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How a Former Detroit Policewoman Found Islam Printed From: IslamiCity.org Category: Religion - Islam Forum Name: Stories - How I Became Muslim? Forum Description: Stories - How I Became Muslim? URL: https://www.islamicity.org/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23932 Printed Date: 24 April 2024 at 5:21pm Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.03 - http://www.webwizforums.com Topic: How a Former Detroit Policewoman Found Islam Posted By: peacemaker Subject: How a Former Detroit Policewoman Found Islam Date Posted: 23 September 2012 at 12:32am
I�m here at Las Vegas at my masjid (mosque) and I have some clothes to give to the needy. What we do is we just leave them on a table for them and they come and hopefully they can get something that they like. So I�m just going to leave clothes for the neighborhood and they can take what they need, and hopefully there are some nice sweaters in here that they can use because it�s a little cold in Vegas. I know for some people it might be discouraging to learn a new language. It�s basically a new culture. It�s not just a religion; it�s a new way of living. For me, it has not been discouraging. It�s just that I want to learn it faster and I want to be able to do it on my own. But it�s difficult because I�m home alone and I have to learn almost everything on Internet, even how to tie my hijab and everything. I had to learn it all on my own. But it has been a wonderful experience and there�s a lot of peace in it and a lot of joy that you experience when you are learning and getting it right. It�s an incredible experience. I absolutely know that I did the right thing. I have been considering it for two years. I had a lot of the theology and the knowledge but I had never experienced it. I had never gone to a mosque and experienced, it but I have a lot of Muslim friends and even had a Muslim partner in the police force that explained a lot to me. When I pray, even though I don�t exactly know the prayers by heart, what I do is on the internet I have a couple of sites where after it has it in Arabic, it will have it in English as well. So then I would read the English portion and it�s just so powerful and I feel so protected, and I know that in this world I have nothing to fear but Allah. It�s very comforting. It� just in my life that I just knew peace and a new joy came over me. The main thing that I like about Islam is actually being covered up. I do. I actually enjoy it to be completely honest, especially here in Las Vegas because men look at women in a really creepy way and I actually feel much safer. The other thing that I like is that I�m learning a lot. I�m learning so much and I love to learn. And I�ve always believed that life is a learning experience. And I absolutely love that about it, is that I�m learning something new every day. Every day I read my Quran. Every day, I read the etiquette of Islam. I learn something new and that people are so helpful. It�s not one race. People are not judgmental if you come in there as an American, they are very supportive. They know that you don�t know the Arabic, they are very gentle with you and help teach you and guide you. I have got some really strong brothers in Islam that were raised by an Imam that were really helpful in teaching me a lot. There is a lot of peace and a lot of joy that I have never ever felt before. ------------- Then which of the favours of your Lord will ye deny? Qur'an 55:13 |
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