It was to lead me to the truth
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It was
to lead me to the truth
5/30/2002 - Religious
Social - Article Ref: IC0205-441
By: Glori (Majida Amal)
IslamiCity* -
I took Shahada
(declaration of faith) on January 28th, 2002 in UK. I was a Christian girl
who converted willingly to Islam and I am very happy and content. It is hard to
be a Muslim in a small Christian town, yet I believe Allah led me to this path
for enlightenment to save me. As I am a nurse I kept asking Him what does He
want me to do? I felt I should be doing something to help the people or the
world. He led me to Islam and I am happier now. I still ask what can I do to
be a better person and help? I don't feel I am useful yet, I ask Him to show me
what I can do to make the world better.
I am trying to learn the Fatiha in Arabic; I know almost all
of it now. I keep learning the Islamic history, culture and traditions along
with the beliefs in the Quran. I pray for my friends and relatives who do not
know the Quran and I pray for peace in the Middle East.
I pray in English except for the Fatiha, which I say. I work
night shift and sleep day shift so sometimes itÕs hard to pray at the times
suggested. May Allah forgive me if I am too late. I do ask Him to forgive me
and I am sincere in my prayers. He has already blessed me in many ways so I
must be grateful for what I have - eyes to see, ears to hear, legs to walk, arms
to feel, and a mind to learn and enrich my life with. When you are a nurse, you
see the sick, the deformed, the ignorant, the addict, and the innocent children
with terminal illnesses. I think I have been very lucky to be what I am.
However, I feel I should do more with my skills.
I am reading the Quran page by page. I will try to take each
day and find one good deed to do in that day. I am restless with energy; this
religion gave me a sense of relief that I am beyond the stage of questioning
religion and its importance. I questioned the Bible and I wasn't too popular
with my ÒdisbeliefsÓ. Now I am "home" and I believe in Allah and that
Muhammad (pbuh) is His servant and final messenger. I know now why I
questioned Christianity - It was to lead me to the truth.
Christians who have not read the Quran have no idea what
Islam represents or what the teachings of Muhammad (pbuh) are. Unless we inform
them, they will remain ignorant. In the Bible's original scripture, Jesus says
there will be another messenger after him and asked us to follow him. We know
this messenger was Muhammad (pbuh), but the Christians conveniently omitted that
part when they composed the new revision. Back then they used religion for
political purposes, to let people know the truth would have had Christians
following Muhammad (pbuh) and converting to Islam, weakening the ties of the
church over its subjects. I know if Christians could read and take classes in
Islam everywhere, we can increase their knowledge and many will come back to
Islam.
I am thankful to Allah that I found the right, the true, and the only real
religion. May He guide me to guide others.
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