How Do I return? Will Allah accept me?

[Paul Williams]

Dear friends

Last October I took my shahada, but I now realise that my heart was not completely in it and I didn't pray. I fell away from Islam. I have come from a very committed Christian background, but I discovered Islam by chance (so to speak!). I never intended to become a Muslim, but felt pressured by friends to make a commitment.

Since last year I have come to a growing realisation that I cannot go back to Christianity because Jesus was not God, and Paul gave us the Christianity we have today - which is not the religion of Jesus. Islam is such a beautiful religion. I want to come back. I know I have to repent and start praying. Is it really that straightforward? If I am sincere will Allah forgive me? Is there a ritual prayer or wudu I would have to perform?

Paul :)

[Ghazi]

Salaam

Take the shahada again and make dua for allah to guide you. I'm sure the more knowladagable brothers/sisters can give you better advice.

[Paul Williams]

Salaam

Take the shahada again and make dua for allah to guide you. I'm sure the more knowladagable brothers/sisters can give you better advice.

thank you :)

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:sl:

u had a doubt but u didnt really exit the religion right coz ur heart was always sumwhat in it, i say jus repent and cry 2 ALlah inshaALlah

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[MusLiM 4 LiFe]

dont worry brother, read da shahada again and try to pray again.. and in no time you'l b a dovoted muslim.. inshallah.. re-search again and try mixing in with more muslims (practising) than non-muslims bcuz non muslims will juz influence u 2 move away from islam.. bro, since u acccepted islam u will get reward 4 that but u gotta stick wid it

[SirZubair]

Asalam wa'laikum Brother Paul Williams.

Welcome back to Islam. :brother:

I recommend that you go to your local islamic bookshop and get yourself a copy of :

Here is one of the stories from that book :

Important Points Concerning Repentance That We Must Understand.

From the preceding narrations we should derive an appreciation for the greatness of our religon and for the mercy of allah (s.w.t),who is most merciful of the merciful ones.But still,as slaves of Allah (s.w.t),we must do our part;we must take certain steps to deserve forgivness from Allah (s.w.t)

First we must desist from the Sin for which we are guilty.Second,we must sincerely feel regret for having perpetrated that sin,And at the same time we must hasten to ask forgivness from Allah (s.w.t). Third we must make a firm resolve never to return to that Sin. Fourth we must hasten to perform good deeds,for by the permission of Allah (s.w.t),it is alwys the case that good deeds atone for and remove evil deeds.

Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri (a.s) Narrated that he heard the Messenger(s.a.w) of Allah (s.w.t) say :

"Indeed,Iblis (the devil) said to his lord "Azza wa-jall (the possessor of might and majesty), 'by your might and majesty,i will continue to tempt and misguide the children of Adam (a.s) as long as they have souls in them"

Allah (s.w.t) Said :

"Then by my might and majesty,i will continue to forgive them as long as they ask me to forgive them."

Never ever underestimate the power of repentance :brother:

Wa'salaam.

-Zubair

[akulion]

salam alaikum bro

Allah swt accepts the reprentance of all his servants so dont worry

You see unlike other religions in Islam we have a simple concept: Final decision criterion rests with Allah alone

So even a very very very very pious man cannot say "i am going to heaven"

why? Simply because he does not know what action of his may displease Allah swt - for all u know it could be his arogance in saying that he knows he is going to heaven.

So in Islam we all try our best and act in the humblest of manners possible TRULY from the heart...

In the end If our intentions were clean then we wont have to worry - but if our intentions were for "worldly benefits" or "fame" etc - then obiviously these actions will be rejected by God.

so insha'allah if you truly feel in your heart sorrow and wish to re-enter Islam then know that Allah swt is most forgiving and most loving.

And this should be a reminder to us all that "every action is judged on intention" :)

[SirZubair]

Exactly.

There is another story of a man who had NEVER done anything good in his life,so before he died,he told his wife and children to Burn his body,and throw half of the Ash on the land,and the other half in the ocean,so that Allah s.w.t will never be able to Gather his body and will never be able to punish him.

But allah s.w.t,being as great as allah is,..Commanded the land and the sea to gather his ash,then allah s.w.t reconstructed him.

Allah s.w.t asked him " What made you do that? "

He replied "Fear of you,my lord"

Allah s.w.t forgave him.

Allhumdulilah.

[Abdullah4ever]

:sl:

Bro dont worry allah has mercy and always accepts repentence for those who are sincere. Today masha'allah i was listening to a khutbah and whihc reminded me the ayah Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "If you (really) Love allah then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah), allah will Love you and forgive you of your sins. And allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."
( سورة آل عمران , Aal-e-Imran, Chapter #3, Verse #31)

And again i started thinking and i remembered this ayah:

Allah accepts only the repentance of those who do evil in ignorance and foolishness and repent soon afterwards; it is they to whom Allah will forgive and Allah is Ever AllKnower, AllWise.
( سورة النساء , An-Nisa, Chapter #4, Verse #17)


Again i starteed thinking more back to my way in class and i remembered these ayah's:

.......Truly, allah loves those who turn unto Him in repentance and loves those who purify themselves (by taking a bath and cleaning and washing thoroughly their private parts, bodies, for their prayers, etc.).
( سورة البقرة , Al-Baqara, Chapter #2, Verse #222)

And i remembered the hadith " “By Allah, I seek Allah’s forgiveness and repent to Him more than 100 times a day.” (Related by al-Bukhari)"

If the prophet was sinless then why did he repent? If the prophet already saw his final destination in Jannah, verily why did he still repent? He repented because he wanted allah's love he wanted to gain allah's love even more.


So dont worry brother if u are sincere and follow the prophet and love allah and gain taqwa and be righteous then surely allah will love you


:w:

[SirZubair]

Paul , click HERE

Have a quick look through that website,if you like what you see,but you dont have the time to sit online for afew hours and read it all,..PM me your Address (work/home) (P.O box?) And i will post you the Book,free of charge. :)

Wa'salaam.

[Mezier]

Exactly.

There is another story of a man who had NEVER done anything good in his life,so before he died,he told his wife and children to Burn his body,and throw half of the Ash on the land,and the other half in the ocean,so that Allah s.w.t will never be able to Gather his body and will never be able to punish him.

But allah s.w.t,being as great as allah is,..Commanded the land and the sea to gather his ash,then allah s.w.t reconstructed him.

Allah s.w.t asked him " What made you do that? "

He replied "Fear of you,my lord"

Allah s.w.t forgave him.

Allhumdulilah.

:sl:
I LOVE that story, brings a tear to my eye everytime i see it. Jazakallah for the nice rememberance.
:w:

[IbnAbdulHakim]

:sl:
I LOVE that story, brings a tear to my eye everytime i see it. Jazakallah for the nice rememberance.
:w:

:sl:
Quranic fact :D, just didnt like the word story as tho its fiction :p
:w:

[mujahedeen2087]

Dear friends

Last October I took my shahada, but I now realise that my heart was not completely in it and I didn't pray. I fell away from Islam. I have come from a very committed Christian background, but I discovered Islam by chance (so to speak!). I never intended to become a Muslim, but felt pressured by friends to make a commitment.

Since last year I have come to a growing realisation that I cannot go back to Christianity because Jesus was not God, and Paul gave us the Christianity we have today - which is not the religion of Jesus. Islam is such a beautiful religion. I want to come back. I know I have to repent and start praying. Is it really that straightforward? If I am sincere will Allah forgive me? Is there a ritual prayer or wudu I would have to perform?

Paul :)

salam alikom
when i became muslim i had the same problem, i told Allah that i could not be muslim anymore because it was to hard. so i went a day with out being muslim but then i realized that islam is what Allah wants of me so after that i begged Allah to forgive me and never gave up islam sense.

[Nafiisah]

Assalaamou 'alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuh
Allah is most forgiving, most merciful as long as u r sincere and Allah knows what lies in man's heart.
InshaAllah, Allah accepts ur Repentance.
Remember to proclaim the Shahada again and be fully convinced.
La Ilah Illahu muhammadur Rasoolullah
There is no God BUt Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet(peace b upon him)This Tabeeh is also beneficial
Subhaanallah, alhamdulillah, Allahu akbar wa Laa Ilah Illahu muhammadur Rasoolullah.
Glory b to Allah,Praise b to Allah, Allah is Great,There is no God BUt Allah and Muhammad is his Prophet(peace b upon him)

May Allah guide you to the straight path and strengthen ur faith.Ameen.
Nafiisah b.R

[waji]

:sl:
Paul remember one thing there is no measuring instrument that can measure the love of a mother
Allah love every body more than the sum of love of 70 mothers
Now think Do any mother would like to through her child in fire No
So how could Allah who love us so much could through us in fire and when the person is coming towards him and following his cammands

So don't think he would not accept u never ever think of this

:w:

[Hijaabi22]

ONCE U REVERT TO ISLAM ALL YOUR PAST SINS ARE FORGIVEN

[- Qatada -]

Hadith Qudsi 34:

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: Allah the Almighty said:

O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it.

It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound.

More Hadith Qudsi [Divine Hadith]:
http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamen...dithqudsi.html



Peace.

[Hijaabi22]

SUBHANNALLAH^

[Dawud_uk]

Dear friends

Last October I took my shahada, but I now realise that my heart was not completely in it and I didn't pray. I fell away from Islam. I have come from a very committed Christian background, but I discovered Islam by chance (so to speak!). I never intended to become a Muslim, but felt pressured by friends to make a commitment.

Since last year I have come to a growing realisation that I cannot go back to Christianity because Jesus was not God, and Paul gave us the Christianity we have today - which is not the religion of Jesus. Islam is such a beautiful religion. I want to come back. I know I have to repent and start praying. Is it really that straightforward? If I am sincere will Allah forgive me? Is there a ritual prayer or wudu I would have to perform?

Paul :)

assalaamu alaykum paul,

on a side topic did you know that there was once a bishop called paul who was martyred by the trinitarian christians in the early days of islam for refusing to say God was three and that jesus was just a prophet of God?

this is why the christians sometimes call unitarian christians paulian's after this bishop paul.

Allah forgives anything if you are sincere in your repentence, as you aposticated in your heart it seems then it is better to say shahadah again to be on the safe side and try your best to start praying.

in the mean time, feel free to ask for advice and i am sure people will give it. once i reach my fifty posts i will pm you my hotmail and work email address as i am revert as well and have had a lot of experience dealing with people who's iman (faith) is very new and fragile.

take care bruv, we are all here for you.

assalaamu alaykum,
Daw'ud

[Muslim Soldier]

Assalam Alaykum Paul

Welcome back!

Some traditions say it is better to perform wudu/ghusl, pray two rakaat namaaz and ask for forgiveness and inshallah you will be forgiven.

Since you are new, I advice you to think before accepting anything.

[Javid]

Speak to an english speaking imam at your local mosque. Keeping in contact with pious people ensures you stay on the correct path. May allah make it easy for us all to stay on the correct path. Aameen

[Paul Williams]

thanks for your advice...

Paul :)

[Dhulqarnaeen]

Assalamualaikum warahmatullah,
Akhil kareem, you have to do alot of syukr cause Allah had given you hidayah(guidance) to make you came back to Islam. First you have to say more syukr and do amal shalihah to Allah cause He is with His love gave you guidance while He doesnt give it to lot of people beside you. Youre the chosen one, masha Allah. And me and our brothers here so so happy you choose to be muslim. So forget what have passed, and see straight to front ok abd be istiqomah. And you have to make taubah nashuha, and you may not do something like it anymore. And especially you MAY not leave salah (prayer).We muslim MUST know that Rasulullah shalallahu alaihi wasallam said "someing that make us different from kafereen is salah, so everyone leave salah then he is kafeer", and also He said;"one thing that a muslim do cause him to be kafeer, that is leaving salah". And according to opinion of ulama such as Ibnu Abbas ra, Ibnu MAs'ud ra, Umar ibnul Khattab ra, Imam Ahmad and etc, leaving salah is kafeer. Althought theres different opinion about this matter such as Imam Syafi'i said that theyre not kafir but they have to be killed by the Islamic government, still we have to realize the danger of leaving salah. And me personally hold the opinion that its kafeer to leave salah. And syaikh Muhammad bin Shalih Al Uthaymeen, our Ulama of Islam, said thats kafeer to leave salah. If a husband leave salah, and the wife salah, then theyre automatically divorced cause muslimah not halal for non muslim. And someone who leave salah not buried in the grave of muslims, and theyre not deserved to salah mayit when theyre death, and they dont deserve heritance rom their parent cause theyre not muslim anymore and muslim dont inherite non muslim, and they dont deserve du'a from muslims all over the world. So bro Paul, I think you didnt know about this all right? And I hope its not counted as your sins cause three things thats not counted as a sin, those are:we forget, we dont know, and we sleep. And now since you already know the ruling of salah then we may not leave salah even once, and the best salah is when we do it in the start of the time. So brother, yes, like our brothers said above, you have to say syahadah again(I suggest you say the syahadah after salah jumuah (friday prayer) in front of people, and take a bath,and you must taubah and promisethat you will nver do the same thing anymore in the future. And like our bros said above that Allah will accept with your taubah. In hadits qudsi said that if you walk one step to Allah thn Allah will take two step to welcome you, if you take a walk to Allah then Allah will come to you with running. Masha Allah, Allah the most mercifull, He loves you my bro, He loves us all thats why He guide us to Islam and make us istiqomah on it, walhamdulillah. And after you renew your syahadah, you should learn about Islam more. You ever fell away from Islam cause you never try to learn more about it. And Rasulullah said "my people who afraid Allah most are ulama". Why? Cause the ulama know more about Islam, so thats why they afraid more to Allah than us. So we should learn more about Islam,and its a must, wajib to all of us. Rasulullah said "study islam is wajib on every muslims". I recommend you this website www.salafipublications.com. And then brother Paul -hafidhakallah- you should search the muslims environment which can make you more istiqomah, steady with your iman. Looking for muslims friend, gathering with them. And dont be too close to your non muslims friends. Cause Rasulullah said " dien of someone depends on his friends dien", and also he said:"make a friend to someone who is bad is like make a friend to steelworkers, if we dont get burn then we will acquire the burning smell. MAke a friend to someones good is like make a friend to perfume seller, eventhough we dont touch the perfume then we will still have the smell". My bro, I love you because of Allah. So let study more about Islam, ok. May Allah make us istiqomah on this right path, amin

[------]

Hadith Qudsi 34:

On the authority of Anas (may Allah be pleased with him), who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) say: Allah the Almighty said:

O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it.

It was related by at-Tirmidhi (also by Ahmad ibn Hanbal). Its chain of authorities is sound.

Subhanallah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Dawud_uk]

assalaamu alaykum,

can we remember that Paul is very new to islam and will most likely not understand complicated arabic terms?

if you use such terms then please supply a translation in brackets,

jazakallah khairan (may Allah reward you with good) for your help for the brother though,

assalaamu alaykum,
Daw'ud

[syilla]

is nice to hear that you're coming back...(to Islam). I hope all muslims are like you... not arrogant and always want to repent.

[i_m_tipu]

Dear friends

Last October I took my shahada, but I now realise that my heart was not completely in it and I didn't pray. I fell away from Islam. I have come from a very committed Christian background, but I discovered Islam by chance (so to speak!). I never intended to become a Muslim, but felt pressured by friends to make a commitment.

Since last year I have come to a growing realisation that I cannot go back to Christianity because Jesus was not God, and Paul gave us the Christianity we have today - which is not the religion of Jesus. Islam is such a beautiful religion. I want to come back. I know I have to repent and start praying. Is it really that straightforward? If I am sincere will Allah forgive me? Is there a ritual prayer or wudu I would have to perform?

Paul :)

:salamext:
u r returned brother

and in the case of mercy of Allaah.......
well Allaah is most~(Actually I don’t recognize any word which is appropriate)
Merciful. We all cry for His mercy and He is the most~ Merciful

Make shahada again and
try to discover Islam brother
u will find ur destiny insAllaah

May Allaah guide us all......

[------]

:sl:

Brother Paul, if you feel realisation and you feel that islam is a beautiful religion then Subhanallah you have come back to the true religion, Islam. :)

:w:

[IceQueen~]

this reminds me of the hadith where there was a man who had killed 99 people and then he wanted to repent. he went to a scholar and asked him whether Allah will still forgive him after all his sins. the scholar said that there was no chance, and out of anger the man killed this scholar too.
now he had killed 100 people.

then he found another scholar and asked him whether it was too late to ask forgiveness since he had killed 100 people. this scholar was more knowledgable and told him that yes, if he sincerely asked for Allah's forgiveness Allah would forgive him. but the scholar advised him that he should leave his hometown as there were only evil influences there and to move somewhere else where the people did not know him and start anew.

so the man repented and set out on his journey but on the way he fell from his mount and died. when this happened an angel from hell and an angel from heaven both came to take his soul. there was a disagreement between the angels- the angel from hell argued that the man had killed 100 people and hadn't ven started his new life yet so he should go to hell.
the angel from heaven said that he had asked forgiveness and was on his way to a new life.

Allah told them to measure the distance of his journey. if he was closer to the land he had just left then the angel from hell could take his soul.
but if he was closer to the land he was going to then the angel from heaven could take him.

the man was obviously closer to the land he'd just left but Allah out of His mercy stretched the land to make him closer to his destination, and so the angel from heaven took him. subhanallah!

[muslimah_here]

:sl:

I came to know of scholar Yusuf Estes (saw him on islam channe;) a revert muslim who was a christian priest before he came into islam but ALLHUMDOLILAH hes a better muslim than many like me who were born in muslim family and MASHALLAh he has a vast knowledge on islam. he has guided many non believers to islam ALLHUMDOLILAH, u can go onto the website read many useful articles and also u can send perosnal email to him Im sure INSHALLAh ul get good advice:

www.islamtomorrow.com

may ALLAH guide u n have mercy upon u, ameen.

[IceQueen~]

:sl:

I came to know of scholar Yusuf Estes (saw him on islam channe;) a revert muslim who was a christian priest before he came into islam but ALLHUMDOLILAH hes a better muslim than many like me who were born in muslim family and MASHALLAh he has a vast knowledge on islam. he has guided many non believers to islam ALLHUMDOLILAH, u can go onto the website read many useful articles and also u can send perosnal email to him Im sure INSHALLAh ul get good advice:

www.islamtomorrow.com

may ALLAH guide u n have mercy upon u, ameen.

it's funny isn't it? those who are born into islam do not even nearly appreciate how lucky they are but those who revert know what kufr feels like so they follow islam more than people who are born into it...

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

Allah accepts sincere repentance... that's really how simple it is. Most of us born Muslims weren't practicing all our life anyway. I myself decided to start practicing at the age of 13, and alhamdulillah i have committed ever since.
:w:

[------]

it's funny isn't it? those who are born into islam do not even nearly appreciate how lucky they are but those who revert know what kufr feels like so they follow islam more than people who are born into it...

I know!! Its soooooooo annoying when people born into Islam take everything for granted!!!!!!!!!!

[Paul Williams]

Salaam,

on your recommendation I bought a copy of Stories of Repentance - looks good!

thanks

Paul

[- Qatada -]

:wasalamex


Brother Paul. I strongly urge you to listen to these lectures, their really interesting masha'Allaah:

http://lectures.kalamullah.com


:salamext:

[...]

Even if ur sins are as many as the foam of the ocean, Allah will forgive u if u sincerely repent :)

[Paul Williams]

Dear Brothers & Sisters

may Allah bless you all for your kind words and sensitive advice.

I have, by the grace of Allah, returned to Islam, Alhamdulillah.

I am trying to pray each day at the mosque Insha'allah. I have a good friend too who will help me to pray better

Bilal (aka Paul)

:happy:

[IceQueen~]

Dear Brothers & Sisters

may Allah bless you all for your kind words and sensitive advice.

I have, by the grace of Allah, returned to Islam, Alhamdulillah.

I am trying to pray each day at the mosque Insha'allah. I have a good friend too who will help me to pray better

Bilal (aka Paul)

:happy:

masha allah! may Allah help you!

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

Aww masha-Allah... that's great brother!
:w:

[mizan_aliashraf]

Salam
May Allah make it easy for you
Wassalam

[x Maz x]

Ameen,
Abu Dharr al-Ghafari reported that the Prophet [Pbuh] said: All, the Lord of Honor and Glory, says "Whoever does on good deed will recieve ten rewards, or even more; whoever sins once will be punished in proportion to it, or I may pardon him. When someone approaches Me a hand's length, I approach him an arms length; when someone walks towards Me, I run towards him; and when someone comes to Me [seeking My forgiveness] full of as many sins in the whole world contains, I meet him with equal amount of forgivness" [Related by Muslim]

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Prophet [Pbuh] said: When Allah created mankind, He also decreed, "My mercy will overcome My anger"

The Quran quotes: "Your Lord has decreed uponHimself [the rule of] mercy" [Surah al-An'am]

SubhanAllah brother in Islam, these verses speak for themselves :'( Peace be with you also x

[SirZubair]

Salaam,

on your recommendation I bought a copy of Stories of Repentance - looks good!

thanks

Paul

There is no need to thank me akhi.

The next book i would recommend is :

Purification of the heart - by shaykh hamza yusuf.

That book has changed my life,insha'allah it'll change yours too :)

wa'salaam

-Zubair

[Paul Williams]

Salam

Fantastic, I'll study that one too!

Bilal

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

Didn't imam Ghazali write a book about purification of the heart...?
:w:

[IceQueen~]

i know imam ghazali wrote a book called 'dear beloved son..'

[------]

Forget all of them listen to Dr. Zakir naiks lectures , they heviiiiiiiiii!

[MinAhlilHadeeth]

Erm i don't think Dr. Zaakir Naik and Imam Ghazali are on the same field hehe.
:w:

[IbnAbdulHakim]

Erm i don't think Dr. Zaakir Naik and Imam Ghazali are on the same field hehe.
:w:

:sl:

Ye am sure zakir naik is way betta :D

:w:

[x Maz x]

Zakir Naik Just tooooo heavy, he nex level no jokes...Big uppp...Respect goin out to the bruva, speciali his debate with Dr William Campbell Oh my blue blazin hell that was siiiiiiick...MashAllah Allah grant him a high rank in Jannah Ameen x

[babagrr]

Assallaamu alaykum

Should you still have any doubts and would like a x-christian "Now Muslim" perspective, PM me and I'll gladly chat with you.

Take care and congratulations with your achievement.
make Dua for those who are still on the wrong path.

Assallaamu alaykum and peace