AllahisGreatest
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Assalam'Aleykum!
I am 17. In order to remain anonymous I won't reveal my true name. I took my shahada with Allah and the angels as witnesses three months ago. I received a box of books free from islamreligion.com (they also helped me take my shahada) and I have been reading much. I may not know enough about Islam to teach someone else, but I know enough to be convinced of it's truth. Islam is what I have been looking for.
I was brought up in a non-religious home, but we called ourselves Christians. When I was 9, I made my dad drag me to a non-denominational Christian Church. I hated it, though, as even at that young age I could tell that they cherry-picked verses from the Bible and were intolerant when Jesus Christ called for them to love. Then I went to the Roman Catholic Church with my grandmother, and fell in love with all of the pomp and ritual. My mother was very against me becoming Catholic. I still wanted a church, so I went with my friend to the Russian Orthodox Church. I later converted, was a Russian Orthodox Christian up until a few months ago. I fervently prayed to the saints, and received sacraments. But then issues like why we even prayed to saints and why I had to go confess to a priest if God could truly knew all things. Then I began searching for a religion that was the right one, and I stumbled upon Islam (Mash'Allah!!!!!). After reading about the Islamic idea of tawheed, I was and still am hopelessly in love with this religion. I began reading about Jannah and the Prophet's (pbuh) message, and I can't believe it....Islam is what I've been looking for all along!
Also what I love about Islam is the utter modesty Muslims have. It mystifies me! I've never believed in dancing with the other gender or dating. I also don't find it appropriated for young ladies to claim to be "Christian" on Sunday and my Monday they are out in a bikini, it makes no sense. I love how Muslim women look. I absolutely love it, and respect them so much! I also love how we brothers also have hijab.
Also, I didn't know at the time, but when I was little my good friends were Muslims! A boy from Turkey and a Persian boy. Nicest people!
My biggest struggle right now is disconnecting from my old Church. I haven't been to services in over two months, but still they call me, facebook me, everything! I know they care, but just because I've stopped worshiping idols doesn't mean I've become evil (quite the opposite!). They are also very right-wing conservative, which is a BAD THING. If they found out I was Muslim, they'd think I was going around desecrating Churches or something.
I also worry about telling my family. They aren't closed-minded, just misinformed and uneducated about Islam. My mother has some idea that I'm very interested (no idea that I'm actually a Muslim!).
I plan to begin making regular Salah when I go off to college. right now, I strive to read Qur'an often and make salah once a week (I'm still learning how, I want to perfect my salah before I begin offering it 5 times a day.)
my other problem is that, even if I was able to attend Masjid, there is no Sunni masjid. Only one very small shi'a masjid in a converted apartment.
So, I've joined this forum to learn, seek advice and ask you wonderful people, my brothers and sisters, to please remember me in your du'a.
I am 17. In order to remain anonymous I won't reveal my true name. I took my shahada with Allah and the angels as witnesses three months ago. I received a box of books free from islamreligion.com (they also helped me take my shahada) and I have been reading much. I may not know enough about Islam to teach someone else, but I know enough to be convinced of it's truth. Islam is what I have been looking for.
I was brought up in a non-religious home, but we called ourselves Christians. When I was 9, I made my dad drag me to a non-denominational Christian Church. I hated it, though, as even at that young age I could tell that they cherry-picked verses from the Bible and were intolerant when Jesus Christ called for them to love. Then I went to the Roman Catholic Church with my grandmother, and fell in love with all of the pomp and ritual. My mother was very against me becoming Catholic. I still wanted a church, so I went with my friend to the Russian Orthodox Church. I later converted, was a Russian Orthodox Christian up until a few months ago. I fervently prayed to the saints, and received sacraments. But then issues like why we even prayed to saints and why I had to go confess to a priest if God could truly knew all things. Then I began searching for a religion that was the right one, and I stumbled upon Islam (Mash'Allah!!!!!). After reading about the Islamic idea of tawheed, I was and still am hopelessly in love with this religion. I began reading about Jannah and the Prophet's (pbuh) message, and I can't believe it....Islam is what I've been looking for all along!
Also what I love about Islam is the utter modesty Muslims have. It mystifies me! I've never believed in dancing with the other gender or dating. I also don't find it appropriated for young ladies to claim to be "Christian" on Sunday and my Monday they are out in a bikini, it makes no sense. I love how Muslim women look. I absolutely love it, and respect them so much! I also love how we brothers also have hijab.
Also, I didn't know at the time, but when I was little my good friends were Muslims! A boy from Turkey and a Persian boy. Nicest people!
My biggest struggle right now is disconnecting from my old Church. I haven't been to services in over two months, but still they call me, facebook me, everything! I know they care, but just because I've stopped worshiping idols doesn't mean I've become evil (quite the opposite!). They are also very right-wing conservative, which is a BAD THING. If they found out I was Muslim, they'd think I was going around desecrating Churches or something.
I also worry about telling my family. They aren't closed-minded, just misinformed and uneducated about Islam. My mother has some idea that I'm very interested (no idea that I'm actually a Muslim!).
I plan to begin making regular Salah when I go off to college. right now, I strive to read Qur'an often and make salah once a week (I'm still learning how, I want to perfect my salah before I begin offering it 5 times a day.)
my other problem is that, even if I was able to attend Masjid, there is no Sunni masjid. Only one very small shi'a masjid in a converted apartment.
So, I've joined this forum to learn, seek advice and ask you wonderful people, my brothers and sisters, to please remember me in your du'a.
I hope you find lots of helpful knowledge here.
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