Question for Muslims reverts can you share a brief conversion story with us?

Question

(To spoil sports, please do not degrade yourself or your religion by being a spoil sport) This question is being asked in Good faith so, please keep your hating to yourself.

I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND STORIES OF HOW OTHER MUSLIM BROTHERS AND SISTERS ENTERED ISLAM.


EVERYONE ELSE PLEASE KEEP YOUR OPINION TO YOURSELF. THANKS@ AND I MEAN IT IN THE NICEST WAY I CAN!

Thanks,
M

Me too I am a revert of 5 years now elhamdulillah!

I became Muslim after 7 years of studying Islam. I started doubting my religion after the death of my brother. this opened my eyes in a way because My brother was just a baby and he was not baptized so you all can guess what that means. In any case after 7 years of studying to prove "Islam was wrong" I ended up becoming a convert myself. I have been a convert for 5 years and I am the happiest I have ever been!

I meant convert for 5 yeasr LOL correction!

Answer 1

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim - In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful

Salaam Alaikum wa Rahmatullah / Hello

I was blessed to be guided to Islam over 13 years ago. I grew up in a totally typical American family. My father was a career army man, my mother came from Germany when she married him after they met overseas. My life was normal. School, playing with friends, watching Speed Racer and Felix the Cat on TV, all the normal stuff.

My parents divorced when I was a teen and this led to a very tempestuous time in my life. I started searching for some religious belief, but as time passed I got caught up in the world and put religion on the back burner. In my early twenties, I started searching again. I read the Bible and the New Testatment, got involved with the ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jews, but ultimately fell away because I came up with more questions than answers.

Allah sent me some people who were Muslim, and I was blessed to be able to listen to them and learn. I had been prepared for Islam by my study of Judaism, where I learned about the Oneness of God, started dressing modestly, and abstained from pork. Islam was the next logical step. Whereas in Christianity I was taught to worship Jesus, and in Judaism I was taught to discard him, in Islam I was finally able to put him in his proper place, as a miracle from Allah, a prophet and messenger, the Messiah, and the one who would slay the antichrist.

I studied Islam for about two years before I reverted. I had been going to the Islamic center and sitting in a sisters' study group. When I went to see the Imaam and told him of my desire, he quizzed me to make sure I knew the fundamentals of Islam, and he was satisfied that I knew what I was getting myself into. He had me recite the Shahadah after him, and I was officially Muslim, alhamdulillah.

I have been very blessed to be able to continue to learn about my Deen. Allah sent me a wonderful man as a husband and we have three sons, mashAllah. I pray that I only live and die as a Muslim and that if anyone reads this, know that a cynical, educated, typical American woman learned about Islam and knows it is the truth. Go and seek for yourself. I pray that Allah opens your heart to accept the Truth as I did. Islam is not something strange or "out there". It is a wonderful belief and will help you prepare for the world to come.

Fi Aman Allah,

Nancy Umm Abdel Hamid

Answer 2

I first heard about Islam on 9/11 when I was 14 years old. After 9/11 I thought that all Muslims were terrorists who were out to kill everyone who didn't convert to Islam. I didn't think much more about it until I turned 18 years old. I had a boyfriend who was Muslim and was in Pakistan and he started telling me about Islam. He wanted me to convert to Islam for him so I did. However I found out later that after I left it that I wasn't really Muslim since I only reverted for love and because I didn't believe in ALLAH(SWT) and Muhammad(PBUH*). So since I was never Muslim it didn't count against me. I gave up on that and converted to Christianity on June 28, 2006. I was fine with being Christan for a while but then I felt that I wasn't getting any prayers answered by praying to Isa(PBUH*). So I left Christianity on September 20, 2006 and started looking through the Old Testament and read the first commandment which said "Thou shall have no other Gods before me." I knew I was doing something wrong by worshiping Prophet Isa(PBUH*) as God and started talking with my Muslim friends in Egypt about Islam and researching Islam on the Internet and finally took Shadah on October 1st, 2006 and then got married October 19, 2006 to my husband

Answer 3

Growing up I could not understand some things that I was being taught in Sunday school.

My Mother is a Christian and my Dad is an Atheist. My mother would just tell me the same thing that the Sunday school teacher was saying. My Dad would tell me that I needed to find my own answers and told my Mom that if she was not going to help me by giving me an answer that I could understand instead of telling me the same thing without her to questioning the answer then I was not to go back to Sunday school. He told me that I needed to do my own research and find the truth on my own. This was when I was 10.

At this time I would spend my summers with my grandparents. My Grand father was a Deacon and my Grand Mother was a Sunday school teacher. They would try to guide me but when I would question they too could not give me the answers.

Then when I was 16 I was in a world religion class in high school. There I began to learn about Islam and I could finally have my answers. I was so excited when I went home. But my mother was totally against it. And I was told that none of the garbage was to come into her home. At this time Dad was out of town and did not hear what she was telling me. So I would study in secret.

Less than a year after I graduated from high school I was told that I was to get married or get out of my parents home (by my Mother). I married and my husband was anti anything that was not Christian. So again I studied in secret.

After 5 years of an abusive relationship (with him cheating, hitting and being mentally abusive) I got out. I started college and began to openly study Islam. My Mother tried to set me down and tell me how wrong I am but my Dad has been there beside me still telling me that I needed to find my own way.

My Mother tells my Dad she does not know where her daughter went, telling him that we use to be so close. But in reality we have never been close.

When I married my husband she told me that he would not be welcome in her home and did not even come to the wedding, although my Dad did. Finally when I stood up to her and told her that if my entire family was not welcome in her home then none of us would come over any more (including my children from my first marriage) after a month my Dad called and said that she would allow for all of us to come over. I was not asking for them to love my husband (although my Dad already did) but to respect him as a person. It has been 2 years now and things are much better.

But she still does not respect my choosing Islam. Going so far as to telling my youngest son if he became a Muslim he did not love her any more. He came home to me in tears and I again had to put my foot down and tell her that if she spoke of religion with him again he would not be back. She has kept her word so far and my Dad keeps her in check.

I reverted 2 years ago and have never been happier. I learn something new everyday. I am now married to a wonderful Muslim man that treats me with love and respect. I have some of the same friends that I had before I reverted and found new friends Muslim. There are not many reverts in my area so we all get together at least 2 times a month. My husband jokes and tells me that we have the Ya Ya Muslim Sisterhood

But I think that each person should take their own journey, even if they believe that their belief is the right one. In the least they will be able to see the world through some else's eyes

Answer 4

Well, I am not sure if I'm considered tobe a revert or not but I will give it a try:

Salam alaikum wa rahmahtullahi wa barakatahu.

I was born into a family which was multi religious, but my father is Muslim, and my mother was christian. And well, I never bothered to study either of them since I was a kid, but I always considered myself to be Muslim, although I was so confused.

.......Years passed and I was on the same status......Calling myself Muslim but not knowing what it was, only that I believe in ALLAH SWT and I knew about Prophet Muhammad pbuh. That was it.

So then once, I broke my leg, and I prayed for ALLAH SWT to heal it.

It healed really soon and I was like wow.........so then slowly by slowly I began trying to learn more about Islam ever since.

And I said my shahada and now I believe I'm real Muslim.

But at the same time I am not a very good one, and I am trying my bet not to fall to all the temptatios here, and INSHA ALLAH SWT we all won't.

Thats m problem now, but , my mother used to hate Islam, and till now a day she still insults it out of many years since then, but at the same time, she does it out of ignorance like anyone else who does.

I used to have such a hard time with her and Islam, and it has gotten about 1 % better.

Anyways, I didn't learn Islam much from my father, although he did teach me some things.

But I have never been any religion other than Islam, Alhamdallahi Rabbil Alameen.

I wish I could live more Islamically and just be pious and pure, but I have to strive for that INSHA ALLAH SWT.

So I am not sure if it counts as if I reverted, but INSHA ALLAH SWT I am a Muslim and hopefully we will all die as Muslims even after that we will praise ALLAH SWT in Jannat Fir Daws.

Ameen. Salam alaikum wr wb.

Answer 5

I began learning about Islam on my own, over a year ago. Then I met and married the most amazing man I have ever known, and he is Muslim. I did not convert for him, or to marry him, and in fact, I was not Muslim when we married. After living with him and his family in their native country, living a completely Muslim lifestyle and continuing to educate myself about the truth of Islam, I recently decided to convert. Immersing myself completely in their culture and religion helped me to truly understand how Islam is meant to be practiced. I witnessed first hand how Muslims truly are- how kind, generous, loving and accepting the majority are, even to a non-Muslim. Of course, there are some who do not practice their religion well or at all, but they were still decent people.

Converting to Islam was an amazing experience for me and one I will never regret. Every day I learn more and more about my religion, and every day I feel happier, stronger and more at peace. Alhemdulilah!


For those who think my husband forced me to convert, you need to know that he did not. He let me study on my own and never interfered unless I asked him to. The day I told him I wanted to convert he has tears in his eyes. He knew this was a decision I made entirely on my own convictions.

Answer 6

Yes, I wish to say something...

MashAllah, may Allah guide everyone who has answered your question, and us all, InShaAllah, to the Right Path, Ameen!

It is important in this day and age, and it's our responsibility as Muslims, to make sure everyone has heard the truth about the message of Islam and the blessings it brings to those who absorb or consume it, whether they were born Muslim, or reverted to it.

The three important questions that we will all be asked Yum El Qiyamah, "Who is your God? What is your religion? Who is your Prophet?", I hope and pray that InShaAllah, we will all be among those who will reply "Allah is my Lord, Islam is my religion, and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is my Prophet."

Jazak Allah!

Answer 7

I reverted in 1997, alhamdu'Allah.

Grew up in a Baptist household, active in my church (choir, Sunday School, et al) but the where some questions about Isa (PBUH), especially after a conversation with my Muslim cousin (may Allah be pleased with him) about Isa (PBUH).

Answer 8

I was born Muslim but I didn't really start practicing until a few years ago after reading up on Islam on my own so alhamdulillah. You all have great stories that really touched me.

Answer 9

I truly Knew that I was Muslim after I understood that there is a cause to my existence and that that cause is an uncause. I also realize that the cause is one because if it was more than one it would have been limited and if it is limited it can not be the cause.of all existence.

Answer 10

asslamo alikum sister,
although iam a muslim by birth ,but i really like to stories of the ppl who have converted they are usually touching , thanks for the Q.
iam so happy for u and to see u again muslimah sister..
sorry i don't have story for myself as a convert , forgive me..