Story of Conversion-โThis page of Quran brought me to Islamโ
I came across a very beautiful conversion story that I would like to share.
A person shares his story on his conversion to Islam and it is beautiful. He says,
โ I converted on April 2nd. I had been ruminating over whether to convert to Islam for years prior to this. I told myself this year after I met up with a friend who gave me a copy of the Quran, โI will read at least a page of this scripture a dayโ and find more answers.
Iโm notorious for overthinking. Iโll overthink the minutiae of my days. There were several aspects of the religion that I found appealing, but I still wasnโt sure what that โit factorโ was. You know, that one thing that made Islam THE religion of all religions, the infallible set of beliefs that several have said it was.
So I was reading one night, and I came across this page. It resonated with me on a deep level.
โWho will turn away from the religion of Abraham but he who is foolish of mind?โ in particular. It was like Allah SWT himself was saying, โdonโt second guess yourselfโ to me.
โAnd when his Lord said to him, โSubmitโ, he said, โI have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.โ
Again, it felt like Allah was speaking directly to me. โDo this.โ No questions, no hassles. Just do it.
Coincidentally, my conversion came on the first night of Ramadan, and my friend had made a dua for me to be guided to the light before I texted him with the news of my conversion.
Admittedly, my faith is still in need of a lot of work. I still feel like I need a lot of context regarding the historical applications of Islam. Psychology, science, philosophy, and so on. But for now, I do feel confident that this is the religion Iโd like to be a part of for sure, if nothing else.โ
Beautiful isnโt it. Allah guides whom he wills.
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Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.
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