Ameen.

I know; the last thing I want is for the find out from someone else, it's just they're most definitely going to be the hardest to tell cos I know the response won't be as positive as I'd like...InshaAllah, in the long term all should be well, though.

I agree with you that we can't rely upon our friends and family on that Day. The realization that I must stand before Allah to give an account for my life is what led me in 2001 to practice Islam consistently after 19 years of wishy-washy practice. I knew that I could not use the excuse that there were some people who did bad things in the name of Islam as the reason that I, personally, did not worship my Creator. I am the only Muslim in all of my faily, except for my wife, but I hold out hope and pray for my unbelieving family members that they will accept Islam before it is too late.

Subhana'Allah. after reading some of the stories on this post, i feel like i have the most perfect life of ease and comfort. Alhamdulillah all my family members are Muslim; supporting Muslims, encouraging me everytime i take a step towards Islam; never deviating me from the correct path. Alhamdulillah. For this reason, I find convert stories fascinating and they help me increase my imaan, becuase i realize people have a lot worse conditions then me and yet they are soo much more thankful than me.

bro you should do what you feel is right...........it was so beautiful to read your post and realize that people are converting to Islam even in Australia. (I hope i'm not offending you by saying that) from what i watch on tv, Australians didnt seem so nice to Islam. Anways, bro just keep asking Allah to help and if He wills, He will guide your family as well. May Allah reward you and help you. Ameen.

sis im Ayesha tooo Masha'Allah reading your story showed how much belief you have in Allah and how hard you will work to follow his commands. It's incredible and you should keep it up. i have no idea how hard it would be to drive for a long time to get halal food, as Alhamdulillah i live in a neighbourhood with many Muslims and halal food stores close to my house. However remember Allah will reward you for working so hard, imagine how nice the food in Jannah taste. then this drive won't be hard at all. But sis Insha'Allah keep working hard on intaking halal food only. May Allah reward you and help you. Ameen.

Masha'Allah bro. that's the way it is supose to be. work hard to get Jannah, no matter the cost, and Masha'Allah you've sacrificed sooo much. May Allah reward you and help you. Ameen

Bro Woodrow, your story fascinated me. It reminded me that Allah guides whom He wants, when He wants. no matter the age. Masha'Allah. May Allah reward you and help you. Ameen

Sis Kittygyal, wow. you seem to have to suffer a lot but Masha'Allah you seem to have a strong faith in Allah. May you keep it up and May Allah help you and reward you. Ameen

Our sacrifices for the sake of Allah turn to mountains of rewards on the Day of Judgement and everything will seem worth it. May Allah reward and help all the Muslims in abundance. Ameen.

I am a new Muslim. I've been a convert for about 2 months now and I'm find things really hard going with me. There are not that many Muslims in my town so I'm kinder on my own in my faith. Most of my friends and family are Christian and are trying to get me back to Christianty and I think I'm starting to fall into there trap. I hate it as a person when mainly my family is upset with me. I have to keep going to church to keep them happy as I have no were else to go on Sunday morning as the nearest Mosque is an hours drive from my house.
I'm still covering my body and wearing Hijab and not eatting pork but my prayer have slipped a lot, i.e I only prayed 3 times today and with only one at the right time.

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You need to keep in mind that the reason your family has difficulty accepting your reverting is because they do not understand Islam. Take this as an opportunity to show them the truth by living as a Muslim and not falling prey to the temptations others your age often fall prey to.

I can imagine it being difficult.



The harder the test, the greater the reward.


In some way, being born Muslim isn't as easy, especially when you are born "Muslim" into a family that doesn't practice it.
It's quite embarrassing actually not knowing much about your religion A lot of Muslims are coming back to Islam, some of them know very little and similar to my dad's case, have to learn how to pray, and fast.

May Allah (swt) Guide us

may allah guide us indeed. salam

Assalaamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatulaah sister,

May Allaah make things easy for you. You have to gain strengh sister in your deen and in order for you to do that you have to seek knowledge but with you not living near a Masjid I can imagine thats had. There are couple of site's you can learn Islaam and get in contact with the scholars. Drop me a PM and I could help you with that Insha Allaah

masha Allah, Alhamdulillah, Allah has show u the right path and way to jannah.. now people are testing to your faith.. strong or weak...the more u struggle for that.. the more u get a lot of benefit from it..

come on sis, u can do it!! learn and read a lot of islamic books, look a muslim friend, and BE PROUD coz Allah has made u MUSLIM...hold it until u die, do good deeds... and jannah will be yours. ameen

I am so grateful to allah swt for leading me out of ignorance and granting me knowledge to know that Islam is the Truth and the chance to know Him Allah swt the way he should be known and worshipped.

SubhanAllah the best day of my life to date and the best thing thats ever happened to me is the day i said shahada and became a muslimah.

To this day I get all teary remembering how much allah swt has blessed me with just this one thing (let alone all the other blessings before and after islam and continue to get)

SubhanAllah its overwhelming -- this is what we should be grateful for and remember that the people around us even our loved ones --- are still living in the dark they are still ignorant.

If you dont teach them or slowly slowly implement islam and show them islam -- how can they learn? How do you know it wasnt in allah' wisdom that through YOU they too accept Islam ? SubhanAllah I make dua after every salah that allah swt has mercy on my family and inshaAllah they be led to Islam too.

As you learn Islam more and more and put more things into practise -- yes you struggle --- life happens and you get tested --- but the beauty of islam is Your not alone and not left alone to deal with your tests.

You have the best guidance in the Quran and Sunnah (let alone all the brothers and sisters you can turn to for advice and support) and subhanAllah this has been the greatest blessing for me --- whenever im stuck in a certain situation I say what does Allah say i should do here and look it up --- there are countless sources and an easy page to get rulings on different aspects of life as they happen is Islam QA for example.

Yes life is hard in Islam BUT life WITHOUT islam is harder.

Dont take the guidance and blessings and the power of Dua we have in Islam for granted.

It's hard indeed when you're family is not muslim. That's why it's so important to have muslim friends.

I also recognize myself in the veggie part, but hey, I could imagine worse things ;)

salam
am not a revert. i was a born muslim.
but i find revert stories [about how they found islam] really interesting.
i understand how hard for a new msulim to practice islam [e.g praying, learning the Quran and so on] and how brave it must be to leave all belief u had about god from ur upbringing, change religion [lets face it, it is a big deal for anyone] and enter a whole new life as a new muslim. i really admire all reverts. manshalla, may Allah reward u for all ur struggle and efforts.
[btw in islam, u dont really say convert, u say revert becasue revert means going back to something and every child is born muslim but later on
when they get baptised and stuff, and they end up leaving islam]

salam
am not a revert. i was a born muslim.
but i find revert stories [about how they found islam] really interesting.
i understand how hard for a new msulim to practice islam [e.g praying, learning the Quran and so on] and how brave it must be to leave all belief u had about god from ur upbringing, change religion [lets face it, it is a big deal for anyone] and enter a whole new life as a new muslim. i really admire all reverts. manshalla, may Allah reward u for all ur struggle and efforts.
[btw in islam, u dont really say convert, u say revert becasue revert means going back to something and every child is born muslim but later on
when they get baptised and stuff, and they end up leaving islam]

soz i done da smile thing wrong so i done it again.