My Beautiful Little Somali Princess

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God has blessed me with 5 incredibly wonderful children. Adam is 13 (going on 30), Sarah is 11, Yusuf is 8, Ibrahim is 3, and Zakariya is 20 months. I am so happy that Allah has blessed me with a daughter. I remember playing dress up with her and letting her wear my scarves. She looked so adorable. Lately, I have been making her school clothes for next year. She tried on all these beautiful scarves and I realised that my baby girl is growning up.

I always thought she looked like me, just a few shades darker. It wasn't until I took the above picture that I realised that the Somali gene is stronger than I thought.

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  1. xeyMarch 4, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    Masha'Allah, she's precious! :) It's so weird to think about kids growing up. I remember when some of my nieces and nephews were babies, and now, they're preteens!

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  2. NaimahMarch 4, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    Masha'Allaah she's very beautiful, Allaahumma barak feehaa. They do grow up very quickly subhanAllaah.

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  3. Complicated LexicalityMarch 4, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    Adorable MashAllah.

    I have noticed too with many mixed families that the Somali gene is indeed powerful...regardless of whether the mother or the father is somali...SubhanAllah!

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  4. Shukran UmmIsmail Webb, May Allaah azz wal Jaal Reward you. AmeenMarch 4, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    masha allah so cute

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  5. Random MuslimaMarch 4, 2009 at 12:56 PM

    mashaALlah she is beautiful may Allah keep her safe and let her grow strong in her deen amin.

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  6. Stacy K. March 4, 2009 at 2:53 PM

    MashaAllah I was so happy to have a daughter too. There is so much that you can share together. Make sure that she learns to speak good Somali too!

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  7. Sacrifice4AllahMarch 5, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    MashaAllah Tammy! Your daughter is beautiful! May Allah always protect her!

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  8. AnonymousMarch 8, 2009 at 12:34 AM

    What a little heart breaker masha'Allah!

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  9. GayathriMarch 9, 2009 at 3:00 PM

    she looks gorgeous

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  10. AnonymousMay 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    She's beautiful mashaAllah!

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  11. wanitaJune 6, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    Mashallah ! i say the same about my daughter ... yesterday we attended her preschool graduation ... my baby's all grown up ! Indeed our baby girls are such precious gifts from Allah !!

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