Like most reverts to Islam my story is simple from the perspective of an outsider. Young man finds a religion that’s different to his family’s and eventually tells them and reverts. However, like many things in life, it is the travelling of the journey and not the getting to the destination that seems most hard. … Read more
Abdul Hakeem Heinz was brought up in the south of London. He was first introduced to Islam at the tender age of seven when his mother embraced Islam. Years later he traveled and lived in Egypt for a few years and further developed his knowledge and understanding of Islam as well as his skills in … Read more
(part 1 of 2) In 1988, I began to work on a project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with my father, who was a physician working in Saudi. He was in Kingdom and I was in the United States. That same year I came on a trip to the Kingdom and stayed in the … Read more
I feel honored to be a Muslim… And I feel that way for many reasons. There are many norms in the society I live that are opposite to what it is to be Muslim. And when I first came to this way of life, I didn’t know how well I would fair with it. To … Read more
The current of life can drag you to a place you would never think of going. Our fate is not in our hands, although it would seem to be; in its very veins are traces of handprint totally in contrast to ours. I have learned this wonderful truth in my own personal laboratory called life. … Read more
My name is Troy Bagnall. I’m a 22-year-old (soon to be 23) college student at Arizona State University (ASU) from Phoenix, Arizona in the US. I’m in a film & media studies program at ASU too. I accepted Islam this past February for a multitude of reasons. I had been interested in Islam for quite … Read more
Meu nome é Troy Bagnall. Sou um estudante universitário de 22 anos (em breve, 23) na Universidade do Arizona. Sou de Phoenix, Arizona, nos EUA. Também estou no programa de estudos cinematográficos e de mídia na mesma universidade. Aceitei o Islã em fevereiro passado por uma grande quantidade de razões. Tenho nutrido um interesse pelo … Read more
My name is Frank Estrada. I was raised a Roman Catholic. I was so devout, I even hoped to one day serve in the priesthood. I accepted the churches teachings even when I didn’t agree with them. I even took every chance I got to convert people in the hopes of bringing them to Allah. … Read more
I am ethnically a Russian Jew. My quest began when I was 19 years old. I was recovering from my stint with Scientology (yes I was brainwashed into it). My belief in God was uncertain. My goals in life were to be a rock star. I was living in my Pasadena apartment and working as … Read more
I usually don’t do this. That is, I usually don’t take this much time to tell anyone how I converted to Islam, or should I say, how I came back to Islam. See, when people find out you’ve become a Muslim, you always get the same questions over and over again. How did your parents … Read more