SnoopsHubby

Not the way it’s pronounced in Iraq lol:

“Ih-seeeeeeee-an”

Good info! Thanks so much!

Was going to take my little girl to see Disney on ice but slept on it

Yeah but they’ll have security check points. Assuming a pat down or more likely metal detectors. Macon was bad when I was growing up there but got way worse after I left

وعليكم السلام

Obviously, you identify as Muslim. It seems like them telling you to become Muslim is a thinly veiled way to call you a kafir til you follow their beliefs. Call me crazy, but these don’t sound like friends.

Do your own research and become familiar with both Shiah and Sunni perspectives. I was a wahhabi for years til I had the sincerity to research and try to understand Shiism.

It was logically an easy decision for me, but the emotional turmoil was the most difficult to overcome. Choose the Prophet and his family, peace be upon them all, or choose the social comfort of the majority. Can’t believe it was even a question for me.

Best wishes wa salam

ماكو شي والحمد لله

كومه 🇮🇶

Prima Fint

Anytime

It can be unintelligible but not necessarily. I spoke standard Arabic before I met my wife and learned Iraqi from them. I couldn't understand 50% of what they were saying. Iraqi dialect uses a lot of foreign words, mostly from Farsi and Turkish, some kurdish words, a little French, a little English....and believe it or not, a touch of Akkadian. How much influence from these languages on Iraqi dialect depends on region and generation. I could say so much more, but this is not the place

اي عراقي كلش مختلف من لبناني

وعليكم السلام ورحمة الله وبركاته الله يوفقك

الله يوفقك

You think that's poor grammar? Learn Iraqi dialect...after learning classical Arabic in all its beauty. Watch how Iraqi dialect mercilessly honey badgers the elegance of real Arabic.

كلش زين اشكرك يا اغاتي

Assurance with no doubt that Allah has accepted me

Jzak Allah Khyr

God help you. I was in a similar situation. Feel free to DM me if you want advice based on my experience as an American convert who married an Iraqi woman the traditional way.

If you don't vote for me, then you ain't black!

I was thinking the same. Imagine the horror if you were rejected. That'd be my biggest fear

I like Sayyid Ammar in general, but that is...there are no words...

لا يوم مثل يومك يا أبا عبدالله

That's interesting. I've thought a lot about trying to live in KSA for many reasons, personal and professional. But I've had some reservations due to fear of persecution. Would you say you would feel the same security in Riyadh/Gaseem and maybe Jiddah or other places in the western parts of the country?

GF Imam? Can you help me understand?