Assalamu alaikum.. hello everyone..
I'm happy to be in this lovely Islamic board and I hope to be an active member here..
Even though I was born in an Arab Muslim family, doubts, unanswered questions and confusion had overcome my faith in my early youth. I started to lose my belief in Islam gradually, I stopped praying, and I reached the depressing state in which I lost my faith in the existence of God. I found myself irreligious and with no higher goal or method to guide my life. I was almost certain that I cant be a Muslim again, so I started looking for other ideas that might match what I feel is right.
I stayed like this for a long miserable time, until God has blessed with an overwhelmingly beautiful and life-saving gift. I read the writings of an Arab Muslim thinker that skillfully touched my heart and defeated my doubts. At first I read his Islamic articles motivated by curiosity and I found them increasingly interesting. I read some of his long debates with atheists and non-muslims and I couldn't help myself agreeing with his Islamic ideas and his sound reason and moral arguments. almost all my doubts and questions about the existence of God were gradually clearing up, I don't exactly know how but they were almost gone. I hadn't decided to be a muslim and surrender to God yet, but I started to think like a Muslim and judge all other ideas by the Quranic view. I find myself feeling that Islam is true, that it provides the highest moral and most logical method of life. After I realzed that I was almost completely occupied by the ideas of that Muslim thinker, and that my faith in the existence of God is restored, I made up my mind and prayed my first prayer alone in my room, it was an Isha prayer. after years of confusion and doubts I was finally able to prostrate to God.
I owe my regaining of faith and finding the right path in life to My Merciful God, then to this anonymous Muslim thinker who writes by the nickname : الوراق "Al-Warraq". That's why I intended to learn more English during the last 3 years or so to be able to translate his writings to the world, hoping they will help people to find the path of God as they continue to help me. I asked Al-warraq's permission to translate and publish his articles in some English speaking forums, and he welcomed the idea and he will personally reply to comments on his posts on this forum.
I chose this lovely forum as one of the forum on which I post my humble translations of Al-Warraq's articles by the nickname: Al-Warraq. I have posted a few threads already, and I wish you criticize my translation and notify me of any mistakes.
God bless you all
I'm happy to be in this lovely Islamic board and I hope to be an active member here..
Even though I was born in an Arab Muslim family, doubts, unanswered questions and confusion had overcome my faith in my early youth. I started to lose my belief in Islam gradually, I stopped praying, and I reached the depressing state in which I lost my faith in the existence of God. I found myself irreligious and with no higher goal or method to guide my life. I was almost certain that I cant be a Muslim again, so I started looking for other ideas that might match what I feel is right.
I stayed like this for a long miserable time, until God has blessed with an overwhelmingly beautiful and life-saving gift. I read the writings of an Arab Muslim thinker that skillfully touched my heart and defeated my doubts. At first I read his Islamic articles motivated by curiosity and I found them increasingly interesting. I read some of his long debates with atheists and non-muslims and I couldn't help myself agreeing with his Islamic ideas and his sound reason and moral arguments. almost all my doubts and questions about the existence of God were gradually clearing up, I don't exactly know how but they were almost gone. I hadn't decided to be a muslim and surrender to God yet, but I started to think like a Muslim and judge all other ideas by the Quranic view. I find myself feeling that Islam is true, that it provides the highest moral and most logical method of life. After I realzed that I was almost completely occupied by the ideas of that Muslim thinker, and that my faith in the existence of God is restored, I made up my mind and prayed my first prayer alone in my room, it was an Isha prayer. after years of confusion and doubts I was finally able to prostrate to God.
I owe my regaining of faith and finding the right path in life to My Merciful God, then to this anonymous Muslim thinker who writes by the nickname : الوراق "Al-Warraq". That's why I intended to learn more English during the last 3 years or so to be able to translate his writings to the world, hoping they will help people to find the path of God as they continue to help me. I asked Al-warraq's permission to translate and publish his articles in some English speaking forums, and he welcomed the idea and he will personally reply to comments on his posts on this forum.
I chose this lovely forum as one of the forum on which I post my humble translations of Al-Warraq's articles by the nickname: Al-Warraq. I have posted a few threads already, and I wish you criticize my translation and notify me of any mistakes.
God bless you all
sister,
eace: