deenin
1.A word ussually used by inner city muslims to describe someone who is still practicing islam, ie; praying 5x's a day, fasting, going to the mosque and avoiding big sins (illicit sex, crimes etc.)
2. Some one who is still striving to be a good muslim.
3. Someone can be "back on the deen". Meaning they fell off for a while and are now trying to stop their foolishness and be a good muslim ie. pray, fast, and leave that woman alone that ain't their wife (if it's gotten that far.)
3. Being righteous, in a good, god-fearing way.
2. Some one who is still striving to be a good muslim.
3. Someone can be "back on the deen". Meaning they fell off for a while and are now trying to stop their foolishness and be a good muslim ie. pray, fast, and leave that woman alone that ain't their wife (if it's gotten that far.)
3. Being righteous, in a good, god-fearing way.
"Yo brother you alright?- cause I heard about how you was going through some things lately." "Yeah Aaq! I'm aaight now. You know it's hard out here for a bro. But I'm still deenin.... Catch you latar."
"Salam alaikum" "Wa laikum salam".
"Salam alaikum" "Wa laikum salam".
deenin hard
"Deenin' hard" reminds us that the deen in its ideal form is a productive and active orientation that has downstream effects in all aspects of one's life. It's not a birthmark or an ingroup marker or a personality trait or some passive inclination. It's thus best described by a verbal noun rather than an adjective. It is above all the name given to a continuous process and struggle. Much more can be written about this and the supremacy of language and how language shapes our world.
"word babygirl be deenin hard, i tried to holler at her and she said she would ask her parents if she could talk to me. she's 26 and a doctor! that's deenin hard"