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South Africa's Wayne Parnell converts to Islam

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Johannesburg: South African fast bowler Wayne Parnell has converted to Islam after a period of personal study and reflection and will celebrate his 22nd birthday on Friday as a Muslim.



Parnell confirmed in a statement on Thursday that he converted to Islamic faith in January this year and is considering a name change to Waleed, which means 'Newborn Son'.



"While I have not yet decided on an Islamic name I have considered the name Waleed which means Newborn Son, but for now my name remains Wayne Dillon Parnell.



I will continue to respect the team's endorsement of alcoholic beverages. I am playing cricket in Sussex and this is my immediate focus," said Port Elizabeth-born Parnell.



"As I am approaching my first period of fasting, I ask that this special time is treated with respect. I am a young man, a professional cricketer by trade, and while I can appreciate and am grateful for the public interest in my personal life, my faith choice is a matter which I would like to keep private," said the promising Warriors left-arm seam bowler.




Proteas team manager Mohamed Moosajee, himself a Muslim, said Parnell's Muslim teammates Hashim Amla and Imran Tahir had not influenced his decision to convert from Christianity.
"Wayne already decided a few months ago to follow Islam," Moosajee said of the cricketer, who excelled during the ICC World Cup on the subcontinent.



"The decision to convert was his own decision, but I know nothing of the name change," added Moosajee.



Fellow players, preferring to remain anonymous, said they believed Parnell was very serious about his choice of religion and that he had not touched a drop of alcohol, forbidden to Muslims, since the recent Indian Premier League series.



Supporting Moosajee's denial of influence by Amla, the players said he had never attempted to convert them to his religion, although they had all been very impressed by the discipline and strict adherence that Amla showed to his religion, by refusing to participate in celebrations with them that involved liquor, staying steadfast in his daily prayers even while on tour, and refusing to wear the kit sponsored by South African beer brand Castle Lager.


In his first two years after making his debut for the Proteas in 2009, Parnell developed a hard-living reputation.



In October 2009, he was kicked out of the provincial side Warriors following an incident in a night club in the city of Port Elizabeth in the early hours of the morning.



He came to limelight when he captained the South African Under-19 team in the U-19 World Cup in 2008. He was the youngest player to get a central contract in 2009 at the age of 20 years.
He is the second Christian to have converted to Islam after Pakistan's Yousuf Youhana (now Mohammad Yousuf) in 2006.

http://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/news/item/176446-south-africas-wayne-parnell-converts-to-islam
 
Source: http://myresourceislam.blogspot.com/2011/08/gens-revert-story.html
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Gen's Revert Story

Asalam alaikum.

I am Gen and I am only still new to Islam alhamdulilah! But I am proud that I have said my shahada and become a muslim. I grew up as a normal western girl. Parties, concerts, school, honestly, just the usual. I wasn't religious but I knew I had muslim family, but they lived on the other side of the country.

My auntie was a converted muslim. She married soon after I was born and to the other side of the country. I had only met her and my cousins a few times but I was aware of them and their religion. My Mum had a problem with it all, she thought that no one could see anything good in Islam especially as a woman and that she only converted for her husband. She didn't hate my aunt but she did think she had made a bad choice. She still doesn't know about my conversion. The only people that do are my aunt and her family.

A couple of years ago my aunt's husband found a job closer to where we live and because the pay was much better than what he was getting in his old job they decided they would move. I saw this as a good opportunity to see more of her and get to know my family better so every now and the when I had a free day I'd get public transport to see her and her family. We soon grew very close and by being close to them I started to learn more about the religion and see that it wasn't what my mum thought it was and my aunt did not just convert because her husband is muslim. Slowly I started to see what my aunt saw in islam. I enjoyed conversations with her family about religion and not being religious myself I appreciated what they had to offer. I'm not sure of the moment I began to want to know more about Islam but it soon came. I started meeting friends my aunt was making in the area.

My association with muslims and good examples just brought me closer to islam.
I said the shahada with my aunt early this year. Now its my first ramadan, I'm enjoying all the time I can with my aunt, uncle and cousins.
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Some of these stories are just amazing! They sort of make me wish I was a revert so that I could have an interesting story too. :)
 
Asalaamu Aleikum,

This is my story. To understand it, my parents are Jewish and Catholic.

I was an 11 year old living in the USA, and being mature for my age I loved to research on religion, culture, middle east, ect. My best friend wore hijab and was a practicing Muslim.

Growing up I had heard a lot of negative comments about Islam but my parents always taught me to respect all other ethnic groups and cultures, as we were white and the social "norm". I didn't understand when my parents told me I could be Jewish and Catholic, because I knew they were separate religions. My father told me that I could believe in different parts of each of the religions, but I wanted to have a religion. I needed to believe in something, I needed to find God. Then, I read a book called "The Faith Club" shared it with my best friend. We decided to start our own Faith Club. I found myself excited for each of our meetings, and we discussed many religions, including Islam (she is my Muslim friend), Christianity, Judaism, and just God.

Then one day I was having life troubles, and I looked into the mirror and prayed for God. The same day I got an email from my Muslim friend, asking if I would look at Islam, consider converting, ect. I think that she thought that because I was asking many questions. I hadn't really thought about converting because I was fine with my lifestyle and wrote her back saying that I was fascinated with Islam but didn't want to convert. Keep in mind this was the same day! Alhamduillah for sending me this sign!

In part of my quest of researching religion, culture, ect, I asked my friend for a copy of The Glorious Quran that I could read along with the Bible. When she gave it to me I picked it up and started reading. I didn't even start reading the Bible (yet) and just kept reading. By the time I was finished I hadn't read much but thought it was very beautiful, and knew it was the word of Allah SWT.

Through all of my misconceptions about Islam I quenched my thirst for knowledge of Islam and learned about the religion Immensely. I fell in love with every aspect and while questioning a few, knew it was the religion for me. I became so much closer with my best friend Ilsa, Insha'Allah we will stay that way forever. I loved the way how her family was so close to eachother unlike my "western" family but respected eachother, unlike my mom and I. Her family soon knew that I was considering convering and they were so welcoming I felt like I was one of them.

Now, after 2 years, I am 13 and reverting in one week. I know it was not a whole conversion story but I felt that I had to share it!

Salaam :-)
 
^ Wa Alaaykum As'Salaaam wa Rahmatullaah wa Barahkaatuh..

I am impressed!

You were 11 year old, subhaan'Allaah..very beautiful indeed! Allaah SWT guides who he wills and those who are sincere.

JazaakiAllaah khaayr for sharing your story sis.

may Allaah keep you steadfast upon his beautiful deen, Aameen.
 
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Can't remember if I've posted this before, but Subhan'Allah what a story, Allah guides whom He wills
 

Proper northern brother, I love his Liverpudlian accent - see if you can understand what he's saying :shade:
 
Revert story by Brother Ahmed

Assalamu Aleykum brothers and sisters,

I'm a 22 year old guy living in London, it was last week...just last week! when i went out to play football with some friends in a tournament. It was after salatul asr that i took to the pitch to play and i was overwhelmed by nerves, and had to perform. Just as i passed the ball to my muslim friend i was expecting a reverse ball but unfortunately my foot got stuck and my ankle twisted awkwardly, partially tearing my ligaments, and then reverted back to its natural position.

Make dua for me....that Allah gives me full recovery.

That's my revert story.
 
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A convert to Islam






...One day in jail when I was bored like every other day, I picked up a Quran and started reading it. One sentence hit me… ‘Is there any one more misguided than the person who makes his desires his God?’” says Hussain. He converted to Islam after a few months.




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http://blogs.reuters.com/photographers-blog/2012/02/28/a-convert-to-islam/
 

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