what if?

[cihad]

i was just wondering what if you weren't born in the same faith as you are now.
do youthink you would convert ?

tell the truth ,don't just say yes

[Vaseline]

Very nice question. To be honest, I wouldn't really know but what I do know is that if I was born to a different faith, then depending on how my parents would have brought me up, I would be different to who I am now. Or, to a certain extent, I could still be the same if I was brought up under strict Christianity [or any other belief systems for that matter]

[lolwatever]

Guidance is in Allah's hands, not ours... so we should thank Allah that he guided us to Islam

many people are born Muslims but don't pray and many other things so they aren't classified as Muslims jsut because they where born so.. u dont inherit good deeds or bad deeds from parents.

[Trumble]

If that's an open question to non-muslims as well, I don't think you can be "born" into any faith. You can only be born to parents who have certain beliefs, and within a culture where particular beliefs are dominant.

Whatever rituals there may be, circumcision, baptisement or whatever, its meaningless until you are old enough to think about it and make up your own mind. The only thing that changes over time is the information and influences you have, obviously early on the influence of parents, education and prevailing culture will be so overpowering you are only likely to choose one way. As you get older though, and your world broadens up a little, you may learn other things or meet other people that result in you embracing a new faith. Or rejecting religion altogether, come to that.

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[Zulkiflim]

Salaam,

My bet is that most would not even know if Islam.

We do not advertise or put on TV to make people aware of Islam.
People come out of their own desire.

It is only after Sep 11,that all this happened and more and more of humnaity are becoming our brothers and sisters.

So i would say no,if i did not know how cna i convert...

[glo]

i was just wondering what if you weren't born in the same faith as you are now.
do youthink you would convert ?

tell the truth ,don't just say yes

I think that's impossible to answer.

Our outlook on life depends (at least to some degree) on our upbringing and the values instilled into us by those who influence us.
Our search for God depends on situations and incidents throughout our lives. Other threads in this forum have shown that you don't have to be born into a faith to follow that faith. People seek and search out of their own motiation - and because God draws them.

My image of God and my relationship with him is such, that I cannot imagine ever being anything else but a Christian! I cannot imagine that I could serve God in any other way.
I suppose that means I cannot truly answer your question. :rollseyes

Peace. :)

[Woodrow]

i was just wondering what if you weren't born in the same faith as you are now.
do youthink you would convert ?

tell the truth ,don't just say yes

I was born in a Christian Home and Raised as a Christian. Began getting a academic knowledge of Islam while in my 20s but did not revert until I was 65.

So to answer your question I was born in one faith but reverted to Islam.

[The Ruler]

i was just wondering what if you weren't born in the same faith as you are now.
do youthink you would convert ?

tell the truth ,don't just say yes

well...we wouldnt relly kno wud we...i mean...we shoud thank Allh dat wer muslims...bcuz u neva kno..if u wer born a muslim u may neva v cn de face of islam...thus im jus happy dat im a muslim...i wudnt lyk ta fink if i wud convert or not...i happy as i am now :) :)

:w:

[جوري]

I was born in a Christian Home and Raised as a Christian. Began getting a academic knowledge of Islam while in my 20s but did not revert until I was 65.

So to answer your question I was born in one faith but reverted to Islam.

Mashallah.. how did your family take it? did they convert along with you?

[Jayda]

i was just wondering what if you weren't born in the same faith as you are now.
do youthink you would convert ?

tell the truth ,don't just say yes

i do not know... i think my family, my culture, my childhood and my religion all have have a lot to with my identity and they all effect and reinforce each other in different ways...