[NFB-Muslims] A new member

Sun Feb 26 19:16:28 UTC 2023

Salaamualaykum Lina,
Welcome to our group I am also in Maryland, Rockville. There are many books
on Islam on BARD.
The muslim group will have the meeting next week and I invite you to join
us on zoom.
Yasmin

On Sun, Feb 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM Debbie via NFB-Muslims <
nfb-muslims at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi Ronza,
>
> Believe it or not, you are one of the reasons I am now a very happy
> Muslim.  My daughter became a Muslim in March of last year and seeing how
> happy she is and how she now lives her life, got me interested.  Then
> someone posted from an all faith’s group only things on Christianity.  You
> mentioned that they had nothing for Muslims in there, so it got me looking
> around and reading.  That was what did it for me.  My daughter peaked my
> interest and without knowing it, you got me searching and reading and
> alhamdulillah, I am here.  I would love to know any websites you may know
> of that are great, or anything like that.  Any audiobooks I could benefit
> from.  Thank you Lady President.  I am eternally grateful.
>
> Salam,
>
> Lina
>
>
>
> *From:* NFB-Muslims *On Behalf Of *Ronza Othman via NFB-Muslims
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2023 10:33 PM
> *To:* 'NFB Muslims Group list' <nfb-muslims at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* rothmanjd at gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Muslims] A new member
>
>
>
> Wow, Lina, welcome and congratulations!  Welcome to the group, and I’m so
> delighted to find you here.  As you likely know, I’m your state President
> in Maryland, and I’m really looking forward to getting to know you better.
> I had no idea you were reverting to Islam.  We’re a small but active group
> of NFB Muslims here in Maryland, and we’re delighted to have you among us.
> My oldest sister is Lina, and it is such a beautiful name.
>
>
>
> Please let me know if I can be helpful in getting integrated into the
> community here.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Ronza Othman, *President
>
> National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
>
> 443-426-4110
>
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
>
>
>
> *From:* NFB-Muslims <nfb-muslims-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Kristopher
> Idrees Crawley via NFB-Muslims
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2023 8:28 PM
> *To:* 'NFB Muslims Group list' <nfb-muslims at nfbnet.org>
> *Cc:* kicrawley.nfb at gmail.com
> *Subject:* Re: [NFB-Muslims] A new member
>
>
>
> As-salamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu sister Lina and welcome to
> the group. This is brother Idrees from Arizona.
>
> My wife and I are both blind and have 3 (soon to be 4) kids. I pray that
> this group proves beneficial to you, inshaAllah.
>
> Many of us also participate in the WhatsApp group so if you would like the
> link to join that let us know.
>
> If you would like to order a free translation of the Qur’an in Braille you
> can visit IslamByTouch.com.
>
> For other Islamic resources you can visit BlindMuslims.com.
>
> I would like to also state that everyone should refer to sister Lina by
> her preferred name. Some of us converts do change our names and that is our
> choice and acceptable in Islam.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> *Kristopher I. Crawley*
>
>
>
> [image: I, A, A, P, International Association of Accessibility
> Professionals, Professional Member]
> <https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/>
>
>
>
>
>
> [image: Certified Google Chromebook Accessibility Expert]
> <https://education.acvrep.org/badges/badge.php?hash=18b8ae05639d02d02387d74e47732a7cb8eeb657>[image:
> JAWS Certified, 2022]
> <https://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Certification>    [image:
> ZoomText Certified, 2022]
> <https://www.zoomtext.com/learning/certification> [image: NVDA Certified
> Expert] <https://www.nvaccess.org/>
>
>
>
> *Board Member:* National Federation Of The Blind Of SC
>
> *President:* SC Communities of Faith Division
>
> *1st Vice President:* SC Association of Black Leaders
>
> *Email:* KICrawley.NFB at Gmail.com
>
> *Phone/Text:* (803) 220-1727
>
> The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends
> who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
> work together to help blind people live the lives they want.
>
> *NFB of SC Pages*
>
> Visit our Website <https://www.nfbofsc.org/>
>
> Donate to the NFB of SC <https://www.nfbofsc.org/donate>
>
> Subscribe to our Podcast
> <https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-south-carolina/id1563280420>
>
> Like us on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina>
>
> Follow us on Twitter <https://www.twitter.com/SCNFB>
>
>
>
> *From:* NFB-Muslims <nfb-muslims-bounces at nfbnet.org> *On Behalf Of *Debbie
> via NFB-Muslims
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 25, 2023 2:14 PM
> *To:* nfb-muslims at nfbnet.org
> *Cc:* dlcarroll68 at gmail.com
> *Subject:* [NFB-Muslims] A new member
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> My name is Debbie, but I now go by Lina.  I converted to Islam on January
> 9, 2023.  I am a mom of 21-year-old twin daughters.  I live in Baltimore
> county, and I am blind in my right eye, but I do have a little vision in my
> left eye.  I am happy to have found this group.  I’ve been a member of the
> NFB for only around 3 years or so.  I look forward to participating.
>
> Wassalam,
>
> Debbie/Lina
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> NFB-Muslims mailing list
> NFB-Muslims at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> NFB-Muslims:
>
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/yasmin81065%40gmail.com
>
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image001.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 15603 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0001.jpg>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image002.png
Type: image/png
Size: 12580 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0004.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image003.png
Type: image/png
Size: 9307 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0005.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image004.png
Type: image/png
Size: 9520 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0006.png>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image005.png
Type: image/png
Size: 29310 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://nfbnet.org/pipermail/nfb-muslims_nfbnet.org/attachments/20230226/2625092b/attachment-0007.png>