Salam all! I have meaning to post this for a while but just now have some time. After reading the other converts sories though I'm a little reluctant. I didn't have any big moments or anything so here it goes.

I have to start back in 7th grade I guees, I was raised Lutheran, thjough after my parents divorce didn't attend church much. Then I meet a very good friend in 7th grade. I actually had the biggest crush on him the whole year tough I never told him. He was in 8th and then went to high school a year before me. We met up again in high school and dated for a few months then back to really good friends. My second year of high school he was promoted to his last year and was changed to a different home room. This is where he became friends and locker partners with my future hubby!

I saw my hubby in the halls and it was love at first site!:loving: SO i like to say. After a couple months we finally went on a first date, we were both very shy. I knew he was muslim but that was all. I did not know anything about Islam at the time. I learned a bit as we started to date. I know thats not right now but not hten.

We dated a year before he asked me to marry him. I was still in hs and he was in college by now. His Parents knew nothing of me, he kept it a secret. I have to admit I didn't think at the time that we would really get married. He is very loyal toi his family esp his mom! As things tend to happen here in the US we did things together that Islamically we shouldn't have. My last year of hs, near the end, I became pregnant.

We debated long and hard about what to do and finally decided we would keep the baby and he would leave his family. This he did because he didn't believe his parents would allow him to take the responsibility. He wrote them a letter and left the house with all his things. His family came looking for him and in a day or two did contact him through his older brother, who knew me and the situation. My husband had a meeting with his parents and grandparents and it was decided that they should meet me. We met the next day and they wanted us to have at least the Islamic wedding, as my step mothers insurance was covering my pregnancy. We had it in 3 days and his grandfather performed the ceremony.

After my son was born we went to live with my inlaws so my husband could finsh his college degree. A little every day I learned and saw more about Islam. I was interested but a little rebelious. My in laws kept pushing it on me and that is a sure fore way for me to say no!So we asked them to let it be and maybe I would convert.

Now I have a new baby, husband, inlaws and trying to deal with a different culture( hubby's parents came to US from Pakistan)! I began to feel the need for God and religion in my life. I started to read the Bible and study Christianity as a whole. Also went to my sisters Religious Scientist church. I looked at Hinduism, Bhuddism, Judeaism...etc. I looked all over and also quietly at Islam. Of all of them ISlam didn't make me question beliefs or rules, etc. No one knew I was curoius, not even my hsband! I didn't want to hurt him if I decided not to convert.

One night before dinner when my son was a year old, I told him I wanted to convert. He was so happy and hugged me tight. THe first thing out of his mouth was we had to tell his parents. I wanted to hold off. Maybe convert firast then trell them but he didn't know exactly what to do so we decided we would tell them at dinner. At dinner hubby said I had some thing to tell them, they must ahve thought I was pregnant again from the look then. When I told them I wanted to convert my father in law got up and came around the table to hug me and kiss my head! THis is big cuz he usually just sniffs peoples heads! My mother in law was crying, which she doesn't often do, and then hugged me as well.

It was decided the night that over the weekend we would go to my husbands aunts house with all the family present for my shahada. I didn't want to wait the 4 days but it was to be a celebration.

It was a big event. My husbands cousin from florida came up with her family to be there with me! We had become friends over the year. My father in laws older brother was the one to give me the shahada and I prayed my firat salat that day. I still remember it was Maghrib salat on Feburuary 1st 1993.

A lot haaas happened since then and I have learned alot but with so much more to go. As you can see not big event when it hit me. Converting just felt right. I didn't miss anything like pork or shorts, etc and salat fit in so nicely. I didn't struggle for it at all. I guess I was always muslim in my heart.

THe hard part was telling my Mom. She was aliitle upset but always tried to show it with me. Years later she told me people ask her if shes mad about it. She tells them that she isn't because she can see the peace I have found in Islam. The rest of my family was just fine with it from the start.

I know... not too thrilling like the rest but there it it. My conversion. Thanks for reading