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Harry E. Heinkel (USA)

Written by islaam.ca admin on January 26, 2007. Posted in Converts, N. America, Uncategorized.

Why Am I Muslim? My early religious training was in the Christian faith. This, however, was a matter of birth, not of choice-our early religious training is generally in the faith of our parents. Later in life, our religion is usually accepted as a matter of fact. We, however, question and examine everything except our religious faith, particularly if it is Christianity. The Christian Bible, being the textbook of Christianity, is a book which I have read many times. I doubt if there is a person who does not shudder while reading its pages, filled as they are with blood-curdling...

Dirk (Saifuddin) Walter Mosig (Argentina)

Written by islaam.ca admin on December 13, 2006. Posted in Converts, N. America, Uncategorized.

At some point in your life, you should pick up a copy of the Quran and read it. Whether or not you have pre-conceived notions about Islām or what Muslims are about, you should realize that this book, unlike any other book, is a communique from your Creator to you. It is your duty to read it and ponder over the meanings as Dirk Mosig — a staunch Roman Catholic — did. He travelled from Germany to Spain to Argentina and came full circle when he found Islām in the form of a Spanish Qur’an. How was I introduced to Islām? I was born in a German Christian family during the most...

Former African Missionary (Burundi)

Written by islaam.ca admin on November 21, 2006. Posted in Africa, Converts.

African Missionary Finds Truth in Islām Despite Unbearable Hardships The nuns looked so clean and smart in their starched white habits. They looked like the saints in the pictures that hung on the wall of every classroom, and I dreamt of the day I could be like them. I was among two other girls who got excellent grades at the end of the school year and we were asked if we would like to study religion. They thought we were pious for our ages because we liked to spend endless hours inside the church. They didn’t realize that the inside of the church was dim and cold and a welcome...

Aisha Ong (Malaysia)

Written by islaam.ca admin on November 21, 2006. Posted in Asia, Converts.

From Buddhism to Atheism to Islām, the story of a Chinese muslim. Islām Has Done Me a World of Good I was born a Buddhist but I was not taught anything about Buddhism, its teachings or its principles. All that I knew about Buddhism was following my parents to the temples during festive seasons (which is on a birthday, nearly every month, of one god or another) or praying at home to the god of Heaven, the god of the lounge, the god of the kitchen and so on. We used joss sticks to pray to those idols, or even colored metal plates with inscriptions on them. When we prayed, we prayed...

Dāwūd (Sheldon) Darroux (Comm. of Dominica)

Written by islaam.ca admin on November 7, 2006. Posted in Caribbean, Converts, Uncategorized.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of Mercy On Finding the Truth “Allāh leaves to stray those whom He pleases and guides whom He pleases. He is exalted in Power, full of Wisdom.” (Soorah Ibrahim 14:4, Qur’an) Religious Background In the heart of Roseau, Commonwealth of Dominica where I lived, there lies an almost two-century-old Catholic Church close to my home. In a house of four, there was a tug-of-war between Catholicism and secularism as the case in many lands in the west. Though the Sunday Mass and school was the tradition, I completed my elementary...

M. Nelson (Comm. of Dominica)

Written by islaam.ca admin on November 3, 2006. Posted in Caribbean, Converts.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of MercyBefore I write about my actual conversion to Islām, let me just say that at that period of my life I was not looking for religion nor spiritual enlightenment. I was a typical ‘go to the club on Saturday then church on Sunday’ kind of Christian and I was perfectly content with that. During that time I was teaching English as a second language at a community centre. There was a Somali (Muslim) family who attended there, a mother and her two daughters. Right away I was drawn to them for reasons unknown to me at the time. I was...

Searching for Happiness?

Written by islaam.ca admin on November 2, 2006. Posted in Purpose of Life, What Is Islām?.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of Mercy Happiness is a common goal that everyone strives to attain. Philosophers, intellectuals, doctors and artists alike, all are in search of the causes of happiness and ways to escape anxiety. The reality is however, that the solutions being presented achieve only partial or imaginary happiness. They are more or less like drugs, taken to feel temporary relief, but when their effect withdraws, anxietyies doublesreturn twice fold. This booklet before you invites you to ultimate happiness and will take you by the hand towards...

Knowing Our Creator by His Names and Attributes

Written by islaam.ca admin on October 24, 2006. Posted in Oneness of God, Who is Allāh and Why Worship Him Alone.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of Mercy Left on their own, people can conclude that a Creator exists, but cannot come to a completely correct understanding of what Attributes this Creator possesses. They will tend to either conjure up an image of the Creator which resembles a created being, or will reduce the Creator to being an imaginary, being-less force. Islām teaches that both of these extremes are incorrect and that mankind can only describe Allāh in the way that He has described Himself. For example, Allāh has said in the Qur’an: “There...

Dr. ʿAbd al-Karīm Herbert (Europe)

Written by islaam.ca admin on October 22, 2006. Posted in Converts, Europe.

Guidance from God, searching for God, an analytical mind, and an open heart are the prerequisites for finding truth. Despite facing adversity from their surroundings, these individuals persevere for their faith. Why Did I Embrace Islām? Why did I embrace Islām? My only convincing answer to this question is that Almighty God in His Glory helped me in admitting the Greatest Truth and testifying to the biggest reality to the world. I, however, know fully well that human nature and its disposition refuse to be convinced of certain facts and realities without satisfactory proofs and...

Justice to all Mankind — Even Those Who Make an Enemy of Islām

Written by islaam.ca admin on October 13, 2006. Posted in Islām and Terrorism, Misconceptions.

In the Name of Allāh, The Beneficent, The Merciful Statements from Islamic Scholars, Past and Present The saying of Allāh the Exalted: “O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allāh as just witnesses; and let not the enmity and hatred of others allow you to avoid justice. Be just: that is closer to piety; and fear Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Well-Acquainted with what you do.” [Al-Māʾidah: 8] Ibn Kathīr (famous Qurʾān scholar) explains: “Do not let your hatred of a people cause you to be unjust to them, rather you must be just to everyone, friends or enemies, this is...

The Islamic Legislation and Non-Muslims

Written by islaam.ca admin on May 17, 2006. Posted in Misconceptions, Misinterpretations.

In the Name of Allāh, The Most Merciful, The Giver of Mercy Islām, due to its mercy upon all people, preserves the rights of even those who are in opposition to it. It affords them the freedom of having their own beliefs and methods of worship; rather it provides security for them as well as their centers of worship. It preserves them, their wealth and their children; it prohibits transgression upon them entirely, except with just cause. Freedom of Belief or Creed Islām’s preservation of the freedom of creed is extremely clear in the saying of Allāh the Exalted: “There is no...