Asalaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullah!
This is my second attempt at writing my introduction, because the last time I wrote way too much, lol. I will try to simplify this post!
So my name is Kyle, and I am a Junior Sociology major at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Though I was born and raised in Austin. I have been on a spiritual journey for 6 years, at least! I remember one time seeing on television some Muslims protesting a movie about Jesus, so I decided to do some googling. After doing some googling, I was intrigued that Muslims believed in Jesus. I started reading, reading, reading, and I was amazed. But let me be honest... I am a die-hard liberal. The most liberal person someone will ever meet. So, I didn't want to become Muslim because I felt it was too conservative. So, I was still reading on Islam but I wanted to enhance my faith as a Catholic. I started going to Church and reading the Bible, but the more I read, the more disenchanted I became. The Bible was just full of flaws and made no sense.
So I left Christianity and claimed to be agnostic, though in my heart I knew Islam was the truth. (For a few years, I was obsessed with trying to disprove Islam. Didn't work.) So I accepted Islam as true but did not want to become a Muslim due to my liberalness. Well, going to college was great and moving away from home really gave me a chance to meet new people, go to a mosque, etc. So, I met up with this revert at Starbucks and we talked for an hour or so. I was moved by how sweet and proud she was to be a Muslimah. I knew in a matter of time I would have to accept it. One day, a scholar came to the University to have a lecture (Sh. Omar Suleiman!) I attended the lecture and was amazed at how friendly Muslims were. Prior to college, I was a wild liberal who thought all Muslims were rude simply because of forums where people get too crazy, lol. Well, I said my shahadah that day, and have been a Muslim since! No one knows except fellow Muslims and a few friends, but I have kept it secret from my family because they are devout Catholics and I just don't think the time is right.
So now I am a Muslim, alhumdullillah! Still need to improve on saying my prayers and memorizing ayats, but insha allah I will do that soon.
So there's my story. There is so much more to it, but it would be long as all get-out. I am still a very liberal person, but I have learned that Islam is not so conservative. It is moderate. Yes, many things are sinful, but privacy is valued and this life is nothing but a test! Though I am still far from perfect, I'm trying to correct my ways and differentiate between my liberalness and Islam.
There's my story in a nutshell! I should probably make a video and discuss my reversion, as it is a long and interesting story.
I look forward to learning more about Islam on this forum and I hope to make some online pals, or even meet some fellow San Antonians. I know the Bible front and back, and know quite a lot about fiqh and aqeedah. I hope to continue my studies and attend the masjid when I can. Islam is a beautiful religion, and while it is sad that it took six years for me to see that, better late than never.
Wa salaam!
This is my second attempt at writing my introduction, because the last time I wrote way too much, lol. I will try to simplify this post!
So my name is Kyle, and I am a Junior Sociology major at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Though I was born and raised in Austin. I have been on a spiritual journey for 6 years, at least! I remember one time seeing on television some Muslims protesting a movie about Jesus, so I decided to do some googling. After doing some googling, I was intrigued that Muslims believed in Jesus. I started reading, reading, reading, and I was amazed. But let me be honest... I am a die-hard liberal. The most liberal person someone will ever meet. So, I didn't want to become Muslim because I felt it was too conservative. So, I was still reading on Islam but I wanted to enhance my faith as a Catholic. I started going to Church and reading the Bible, but the more I read, the more disenchanted I became. The Bible was just full of flaws and made no sense.
So I left Christianity and claimed to be agnostic, though in my heart I knew Islam was the truth. (For a few years, I was obsessed with trying to disprove Islam. Didn't work.) So I accepted Islam as true but did not want to become a Muslim due to my liberalness. Well, going to college was great and moving away from home really gave me a chance to meet new people, go to a mosque, etc. So, I met up with this revert at Starbucks and we talked for an hour or so. I was moved by how sweet and proud she was to be a Muslimah. I knew in a matter of time I would have to accept it. One day, a scholar came to the University to have a lecture (Sh. Omar Suleiman!) I attended the lecture and was amazed at how friendly Muslims were. Prior to college, I was a wild liberal who thought all Muslims were rude simply because of forums where people get too crazy, lol. Well, I said my shahadah that day, and have been a Muslim since! No one knows except fellow Muslims and a few friends, but I have kept it secret from my family because they are devout Catholics and I just don't think the time is right.
So now I am a Muslim, alhumdullillah! Still need to improve on saying my prayers and memorizing ayats, but insha allah I will do that soon.
So there's my story. There is so much more to it, but it would be long as all get-out. I am still a very liberal person, but I have learned that Islam is not so conservative. It is moderate. Yes, many things are sinful, but privacy is valued and this life is nothing but a test! Though I am still far from perfect, I'm trying to correct my ways and differentiate between my liberalness and Islam.
There's my story in a nutshell! I should probably make a video and discuss my reversion, as it is a long and interesting story.
I look forward to learning more about Islam on this forum and I hope to make some online pals, or even meet some fellow San Antonians. I know the Bible front and back, and know quite a lot about fiqh and aqeedah. I hope to continue my studies and attend the masjid when I can. Islam is a beautiful religion, and while it is sad that it took six years for me to see that, better late than never.
Wa salaam!
mabrooooooook akhi 
