SISNUR'S CONVERSION STORY
at www.CONVERTSTOISLAM.com
I was raised in a Christian home. My life as a very
young child revolved around the church. My father,
grandfather and uncle were all ministers. My mother,
a daughter of a holiness minister, continued to
practice the teachings she was taught in the home,
although she strayed away from the church. Such
teachings as: modesty, truthfulness, kindness to
people and animals, thankfulness to God and striving
to do good. Throughout my life I will always be thankful
for the way she raised me. To try to be an overall
good human being, Al hamdulillah (Thanks be to God).
I attended various christian schools ranging from very
strict to fairly lax. I used to regulary attend all
the
services at the church, many times without my mother.
I also used to contribute to the weekend
door-to-door witnessing about God. I enjoyed this
greatly as a child. I spent much time in pondering my
existance, fasting and reading. SubhanAllah(Glory be
to Allah), I always felt that something was
missing...that I was on a search for the true meaning
of my existence in this world. I had many valid
questions as a teenager about Christianity. How can
God be the Father AND the Son....but, yet be
separate? Why must a baby be born with ugly sin? Why
is it that my mother did not allow me to read
certain parts of the bible(due to the vulgar language
used)? Was this not God's word? Why wasn’t it for
everyone, even the young? Why must I take the word of
the minister....to be a message from God? ....All
of these questions remained unanswered by the
ministers I encountered. Eventually, I left the
church and
started 'making my own' faith.
When I was 18 years old I met and married a man from
Palestine. He was born into a muslim
family...but, did not practice the religion. I
studied some about Islam, but found from the sources
that I
read....that it seemed to be only a religion to
benefit man...and offered nothing to women. At times
I
would also get confused over the difference between
culture and relegion, which is also often
misconstrewed by todays media. Shortly after beginning
my studies, I ended them due to the fact that the
material I was reading did not interest me...later on
I learned that much of the information available in
the
University Library was FALSE and the majority of the
material was written by NON-MUSLIMS.
About 5 years later, I met an American muslim woman
at my work. She carried herself in such a way
that I really looked up to her. She also emmited a
light from her countenance that drew me to her. Her
whole self...the way she dressed, acted and the way
she treated others.....was something that I admired
and
made me curious. I introduced myself to her and when
she told me she was muslim, I was shocked. This
lady with such self-confidence and pride.....was a
muslim? I wanted to know more. We used to talk for
hours about the way that Islam LIBERATES the
woman....the opposite from what I believed to be true
of
Islam. I became intrigued in this new enlightment and
began reading everything I could get my hands on.
Islam was not what I had thought it to be several
years before. It was beautiful! Surely it was from
God
Himself and not man made. When I read the Holy Quran
I felt that it was a message directly from God to
me and touched me deeply, so deeply that I would often
cry for hours after reading it. A few months
later, I was ready to make the decision to leave my
family’s faith and become muslim. I sat outside of
the
mosque and pondered on my life and where it had led
me. I began to pray to the Almighty and asked Him
"please lead me on the straight path." My prayer was
answered by a bright beam of sunlight that shone on
my face and warmed my inner soul.(which by the way,
was a very cloudy and rainy day) Subhan
Allah(Glory be to God). This light comforted me and
reassured me that I was following God’s plan for
me. I felt that Islam was what I needed all my life.
That this was the piece missing in my life.....the
lost
puzzle piece.
As I incorporated Islam in my life....I
found that everything fitted into place. Islam, I found
is
a 'guide to life'. And I, the 'weary traveler' found
it and will be lost no more!! Al hamdulillah(Thanks
be
to God).