hello, i am Muslim to the extent that i lay full belief in Islam. I've taught myself all i know so far but i do have a good understanding of Islam. It is the right path. but yet i have problems; still my family does not know and they are expecting me to get confirmed a christian in a short matter of time. I do not know how to let them know as i dont wish to let them down in any sort. Another problem i face is that i have no access to a mosque or any Muslim community to the extent that i know of. so as of now i am on my own in my quest in faith but i wish to learn from all here, so if you want to offer advice, i am an eager listener.
Your story is a lot like mine. My whole family is christian and I want to become Muslim..I feel like I'am a Muslim but I just don't know how to tell my family. Also I think you should buy some Islamic books and just keep researching and learning..thats what I'm doing right now. I hope that you can find a Muslim friend to help you. Good Luck with everything.
(May the peace, mercy and blessings of God Almighty be upon you)
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..I feel like I'am a Muslim but I just don't know how to tell my family. .
sis , u don't have to start jumping & shouting out that hey , hey everybody listen ...i m a Muslim now
If u fear hostile reaction , then it's ok if u hide ur identity . Ask Allah to help u . God Willing , a way will come out
To introduce ur family members with Islam , u may bring home translation of holy Quran . Also , some good books on Islam written by reverts like Gary Miller , Yusuf Estets , Jeffery Lang or audio/ VCD of Yusuf Islam ( Cat Stevens ) , Dawud ( David ) Ali etc.
verses we all need for this life & the hereafter
God invites [man] unto the abode of peace, and guides him that wills onto a straight way.
-Quran (10:25)
Last edited by Muslim Woman; 09-06-2007 at 03:44 PM.
Christ will never be proud to reject to be a slave to God .....holy Quran, chapter Women , 4: 172
i had a friend who told her parents and learning from her experence the best way to tell your parents is by becoming a better daughter, listen more talk highly of islam with out insulting there beliefs you can make them hopefully respect islam rather then feel threatened by it, in either case im sure it must be difficuly however there are alot of people in the fourm that are in very simular situations...good luck sister
Thank you everyone for your answers, they have helped but more faith in me. Believer....now i should answer your questions as you have answered mine. I found Islam by myself as someday i picked up a book on Islam and became fixed on it. Shortly afterwards i bought the qur'an. so far i have read around half of the qur'an, many hadith, and many other various books describing Islam. I do not know any Muslims and i dont not know of any Mosque in my area, but i am searching. I know all i know of Islam from the books i have read so technically no one but myself has invited me into Islam. I have not made the Shahadah, i know of it, but i dont know the arabic......
hopefully that has answered your questions
I am a bit thinking about how your concept of Islam is... you've mentioned you have read many hadiths... and you are only halfway in finishing the Qur'an. I have been a Muslim for 1 year now and has been practicing since. I have read only the Qur'an in one month before I took my Shahada...
I wonder how you are able to say you are already a Muslim by simply reading Islamic materials and not practicing the orders of Allah?
Unless you make a Shahadah or personally testify that there is only one God and that is Allah SWT... and that you testify that Muhammad is His slave and servant as well as all the other Prophets... and that you surrender to Allah alone... worship Him alone, Praise Him alone and Pray to Him alone... then you are technically a Muslim.
It's not enough to say that you believe and you will not be tested.
As Yusuf Estes say: Islam is a strange religion... all the other religion guarantees you will go to heaven if you join them... Islam guarantees only that you can go to hell... unless you believe in the Oneness of Allah, and follow his orders and the ways of the Prophet, not practice Shirk, nor practice Hypocricy.
It's easy to say "We believe" - and witness the naivity of Muslims reacting enthusiastically with ones' admission... but - once you say it... your meter is already counting... it is counting with Allah... and the angels are keeping a record on how you are performing inside.
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