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Aesha Lorenz Al Saeed (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on March 19, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America.

From Edge of Despair to Glory in Islām One day when I was six years old, my parents gave me a shiny quarter, as they did every Sunday morning and told me to put it in the collection plate for church “to give it to Jesus for his work.” When I returned, however, the quarter was still in my purse. I was frank in explaining that I hadn’t given my money for Jesus because he was absent. My parents were more amused than concerned, probably thinking that my genes would prevail, having descended from a family with three Christian ministers as my grandparents. I attended an...

Is There Anything in the Qur’an Similar to Bible’s Ten Commandments?

Written by islaam.ca admin on March 15, 2007. Posted in The Noble Qur'an, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Question: Is there anything in the Quran that is similar to the Ten Commandments of the Bible? Answer: All praise is due to Allāh, thank you for directing this question to us indicating your interest in the Quran. We would be delighted to provide you with an answer. There are verses in the Qurʾān that were called the ‘Ten Commandments’ or the ‘ Ten Instructions’ by some scholars due to containing ten great commandments to mankind by Allāh. These verses can be found in two places in the Qurʾān. The First: In Surah al-Anʿām,...

Umm Maryam Puri (Kenya)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 22, 2007. Posted in Africa, Converts.

• Kenyan born Indian• Was Hindu• Became Muslim in May 1995 “I always knew Muslims so I was aware of their religion, but it was never put to me that it can be my religion as well. I used to think that all religions lead to one God, but then I realized that after thinking about it when there are so many different versions of God in people’s minds, that this couldn’t be true. What made me look into Islām properly was when I asked a Muslim what would happen to me if I died as a non-Muslim, and he replied that I would go to the Hell-Fire. So I thought then it was...

Umm Khadija Argoub (France)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 21, 2007. Posted in Converts, Europe.

• 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...

Mujāḥid Egan (Ireland) and Suʿād Egan (Carribean)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 20, 2007. Posted in Caribbean, Converts, Europe.

• Mujāḥid Egan – Irish• Suʿād Egan – Caribbean• Were a Christian family from Church Of Christ• Became Muslims in Jan 1995 “We had been Christians for several years prior to becoming Muslims and the only thing we knew about Islām was basically what the West had taught us and the only thing we read was by other Christians and it was written just to refute Islām. Eventually we left the church because we became disillusioned by the Bible, because it contained so many contradictions and lies. We stripped it of its, traditionalism and culturalism and paganism to go back to the raw...

Maimunah Fateen (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 16, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America.

• American• Was a Christian from the Church of God• Became Muslim in 1977 “I continuously asked my Pastor why do we pray to Jesus, yet the Bible tells us, ‘Not to have any God before Me’. My Pastor could never give me a satisfactory answer. So at the age of 17 I went in search of an authentic religion that made sense. I studied the books of the Bible that were left out, and found out the reason for this is due to the fact that the information in those books contradicts the Bible! It is well known that the Bible has been changed many times. Islām is authentic. The...

Zachary David Simpson (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 14, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America.

• American• Was a Mormon Christian My name is Zachary David Simpson and I am 31 years old. I grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah in a family that was converted to mormonism by my Mom. We always went to church every Sunday and I always felt out of place there. I was quiet and shy and the kids in the Sunday school thought that I was a loser so they made sure to treat me accordingly. When I was 8 they dunked me in a pool in white garments and said I was now officially one of them. However, my Dad decided to stop attending church that year, and I followed him in his decision, even though my Mom...

Lorrie Chelfni (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 12, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America.

• American• Was a Christian• Became a Muslim In Feb 1997 “When I reached 10 years of age my father decided that he would become a preacher. I myself was baptized at the age of 11. Later I attended Northeastern Christian Jr. College. I received my AA degree and then transferred to Abilene Christian University. While at ACU I became involved with the mission dept. I thought that I could find the relationship with God in the mission field. However, during the year at ACU I really began to question the scriptures and my personal basis for faith … no one could give me answers. I...

Jamāl Boakye (West Africa)

Written by islaam.ca admin on February 7, 2007. Posted in Africa, Converts.

• West African• Was a Christian• Became Muslim in Dec. 25, 1993 While at university, I went to the Eid al-Fitr celebration — primarily for the food, but I got a lot more than that. I had an opportunity to speak with a Muslim. He told me about Islām and gave me a Qur’an. He told me how Muslims treated the Qur’an, so I felt its contents must be special. I read it and I was amazed by its immediate references to God and its focus on worshipping God alone. At that time, I was having difficulties at university and found that the Qur’an told me how to deal with them. I...

Jubie Deane Concepcion (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on January 30, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America.

• Puerto Rican/American • Was a Baptist Christian • Became a Muslim on Sept. 26, 1997 “I was born and raised in a Puerto Rican household in NYC. Once I was able to think for myself, without getting into much trouble, I started asking questions. ‘How can it be that Jesus IS God?’ ‘How do you figure 3 different entities to BE 1 God?’ ‘Why can’t we pray directly TO God, instead of through others?’ ‘Who said you HAVE to be Christian to go to Heaven?’ ‘How come we’re only religious on Sundays and holidays?’ The usual response was,...

Abū Abdullāh Afia (UK)

Written by islaam.ca admin on January 29, 2007. Posted in Converts, Europe.

• English • Was Jewish • Became Muslim in 1991 “In the course of a discussion with my friend who came from a similar background (i.e. wealthy), he said to me, ‘What’s it all about (i.e. meaning life)?’ So we got into a deep discussion and came out of it with the conclusion that our parents and what they believed in and strove for was absolutely ridiculous, and there has to be more to life than this. That’s when I started thinking about the purpose of life for the first time. So that search, took a period of three years; finding out what I could about the...