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3 months ago

Struggling with faith and family after reverting, please dua

assalamu alaykum, i reverted in april and things with my parents have always been rough. recently i left a haram relationship, grew closer to my deen, and started rebuilding ties with my family. my parents are very devout catholics and a bit islamophobic, so i haven’t fully told them yet (i’m 19 - they’d probably call it a phase or send me to a camp). to keep the peace i still go to church with them and join the family rosary, while privately practicing my salah and reading islamic apps. yesterday my dad used my ipad and saw the muslim app, and today he confronted me. he said, even though we’re your parents we can only support you so far, and accused muslims of being deceitful. he told me to drop this islamic mindset now. it hurt, and he also said that if i were a man he could’ve arranged a marriage with a catholic spouse and everything would be fine - but as a south indian woman marriage and family expectations make things more complicated. we just started getting closer and they’re not going to let me move out anytime soon, which scares me. ramadan is coming and i’m worried i won’t be able to fast openly or even say my shahada properly in front of them. they’re upset with me for changing views on issues like kashmir and palestine and for not ‘standing with our country no matter what.’ my dad even said living in the us and leaning toward islam puts me in danger. alhamdulillah we moved here a few years ago, but i feel stuck between my faith and keeping my family. i keep telling myself i’ll study hard, get degrees, be independent, and maybe then they’ll trust me, but i’ve watched how they treat my oldest sibling and i’m afraid of losing them now that things are finally improving. any advice or duas would mean a lot. jazakum allah khair.

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