I reverted(he says new to Islam are always reverts not converts because we all are born Muslims) from Orthodox Christianity to Islam.
I was a very practicing Orthodox Christian, went to Church, prayed to Jesus, and believed in the Trinity.
So, I started dating a Muslim boy(same age as me) I met while ago, and we became together about 2 weeks ago. I really love him and he does too.
One day we started talking about religion and I was shocked to know he was so knowledgeable about not just his religion Islam, but also Christianity.
So we started detailing all the similarities of the two religions, and we were going great until we came to the subject of GOD. Obviously I brought up the Trinity and Jesus being our Savior, and that’s where his looks fell down. He sighed and then it started. The “Parting of the Ways between Islam and Christianity”.
We started arguing(lightly) for like 3 hours in the park, trying to explain each other the truth, but he got the advantage because he not only has memorized verses from the Holy Quran but also from the Bible.
I don’t know how and why but by the time he dropped me off home, I started questioning my faith. The way he explained to me the Divinity of God really shook me, and the way he broke down the Trinity shattered me. I never saw it the way he showed it to me, and I decided I had to do something. That night I started researching about the similarities and differences of the two religions and came across a Russian-version of the Holy Quran and started reading it. I don’t know why but I couldn’t stop and went well into the night around 3AM reading it online.
So and so happened, I got closer and closer to Islam and just recently I read the Shahada and have completed the process a few days ago in a Mosque; and he was crying while I said it in front of an Imam and so was I.
But now the real question arises, how do I tell my mother that I no longer am a Christian? My boyfriend is scared that I and my mother will fight because of this and is doing his best to aid me in this, for example, being there with me when I reveal the truth and everything; but I usually don’t get along with my mother, we barely see each other much during day and it’s gonna be hard. I live with my mother alone btw.
Help please? Muslims and Christians and any other helper welcome.
Please do not question my decision to reverting to Islam. I know I did the right thing. I felt it. I feel it. And I feel as if I am born new again, the world feels much more calm and peaceful since the moment I said the “Shahada” which is “La ilaha illa Allah wa-Muhammad rasul Allah.
There is no god but God and Muhammad is the prophet of God.”
Also, is it fine if as a Muslim teenager, I can continue wearing tight jeans and shirts but also wear head covering? Like not the burka, but completely cover my hair, face open and wear jeans? Like the Muslim females in this picture:
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Al hamdulillah! Sister u have taken the right decision. all your sins will be forgiven and converted into good deeds. these are the double benefits when someone reverts back to Islam.
Why muslims say that all children born in this world are Muslims?
Muslim is an arabic word which means :ONE WHO SUBMITS HIS WILL TO ALMIGHTY GOD. All the prophets were muslims.
with regard to your dressing code, it is hard for young girls to shun immediately their old habbits or likings for dressings but Islam has given the criteria sister. u don’t have to immediately leave your old style of dressing but eventually when your Iman(belief) or taqwa increases, you will automatically dislike wearing jeans iin public. U can wear jeans when u r in the company of only women.
1. Extent of covering (for Men it is from navel to the knees & for women, the complete body should be covered except the hand & face)
2. Clothes should not be transparent (for men & women)
3. Clothes should not be tight so that it reveals the figure (for men & women)
4. It should not be glamorous that it attracts the opposite sex (for men & women)
5. It should/ not resemble an unbeliever (for men & women)
6. It should not be the clothes of opposite sex (for men & women)
May Allah give you strength to tell your mom and help you to convince her to revert to Islam.
Then you should also believe to kill all infadels and a man that kills in his God will have many virgin wifes in heaven. You want to believe in that go ahead but I know my bible.
Some Christian if someone can persuade by Jesus is a liar within 2 weeks!
Here is a testimony for you http://www.faithfreedom.org/2009/03/13/i…
New converts are first taught the “beauties of islam”. They are told that islam is a religion, a religion of peace, of equality and worship of a single God. They are led to believe that islam is accepting of other religions, especially Judaism and Christianity that are monotheistic, and only disagrees with the believers of these religions in that they have corrupted their faith. They are then led to believe that islam is the only religion that has not been contaminated. Because of that it is the only religion accepted by God. Those who do not believe in islam reject the truth (deny God) and are doomed sinners. Eventually they are old that Isa and Musa of the quran are not the same as Jesus and Moses of the Bible. New converts gradually come to think of people of other faiths as the enemies of allah and will start to hate them actively. Then they are taught that only muslims are brothers to each other and that everyone else is out there trying to “get them”.
So, if are you able to have these thought processes which are essential to muslims – this is the only kind of thinking allowed in islam:
I am right, you are wrong; I am superior, and you are inferior; islam and the arab culture is the only way, and yours is evil and I must do everything I can to change you. You are sinners, I am a muslim – the only true religion – and through jihad I must change you; if I die without accomplishing my goal, other muslims behind me will succeed, and I am guaranteed heaven.
Many muslims deny that suicide missions are allowed in islam. It is true that islam, like many other religions, forbids committing suicide out of (personal) desperation, but the quran orders muslims to kill and get killed in jihad. “They fight for God’s sake; they kill and are killed as a rightful promise from Him.” (Quran 9.111). In fact the quran is replete with such horrifically inciting dictums. It is full of order to kill the kuffar (enemies of allah and his messenger) and promised dreadful punishment in hell-fire for those who refuse to kill kuffar. One of those enormities (major sin) in sharia is: “Fleeing from combat with unbelievers, unless one is falling back to regroup or separating to join another unit to reinforce them”. The muslim state is in permanent state of war with non-muslims who refuse to accept islam. According to quran 60:4 “And there has arisen between us and you hostility and hate for ever until ye believe in allah only”.
Anyway, I seriously doubt the person who is convincing you it is a religion of peace has told you this.
Run a mile now.
write a letter to her explaining why you reverted. if you wear tight clothes with hijab then there’s no point. the purpose of hijab is to cover your body (curves and all), not just your hair.
La ilaha illallah,Muhammadurasullah”
i bear witness as muhammad is the prophet of allah and there is no god ,but Allah”
>we all are born Muslims
Whoever told you that was lying to you.
I wonder what else they were lying about.
As an Atheist my decision wont be bias but i do think you should read the second paragraph of what nanny wrote
If you did reverted to Islam then you are an idiot. Muslims treat women like crap.
“Mom, I converted to Islam”
I’m not going to “attack” you, but Islam says you are supposed to kill nonbelievers. I suppose you can ignore that, but it’s in the Qur’an. That whole thing where if it is something is said in the Qur’an after something else is said that contradicts what was said before, then the later thing that was said is true… Yeah, I suppose if you want to physically attack people who don’t agree with your religion, Islam is the way to go… Unless you are prepared to deny that part and fight a holy war in the same way Jesus did… yeah… It’s your choice, but I would suggest you study many religions and expand your knowledge. It’s all relative.
“Mom, I reverted to Islam.”
Easy as that.
I feel sorry for you. I really do.
End up with Satan. Only misery would be left. The present world was not developed by them. You go to end it.
The main job of the Mulsim boys is to convert other girls into their faith. This happend for centuries. WHY ARE THESE WESTERN GOVERNMENTS SO FOOLISH TO GIVE THEM CITIZENSHIP ? TO HAVE MORE 9/ 11 S ?
Edit: Only one question from this name so far. This could be a created one a fabricated story to propagate Islam.
An experienced one into Yahoo QAs but only 2 questions on the same and no answers at all !
She/ He does not want answers because this is only for propagation.
“We all are born Muslim”?
What a lie.
What else could he be lying about…
Islam was founded in the year 627 AD. Nobody was Muslim before this time.
Islam gives females rights you say? Like that isn’t a load of bull.
why do u want to tell her??????
if shes gonna make u headache dont tell her
Islam took birth in 632AD… hardly the orthodox belief system it claims to be !!
Jesus Christ is Lord –
GO BACK TO ORTHODOX….SHE WONT LIKE THIS decision…wake up… talk to her but then LISTEN UP…
Watch Not Without My Daughter and read this site written by women who have been involved with Muslim men http://www.domini.org/lam/
Muhammad wrote in the Sura 4:3 that it is unlawful to have more than four wives, but he had more than four. Muslim scholar Ali Dashti lists 22 women in Muhammad’s life, including 16 wives. He also stole his adopted son’s wife Zaynab and made her his own. One wife, Aesha, was only eight or nine years old when he took her to bed.
Female Muslims must be covered head to foot like Muhammad’s women who needed it in the desert sun and sand.
Women are treated bad in Islam. Let’s look at the Quran, Sura 4:34:
Men are the managers of the affairs of women…Those you fear may be rebellious–admonish; banish them to their couches and beat them.
Muslim women can be kept prisioners in their own homes and denied the right to go outside the house if the husband orders. They can’t even vote in some countries. In Iran they must carry written permission from their husbands to go outside the house. In Saudi Arabia, they are prohibited from driving a car. When some women in Saudia Arabia drove cars in the fall of 1990, they were castigated from every direction and admonished not to talk to Western reporters. One woman said, “The issue is not driving. It is that here in Saudi Arabia, I exist as a person from the bellybutton to the knees.”
I’ve heard some foolish people say that the Bible degrades women. What a lie that is! God made us male and female with distinct responsibilities. I perceive that the lawless and rebellious are the ones who think that having children and rearing them is demeaning. I perceive that the prideful and arrogant are the ones that think they have something to prove to men and the world at large. What a pitiful existence trying to be just the opposite of what God says. That is all it is. What freedom we women have in Christ. I used to think being a Christian was about bondage, but that was a lie from the devil. It is ultimate freedom (and I’m a woman too)!
BTW: “I reverted because the day we talked, I trembled. I shook from inside. As if there was another presence around me”. That is either the Holy Spirit (who does not exist in islam) or Satan. In this case it is the latter. Have you ever played glassy glassy – that is the same thing they feel.
You obviously didn’t do enough research into Islam.
Ask him why he is with you and not chasing 6y.o girls like muhammed.
Ask him why Islam means submission.
Of course there is a trinity, the bible clearly talks about three distinct persons in the Godhead. There’s God, Jesus came to Earth and when he ascended God gave us the Holy Spirit.
If you have any more questions e-mail me, you need to come back to christianity
If you truly feel at peace with Islam then you should pursue this despite your family’s opposition. However if you are doing it to please your boyfriend then you are making a big mistake. Make sure you are doing it for the right reason, truthfully ask yourself first if this is what YOU believe then make a move.
Mom, I reject the teachings and atonement of Jesus Christ,
I don’t need him. Either I have never sinned or God doesn’t care if I sinned and God owes me heaven because I do good deeds.
I believe that Jesus is a liar. The real Christ is Isa of Islam who will break the cross and kill the pig. I anxiously await the end times so I can kill Jews.
Edit No Christ would not prevent you from making a free will decision to reject him. Is is your God given choice.
A question for you, Did you truly ever know him?
Did you understand your need for a Savior?
Did you repent of your sin and realize God was righteous and you were not.
Did you realize the sacrifce God made for you while you sinned against him.
Do you realize now the love that God has for you even while you reject him?
Jesus was tortured and died for you personally while you sinned against him.
Do you realize the Allah of Islam is not the righteous God of Abraham?
Do you know that Allah is in agreement with the serpent in the garden?
Jesus was tortured and died for you personally while you sinned against him.
God is not subject to his creation. You can not earn paradise it is a free gift. God will not owe it to you..Allah is wrong. The serpent in the garden is a liar. God is indeed righteous and makes a way for sinful man to be brought to his righteousness through Jesus Christ. God does not weigh your deeds…there is no way to earn salvation it is a free gift from God.
I’m more surprised that you didn’t research your own religion more before you converted. It seems odd to me to make such a drastic change. Anyone who knows more about a religion than you do can convince you to see it their way because you have no argument.
Why don’t you take a step back from the whole situation and rethink your decision? I am not saying reverting to Islam is a bad decision, but wholeheartedly changing religions because a boyfriend talked you out of your religion seems a little suspicious to me.
Mom, I am so desperate for a boyfriend that I’m converting to islam. He’s great and knows so much, but doesn’t follow any of it. He’d rather date me than listen to allah. Even though he breaks the rules of islam by just talking to me, and I’m breaking them now too by dating him, I think it’s the greatest religion.
alhamdullillah,you are now a Muslim..
when you just convert to Islam,of coz you will hear people say bad things about Islam,but just don’t listen to them..Islam is the best way of life but the one that gave Islam bad name is the people itself..
for your problem, why don you go to this site http://www.islamfortoday.com/ummzaid01.h…
there it might be a little help on how to deal with your family after converting to Islam..
I think, without your BF you should tell her. I know this may seem harder for you. But if he tags along, she may not respect him if she does atm. She may seem him as converting you to get you away from her.
Ask her to sit down with you, saying you want to talk about both of your beliefs.Tell her your decision, and why you made it. How Islam made you feel that night. How you now feel at peace. Raise some of the points that your bf raised with you. And talk though them with her. See what she has to say, and take an interest in her view of it. This is my recommendation.
Send her the address and visiting hours of your asylum and she’ll be happy.
ADDENDA
“Islam gave us females so many rights.”
Really? Methinks you are more ignorant than you believe.
“I read the Bible a lot of times but always overlooked so many verses against females and only when my boyfriend pointed them out it really struck me.”
Notice that he, conveniently, did not show you the pertinent passages of his misogynistic Qur’an? Enjoy your servitude.
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“I DID NOT revert to please my boyfriend.”
Bull! From your profile: “Ex-Orthodox Christian after reverting to Islam thanks to my boyfriend”
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“please keep ur opinions to urself”
Nope. If you don’t want our opinions, don’t ask questions on a public forum.
Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer of the worlds,
I couldn’t help but smile to hear about your come back to Islam. May Allah guide your family to Islam in the future.
Who else can give good practical advice than those who had succesfully gone through the situation?
How do I tell my parents and family I’ve become a Muslim?
American convert Saraji Umm Zaid offers practical advice for the new Muslim on this sensitive issue.
(Addressed primarily to females, but mostly relevant to both sexes.)
Go to the below link my dear sister.http://www.revertmuslims.com/islam/how_t…
After reading your question and additional details, all I want to say that you are a faithful person, and you’ve done the right thing, that you should be proud of yourself, and i wish you enjoy your life as a proud Muslim!
May Allah support you and your family .. Ameen
Islam really “honours” women. Here are some examples of misogynist sharia laws: a muslim woman who commits adultery is to be stoned to death; unmarried girls who have sex must be flogged; women’s testimony in court is half the value of a man; women get half the inheritance of a man; there is no community property between husband and wife; if a woman is killed, her indemnity money is half the indemnity money of a man; if her family follows Shafi’I law, the her clitoris must be removed at a young age – that is female castration in order for the man to make sure her sexual appetite is suppressed; she needs her guardian’s permission for marriage or else it is void; she needs her husband’s or male relatives permission for travel; she must cover all her body except her hands and face). Other, more radical Hanbali-Wahabi views require that every inch of a omen be covered including her face and hands, and she can only have a hole in front of her eyes through which she can see). No thanks. Sounds like a living hell. Where are all the feminists with this still going on in 2009!
Women are also mentally deficient http://www.wikiislam.com/wiki/Women_are_Deficient_in_Intelligence
There’s no easy way to break it to your mother. Come about it gradually, but you will eventually just have to tell her.
I’m not going to judge you – I have spoken to people who have converted to Islam. Most were like you, impressed by the knowledgeable and humble witness of actual Muslims. I do not agree with them on the Trinity, of course. But I do not doubt your convictions on this matter. As far as who gets into heaven – I leave that to God. And I suspect that those truly following God may not appear to be on the same path at times – but surely they are.
As far as how you dress, well, I would seek guidance from your Muslim community on that. A lot of Muslim women choose their own path here – after much prayer and reflection. I know plenty who do not wear a head scarf at all. I would say that you should not wear tight jeans or t-shirts, nor show your mid-riff. But other than that, it’s a decision, not some unified decree like from the Pope or something.
Good luck. You will have an interesting time of it for sure.
Why not start questioning your new faith until you find the real truth?
Agnosticism is perfect as long as you don’t fear death.
There is insufficient evidence to prove a deity but there is also insufficient evidence to disprove one.