Introduction

A sister born into sin

Gender : Female

Age : 22 years old

Level of education : University level education

Marital status : Married- soon to be divorced

What was your first religion? Christianity

Were you observant? : No

Did you follow a particular sect? : No

What reasons did you have for changing your religion?

The stage of my life that made me inclined to accept a simple truth was when I started reading the Bible at the age of 15. I used to read the Bible off and on and I never understand the Christian theology and how it was related to the Bible. One day when I was 19 years old I was reading the Bible once again and I saw a passage where Jesus ordered all of mankind to praise his father (God) and not to bow to him. Well to a Christian girl who was taught that she should praise Jesus this gave me a bit of a headache. On that same day I prayed to Allah that I could learn the truth on whether Jesus was really the son of God and if I should praise him. I attended the Harvest Crusades shortly after this and while everyone else was asking Jesus to save them I found myself asking God to save me.

What problems did you have regarding your previous religion?

Well one of my main questions concerning woman was the role woman had in it. In college I used to see many woman who would cover their faces or just cover their hair and I was wondering how come these people looked like "Mother Mary." Another reason I was curious to study the Quran was because at that time I had a boyfriend who was Muslim (although he was not a good Muslim) and he told me how the Jews and Muslims were going to fight at the end of time. He said that certain trees will tell the Muslim where the Jews are hiding. Of course that perked my interest in Islam more since half of my family died in the World Wars against Hitler. I soon admitted to my boyfriend that I wanted to become a Muslim and to cover my hair and get married like a pious woman. He told me that I could not ever handle all the rules that Islam demands and that I would never be Muslim. I guess he did not want to stop showing his arm piece off and if I became Muslim I would cover his American priz! e he showed off to all his friends.

How many other religions did you study?

Well I really did not study any religions since my mother had taught me about Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and so on.

What was good or bad about them?

In Judaism the good part is that they worship just one God - Yahweh.....

the bad part is that they do not recognize Jesus as a Messenger of God. The other bad part to Judaism is that they are not as kind to non-Jewish people and converts have to go through so many things to profess the Jewish faith. Also any other religion in the world is not considered to be part of the chosen people so a Jewish can distribute usury to non-Jews.

The Christians do not go with the teaching of the Bible and most of the time they believe that if they ask Jesus to save them that any sin they commit will be nullified. It makes you wonder......... Plus Christians have had some of the most tyrant rulers who cheat on their wives. The last thing is that Christians do not follow the natural law of God in terms of celibacy, or marrying more than one wife and so on...

What criteria did you use in deciding what religion to adopt?

In the religion of Islam it clarified and enhanced worship of the Lord my God. It broke the polytheist belief that Jesus is the son of God yet it preserved his perfection as a human being. It commanded Muslims to treat all people equal who are Muslim or non-Muslim. It also commanded the kind treatment of woman and gave the rules on how to do that.

Were there any external factors that influenced your decision?

One of the external factors that helped me revert to Islam was the American society and sin that goes on in this country. The laws that oppress people to such a degree that they are not able to fight a traffic ticket that is unjust because as a citizen we do not have any authority over the lies of police officers. The sadness that prevails because fathers, step-fathers, and boyfriends molest children or do not take care of their responsibilities. 45% of Americans end up in divorce in this country. 75% have cheated on their spouses at one time or another. Domestic violence happens every 8 senconds. Pornos are okay to watch.. and men and woman are giving their children up for adoption because they have no God to guide them..

What religion did you choose?

Al Islam is the religion I reverted to. I reverted to

Al-Islam because in the Quran is where the truth is.

Did you face any problems after your conversion?

I faced problems to get a job because I was covering my hair. I also faced the lack of assistance my other Muslims and found the born-Muslims to be quite rude to me. To learn how to pray I had to read it myself because no born-Muslims seemed to want to communicate with an American girl. I also experienced a hard time getting married because the Muslims at my masjid knew that I had a boyfriend before I reverted to Islam. When I got married they told my husbands whole family about it and made me seem as a very bad woman. Now I am persecuted for it and his family is begging him to divorce me. How was I supposed to know these things when I was ignorant of the truth? They happened before I was Muslim! And turned into a good deed instead of remaining sins.

Do you have any advice for others in studying religion?

I advise others not to close their mind when searching for Religion. Once you can see the truth than you will be able to distinguish the biases of the authors or even sects of Islam from what is true and what is false. I would recommend that everyone who is not yet Muslim and who is Muslim pray to God sincerely from their heart to be shown the right path and the truth.

Are there any other points you would like to make?

I would also like to say to those new Muslims not to take offence to the born-Muslims when they do not treat you well. Sometimes Islam is not in their heart. I promise that you will find those Muslim who really love Islam and will embrace you because of your love of Islam!

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