Waa'alaikum Salaam warah'matuh-llah Medina83! I am happy to come across fellow reverts... since my revertion last Ramadan.... I havent' really met reverts until now. My life since I embraced Islam is only with 1 Saudi Muslim, 1 Indian Muslim and a few other Muslims by birth in the small community I am currently staying at... 99% of them don't speak any english and 100% of them cannot relate since they donot have any idea how it is for someone being a former Christian... I cannot speak good Arabic, just a few lines which I learned from my workers... only a few words... except the Quranic Verses and salah and a few Surrahs. But for some reason, I became a Muazzin and occassional Imam recently - how it happened and when is still hazy to me, it's too soon... My Saudi Sponsor is now forced to be Prayer Imam whenever hes around since I came to this level, I thought it was too soon... however, I have a great feeling of serenity while calling the Athan. It's more than a melodious prayer... It's like singing a song, but its more than just a song. I somewhat developed my own melody which just came out naturally without any effort. I believe ones' uniqueness in spirit is reflected in the calling of the Athan... since the official Imam 'Muhhamad' went back home to Egypt... there was a void left in our small Masjid... and the poius Muslim brothers only do it occassionally... I ma the one living nearest to the Masjid - to some extent - I think they were all hoping I would the task of Muazzin and Imamship on Ocassion when needed. Allah truly guides whom He wills.

When I became a revert, being a Muazzin - moreover - Occassional Prayer Imam for Fajr or Maghrib and Isha specially has never really entered my imagination... Never in my wildest dreams or fantasy.

For the peope who know me personally or publicly - this is really unthinkable. I used to have a growing career in Motorsports in my country... most people in my sphee of influence sees me as a guy who loves fast cars, drives hard, lives hard, plays hard, and all the other things associated with this image. It will be very hard for them to see who I am right now and what I have become. We dont have HUDA channel in my country... I hope Insha'aallah soon we can have Huda so it won't be difficult for me to spread the Message, Promise, Warning and the Remembrance of Allah to them. But - I could really use stories of revertion... they wont be able to relate very well with celebrity stories so I need to share with them non-celebrities stories.

Masha'allah! brother - and I am indeed Happy to be in the company of the righteous! Allhamdulillah! Ameen!