opportunities I have received here, but as an adult now, I want to give a Muslim country a go since I became Muslim over 5 years ago now. InshaAllah 2024 will be the year I leave.
Beautiful beginning Nadifah. I've been feeling same as a Kurdish revert from a muslim household growing up in secular leftist Finland and living elsewhere in the West got me feeling like i need to try a muslim country to feel the community and connection to God. Alhamdulillah sis, nice video. Would like to see more of Somalia, "The people of the highest deen" as my brother said ;) Peace..
Mashallah. Girl I completely agree with every word you said. I’ve lived in Oman then moved here in the States, I really saw the humongous difference. Muslim countries are always underrated but it is “heaven on earth” but the Western propaganda always has the need to berate Islam in general. I’m also planning and asking Allah to move me back to the gulf insha’Allah.
I agree, not even about america but about my own country, I dream of moving to a muslim country where i can be reminded about Allah constantly, we created to worship and when you are around a majority people who arent remembering their lord or filling your days with mainly the worldy life, it fills like a portion of your heart is missing you used the perfect word ' Floating aimlessly ', allahuma barik to you sister.
Ya Allah Nadifah ! You just spoke my heart out and expressed everything I’ve been feeling living abroad now and the constant need for my soul to go somewhere where God is present. Make a lot of duaa for me as I’ve already planned on moving in a few months. May Allah make things easy for you ya rab!
Masha'Allah sister. May Allah be pleased with you. Very commendable to go to a muslim country. Insha'Allah I will also move from the UK. Thank you for sharing your journey, Allahumma Barik!
not really. just because they are muslims they still follow the british culture of coldness. its harmful. i moved to pakistan 3 years ago and i have learnt so much about islamic mannerisms and kindness. british muslims try to be gangster and rude for no reason.@@remember.772
@@munithedumwoamn Omg, I’m from the UK, born and raised there. However last August in 2022 me and my family moved to Pakistan. Because of the state there it was just really bad. And your right the Muslims their acted like gangsters and would go against their religion. Where about did you move to in Pakistan?
@@hafsahkhan4952 I moved to Pakistan 3 years ago in 2020 August in Lahore due to my fathers financial situation, but I think it was a blessing in disguise as my mental health was suffering quite badly, I recovered in quarantine but I dreaded going back to school. I lived in London and attended Woodford County High School. My friends might be going to UCL, Oxford, Cambridge but happiness does not have a price. This is the most peace I've been at in many years since I began secondary. It's given me time to fix my ikhlaq which I lacked to due to environment of British schools. I'm moving to Rawalpindi or Islamabad in Jan for medical school (i finished my a levels this year).
This is how i felt when I spent time in Touba, Senegal. Not all muslim countries are the same or as deeply spiritual as each other. Touba was such a special place, and your footage reminds me of it
Assalam Alaikum sister, May Allah bless you and reward you for your good intentions. I've lived in England since birth but recently I've also felt slowly detached from this land, it doesn't feel like home at times despite all the privileges I have here that I appreciate. I hope you find peace wherever you go and that your iman is strengthened along the way. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, thank you so much for the kind words Alhamdulillah. Absolutely, these worldly “privileges” aren’t truly worth it. What ever brings us closer to Allah is what will grant us ease!
I’ve been wanting to do this for years but the financial aspect has been holding me back. AlluhmaBarik sis and I pray the peace and spiritual ambiance stays with you
Randomly came across your video, and I've loved every bit of what you've said! I think more so than ever, a lot of people who moved to the west are now looking back to the east for these exact same values. God, community, parents, slowness, and contributing to strengthening their local economy and creating more opportunities in their own land.
Asalaamualaikum, this is a dream in mine. I was born in the the USA, too ready to go. May Allah elevate you in ever way and be pleased with you for such a beautiful intention for Him. 🤲🏾💞
Hey sis, I’m a Somali living in the UK and I totally understand where you’re coming from. May Allah aid you in your journey and help you with staying on the path of the sunnah of our prophet Muhammad (saw)💕
mashallah sister, may Allah SWT protect and bless you. I am an american revert and briefly visited the east to make umrah, and this video validates all of the feelings and realizations I've had. some of my family thinks I'm crazy for wanting to move to the east, inshaallah. you have put it perfectly in this video, giving me confidence. jazaki allahu khayran.
I have also temporarily moved to Somalia as an 18-year-old. Honestly, it is one of the best places to get together with your deen, connect to your roots and experience that kind of community you talked about. living in Somalia is definitely freeing me from secularism. It's like everything you learned was a lie in terms of what you thought was normal socially and the influence (of America) slowly pulling away as you are immersed in a different world and way of thinking.
I’m so scared I want to visit but I have no parents and barely understand my language because of that (I’m only 16 right now) but do you have any advice?
@@quinn9074 secularism is not a bad thing, in fact it is a very good thing, it is not something to be "freed" from. In fact, secularism ensures freedom. saying you want to be "freed" from secularism is insane and is very ignorant of the amount of people living under fundamentalism or unsecular governments and the suffering they endure and their fight for secularism
Salamu alaylum Nadifah Beautiful video. I definitely agree that , the vibe is so different in a muslim country, the slower pace of life, hearing the adhan, you can feel the difference. Looking forward to your other videos.
Yes, absolutely. As someone who was born and raised in the states with immigrant parents, visiting and discovering my roots and home country made me feel like I belonged there. It was so family oriented I kid you not, rich in culture, and now I have a goal of living there for good InshaAllah
Sister your storytelling is beautiful, please keep making videos! Wish you all the best may Allah bless you on your new journey! Ameen Your new subscriber!
Asalam aleykum my sister I am so grateful to see your video into my recommendations. It bring me joy and happiness to see your point of view at livin to the west, Allahuma Barik❤ I hope you will show us more at your journey in Somalia ❤
Masha Allah I did so too, but to the UAE and its been several years for me. Also, I don't plan to return to the US. But Allah knows best and has the best plan.
as someone who's been born and raised in the UAE it was very hard once I moved to the UK there was a sense of being lost i cant explain the feelings I had once I lived there but it was crazy so yeah after 13yrs Alhamdullah I moved to Somaliland and I'm so happy the fact I'm living among my own ppl even though its hard living here but who cares?!! what's important that I took that decision of leaving Europe and I encourage every Muslim to try their best to move to any Muslim country...
I love this documentary style of vlogging and I’m glad I’ve found a Muslim creator who does this as I’m trying to stop watching non Muslim channels while I focus on my modesty KEEP GOING ❤️🩹
Nadifah thank you for your video. you speak with such kind words though you are voicing a strong opinion that the world needs to hear. Thank you for speaking up with honesty and authenticity. I grew up surrounded with Islam, but never chose to wear hijab until 5 days ago, I find your videos really reflect what I have come to feel and experience myself living in a western country (Germany). Thank you for inspiring me and truly speaking the words it felt healing and reassuring to hear.
Great Job Young one !! I can relate so much to your experience. Although being in American for only past 5 years, I sense the same kind of hollow in my mind when I moved here from Pakistan. Which is why i have decided to return انشا اللہ soon to my roots, my deen, my culture and my spirituality :)
as an eighteen year old black girl girl born and raised in America, i felt this so hard. inshallah i leave this country one day, my heart craves it. this was a beautiful video. i have subscribed, i love your energy allahumma barik
This gave me excited butterflies lol! I am so excited for my little family to go abroad. People really don’t appreciate the spiritual beauty of a simple life where community is first, where people don’t worship themselves like they do in the west. Born American from non-Muslim family, I’ve been feeling the suffocating effects of individualism for a long time, long before I found Islam and a world outside of the egocentrism of America. Seeing how my husband grew up in such a beautiful way, I’m not at all surprised why he literally cries to go back home, and I can’t wait to go with him in shaa Allāh ♥️ Btw you are so beautiful ma shaa Allāh ♥️
beautiful...so resonates with me since age 14...at age 49 still focused on moving after many distractions...im so proud of you for taking the move in your youth...i wish you well...assalamualaikum warahmahtullah
You’re absolutely right! I’m 17 yo and I’m a Muslim that’s constantly thinking of leaving the states and just fufilling allah(swt)meaning and purpose of life. In America, it’s all about debt and solidarity, go to college, and still being slaved for the system. Mashallah sister 💗you’re living my dream. I feel like it’s definitely a humbling and grounded, TRUE happiness that’s rich from the family and community around you. Inshallah, I will move away. Keep updating sister! Allahumma barik💗
Thank you so much for this video! Love the editing by the way 😊. A lot of what you said here resonated with me. I'm not Muslim (yet..?) but am going on a spiritual journey of discovery and you put into words what I could not describe. I grew up in the U.S. too but decided to do my bachelor's degree in Europe (unusual choice, but it's actually cheaper!) because I wanted to experience new things and didn't feel 'at peace' in America with its politics. I live in Denmark now for my studies and while it was exciting to move over here, I feel more comfortable with the social support of the government, and I'm so grateful that this was even an option for me, I still feel empty in some ways. Maybe it's from being away from my loved ones, but what you said in this video made me consider that it could be at least partly due to how secular both countries are (the U.S. and Denmark)! I don't know my exact beliefs yet, but I do believe that there is at least some kind of spiritual entity that created life, and most people in Denmark from my experience are not religious at all, and I lack a feeling of community. In the U.S. I appreciate that I can talk to strangers without it being weird and folks are generally polite, but over here, people are so reserved (not necessarily unkind though) and I feel more alone and disconnected than ever. I'm tempted to stay here for the purpose of getting a passport and having greater ability to move around in Europe, but I'm considering leaving after my degree to find somewhere where I feel more connected and spiritually fulfilled. Thank you so much for presenting your perspective and putting into words what I could not! 🥰❤
If you want to find a country where communities are still strong, I could say it is Russia, although western media try to demonize it 😁 I can say that, from my perspective as a Russian muslim, people here still pay attention to each other
thank you so much for making this video sister. its so beautiful. as an amaerican born somali who visited Somalia as a teenagaer for a year, seeing this brings back so many memeories and makes me feel an intense longing to go back and experience the beauty of being in a muslim country with amazing people. the way you capture life in somalia is so amazing honestly. ive been looking for videos of the way of life in somalia but most of them are very negative if you know what i mean. and yours makes me feel the way that being in the somalia made me feel. may allah bless you and make this a fullfilling journey for you. i hope you find what it is your looking for in somalia that you could'nt find in america. I sure did.
As a Canadian hailing from Vancouver, one thing I will give America is that at least there is the population and community in some bigger cities, where there is a Muslim community. You will find practicing Muslims who care about and prioritize family, and community, don't believe in monetary gain, put spiritual first, etc. IN VANCOUVER I CAN BARELY FIND PEOPLE LIKE THIS 😭😭😭 I think our biggest population is atheist not even Christian, it honestly hurts my soul I visited New York last summer and was so in awe by the number of Muslims I saw, and the different cultural communities and neighborhoods. Indeed I am so inspired now to move to a city with a bigger Muslim community, find my brothers and sisters who share islamic values, or just pack up and leave to a Muslim country 🥹 My parents performed Umrah for the first time in their lives this summer and absolutely fell in love with Makkah & Madinah, and I can't blame them. Your video was recommended to me at such a perfect time. I love this and am so grateful to Allah that there are Muslims/people out there who think like you! Thank you for sharing your story 💖
I came across your comment and had to chime in - I've felt this was over the past 6 years of living in Vancouver, but now I am so excited to move to Calgary this summer, inshaAllah. After spending last summer in Calgary, I realized how much was lacking from my life in Vancouver. There's a strong Muslim community AND it's affordable. Sure, it's no Toronto or [Muslim Country], but I think it will do for now.
@@WTFajr Ahh thanks so much for chiming in < 3 Alhamdulillah, I am so happy for you and your decision. I haven't really considered Calgary before but you are right it is quite affordable and have heard good things from Muslims living there. Might consider it too 😊
Subhanallah, in February, 2023 my family moved to Amman, Jordan for this. My husband was raised in Amman that's why we chose here. Now my kids go to a school where I know they're SAFE. No worry about school shootings alhamdulilah. I feel so safe any time of day 10 am or 10 pm it's the same. I've actually fallen asleep many days with my front door open. That would never happen in the US! The wild dogs are more terrifying than the people lolll. Financial stability is difficult here, So my husband travels back and forth. He still works in the US and comes here every few months. He's working his best to set up a life for us here, and we are all trying to be patient. May Allah make it easy. 🤲I think a lot of ppl are getting sick of the US. It's just going down hill which is sad bc I do still see it as my home.
Jazāki'Allāh Khayr for sharing this amazing vlog ukhti. I've been considering making a similar move and Alhamdulillah, I stumbled across this video when I was starting to second guess doing so. I'm inspired now, I know for sure that I want to make the move to an Muslim country now. tysm بارك الله فيك أختي
this video is amazing. just motivated me to focus on my deen and set my priorities straight. May Allah bless you sister and may Allah ease you on your journey.❤
I don´t comment on youtube, but i have to leave one here because this video was amazing wow. I wish you all the best and hope you find the ease your heart is yearning for.
I... love this? I know not all Muslim countries are the same- and not everyone's experience is the same. But it really feels that you ever found the perfect place to heal your soul for a while. To just be. Religion here almost feels dangerous? Im also in Tennessee. And the churches around this region don't have a... humble or spiritual vibe at all? It's unbalanced individualism in the church? A status symbol? Makes me feel rebellious for praying and meditating and trying my best to take care of loved ones and those who need it- And rebellious to not gravitate toward too many labels-- I don't know what my path will look like, but I'm ready to just 'be'. And to give and love. Thank you for this video. Your voice is so soothing.
oh my… sis i know exactly what you mean when you say that life is much slower, God is in the air, there’s a greater sense of community… that’s exactly how i felt when i went to medina a few years ago. i miss it so much and it’s my dream to move there one day InshaAllah. also, i’d love for you to start a podcast. your insights are fascinating and you voice is so soothing mashaAllahhh 🫶
I've been wanting to get away as well. I'm tired of the culture here in America. Especially, when it comes to racism/prejudice. I can't find peace in this country. There are alot of great things about America of course, but the culture is just very toxic. I wish I could at least take a vacation somewhere. I'm glad that since you're a black woman, you went to an all black country. And, its even better that you're connecting with your mom side of the family. If I was to move to another country, I don't know where I would go, but it would definitely be somewhere in Africa or an all black country from any where in the world. I just want to go somewhere that will feel like home and where I can be at peace.
Beautiful!!!! I did the same thing ! I thought I was the only one😅. Staying close to god is SO much easier in a Muslim country even if the people or culture aren’t perfect. I’m so proud of your decision and god bless you in your journey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@franzbuschmann as if we ever wanted to be here its only the war and the bad situations caused by majority western countries. And also islam is spreading and we are getting many white European converts Alhmulilallah bless them🫂
I am happy for you sister Nadifah. May Allah reward you with all the good in this world and the hereafter. Learn Arabic, recite the Quran with its rules, and study Fiqh and Aqedah... You will taste the sweetness and experience what true luxury is.
Love what you have to say and the move that you made what you have to say is so heartfelt it’s pure it’s divine and I thank you for saying it. I am 67 years young and I have decided 2004 April 3. I’m moving to Thailand because I have changed my spiritual belief from the Christian Belief that I grew up in to Buddhism so I want to live where people practice that and think that and I hear what you’re saying about the coldness of peoples heart they can’t help because they don’t have the basic foundation of spiritual belief that everybody believes in, so I’m proud of you for doing what you did at such a young ageand I hope that God will continue to give you the very best that he has to give in this new year to come and the rest of your life.
I’m not religious but you seem like a beautiful human and all your points were super valid. NGL when I clicked I didn’t know if the video was gonna be all negative about everything American but it was really positive and fair.
I’m intrigued to see your journey mashallah, I really want to do this too being from the UK as a Somali aswell and I completely agree with your point of view of western countries especially when you said everything is so fast paste and your being sold smth all the time. like u can’t fr catch a break. Inshallah you keep posting as I want to see more, may Allah bless you
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Time stamps 🔴
0:00 - 0:45 (Intro)
0:46 - 4:33 (Experience)
4:34 - 16:05 (Video Essay)
You are on point with your observations
Would you consider making hijrah?
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Masha’Allah sis. You’re not alone on this journey and I WISH you and your family as well as all of us nothing but the best in this life and hereafter.
Subhan’Allah! As a Somali who grew up in America I completely agree with the journey your under took my dear sister. I’ve always said to myself, if you want to know who’s on the side of God in any society simply look at what are their popular phrases when it comes to God. For example, in America whenever God is mention people say the following words without even realizing the blasphemous undertones….
1. Goddamn
What are you saying damn to? God!
2. Holy Sh!t
What are you saying sh!t to? Anything Holy
3. Holy Crap
What are you saying crap to? Anything Holy
4. Jesus f@&king Christ
Why are you insulting Prophet Jesus name by using curse word?
5. Even when someone wants to show you how much they agree with you, they say, HELL YEA!
What are you saying yes to? To hell.
May Allah forgive anyone who was not aware of it.
Now, if we compare this to Muslim countries, you’ll find the most popular phrases to be…
1. Alhamdulillah = Praise Be To God
2. Subhan’Allah = Glory Be To God
3. Allahu Akbar = God Is The Greatest
4. Astaghfirullah = I Seek Forgiveness From God
5. Insha’Allah = God Willing
This is the reason why I truly want to move back home because at least God is being praised whether people have little or a lot. Also, I’ve noticed people who distance themselves from God tend to suffer from severe depression and anxiety specially in the so called “richest” nations and richest zip codes in the world.
I’ll leave it at that. Wish you and your family as well as all of us the best in this life and hereafter.
Assalaamu Alaykum abaayo.
I’m a Pakistani doctor who moved to the UK to work for the ‘NHS’. There is something about the UK that makes me feel low , depressed. I can only agree with you
Well how long have you lived there?
Why haven’t you gone back to Pakistan then? 😂
@@ginger_breadman Trust and believe, he is working on it. 💌💯
You can always go back
Moving countries is hard, there’re differences in the way people interact and changed rhythms of everyday life to adjust to, on top of learning how to navigate the bureaucracies and systems of your new country and dealing with a whole different cultural background everyone but you seems to share. Maybe compounded by a language barrier. I hope you adjust, or make it back to Pakistan happily.
This perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been feeling for years. Inshallah 2024 is the year I finally leave America to study the Quran in a Muslim country. Ameeeeen
Bye bye 👋
study the ahadiths such as Sahih al bukhari 5134 aswell.
Masha Allah may Allah put blessings in it Insha Allah
Hallelujah, hopefully you don’t return
Come to Gambia 🇬🇲 bruh
I’ll be happy to see you here 😊
I moved back to Somalia 11 months ago from UK. I am registered nurse and was making a good money. However, my spiritual side was so neglected that I was becoming sicker and sicker. I felt drifting away from my faith to the point where I was not able to pray 5 times a day consistently. I was miserable. Since I have moved to Somalia, I feel as you said it, ALLAH in the air. I don't have as much money as I used to but I am so content, ALHAMDULLILAAH. Somalia has its own problems, howeveR I can handle it because I am now mentally, spiritually and physically sound, alhamdullilaah. Nadifah like your video so much.
Are you still there sis?
Welcome home walaal.
Did you find work there
@@mahdiahmed1219 walal, stop misleading. There is no sense to settle in Somalia. It's insecure, almost every day innocent people killed by Al shaab militia, government services almost non existent, one of the most corrupt country, amongst the worse place to raise children, unslamic tribal conflicts and tension. Yes, there is Islamophobic harassment but horrible discrimination based on tribal affiliation. No jobs and no professionalism.
Welcome home walal ❤
I‘m a swiss girl and I grew up non religious but I always felt a pull to religion. Because of the devastating recent news and the pain of the world makes me desperate. So I thought I‘ll read the Quran, or at least give it a try. Your channel feels calming and it gives me so much understanding of Islam which I find beautiful. It‘s great how you can always learn from every culture instead of pointing out the things that separate us, this gives me so much healing. May you all be blessed and let‘s pray for faith and safety for everyone ♥️
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I wish u all the best in ur journey of learning about Islam 🤍
i recommend u to check out the muslim lantern channel it's a very informative one & personally it's the best one to learn about Islam. The person is very knowledgeable & well spoken too.
It's so good to read it, peace to you and your family as well ❤
I live in Swiss too.Islam brings people from different corners of the world together
Please read The Quran, it will change your life
This is such a Beautiful video. I’m a Black American with mixed lineage ( African , Irish, and Indigenous) and have grown up Christian - Baptist. I never felt connected to being Baptist and the concept of a Euro-centric version of Jesus. I’m currently on a spiritual journey and looking to root myself in a religion that is a reflection of my values and beliefs. I have Muslim friends who are Somali and they have inspired me to start a journey. I’m still in the beginning stages so finding your video feels serendipitous.
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May you find the peace and connection that you're searching for inshallah (God willing). I accepted Islam 23 years ago and don't regret a single moment.
@@naimahzeriouh1717 Thank you for your kind words 💗💗🙏🏽
mash allah this is wonderfull goodluck on ur. journey and may allah guide us and increase us in knowledge 🤍
MashaAllah sister ❤️may Allah guide you with knowledge and wise on discovering the truth!
Thank you all for your support and kindness. I feel Allah and his will radiating upon me. I’m taken back by the comments from everyone and positive responses have me in tears. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💗💗💗
We also left Canada three years ago - we could not stand the xenophobia, islamophobia, constant propaganda, censorship and lack of morals - we moved to a Muslim nation and WE LOVE IT !!! Much more sane, more clean, more decent, more moral, more safe and...more sane...did I mention more sane ?
where did you go?
Please tell me a good country to move to
what you felt in Canada is exactly how Christians feel in your Islamic nations, except you are not being killed in sight like Muslims do with Christians
@@Tropicalstorm46311 It all depends what culture you enjoy and identify with - If Latino Colombia, Costa Rica, Belize good choices, in Asia Thailand, Indonesia or Malaysia, middle east, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran , Oman. In Africa, Zanzibar, Botswana, Rwanda, South Africa, Namibia
@@rashirashi04 We went to Iran. It is quite conservative, but not oppressive as they say in the western media. My wife is from here, We really enjoy the traditional way of life, the family values, the simple joys of everyday village life and the absence of constant over stimulation and rabid consumerism. It is like going back to the 1950's with modern conveniences
As a 27 yo black woman with two black children(daughter and son) growing up in America has been very difficult for us and black people in all over the nation. At first this video made me curious, energetic and relieved that a country like this exist and I know there's plenty more. I know every country has its flaws but I don't think any country in Africa could compare to Americas downfalls. Then I felt enraged because we (black folks) constantly feel less than, and always feeling like you have to "prove" yourself or in my case, dumb yourself down, for folks to deem us worthy enough to be treated like a human being is devasting our people spiritually. We try so hard to impress everyone and help everyone. We get no where in America, I think as black folks we need to leave the reparations fight alone, go to Africa and start fresh. This video confirmed my feelings on this matter. Thank You Nadifah, blessings to the most high, you and your family.
Please go visit Africa you’ll blend in 🥰 do it once then see if you like it❤❤you’ll experience being the majority for once🙏
@@xabibaladan1606 This is so beautifully true. I live in the U.S., but went the South Africa in 2017- where I felt belonging like never before. That feeling will stay with me until I can go to the Motherland again.
I completely agree with you about feeling the need to impress everyone as a Black person! Not saying people of other races don't experience this necessarily, but it can be exhausting constantly worrying about how people perceive us because of our race. I'm at the start of some kind of religious journey (not sure where it will take me, but this is why I'm looking into Islam!) and one of the things that's really resonated with me from some of my Muslim friends is knowing that the only opinion that truly matters is that of Allah (or whoever an individual believes created them and life on Earth). I'm already starting to feel less self-conscious and more at peace just knowing this!🥰
Im a Palestinain American. Mashallah, what a beautiful sister. So inspirational
@@Abida_mar636what did your government do?
Praying for you sis♥️ greetings from Germany
which refugee camp do you live in?
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Im a Palestinian Australian, inshAllah in the near future we will all be able to move back to our homelands❤️
I 100% agree with what you said! Subhanallah. I am from Europe. I reverted last year, Alhamdulillah. Im looking forward to move to a Muslim country and raising my kids there, Inshallah.
Ma Sha Allah🤍🤍 best wishes for you👍
i wish you the best i am thinking always do the same .
Subhanallah I’m so happy I’m not the only one who thinks this way. Most people say “you’re already in America what more would you want?” May Allah SWT will bring us to the Muslim countries we are aiming for insha’Allah.
try Egypt or Oman.
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You have just revolutionized Vlogging. I loved watching this and I admire your brand of editing. Looking forward to content from you, and keep going Nadifah!
Alhamdulillah 🥹 thank you so much
Couldn't say it better myself! I dig stuff like this! Awesome MashAllah! Tabarak Allahaliha!
Same I'm just finding her channel but I'm so happy for her Allahuma barik ! :)
I understand moving to a Muslim country but there other countries , you can move to like somolia has to much civil war problems in my opinion it’s very dangerous and to tribal somaliland is around the black corner you should of moved there just my opinion
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This is my sign to go back home inshallah. Nothing beats being somewhere where you are reminded of Allah in every step Subhanallah ❤️
Before I begin I want to say that I accepted Islam in March of last year. Right before the beginning of Ramadan.
I understand what you’re saying. Yes I grew up in America, but I have to agree with everything you said. Between 2017 and 2018 I was living in Germany. In the capital city of Berlin. While there I really adopted the European culture which I found to be very relaxing. There isn’t this sense of needing to rush all the time. They really value enjoying their free time. I felt like I left behind my life back home when I was there. Especially considering that I grew up in Southern California, I didn’t realize how much of the society I lived around was very materialistic. And living only an hour away from LA, since coming back home I’ve noticed the negative impact Hollywood has on the city.
Financially I had to return to America, but it hasn’t felt the same since returning. Don’t get me wrong, Berlin and Germany in general is very secular. I can see myself returning for a visit, but it will be different as I’ve changed since becoming Muslim.
Since becoming Muslim I see the way people behave when they don’t have the remembrance of God in their lives. I feel like Islam has that structure that helps people break out of the system that society wants people to consume on. I was really blindsided not being aware how society has us worshipping celebrities or politicians. And as you said if I’m going to worship anyone, it’d be the one who created me and the one in which we’ll all return to.
I want to spend the rest of my life as a Muslim. And Insha’Allah I would like to move to a Muslim country. I know that with the help of Allah there will be a way.
Allah will definitely show you a way and give you the circumstances even despite other disadvantages. I pray that Allah will guide you forever until you end up in jannah. :3
You just popped up on my yt and even though i am not muslim, i totally agree with you. I myself have been thinking about moving to a Muslim country someday only to experience true human unity and compassion for each other. I'm from bulgaria, we have a big number of muslims there and they always radiate such calm and warm energy, that makes you want to just have a 4h long conversation with them. Moving to Poland where there are ONLY 2 mosques in the whole country and for the past 8 years of living here not seeing even once a muslim is kind of weird to me, if I can say it like this. I miss seing these relaxed, concious people filled with love. Im really thankful I found you, i feel like you are a such good representation of the muslims, i always loved religions, excited to learn more about Islam too:)
When you sacrifice things to get closer to Allah he blesses you with much more. Your channel is gaining traction and I can see it blowing up, mashallah ❤
@ 4:25 "Since moving to Somalia, I can feel God in the air. SubhanAllah"
@12:50 "I found so much beauty in places where God is on a top end (priority)."
Ma Sha Allah!!! Nothing in the World can be more beautiful and wonderful than these statements & the feeling that comes with it. May Allah Subhanahu wa Ta'ala bestow immense peace, mercy & blessings upon you my dear sister. ❤️🇧🇩
that intro immediately CAPTIVATED my attention. you’re a storyteller at heart. you’ve got a new subscriber! 💚♥️
Never felt so much weight off my consciousness since i decided to go back home to Senegal for good next year after 24 years in the US. I stayed loyal to my faith but something i felt whenever i visited back home is missing.
Proud of ya sis',come visit and explore Senegal anytime. 🇸🇳
I’m feeling this and I never been to America, America is effecting us even us Muslims im Europe, I’m this close to give up and move to my country any day if Allah gave me the chance to do so, insha Allah I want my dream to come true and come back to my Muslim country Alhamdulillah for Islam
Seriously, y'all sought refuge in non-Muslim countries, now complaining against the very values that made them desirable/what they are, now you are complaining. It's insane, capitalism made America(now you want them to bend backwards for you?). I don't understand Muslim values that people talk about, as someone who has lived around Muslims, they're terrible and mean towards non muslims and even towards each other. Let's stop sll this fakeness. If Somalia or most Muslim countries are so good, then try make a home there.
Welcome back home. sister. I am Somali from both of my parents. Born and raised in the horn of Africa and lived in America for 15 yrs. After several temporary moves I finally decided to move back to Africa for good. I am so happy my life in Africa. But still America is my second home and I am grateful to that country where I still visit occasionally.
Nadifa. GIRL. This was incredibly well written, and your bravery is remarkable. I'm in Morocco right now (after years in the UK without a holiday) and the spirit of Allah has never felt so present to me. It's clear I need to do what you have done - LEAVE behind the worldly-obsessed West, and discover the people and places that will ACCEPT me and share in that spirit with me. Thank you so much for this video. I will pray for you :)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.- Romans 15:13
Subscribed. Feeling a similar way, especially given the situation in Gaza, Sudan, and the world in general right now. I do not want to be in a nation that blindly supports genocide anymore. May الله reward your path and journey. Thank you allowing us to look into your amazing journey mA.
I was just thinking about this today.
I love this video so much.
I moved to Pakistan 3 years ago and I totally understand what you mean! Western countries have so much of a focus on individual values they sacrificed communal values.
We need basic community values to function. My mental health drastically improved when I moved to Pakistan. This is the most peace I have been at in many years. Loneliness and the coldness of others was taking a mental toll on me, growing up in England we are conditioned to remain so secluded in our daily interactions. People here are so friendly and I realised it was not normal to be so rude for no reason and secluded in the UK, it was messed up.
I pray you find healing and happiness, Ameen
as a pakistani i respect that, many people here making plans to go to the west and the western people are coming here instead 😂
I’m living in England and feel exactly as u felt. Did u decide to move to Pakistan permanently? Did u at least stay in the UK to study at uni?
@@donotperceiveme yep I'm going to medical college here as well starting this January. I think for medicine pakistan is good.
I sooo agree!!!
I've been in the USA for a few decades. My heart weeps and I cannot quite explain it. So many missing nuggets
Salam sister, everything about this video touched me deeply 🥲. As a born Muslim born in Africa and moved to the USA and living here for years I can understand when you say this country is an individualized society and everyone wanting to be known and climbing the ladder . My goal inshallah is to move to an Islamic country where I can feel at peace and live slower and connected to my Muslim community. But I think the sister who you were speaking about is Yasmin Mogahed 14:54 .May Allah make this journey for you one that is filled with goodness and peace 😊💗🙏🏾
Excuse ,but so freaky. I've witnessed how woman are treated in heavy Islamic nations. I've seen a woman in a sac with a eye slot . Get Hite by a holy police man as called. With a stick I public for some dress code error. She was walking and gets Hite and yelled at. Woman can't drive men if chosen can have three wife's. I heard a man only needs stand on street and say there times, I divorce you . And it's over. No woman is allowed to have. Say in Congress. No woman Senator. No woman head of company. At lest in America. Woman can achieve as far as want.
Yes I 100% agree my parents came from the Caribbean to here so they tried to raise us outside those ideals but through public schooling etc it still seeped in I really want tot break that in myself inshallah ❤️🩹
@@Star-i1smay Allah make it easy for us and guide us to the straight path and to him 😊❤️
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While living in Qatar for a few years i felt peace. I cant describe the energy, it was lighter. Coming back here, i feel the heaviness again. May Allah return me to a Muslim country.
As someone who is learning a lot about Islam and how beautiful of a religion it is. I am shocked that more of my comrades are not Muslim. Thank you for talking about capitalism, individualism and liberalism. It’s so important for us to acknowledge the things that make America a group of jaded people. I make lots of content about individualism, the nuclear family etc. America is the society of the lonely, we are meant to keep to ourselves and suffer alone.
you are so pretty
@@Lanadelreyandindilaontop thank you so much and so are you 😭❤️
With all due respect I may be alone but I don't need codependency. Much respect and 💕💕💕💕
@@rebeccafrost5542lol it’s not codependency. Why do you think America has the highest rate of depression in the world? We are taught individualism in preschool and not to check on your fellow peers. That’s why US society is so messed up it’s all about individualism and climbing the ladder of success not looking out for one another like communal societies
Why aren't you going to Israel and fight your Fight?
I am from Germany and it is the same situation here. You really spoke facts about not only america, but the whole west. Beautiful video, thank you for sharing.
Hello from Canada. Bless you for your beautiful, calm, honest video. As a non muslim, I lived in a couple muslim countries and it was my most peaceful time for me.
Have you ever looked into Islam?
@@abukitten yes. my heart is there.
@@shalomadarco843 take your shahada 🥹
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Ya Ukhti ya Ukhti, I feel like I’m experiencing this freedom with you, jzak’Allahu khair for sharing. I also feel I’m at this point in life where I just want to get away from chains & shackles that TRY to hold us bound from reaching that unbreakable barrier with the Muslim world- with Allah.
May Allah (swt) protect you & bless you abundantly, Ameen!
Ameen 🤲🏽
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Allahuma Ameen
Assalam alaykum, THANK YOU for this video. I relate so much to everything you said! I came to America as a little girl from a Latin American country. Growing up, it was hard because like you said, it’s very individualistic here…everyone seems to be unhappy, in despair because the US isn’t what others make it seem, and lacking community. I am grateful for the opportunities I have received here, but as an adult now, I want to give a Muslim country a go since I became Muslim over 5 years ago now. InshaAllah 2024 will be the year I leave.
Beautiful beginning Nadifah. I've been feeling same as a Kurdish revert from a muslim household growing up in secular leftist Finland and living elsewhere in the West got me feeling like i need to try a muslim country to feel the community and connection to God. Alhamdulillah sis, nice video. Would like to see more of Somalia, "The people of the highest deen" as my brother said ;)
Peace..
Mashallah. Girl I completely agree with every word you said. I’ve lived in Oman then moved here in the States, I really saw the humongous difference. Muslim countries are always underrated but it is “heaven on earth” but the Western propaganda always has the need to berate Islam in general. I’m also planning and asking Allah to move me back to the gulf insha’Allah.
I agree, not even about america but about my own country, I dream of moving to a muslim country where i can be reminded about Allah constantly, we created to worship and when you are around a majority people who arent remembering their lord or filling your days with mainly the worldy life, it fills like a portion of your heart is missing you used the perfect word ' Floating aimlessly ', allahuma barik to you sister.
wow. this video is so refreshing. Allahuma barik you've created a masterpiece.
Alhamdulillah! Thank you so much ❤️
Ya Allah Nadifah ! You just spoke my heart out and expressed everything I’ve been feeling living abroad now and the constant need for my soul to go somewhere where God is present. Make a lot of duaa for me as I’ve already planned on moving in a few months. May Allah make things easy for you ya rab!
Masha'Allah sister. May Allah be pleased with you. Very commendable to go to a muslim country. Insha'Allah I will also move from the UK. Thank you for sharing your journey, Allahumma Barik!
Jazakallah khair! Thank you so much Alhamdulillah. I wish you ease on whenever you move InshaAllah
Isn't UK convenient to live there isn't there alot of Muslims?
not really. just because they are muslims they still follow the british culture of coldness. its harmful. i moved to pakistan 3 years ago and i have learnt so much about islamic mannerisms and kindness. british muslims try to be gangster and rude for no reason.@@remember.772
@@munithedumwoamn Omg, I’m from the UK, born and raised there. However last August in 2022 me and my family moved to Pakistan. Because of the state there it was just really bad. And your right the Muslims their acted like gangsters and would go against their religion. Where about did you move to in Pakistan?
@@hafsahkhan4952 I moved to Pakistan 3 years ago in 2020 August in Lahore due to my fathers financial situation, but I think it was a blessing in disguise as my mental health was suffering quite badly, I recovered in quarantine but I dreaded going back to school. I lived in London and attended Woodford County High School.
My friends might be going to UCL, Oxford, Cambridge but happiness does not have a price. This is the most peace I've been at in many years since I began secondary. It's given me time to fix my ikhlaq which I lacked to due to environment of British schools. I'm moving to Rawalpindi or Islamabad in Jan for medical school (i finished my a levels this year).
This is how i felt when I spent time in Touba, Senegal. Not all muslim countries are the same or as deeply spiritual as each other. Touba was such a special place, and your footage reminds me of it
Still way better than Kafir countries.
Assalam Alaikum sister, May Allah bless you and reward you for your good intentions. I've lived in England since birth but recently I've also felt slowly detached from this land, it doesn't feel like home at times despite all the privileges I have here that I appreciate. I hope you find peace wherever you go and that your iman is strengthened along the way. Thank you for sharing your journey with us.
Walaikum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, thank you so much for the kind words Alhamdulillah. Absolutely, these worldly “privileges” aren’t truly worth it. What ever brings us closer to Allah is what will grant us ease!
I’ve been wanting to do this for years but the financial aspect has been holding me back. AlluhmaBarik sis and I pray the peace and spiritual ambiance stays with you
This is so beautiful! I could relate to pretty much everything you discussed. Praying for the best for you on your healing journey ❤
InshaAllah! Sister I love your content💓, thank you so much for watching.
Randomly came across your video, and I've loved every bit of what you've said! I think more so than ever, a lot of people who moved to the west are now looking back to the east for these exact same values. God, community, parents, slowness, and contributing to strengthening their local economy and creating more opportunities in their own land.
Sadly, some cannot return because of war in the various Muslim homelands.
Asalaamualaikum, this is a dream in mine. I was born in the the USA, too ready to go. May Allah elevate you in ever way and be pleased with you for such a beautiful intention for Him. 🤲🏾💞
Hey sis, I’m a Somali living in the UK and I totally understand where you’re coming from. May Allah aid you in your journey and help you with staying on the path of the sunnah of our prophet Muhammad (saw)💕
mashallah sister, may Allah SWT protect and bless you. I am an american revert and briefly visited the east to make umrah, and this video validates all of the feelings and realizations I've had. some of my family thinks I'm crazy for wanting to move to the east, inshaallah. you have put it perfectly in this video, giving me confidence. jazaki allahu khayran.
I have also temporarily moved to Somalia as an 18-year-old. Honestly, it is one of the best places to get together with your deen, connect to your roots and experience that kind of community you talked about. living in Somalia is definitely freeing me from secularism.
It's like everything you learned was a lie in terms of what you thought was normal socially and the influence (of America) slowly pulling away as you are immersed in a different world and way of thinking.
I’m so scared I want to visit but I have no parents and barely understand my language because of that (I’m only 16 right now) but do you have any advice?
"Freeing me from secularism" that is genuinely one of the most insane things I've read
@@yashikacarstairs wdym
@@yashikacarstairs crazy right ? They don’t even think about it…
@@quinn9074 secularism is not a bad thing, in fact it is a very good thing, it is not something to be "freed" from. In fact, secularism ensures freedom. saying you want to be "freed" from secularism is insane and is very ignorant of the amount of people living under fundamentalism or unsecular governments and the suffering they endure and their fight for secularism
Salamu alaylum Nadifah
Beautiful video. I definitely agree that , the vibe is so different in a muslim country, the slower pace of life, hearing the adhan, you can feel the difference. Looking forward to your other videos.
wa alaikum salaam! Yess hearing the adhan everyday is just a constant blessing
Yes, absolutely. As someone who was born and raised in the states with immigrant parents, visiting and discovering my roots and home country made me feel like I belonged there. It was so family oriented I kid you not, rich in culture, and now I have a goal of living there for good InshaAllah
Sister your storytelling is beautiful, please keep making videos! Wish you all the best may Allah bless you on your new journey! Ameen Your new subscriber!
Alhamdulillah thank you sooo much ❤️🙏🏽
My sister, only 30 secs in i already felt joy and calm in my heart. Thank for making this piece of art and may our Rabb bless you.
Asalam aleykum my sister I am so grateful to see your video into my recommendations. It bring me joy and happiness to see your point of view at livin to the west, Allahuma Barik❤ I hope you will show us more at your journey in Somalia ❤
Walaikum assalam rahmatullahi barakatuh, thank you so much for tuning in! InshaAllah I plan to share more ☺️
As an USA dweller, I hope you found peace of mind and the best spiritual environment for yourself. I strongly believe the Creator is everywhere.
Peace comes from within
girl u are a poet and that first part of the video is a masterpiece!
Masha Allah I did so too, but to the UAE and its been several years for me. Also, I don't plan to return to the US. But Allah knows best and has the best plan.
this is cinematic, profound and stunning. wow. I feel very inspired. thank you for your light
as someone who's been born and raised in the UAE it was very hard once I moved to the UK there was a sense of being lost i cant explain the feelings I had once I lived there but it was crazy so yeah after 13yrs Alhamdullah I moved to Somaliland and I'm so happy the fact I'm living among my own ppl even though its hard living here but who cares?!! what's important that I took that decision of leaving Europe and I encourage every Muslim to try their best to move to any Muslim country...
I love this documentary style of vlogging and I’m glad I’ve found a Muslim creator who does this as I’m trying to stop watching non Muslim channels while I focus on my modesty KEEP GOING ❤️🩹
Nadifah thank you for your video. you speak with such kind words though you are voicing a strong opinion that the world needs to hear. Thank you for speaking up with honesty and authenticity. I grew up surrounded with Islam, but never chose to wear hijab until 5 days ago, I find your videos really reflect what I have come to feel and experience myself living in a western country (Germany). Thank you for inspiring me and truly speaking the words it felt healing and reassuring to hear.
Great Job Young one !! I can relate so much to your experience. Although being in American for only past 5 years, I sense the same kind of hollow in my mind when I moved here from Pakistan. Which is why i have decided to return انشا اللہ soon to my roots, my deen, my culture and my spirituality :)
as an eighteen year old black girl girl born and raised in America, i felt this so hard. inshallah i leave this country one day, my heart craves it. this was a beautiful video. i have subscribed, i love your energy allahumma barik
This gave me excited butterflies lol! I am so excited for my little family to go abroad. People really don’t appreciate the spiritual beauty of a simple life where community is first, where people don’t worship themselves like they do in the west. Born American from non-Muslim family, I’ve been feeling the suffocating effects of individualism for a long time, long before I found Islam and a world outside of the egocentrism of America. Seeing how my husband grew up in such a beautiful way, I’m not at all surprised why he literally cries to go back home, and I can’t wait to go with him in shaa Allāh ♥️
Btw you are so beautiful ma shaa Allāh ♥️
beautiful...so resonates with me since age 14...at age 49 still focused on moving after many distractions...im so proud of you for taking the move in your youth...i wish you well...assalamualaikum warahmahtullah
Amazing video. Thank you for taking us on your journey. I’m also considering relocating. I’m from Jackson MS not far from Memphis. Peace & Blessings
You’re absolutely right! I’m 17 yo and I’m a Muslim that’s constantly thinking of leaving the states and just fufilling allah(swt)meaning and purpose of life. In America, it’s all about debt and solidarity, go to college, and still being slaved for the system. Mashallah sister 💗you’re living my dream. I feel like it’s definitely a humbling and grounded, TRUE happiness that’s rich from the family and community around you. Inshallah, I will move away. Keep updating sister! Allahumma barik💗
Thank you so much for this video! Love the editing by the way 😊. A lot of what you said here resonated with me. I'm not Muslim (yet..?) but am going on a spiritual journey of discovery and you put into words what I could not describe. I grew up in the U.S. too but decided to do my bachelor's degree in Europe (unusual choice, but it's actually cheaper!) because I wanted to experience new things and didn't feel 'at peace' in America with its politics. I live in Denmark now for my studies and while it was exciting to move over here, I feel more comfortable with the social support of the government, and I'm so grateful that this was even an option for me, I still feel empty in some ways. Maybe it's from being away from my loved ones, but what you said in this video made me consider that it could be at least partly due to how secular both countries are (the U.S. and Denmark)! I don't know my exact beliefs yet, but I do believe that there is at least some kind of spiritual entity that created life, and most people in Denmark from my experience are not religious at all, and I lack a feeling of community. In the U.S. I appreciate that I can talk to strangers without it being weird and folks are generally polite, but over here, people are so reserved (not necessarily unkind though) and I feel more alone and disconnected than ever. I'm tempted to stay here for the purpose of getting a passport and having greater ability to move around in Europe, but I'm considering leaving after my degree to find somewhere where I feel more connected and spiritually fulfilled. Thank you so much for presenting your perspective and putting into words what I could not! 🥰❤
If you want to find a country where communities are still strong, I could say it is Russia, although western media try to demonize it 😁 I can say that, from my perspective as a Russian muslim, people here still pay attention to each other
I wish you success in your endeavors. For your ultimate peace of mind, please embrace Islam. You will thank me later if you do
thank you so much for making this video sister. its so beautiful. as an amaerican born somali who visited Somalia as a teenagaer for a year, seeing this brings back so many memeories and makes me feel an intense longing to go back and experience the beauty of being in a muslim country with amazing people. the way you capture life in somalia is so amazing honestly. ive been looking for videos of the way of life in somalia but most of them are very negative if you know what i mean. and yours makes me feel the way that being in the somalia made me feel. may allah bless you and make this a fullfilling journey for you. i hope you find what it is your looking for in somalia that you could'nt find in america. I sure did.
Alhamdulillah, may Allah bless and protect you sister! 🌹
Subhanallah sister, many would still have no clue of what you mentioned. Allah chose you for such an enlightenment and journey.Wish you peace
Asalam aleykum my sister Your words you spoke are so beautiful they are so wonderful and peaceful and calmness in your voice perfectly matches it
As a Canadian hailing from Vancouver, one thing I will give America is that at least there is the population and community in some bigger cities, where there is a Muslim community. You will find practicing Muslims who care about and prioritize family, and community, don't believe in monetary gain, put spiritual first, etc. IN VANCOUVER I CAN BARELY FIND PEOPLE LIKE THIS 😭😭😭 I think our biggest population is atheist not even Christian, it honestly hurts my soul
I visited New York last summer and was so in awe by the number of Muslims I saw, and the different cultural communities and neighborhoods. Indeed I am so inspired now to move to a city with a bigger Muslim community, find my brothers and sisters who share islamic values, or just pack up and leave to a Muslim country 🥹 My parents performed Umrah for the first time in their lives this summer and absolutely fell in love with Makkah & Madinah, and I can't blame them.
Your video was recommended to me at such a perfect time. I love this and am so grateful to Allah that there are Muslims/people out there who think like you! Thank you for sharing your story 💖
Come to Toronto !!
Toronto has a better muslims community, vancouver is a different world
Haha ya'll got me convinced (and honestly I have always wanted to) Inshallah imma be making my way to Toronto 🏃♀💼
I came across your comment and had to chime in - I've felt this was over the past 6 years of living in Vancouver, but now I am so excited to move to Calgary this summer, inshaAllah. After spending last summer in Calgary, I realized how much was lacking from my life in Vancouver. There's a strong Muslim community AND it's affordable. Sure, it's no Toronto or [Muslim Country], but I think it will do for now.
@@WTFajr Ahh thanks so much for chiming in < 3 Alhamdulillah, I am so happy for you and your decision. I haven't really considered Calgary before but you are right it is quite affordable and have heard good things from Muslims living there. Might consider it too 😊
Subhanallah, in February, 2023 my family moved to Amman, Jordan for this. My husband was raised in Amman that's why we chose here. Now my kids go to a school where I know they're SAFE. No worry about school shootings alhamdulilah. I feel so safe any time of day 10 am or 10 pm it's the same. I've actually fallen asleep many days with my front door open. That would never happen in the US! The wild dogs are more terrifying than the people lolll. Financial stability is difficult here, So my husband travels back and forth. He still works in the US and comes here every few months. He's working his best to set up a life for us here, and we are all trying to be patient. May Allah make it easy. 🤲I think a lot of ppl are getting sick of the US. It's just going down hill which is sad bc I do still see it as my home.
May peace be with you at all times my dear sister. I also moved from US to the Muslim lands very recently
And I live in Dearborn Michigan and there are so many Muslim families that are all about family ❤
You did the right thing
The sound in the background is so peaceful
Jazāki'Allāh Khayr for sharing this amazing vlog ukhti. I've been considering making a similar move and Alhamdulillah, I stumbled across this video when I was starting to second guess doing so. I'm inspired now, I know for sure that I want to make the move to an Muslim country now. tysm
بارك الله فيك أختي
Wooow. What a blessed person! Beautiful - spiritually, intellectually and physically. My Allah continue to guid you.
this video is amazing. just motivated me to focus on my deen and set my priorities straight. May Allah bless you sister and may Allah ease you on your journey.❤
I feel this so much !!! I have felt so unaligned with America everybody sees this place as desirable but it’s really not
I don´t comment on youtube, but i have to leave one here because this video was amazing wow. I wish you all the best and hope you find the ease your heart is yearning for.
I... love this?
I know not all Muslim countries are the same- and not everyone's experience is the same. But it really feels that you ever found the perfect place to heal your soul for a while. To just be.
Religion here almost feels dangerous? Im also in Tennessee. And the churches around this region don't have a... humble or spiritual vibe at all? It's unbalanced individualism in the church? A status symbol?
Makes me feel rebellious for praying and meditating and trying my best to take care of loved ones and those who need it- And rebellious to not gravitate toward too many labels-- I don't know what my path will look like, but I'm ready to just 'be'. And to give and love.
Thank you for this video. Your voice is so soothing.
oh my… sis i know exactly what you mean when you say that life is much slower, God is in the air, there’s a greater sense of community… that’s exactly how i felt when i went to medina a few years ago. i miss it so much and it’s my dream to move there one day InshaAllah.
also, i’d love for you to start a podcast. your insights are fascinating and you voice is so soothing mashaAllahhh 🫶
Thank you WALAASHEY, I happy to you because you move back to Somalia, i love how you talked about America. you have good faith. mahadsanid
This is so commendable! Mashallah, TabarakAllah. May Allah reward you and keep you protected on your journey 👏🏾❤
It's great to see that you've found your peace. Something most people can't find.
I've been wanting to get away as well. I'm tired of the culture here in America. Especially, when it comes to racism/prejudice. I can't find peace in this country. There are alot of great things about America of course, but the culture is just very toxic. I wish I could at least take a vacation somewhere. I'm glad that since you're a black woman, you went to an all black country. And, its even better that you're connecting with your mom side of the family. If I was to move to another country, I don't know where I would go, but it would definitely be somewhere in Africa or an all black country from any where in the world. I just want to go somewhere that will feel like home and where I can be at peace.
@Eli_Muwahhid what’s wrong with going to a place where you won’t be discriminated against? we both know there is racism everywhere
Come to Indonesia, brother. We will happy welcoming you. 😊
I don’t usually comment but your voice is the most relaxing thing I’ve ever heard it’s so poetic too mashallah
This is beautiful and may Allah protect you on your journey.
Thank you for the inspiration wllo. I Will go back home when i finish my masters. Make dua for me ❤️
Beautiful!!!! I did the same thing ! I thought I was the only one😅. Staying close to god is SO much easier in a Muslim country even if the people or culture aren’t perfect. I’m so proud of your decision and god bless you in your journey ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Geil. Einer weniger in Europa :D
@@franzbuschmann as if we ever wanted to be here its only the war and the bad situations caused by majority western countries. And also islam is spreading and we are getting many white European converts Alhmulilallah bless them🫂
Her voice is soothing and therapeutic
MashaAllah sister I am so happy for you ❤.
Ya Allah i felt this !!. May Allah Swt make this journey one with continues ease and May Allah swt increase you in all aspects. Ameen 🫶🏽.
I am happy for you sister Nadifah. May Allah reward you with all the good in this world and the hereafter. Learn Arabic, recite the Quran with its rules, and study Fiqh and Aqedah... You will taste the sweetness and experience what true luxury is.
Love what you have to say and the move that you made what you have to say is so heartfelt it’s pure it’s divine and I thank you for saying it. I am 67 years young and I have decided 2004 April 3. I’m moving to Thailand because I have changed my spiritual belief from the Christian Belief that I grew up in to Buddhism so I want to live where people practice that and think that and I hear what you’re saying about the coldness of peoples heart they can’t help because they don’t have the basic foundation of spiritual belief that everybody believes in, so I’m proud of you for doing what you did at such a young ageand I hope that God will continue to give you the very best that he has to give in this new year to come and the rest of your life.
So happy for you sister. 🤩 Please come to Türkiye as well.
I’m not religious but you seem like a beautiful human and all your points were super valid. NGL when I clicked I didn’t know if the video was gonna be all negative about everything American but it was really positive and fair.
Ma Sha Allah. This is a refreshing journey on vlogging. This feels like the movie the color purple (muslim version)
I'm not muslim but I really resonated with what you said. I wish you the best on your journey!
I’m intrigued to see your journey mashallah, I really want to do this too being from the UK as a Somali aswell and I completely agree with your point of view of western countries especially when you said everything is so fast paste and your being sold smth all the time. like u can’t fr catch a break. Inshallah you keep posting as I want to see more, may Allah bless you