How I became a Muslim. |
Post Reply | Page <12 |
Author | |
semar
Senior Member Male Islam Joined: 11 March 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1830 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
Salam/Peace, Inspiring journey, bro. |
|
Salam/Peace,
Semar "We are people who do not eat until we are hungry and do not eat to our fill." (Prophet Muhammad PBUH) "1/3 of your stomach for food, 1/3 for water, 1/3 for air" |
|
Duane
Groupie Male Joined: 27 March 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 70 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
How I became a Muslim. I started wanting to know about Islam because of the events that occured on Septembet 11, 2001. News media broadcasts in the United States were telling americans in a round about way that islam was the reason. From a military background I started from a military standpoint. I wanted to get to know this so called "enemy". First I researched the groups who were supposed to be involved. It didn't take long to find out that the United States was behind the formation of the main group in question to fight the Russians in a US proxy war. I then decided to find the commonalities between groups and easily the biggest connection was islam. I looked for and found a freeware copy of the Quran and started reading. To tell ya the truth I was looking for smoking guns in the pages I read. What I found was far from that. It was AMAZING. I had not read beyond maybe the first three chapters and I was stunned. How truely profound. I soon realized I was being lied to, but I was used to that. I wanted to know more about Mohammad (pbuh) and what the heck (pbuh) meant. Was it code? I asked myself, how could a conqured people turn to the religion of the victors. Freely and openly they embraced islam and they were not drove to it and slaughtered like other cultures by other religions. I looked for and found a freeware copy of the biography of Prophet Mohammad and started to read. I could not deny that this man was the greatest man I had ever read about. I was convinced he was a Prophet. This from an Agnostic former Roman Chatholic. I then went back to the Quran from time to time, and Hadith, and just keep looking and thinking, searching and pondering. The more I read, the more started happening in my life. Things to many to list, and far from rational explination. I soon realized I was right my whole life. Things I have always felt deeply about and was critisized for were in black and white in front of me. I knew these things to be true deep down inside, but I didn't know why untill I read the Quran. After months went by I had made up my mind. I went to a local Masjid I found on the internet and asked to be a Muslim. Oh, and by the way, Haha I did learn what (pbuh) meant, and I feel much honor in saying it today. Shhh keep the code. Duane |
|
Post Reply | Page <12 |
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |