Zehra’s Conversion

My name is Zehra. I converted to Islam over 7 years ago. Alhamdallilah! My husband convinced me of the truth in Islam before marriage.

I’ve always been deeply religious when I was a Christian. I’ve always thought that religion was very important. The only thing was that no church really satisfied me, heart and soul. I always felt something was missing. That something was not quite right. So I’d go from church to church, trying to fill that gap that I felt. Nothing worked.

Then I met my husband. At first, he didn’t say to much about his religion, then slowly he did. He started telling me about Islam, and I became more interested. Now you have to understand, that my mother always taught me to be tolerant of other religions, and to have an open mind. So I think that helped a lot. Anyway, as I learned more about Islam, and my husband was reading the Qur’an, along with other teachings. Pieces began to fall into place. I began to feel whole and to be happy in my soul. I’d finally come home. I was sooo excited.

Everything made perfect sense.

Allah had made the perfect religion, and I’d found it.

Praise be to Allah!

May Allah always bless my husband for this. My goal in life now, is to help someone else to find Islam even if only one. Inshallah, I will.

From Judaism To Islam

As-salaamu-alaikum,

I come from a Jewish family in New York. My mother was from S. A. but also Jewish. She never was comfortable with anyone knowing that. When my father died, she remarried a Catholic and became one herself. And that is how she brought us up. From the age of 5 I was told that Jesus was also God…? I never felt comfortable with it.

We moved to the Philippines – that is where my stepfather was from. And life there was unbearable. My stepfather, to put it mildly, was abusive to me and my 2 brothers. The effect of that hard life: my spelling is poor, one of my brothers is now a drinker, and the other has a low self worth.

When I grew up and we returned to the USA, I left home. I took care of myself by working hard. I never had time for God, whoever He was. I did not feel that God helped me in any way, so why bother? I did try to get back to my roots but Judaism made no sense, so I let that go. I did come across Muslims from time to time but the effect was, how do they dress that way, and why do they seem different? Over time, the idea of Islam kept coming back to me, so I tried to find out more. I read the history and life of Mohammed . That is what got to me: such kindness and sabr (patience) in the face of hardships.

It seemed to me that my life had no direction, so I went to learn more. After reading Surah Al-Fatihah, I knew I had come home – this is where I wanted to be! I became a Muslim and have never regretted it. I always knew there was only ONE God – ALLAH – and things have not been always easy for me. My mother died of cancer soon after I became a Muslim. But the faith I have helped me make it. Just being able to go to ALLAH with all my pain was such a relief. It is the only true lifestyle known to man, and it is the truth and the last chance for us. I wish all mankind could come to know the truth (haq) of Islam, and its peace and beauty!

Zehra’s Conversion My name is Zehra. I converted to Islam over 7 years ago. Alhamdallilah! My husband convinced me of the truth in Islam before marriage. I’ve always been deeply religious when I was a Christian. I’ve always thought that religion was very important. The only thing was that no church really satisfied me, heart [...]

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