Im 15 and christian and after reading about islam im thinking about converting. is ther ne1 out ther lyk me?

Question

hi my name is emma and im 15, and christian. well i was until i read about islam and it made a lot of sense 2 me. but my mum is christian and so are a lot of my m8's. i also hav worries that if i go into the muslim community i wont b welcomed or no1 wud marry me. i havnt told ne1 and wasnt sure who 2 ask. so mayb with GODS help one of u out ther will help guide me in the right direction. plz help me.

emma

Answer 1

In the name of God most gracious most merciful.

I am happy to see that you still interested in being sure that what God guided you to is simply what he wants you to believe.
The first step that I urge you to do is to go meet some americain muslim women, I think this will help you feel sure and secure because in the begining of conversion you feel some kind that you are a stranger, but know that you will be not.
Know that in becoming Muslima, you will please God, and in return all your past sins will be errased and some will become double reward
Thanks God for your interest in knowing the truth.
Emma, Know that more you are looking for the truth with open mind and with open heart, you have nothing to loose, and Know that God will guide you more and more until you be sure with no doubts.also know that it is of your right to search for the truth.and more you will be close to it, more satan will try to make you in doubts, more people will try hard to put you back into ignorance.
we have one God, and he is just and will never commit injustice toward us. we agree that he is seeing, hearing us and knowing what's in our heart. so if we die believing in this, can God punish us for it? we are 100% right. know that God is not the author of confusion, so his message will call for unity and if you see in christianity there is too many groups, one believing in jesus as God the son, others jesus is God, others both believes, trinity, unitarian ....and that you find in a single street many churchs everyone thinking that they are on the truth. is that Unity? the danger is that these sects are divided upon their beliefs about who is God?wich bible is true?. in islam they all agree about one God, one book,and one prophet who was enough to convey the message but there is some sects but without a real threat to the main belief that there is one God and we have to submit to his commands, and in the day of jugement the one who didn't invent and innovate in the religion of God will be succesfull.
to make God happy is to obey his commands and not innovate new things,and strive to please him

We believe in jesus peace be upon him, but the jews don't.
We believe in Muhammad pbuh and both christians and jews don't.
If you want to understand the message of Jesus, read the Quran, than read the bible, but read only the words coming from jesus lips only, but with your interpretation based on the Quran, so you can understand his sayings( in making sure that jesus is just a man and a great prophet, while God is different, nothing is like him).
I will give you an example in a form of question with answer:
Q/ why God sent prophets?
A/ because no form of worship will be accepted by God only what he told his prophets to teach.
So we can understand then the verse of Jesus pbuh. << no-one can access GOD without jesus.>>
the same thing in Islam ,no one can say that he worships God only through the teaching of Muhammad pbuh.
If you worship God your way it will not be accepted from you because you can't force God and because he already sent you many prophets. that way we understand that all the prophets were muslim.and you can't worship God only through them.
Jesus can't be God because God has one way to save the world, not many ways. is it fair that the people who lived at the time of Adam, Noah, Abraham, Lot, Isaac, Ishmaeel,....Moses strived hard to please God , followed the commands of God while the christians follow nothing of the commands and allowed all things that God made unlawful ( like drinking, drugs, adultery, gambling, usury,....) some muslims do this bad things, but they know that they are forbiden by God, while christians do them thinkingthat jesus died for their sins.
Q/ what do you think if you were born in the amazon forest far away from civilization, (and looking at the stars, the sun, the moon, the sky, the rain, the sea, the mountains....) will you recognize that there is a pwerfull thing behind these creations, or will you discover that God came to save us?
A/ I will say that your head will be full of questions, who created these thing? for what purpose? why I am here?......but you will know that there is something appealing to you.
Q/ If we find out that there is another earth somewhere in the univers with other people like us, and they are sinner. do you think God will send prophets to guide them? or send another son to die for them ? If so why he created them ?
A/ If you see there is no reason for God to come and die to save the world
lets read the verse in our way:<< God so loved the world that he send himself to die for our sins>>!!! why creating us.?
this can't be. If you sin you need to ask God for forgivness because he is most merciful, most forgiving.
Q/so, why God created satan then?
A/ If God wanted to save the world the way the christians claim, he would not have created satan to tempt us, to whisper to us, to make us worship others than God. so why creating satan to mislead us and push us to sin, and God can't control him only by coming and die or send his son while God can't have a so and specially a human.
Jesus never said that I am God, worship me. if so why then God didn't make it clear to us without falling in doubts, mysteries, misconceptions...., son of God was just another way to say a pious one, close to God, a believer..in Hebrew language ..read the bible you will find many son(s) of God.
can God let you die with mysteries with you?
God has many attributes that are perfect, like the most merciful and forgiving. the christians give him imperfection, they said you can't be saved only because jesus died for our sins. so God is imperfect then. ( how about jesus didn't die on the cross and God put somebody who looks like him on the cross , so jesus is alive and will come back to call all people to the truth and no more sects and divisions)
God is powerfull and can do anything , but christians claim that he needs a son to die to save the world. again they make him imperfect.
they say God of israel is different than God of today. again they claim impefection to God.
God knows what will happen in the future, if realy God had a son like they claim, he will save him, not let him die , becaus God knows the future so he could have change the circonstances but because he has no son he let things happen like he predicted
they claim a not knowing God
God gave you the choice, a perfect brain and heart to choose between right and wrong.
who ever will be arrogant to the message of God , he will be blind, dumb, and can't understand.
who ever keep his heart open for knowing the truth, God will give him light, and I think you are one of them . keep like that.
just keep asking questions to yourself and I am sure that you can answer them if you use logic and your heart.

Muslims believe in all the prophets, it is a pillar of faith, you are not muslim if you don't accept Moses, jesus, Adam, and all others. God choose them because they are the best of mankind. God is most wise and he knows wich man if he gives him the message he will convey it perfectly, the prophets are all muslims, they all suffered and were insulted in a period of their life. Muhammad is the last prophet of God , even dead he still being mocked , insulted by people of other believe this is why he is the seal of the prophets until the end of time with the Quran as the eternal message from God not altered and polluted by man's hands.
Muhammad is a prophet for all mankind.

May God help you.
for more help consult theses sites. try to print
http://www.al-sunnah.com/muhammad_in_the_bible.htm
http://www.muslimworld.co.uk/truereligion.htm
http://www.thetruecall.com/home/
http://www.islam-guide.com/life-after-death-by-wamy.htm

Answer 2

With all my Heart I don't want you to convert. But you have to make up your own mind on these things switching religions is not as easy as changing your clothes which you will do. If you are serious about it do it right tell your mom your friends and family they will try to stop you. The reason you must do this is to show that you are an adult and you can think for yourself, also that you are prepared to take the persecution of being Muslim. You will be harassed, threatened or even attacked. As far as you not being accepted it is possible but that shouldn't matter acceptance is for mental well being which is important only until you die then your spiritual beliefs take over for the rest of eternity so what is more important. Marriage is a totally different hand of cards all together you got a good 5 years + to even worry about that to have anything that's going to last. And last but not least you are 15 years old you really don't need to be worrying about this. go to school dream about boys and talk to your friends hang out at the mall go to a few party's and have a few beers have fun don't worry about these things right now there is TOO MUCH going on inside your head already. If you are serious about it wait 5 years before you do anything and see if you feel the same. My bet is that if you waited a year you wouldn't feel the same.
Confusion is a terrible pain inside your mind I know it well strive for knowledge and the pain will go away slowly.

Answer 3

Start with the Quran, read it and try to understand it as best you can, and pray to God for guidance while you do so. From there on the beliefs change from person to person. Some will tell you it is not ok to dress how you consider "normal," while others will tell you that simply dressing modestly is perfectly acceptable. Some will tell you all music is sinful (haram), others will tell you only certain types of music are sinful, and still others will say all music is allowed. Some will claim hijab (covering the head) is mandatory, others will claim it is a choice and that hijab means more than this. You can figure all of those things out later though, as far as what path is truly the one that you are meant to be on. Don't let the many differing opinions discourage you. When I converted, I tended to get "lost" the moment I tried to understand the differing beliefs. But I always felt my feet being planted firmly back onto the ground when I went back to Quran and prayer/guidance from God alone. So I would encourage you, whatever path you choose, to go get a Quran. Read it with an open mind, and do your best to understand it. Don't be afraid to ask questions if you are concerned... using ones mind is given importance, and there is no shame in trying to understand what you read. Everything else is secondary to what is within this book, as it is only this book that is the literal word of God. After you start there, just pray for guidance, and go where God and your heart lead you. One more thing... those who offer their advice and opinion do not matter, what matters is that you follow God. It is only to God you will have to answer to what you do in this life, not to people who try to tell you right from wrong. Just keep that in mind. God bless. * I'm certainly not the most knowledgeable on all things.. but feel free to e-mail me if you'd like. At the least, I can point you to some good websites where you can read and listen to Quran online.

Answer 4

dont wrry emma there are thousands of ppl out ther from all different walks of life and ages that convert to islam. u choose who u want 2 b. if u wanna become a muslim then its up 2 u. if ur afraid that ur mom might get upset she wont because she is ur mother she may seem surprised but dont worry. maybe u want 2 break it down 2 her slowly or show her y u converted. and 4 ur friends and mates whether or not they accept u ull find out if they r ur real friends.islam is the fastest growing religion on the planet and ull find muslims everywher and no matter what u will never be rejected in the muslim community.

good luck :)

Answer 5

Really? I think you need to ask Jesus to come into your heart again...that's if you haven't! Trust me, I'm a year older than you and I also thought of converting to Islam, then I read up on some stuff about it...and I was like HELL NO! So, I am glad to be Christian! Why not convert to Judaism? Can I just elighten you on something? Muslims say they worship the same God as us and as the Jews, but then the palestinians are coming along claiming that Israel stole land from them! Did you know that the true God is the God of Israel?

I'll pray for ya, you're just going through that stage!

Answer 6

I am 15 too. I have been a christian for about a year now and it has been the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life. I advise you not to convert to any other religion as they are false. All i can say is talk to Jesus through prayer and ask him to help you. He is the way, the truth and the life. I hope you dont think im pushing this onto you.

God bless x

Answer 7

It is your life and beleives, no one should make you change what you beleive, and eventually your parents will accept your decisions. As for the Muslim community, they will accept you of course, a lot of people convert to Islam, and they are very respected by Muslims, Islam is the fastest growing religion, so don't worry i am sure u will meet many people like you.

Answer 8

welcome and alhumdullah (all thanks to God) that you are interested in Islam.. Only God knows whats in our hearts.. Id advise you not to listen to most folks on the internet.. Its not a good foundation to learn anything.. You cant be absolutely sure of the acuracy of the info you are getting. Go to the muslim community near you and ask the ladies there to help guide you. They will welcome you, believe me. Dont go there with the intention of thinking no one will marry you.. That is not your goal.. Go there with the mindset that you are to be enlightened and learn more about God and yourself and purpose on this earth.. If God wills in the future he will guide a good man to you, but you are young yet and need much more time to study and learn yet.. Goodluck! and May God bless you sister ^_^
additional note: you dont have to change your name contrary to what others say, but there is a beautiful arabic islamic name for you "Eman" (similar to Emma) with means Faith in arabic...

Answer 9

I personally do not believe in religion. I believe in The Father,The Son,The holy Ghost & The Bible. Being 15 you have plenty of time to chose what you believe. Why not stay with your familys beliefs. Untill you have the freedom( age 18 or older) to research diffrent views.

Answer 10

your welcome to follow best system of life , ISLAM.

Once you understand and accept islamic faith , all your

doubts will be clear , including your life partner. May Allah

show u the right path. keep up the spirit to know the truth.

Answer 11

You can believe whatever you want but your parents might make you observe their religious beliefs as long as you're living with them. Don't panic, you have your whole life ahead of you to decide what religion you want to be part of.