I moved to a Muslim country for my peace.

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  • Опубликовано: 28 ноя 2023
  • بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ
    This is my first video, I pray that it brings a loving community. InshaAllah I will create things that are honest and fruitful. May Allah be my guide.
    !Thank you for tuning in ❤️
    *Some of the B-roll doesn’t belong to me*
    Nadifah Abdur-Rasheed

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  • @Nadiifaa
    @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +97

    Time stamps 🔴
    0:00 - 0:45 (Intro)
    0:46 - 4:33 (Experience)
    4:34 - 16:05 (Video Essay)

    • @abuwarith1
      @abuwarith1 7 месяцев назад +2

      You are on point with your observations

    • @abuwarith1
      @abuwarith1 7 месяцев назад +2

      Would you consider making hijrah?

    • @belle3055
      @belle3055 7 месяцев назад +10

      FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

    • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
      @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 месяцев назад +2

      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.

    • @thinkbeforeyoutype7106
      @thinkbeforeyoutype7106 7 месяцев назад +7

      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.

  • @alisattar3635
    @alisattar3635 7 месяцев назад +630

    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

    • @nocapnobs7845
      @nocapnobs7845 7 месяцев назад +3

      Well how long have you lived there?

    • @ginger_breadman
      @ginger_breadman 7 месяцев назад +19

      Why haven’t you gone back to Pakistan then? 😂

    • @keturaequalizer
      @keturaequalizer 7 месяцев назад +67

      @@ginger_breadman Trust and believe, he is working on it. 💌💯

    • @tragicallyhoney
      @tragicallyhoney 7 месяцев назад +12

      You can always go back

    • @cookiesandbussies1577
      @cookiesandbussies1577 6 месяцев назад +11

      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.

  • @laughytaffy19_2
    @laughytaffy19_2 7 месяцев назад +699

    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

    • @ginger_breadman
      @ginger_breadman 7 месяцев назад +14

      Bye bye 👋

    • @leechee5721
      @leechee5721 7 месяцев назад +4

      study the ahadiths such as Sahih al bukhari 5134 aswell.

    • @coachjallow-kx4qd
      @coachjallow-kx4qd 7 месяцев назад +9

      Masha Allah may Allah put blessings in it Insha Allah

    • @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484
      @thetruthandnothingbutthetr6484 6 месяцев назад +4

      Hallelujah, hopefully you don’t return

    • @boyothapresident
      @boyothapresident 6 месяцев назад +2

      Come to Gambia 🇬🇲 bruh
      I’ll be happy to see you here 😊

  • @tobiramasenju5878
    @tobiramasenju5878 7 месяцев назад +270

    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.

    • @namis2841
      @namis2841 7 месяцев назад +2

      Are you still there sis?

    • @mahdiahmed1219
      @mahdiahmed1219 5 месяцев назад +4

      Welcome home walaal.

    • @SomaliPatriote
      @SomaliPatriote 5 месяцев назад

      Did you find work there

    • @honestyfirst2165
      @honestyfirst2165 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@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.

    • @Maryama_cabdillahi
      @Maryama_cabdillahi 3 месяца назад

      Welcome home walal ❤

  • @Nhtmgnj
    @Nhtmgnj 6 месяцев назад +102

    After 33 years of living in Europe i can only agree with you. Materialism is not only destroying the planet but its also distracting us from discovering the depths of our being. All the best sister 🙏

  • @user-ox4ci2wr3z
    @user-ox4ci2wr3z 7 месяцев назад +512

    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 ?

    • @rashirashi04
      @rashirashi04 6 месяцев назад +5

      where did you go?

    • @Tropicalstorm46311
      @Tropicalstorm46311 6 месяцев назад +4

      Please tell me a good country to move to

    • @carlosm.3426
      @carlosm.3426 6 месяцев назад +1

      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

    • @user-ox4ci2wr3z
      @user-ox4ci2wr3z 6 месяцев назад +15

      @@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

    • @user-ox4ci2wr3z
      @user-ox4ci2wr3z 6 месяцев назад +69

      @@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

  • @nwvlrk
    @nwvlrk 6 месяцев назад +158

    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 ♥️

    • @ShadiaSylvania
      @ShadiaSylvania 6 месяцев назад +8

    • @ray___2002
      @ray___2002 6 месяцев назад

      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.

    • @impressionist4821
      @impressionist4821 5 месяцев назад +5

      It's so good to read it, peace to you and your family as well ❤

    • @mulkidaud3029
      @mulkidaud3029 5 месяцев назад +7

      I live in Swiss too.Islam brings people from different corners of the world together

    • @Foodview2
      @Foodview2 5 месяцев назад +1

      Please read The Quran, it will change your life

  • @Holden_Nature
    @Holden_Nature 7 месяцев назад +672

    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…

    • @naimahzeriouh1717
      @naimahzeriouh1717 7 месяцев назад +61

      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.

    • @Holden_Nature
      @Holden_Nature 7 месяцев назад +19

      @@naimahzeriouh1717 Thank you for your kind words 💗💗🙏🏽

    • @r2ndm-jv5sl
      @r2ndm-jv5sl 7 месяцев назад +11

      mash allah this is wonderfull goodluck on ur. journey and may allah guide us and increase us in knowledge 🤍

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +42

      MashaAllah sister ❤️may Allah guide you with knowledge and wise on discovering the truth!

    • @Holden_Nature
      @Holden_Nature 7 месяцев назад +21

      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. 🙏🏽🙏🏽💗💗💗

  • @erickbyarushengo4726
    @erickbyarushengo4726 5 месяцев назад +13

    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.

    • @yuwyu4841
      @yuwyu4841 2 месяца назад +1

      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

  • @faiqabadreldin3753
    @faiqabadreldin3753 7 месяцев назад +511

    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!

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +21

      Alhamdulillah 🥹 thank you so much

    • @issamifijjaj9508
      @issamifijjaj9508 7 месяцев назад +10

      Couldn't say it better myself! I dig stuff like this! Awesome MashAllah! Tabarak Allahaliha!

    • @EarthtoZay_.
      @EarthtoZay_. 7 месяцев назад +6

      Same I'm just finding her channel but I'm so happy for her Allahuma barik ! :)

    • @sniper77xo90
      @sniper77xo90 7 месяцев назад

      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

    • @belle3055
      @belle3055 7 месяцев назад +2

      FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

  • @alexishunt4336
    @alexishunt4336 6 месяцев назад +51

    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
      @xabibaladan1606 6 месяцев назад +3

      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🙏

    • @violinfire24
      @violinfire24 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@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.

    • @gracesj03
      @gracesj03 6 месяцев назад +3

      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!🥰

  • @avo710
    @avo710 7 месяцев назад +312

    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.

    • @_Khanshah_
      @_Khanshah_ 7 месяцев назад +16

      Ma Sha Allah🤍🤍 best wishes for you👍

    • @buullebarre
      @buullebarre 7 месяцев назад +11

      i wish you the best i am thinking always do the same .

    • @Haya_0707
      @Haya_0707 7 месяцев назад +18

      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.

    • @EmyEgy31
      @EmyEgy31 7 месяцев назад +6

      try Egypt or Oman.

    • @Aeon1019
      @Aeon1019 7 месяцев назад +3

      ZANZIBAR

  • @JinanKutubi2001BD
    @JinanKutubi2001BD 7 месяцев назад +155

    @ 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. ❤️🇧🇩

  • @husamhamadeh8725
    @husamhamadeh8725 7 месяцев назад +89

    Im a Palestinain American. Mashallah, what a beautiful sister. So inspirational

    • @africaine4889
      @africaine4889 6 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Abida_mar636what did your government do?

    • @ummid732
      @ummid732 6 месяцев назад +3

      Praying for you sis♥️ greetings from Germany

    • @abdulazizalzut8963
      @abdulazizalzut8963 6 месяцев назад

      which refugee camp do you live in?

    • @haroonafridi231
      @haroonafridi231 5 месяцев назад

      🇵🇰❤️🇵🇸

    • @hamoodtatari
      @hamoodtatari 5 месяцев назад +7

      Im a Palestinian Australian, inshAllah in the near future we will all be able to move back to our homelands❤️

  • @Intisar0
    @Intisar0 7 месяцев назад +196

    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 ❤

  • @taratorsysspanak6793
    @taratorsysspanak6793 6 месяцев назад +35

    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:)

  • @faraxey
    @faraxey 6 месяцев назад +40

    This is my sign to go back home inshallah. Nothing beats being somewhere where you are reminded of Allah in every step Subhanallah ❤️

  • @VivaciousLyla
    @VivaciousLyla 7 месяцев назад +155

    that intro immediately CAPTIVATED my attention. you’re a storyteller at heart. you’ve got a new subscriber! 💚♥️

  • @hanajrde4924
    @hanajrde4924 7 месяцев назад +14

    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

    • @meeowgforever
      @meeowgforever 7 месяцев назад

      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.

  • @fkyuga
    @fkyuga 7 месяцев назад +48

    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 :)

    • @Wehavehopeeeeee
      @Wehavehopeeeeee 6 месяцев назад +1

      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

  • @Bbb78651
    @Bbb78651 7 месяцев назад +25

    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.

    • @hxyzazolchak
      @hxyzazolchak 7 месяцев назад

      I was just thinking about this today.

  • @guulwadeguuleyste8064
    @guulwadeguuleyste8064 7 месяцев назад +32

    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.

  • @Itskessso
    @Itskessso 7 месяцев назад +158

    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 😊💗🙏🏾

    • @robertpundsack1363
      @robertpundsack1363 7 месяцев назад

      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.

    • @user-mv5lm4yn8k
      @user-mv5lm4yn8k 7 месяцев назад +7

      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 ❤️‍🩹

    • @Itskessso
      @Itskessso 7 месяцев назад

      @@user-mv5lm4yn8kmay Allah make it easy for us and guide us to the straight path and to him 😊❤️

    • @circlesquare8123
      @circlesquare8123 6 месяцев назад

      *🤲🏼

  • @Muniba.Kashif
    @Muniba.Kashif 7 месяцев назад +139

    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

    • @sair9850
      @sair9850 7 месяцев назад +12

      as a pakistani i respect that, many people here making plans to go to the west and the western people are coming here instead 😂

    • @donotperceiveme
      @donotperceiveme 7 месяцев назад +1

      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?

    • @Muniba.Kashif
      @Muniba.Kashif 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@donotperceiveme yep I'm going to medical college here as well starting this January. I think for medicine pakistan is good.

    • @originaleverythingelseisca5977
      @originaleverythingelseisca5977 7 месяцев назад

      I sooo agree!!!

    • @nassermj7671
      @nassermj7671 7 месяцев назад +5

      I've been in the USA for a few decades. My heart weeps and I cannot quite explain it. So many missing nuggets

  • @frenchyboy26
    @frenchyboy26 6 месяцев назад +15

    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. 🇸🇳

  • @diwa1107
    @diwa1107 7 месяцев назад +97

    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.

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +12

      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!

  • @mimisslopez
    @mimisslopez 6 месяцев назад +13

    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.

  • @mckahla6233
    @mckahla6233 7 месяцев назад +62

    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.

    • @Lanadelreyandindilaontop
      @Lanadelreyandindilaontop 7 месяцев назад +3

      you are so pretty

    • @mckahla6233
      @mckahla6233 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@Lanadelreyandindilaontop thank you so much and so are you 😭❤️

    • @rebeccafrost5542
      @rebeccafrost5542 7 месяцев назад

      With all due respect I may be alone but I don't need codependency. Much respect and 💕💕💕💕

    • @ytl7750
      @ytl7750 7 месяцев назад +13

      @@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

    • @franzbuschmann
      @franzbuschmann 7 месяцев назад +2

      Why aren't you going to Israel and fight your Fight?

  • @sinem4781
    @sinem4781 5 месяцев назад +5

    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.

  • @yr18506
    @yr18506 7 месяцев назад +35

    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

    • @noonwraith401
      @noonwraith401 5 месяцев назад

      Still way better than Kafir countries.

  • @BettyMamo_
    @BettyMamo_ 7 месяцев назад +52

    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!

  • @TomiwaRodia
    @TomiwaRodia 7 месяцев назад +16

    This is so beautiful! I could relate to pretty much everything you discussed. Praying for the best for you on your healing journey ❤

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +3

      InshaAllah! Sister I love your content💓, thank you so much for watching.

  • @FuturisticLover93
    @FuturisticLover93 6 месяцев назад +13

    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..

  • @naturalniya1880
    @naturalniya1880 7 месяцев назад +72

    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!

  • @zubeyrahmed7266
    @zubeyrahmed7266 7 месяцев назад +136

    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.

    • @quinn9074
      @quinn9074 7 месяцев назад +3

      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?

    • @yashikacarstairs
      @yashikacarstairs 7 месяцев назад +5

      "Freeing me from secularism" that is genuinely one of the most insane things I've read

    • @quinn9074
      @quinn9074 7 месяцев назад +4

      @@yashikacarstairs wdym

    • @grandvizir
      @grandvizir 7 месяцев назад

      @@yashikacarstairs crazy right ? They don’t even think about it…

    • @yashikacarstairs
      @yashikacarstairs 7 месяцев назад +5

      @@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

  • @nims.3o
    @nims.3o 7 месяцев назад +37

    wow. this video is so refreshing. Allahuma barik you've created a masterpiece.

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +4

      Alhamdulillah! Thank you so much ❤️

  • @s.y.4968
    @s.y.4968 5 месяцев назад +2

    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.

  • @pixiedust9860
    @pixiedust9860 7 месяцев назад +17

    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.

  • @Nruun
    @Nruun 7 месяцев назад +21

    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

  • @jalissatorres2607
    @jalissatorres2607 7 месяцев назад +4

    Peace comes from within

  • @Rohasdaud
    @Rohasdaud 7 месяцев назад +10

    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.

    • @Cinnamon.Apples7
      @Cinnamon.Apples7 6 месяцев назад

      Sadly, some cannot return because of war in the various Muslim homelands.

  • @shalomadarco843
    @shalomadarco843 7 месяцев назад +8

    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.

    • @abukitten
      @abukitten 7 месяцев назад

      Have you ever looked into Islam?

    • @shalomadarco843
      @shalomadarco843 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@abukitten yes. my heart is there.

    • @abukitten
      @abukitten 7 месяцев назад

      @@shalomadarco843 take your shahada 🥹

    • @shalomadarco843
      @shalomadarco843 7 месяцев назад +3

      did

  • @Haya_0707
    @Haya_0707 7 месяцев назад +17

    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.

  • @GuilhermeSantos-uq9mc
    @GuilhermeSantos-uq9mc 7 месяцев назад +13

    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.

  • @tarynaliyah
    @tarynaliyah 7 месяцев назад +9

    This is so commendable! Mashallah, TabarakAllah. May Allah reward you and keep you protected on your journey 👏🏾❤

  • @umamah5296
    @umamah5296 7 месяцев назад +49

    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 💖

    • @kaarmenlove
      @kaarmenlove 7 месяцев назад +2

      Come to Toronto !!

    • @waheeb_m
      @waheeb_m 6 месяцев назад +2

      Toronto has a better muslims community, vancouver is a different world

    • @umamah5296
      @umamah5296 6 месяцев назад +1

      Haha ya'll got me convinced (and honestly I have always wanted to) Inshallah imma be making my way to Toronto 🏃‍♀💼

    • @WTFajr
      @WTFajr 3 месяца назад +1

      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.

    • @umamah5296
      @umamah5296 3 месяца назад

      @@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 😊

  • @Nebuchadnezzar_XXIV
    @Nebuchadnezzar_XXIV 7 месяцев назад +13

    Alhamdulillah, may Allah bless and protect you sister! 🌹

  • @codeforfreeinc
    @codeforfreeinc 7 месяцев назад +3

    This is beautiful and may Allah protect you on your journey.

  • @m3m00k
    @m3m00k 7 месяцев назад +3

    3 seconds in and I already subscribed!

  • @gaziz3225
    @gaziz3225 7 месяцев назад +4

    You are a major inspiration, May Allah SWT continuously guide you and shower you with blessings!

  • @MedinaRakovic
    @MedinaRakovic 7 месяцев назад

    Allahumma barik!! Thank you for sharing this special chapter in your life💕

  • @rohaansohaib67
    @rohaansohaib67 7 месяцев назад +51

    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!

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +5

      Jazakallah khair! Thank you so much Alhamdulillah. I wish you ease on whenever you move InshaAllah

    • @remember.772
      @remember.772 7 месяцев назад

      Isn't UK convenient to live there isn't there alot of Muslims?

    • @Muniba.Kashif
      @Muniba.Kashif 7 месяцев назад +6

      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

    • @hafsahkhan4952
      @hafsahkhan4952 7 месяцев назад +2

      @@Muniba.Kashif ​​⁠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?

    • @Muniba.Kashif
      @Muniba.Kashif 7 месяцев назад

      @@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).

  • @feefs2139
    @feefs2139 7 месяцев назад +12

    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. 🤲🏾💞

  • @zeninken
    @zeninken 7 месяцев назад +3

    Mashaallah, may Allah strengthen you with Sabr ❤️🙏

  • @marrriiee
    @marrriiee 7 месяцев назад +2

    THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! i am truly happy for you. mashallah. i am planning on relocating to ghana but i am nervous just by the noises of people telling me how hard it is over there but i am truly feeling this deep within to go back home

  • @bellakante7205
    @bellakante7205 7 месяцев назад +2

    MashAllah, may Allah make it easy for you ❤ . Loved this video

  • @Luisinho_the_revert
    @Luisinho_the_revert 7 месяцев назад +3

    Amazing storytelling and I love the new perspective on things.

  • @princess_zulica
    @princess_zulica 7 месяцев назад +3

    your voice is so soothing and the filmography in this video is so beautiful , truly capturing the essence of the profound sentences said! The sounds, especially at the beginning, the hollow singing and mellow sounds and beat through it all was beautiful! I love this video and cant wait to see more insha'Allah!

  • @sistermarko7698
    @sistermarko7698 7 месяцев назад

    Mash'Allah what a beautiful video! May Allah continue to guide and increase you!💙

  • @saidaa5511
    @saidaa5511 7 месяцев назад +2

    I am so excited this video got recommended to me, and I'm so excited about the future of this channel, masha'Allah!

  • @fathiaa6392
    @fathiaa6392 7 месяцев назад +19

    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.

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +1

      wa alaikum salaam! Yess hearing the adhan everyday is just a constant blessing

  • @yasmien244
    @yasmien244 7 месяцев назад +5

    girl u are a poet and that first part of the video is a masterpiece!

  • @duendea2863
    @duendea2863 7 месяцев назад +2

    This was so peaceful. I loved every bit

  • @B_muslim
    @B_muslim 7 месяцев назад

    I’m so happy I clicked on this video! May Allah continue to guide, protect you, & continue to elevate your iman.

  • @zt3kr
    @zt3kr 7 месяцев назад +4

    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.

  • @indonesia-knowledge-share-grou
    @indonesia-knowledge-share-grou 7 месяцев назад +9

    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

  • @Maniagio
    @Maniagio 7 месяцев назад +2

    Omg I am so speechless you are wonderful Ma shaa Allah and inspiring.

  • @Kay-uk9us
    @Kay-uk9us 7 месяцев назад

    Such a beautiful video❤ jazakillahu Khair ❤️

  • @Oliviaf176
    @Oliviaf176 7 месяцев назад +21

    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!

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад

      Alhamdulillah thank you sooo much ❤️🙏🏽

  • @oops7520
    @oops7520 7 месяцев назад +12

    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)💕

  • @doseofdjoula
    @doseofdjoula 7 месяцев назад

    this is such a beautiful video allahuma barek

  • @safa-uc1mk
    @safa-uc1mk 7 месяцев назад +2

    Mashallah, This is so beautiful and inspiring :) May you have the best in this world and the hereafter, inshallah

  • @stink6974
    @stink6974 6 месяцев назад +4

    this is cinematic, profound and stunning. wow. I feel very inspired. thank you for your light

  • @nazaha6886
    @nazaha6886 7 месяцев назад +5

    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.❤

  • @veiledopinions
    @veiledopinions 7 месяцев назад

    Loved this video. Thank you!

  • @dekamohamed6218
    @dekamohamed6218 7 месяцев назад

    Mashaallah tabaarakallaah Iam so happy to see you Nadifah ,Iam send you big hugs from Memphis.

  • @ac-go4np
    @ac-go4np 7 месяцев назад +4

    May peace be with you at all times my dear sister. I also moved from US to the Muslim lands very recently

  • @Terrelune7
    @Terrelune7 7 месяцев назад +17

    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 ❤

    • @Nadiifaa
      @Nadiifaa  7 месяцев назад +3

      Walaikum assalam rahmatullahi barakatuh, thank you so much for tuning in! InshaAllah I plan to share more ☺️

  • @TheKnittedRaven
    @TheKnittedRaven 7 месяцев назад +1

    A thought provoking perspective. Thank you for sharing.

  • @cosyc00kie
    @cosyc00kie 5 месяцев назад +1

    Allahumma barik!! I love this video

  • @imranaleem3567
    @imranaleem3567 7 месяцев назад +8

    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 :)

  • @PVO365
    @PVO365 7 месяцев назад +7

    Alhamdulillah 🖤

  • @Ma_Ogtahay24
    @Ma_Ogtahay24 7 месяцев назад

    This is one of the best videos I’ve seen. Amazing story. MaahaAllah gabadheena!

  • @rahma-ry7mg
    @rahma-ry7mg 7 месяцев назад +2

    this is such a beautiful video allahumabarik! you perfectly encapsulated what every muslim feels being born in a western country. allhamdulilah you got to experience being able to live in a muslim country, a place where we can truly focus on our deen. may Allah reward you and hold you steadfast on your journey with becoming closer to Allah swt!!

  • @rebeccafrost5542
    @rebeccafrost5542 7 месяцев назад +13

    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.

  • @busharasarosh
    @busharasarosh 7 месяцев назад +3

    This is such a beautiful video. Thank you for showing us the different ways of living outside the West. Your ability to stay true to yourself and your beliefs is admirable. Can't wait to see more Vlogs and your life in Somalia. All the best to you

  • @Donotcare6
    @Donotcare6 7 месяцев назад

    Wow Masha'Allah. May Allah SW guide you and all of the Muslim in the world

  • @adnagas
    @adnagas 7 месяцев назад +2

    Asc. Masha Allah! May Allah be with you and put baraka in journey inshaAllah

  • @shiningWiz4rd
    @shiningWiz4rd 7 месяцев назад +4

    You did the right thing

  • @positivethinker2770
    @positivethinker2770 6 месяцев назад +2

    Life in Africa is good Alhamdulilah we feel sufficient with little we have despite corrupt governments we can preserve our deen far better than western hemisphere jzk khair and much respect from Ethiopia

  • @OhSoNonchalant
    @OhSoNonchalant 7 месяцев назад +4

    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

  • @lolisoverused6303
    @lolisoverused6303 7 месяцев назад +2

    its my first time seeing you on my feed and i want to say that I am happy that you followed your heart to where it was pulling you. most of us are scared to do anything out of the norm and spend our lives living in regret and realize we should have done what we wanted after it is too late.

  • @YourMuslimHomegirl
    @YourMuslimHomegirl 6 месяцев назад

    This is so beautiful & poetic! Alhumdulilah! May Allah allow us all to move this freely and focus on him alone! Ameen! I love this!

  • @fathiyayusuf9226
    @fathiyayusuf9226 7 месяцев назад +3

    MashaAllah sister I am so happy for you ❤.

  • @lailaclement289
    @lailaclement289 7 месяцев назад +2

    Ma Sha Allah. This is a refreshing journey on vlogging. This feels like the movie the color purple (muslim version)

  • @mohamedkamara8225
    @mohamedkamara8225 7 месяцев назад +1

    You are so right sister, you encapsulated all my feelings into one video, may Allah bless your journey

  • @LondonSuhbeebra
    @LondonSuhbeebra 7 месяцев назад +1

    Mashallah your voice is like a lullaby. Also the way you filmed/edited this was so intentional and cinematic. I felt like I was watching a visual poem. May Allah bless you on your journey!

  • @Juju.684
    @Juju.684 7 месяцев назад +16

    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
      @franzbuschmann 7 месяцев назад

      Geil. Einer weniger in Europa :D

    • @israali5321
      @israali5321 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@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🫂

  • @fatimahaljawi2047
    @fatimahaljawi2047 7 месяцев назад +3

    Subhanallah sister, many would still have no clue of what you mentioned. Allah chose you for such an enlightenment and journey.Wish you peace

  • @filtenborg1603
    @filtenborg1603 7 месяцев назад +1

    this is a nice video. I am really happy for you sister Alhamdulillah