SECOND REMINDER. Saturday. SOME WAYS TO be BECOME a BETTER MUSLIM continues. Bismillaah Avoid Loneliness. The Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wasallam said: “Islam began as something strange and will revert to being strange as it began, so give glad tidings to the strangers. (In Saheeh Muslim). This is a major problem for new reverts. They are mostly lonely. The best thing to do is to fight the feeling of loneliness, spend as much time as possible with good muslim company. Having dinners with people a few nights a week is a sure way to maintain a good attitude. The practice of becoming a nun or a monk is alien to Islam; we are social creatures and Islam recognizes this. Try not to lock yourself away in your apartment to avoid the world. This will just cause a vicious cycle that will cause deep depression and can lead to searching for solace in haram (unlawful). Make it an obligation on yourself to remain a sociable human being. It takes a lot of work but the result is happiness and contentment in life. May Allah bless and guide our new Muslim brothers and sisters and guide all our misguided relatives and friends back to Islam. Aameen.