Umm Khadija Argoub (France)
A Italian-French woman speaks about how the simplicity of monotheism attracted her to Islām despite not having much interest in religion at the time.
• Italian-French
• Was a Roman Catholic
• Became Muslim in March 1993
I stopped practicing my religion when I was ten years old. When I was in school I learned about how badly priests used to treat people in the past. They used to lie and terrorize the people. So that put me off my religion. Later on I had a best friend who was a Jehovah’s Witness. She used to talk to me about her faith. I was a little bit interested. It sounded more logical to me. Then I came to England and met my husband (a Muslim) and he talked to me about Islām and the Oneness of God and how all the Prophets used to preach this. This sounded the most logical to me. I read the Qurʾān and books to find out more about Islām. And then that was it. I was sure. I was convinced that Islām was the truth.”
