Introduction Revealing to you my story is not that easy for me to do. Because, it hurts me so much to recall my past life. But having Allah in my life, gave me courage to do it. To begin ………………… In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All Praise is due … Read more
(part 1 of 2) I could say that my journey to Islam began before I was even aware of it. I was born with a progressive hearing loss. My mother did not realize that I had difficulties hearing until I was 4 years old. Once it was discovered, I received my first hearing aids, and … Read more
On July 30, 2006 / Rajab 4, 1427, with Allah’s will, I declared my Shahadah. I believe this is my destiny, to become a Muslim, to return to my true religion. My story is now in front of you to read! There is not much to say about my religious background. I was baptized as … Read more
(part 1 of 4) Asalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakathuhu Nothing makes Truth stand out more clearly than Falsehood! I embraced Islam 6 months after I arrived in the US, thanks to my encounter with Christianity! I was born in India and grew up among people who worshipped many gods and goddesses – the Hindus. … Read more
“Are those who know equal to those who know not? It is only men of understanding who will remember.” (Quran 39:9) These were the first words from the Qur’an that touched me. And when I read that I could not stop thinking about it. I wondered what should I really know to be able to … Read more
Often I find myself reflecting upon how blessed I am. The life that I lead now is a world away from the one I expected to lead just a year ago: my first thoughts upon waking in the morning, my imagined path in life, and especially my heart and soul. I would never have dreamt … Read more
Growing up in New Zealand, I was raised as a Christian however my parents were not overly religious. As a young girl I went to Sunday school every week and attended church with my grandmother and went to Christian classes as part of the school curriculum. As I got older I stopped going to church … Read more
The first time I ever thought about having Islam as my religion was at the age of 15. Reading a story in my high school religion book about a Swedish woman who converted made me think: How would it be if I became a Muslim? How would it change my life? This woman was wearing … Read more
(part 1 of 2) I remember it so well. I remember the exact moment when my entire life changed, and I realized that I was no longer thinking “if I became Muslim”, but that I had at some point begun thinking “when I become Muslim.” It was no longer optional for me. It had become … Read more
The status of women is society is neither a new issue nor is it a fully settled one, and where Islam is mentioned, for many the term ‘Muslim Women’ prompts images of exhausted mothers chained to the stove, ‘victims’ suppressed in a life of indoctrination, frantic to be westernised and so on. Others will go … Read more