Why I became a Muslim

Why I became a Muslim:
by Lady Evelyn Zeinab Cobbold, England
The Light (Sep 8, 1984, pp. 17-18)

I am often asked when and why I became a Muslim. I can only reply that I do not know the precise moment when the truth of Islam dawned upon me. It seems that I have always been a Muslim. This is not so strange when one remembers that Islam is the natural religion that a child, left to itself, would develop. Indeed as a Western critic once described it,‘Islam is the religion of common sense.’

The more I read and the more I studied, the more convinced I became that Islam was the most practical religion, and the one most calculated to solve the world's many perplexing problems, and to bring to humanity peace and happiness. Since then I have never wavered in my belief that there is but one God; that Moses, Jesus, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, and others before (peace be on all of them) were prophets, divinely inspired, that to every nation God has sent an apostle, that we are not born in sin, and that we do not need any redemption, that we do not need anyone to intercede between us and God, Whom we can approach at all times, and that no one can intercede for us, not even the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, or Jesus, and that our salvation depends entirely on ourselves and on our actions.

The word 'Islam' means surrender to God. It also means peace. A Muslim is one who is 'in harmony with the decrees of the author of the world', one who has made his peace with God and His creatures.

Islam is based on two fundamental truths:(a) the Oneness of God and (b) the Brotherhood of Man, and is entirely free from any encumbrances of theological dogma. Above everything else it is a positive faith.

The influence of the Hajj cannot be exaggerated. To be a member of that huge congregation gathered together from the four corners of the earth, on this sacred occasion and on the sacred spot, and to join with this mass of humanity, in all humility, in the glorification of God, is to have one's consciousness impressed by full significance of Islamic ideal, is to be privileged to participate in one of the most soul-inspiring experiences that have ever been granted to human beings. To visit the birthplace of Islam, to tread the sacred ground of the Holy Prophet's struggle to call erring humanity back to God, is to re-live those hallowed by the memories of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, long toil and sufferings in glorious years of sacrifice and martyrdom, is to have one's soul kindled by that celestial fire which lighted up the whole earth. But this is not all. The Hajj above everything else makes for unity among Muslims. If there is anything that unifies the scattered forces of Islam and imbues them with mutual sympathy it is the pilgrimage. It provides them with a central-point to which they rally from all corners of the earth. It creates for them annually an occasion to meet and know one another, to exchange views and compare experiences and unite their various efforts to the common good. Distances are annihilated. Differences of sect are set aside. Divergences of race and colour cease to exist in this fraternity of faith that unites all Muslims in one great brotherhood and makes them conscious of the glorious heritage that is theirs.

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Former Catholic Convert to Islam: Study Islam and Leave It

by J.J.

21 Nov, 2008
I was raised in a very strict Catholic family and grew up in a loving environment. I converted to Islam long ago. Even though my conversion was a big shock for my parents, they always considered me as their beloved son.

Many people convert to Islam because their partner is Muslim. They think Islam is equal to Christianity plus Muhammad: a type of 2.1 version of the Windows of religion. For men like me this is because it is a (legal) obligation or necessity to marry a Muslim woman. Women mostly convert because their partner shows so much love for his religion and the rituals (praying, fasting,...) have a charming effect, and to come closer to their partner, they just want to join in and convert. One falls in love with the so-called Islamic atmosphere and solidarity without knowing what Islam really is about.

When I proposed to my fiancé, she wanted me to convert to Islam, which I did. I realize now that it was not wise to convert to a religion, which I hardly knew anything about. So I converted to Islam without studying it carefully.

This is a very common phenomenon; I’d even say it’s typical. The Muslim(a) with whom one has a personal friendship or relation knows very little about Islam her/himself, did not study it systematically and does not even know how to start studying it in a systematic way.

If one asks information about Islam to Muslims, they will give you a few innocent books to show how beautiful Islam is. These books are mostly misleading and even texts written by the "Centre for Islam in Europe", linked to the University of Gent (Belgium) are a twist of "real Islam" and a denial of the teachings of the four main Schools of Islam. The pattern of their thinking is that the good verses of the Quran are generally applicable and the passages that call for violence are contextual and only meant for a specific situation. The Quran however does not make this distinction. These books justify the negative side of Islam by very “creative” reasoning, by concealing things, by wrong translations from Arabic and by outright lies.

http://www.islam-watch.org/LeavingIslam/Catho...

One has to hear all sides !!! So there, there are pros and cons in Islam, like in anything else in life !

Why I didn't become a muslim
by Lusen

As you all know I almost took that step of converting, but I cherish my freedom as a female too freaking much.

This said, I still have the utmost respect for this religion, I just have a few issues with the role of women and the structual life I would have been reguired to follow.

Fairly simple actually.

This is the part, I just couldn't agree too. Guess too independant as a free female. NO ONE can tell me what to do, other than my own concience.

Quran 4:20 says:

“And if you wish to have (one) wife in place of another and you have given one of them a heap of gold, then take not from it anything; would you take it by slandering (her) and (doing her) manifest wrong?”

Women have to obey their husbands and if the husband fears she will not obey she may be beaten. Quran 4:34:

" Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made some of them to excel others and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient, guarding the unseen as Allah has guarded; and (as to) those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them; then if they obey you, do not seek a way against them; surely Allah is High, Great."

..... and so it goes ......

Want me to continue Mister OMAN ???? Cause I read the qu'ran, not once but several.......

Thanks for opening this thread.....

Salam

Lusen wrote:

Why I didn't become a muslim
by Lusen
As you all know I almost took that step of converting, but I cherish my freedom as a female too freaking much.
This said, I still have the utmost respect for this religion, I just have a few issues with the role of women and the structual life I would have been reguired to follow.
Fairly simple actually.

you fcuking coo coo liar.

you took a step to islamE get laid nothing more, and when your "mohamid" dropped you like the worthless "old caravan ho" you are, you forgot all about your religious quest and acted like the fanatic biach you are today (not that you need an excuse for your coo cooness ask your family and any friend you have left).

Just saying.

midnight toker wrote:

<quoted text>you fcuking coo coo liar.
you took a step to islamE get laid nothing more, and when your "mohamid" dropped you like the worthless "old caravan ho" you are, you forgot all about your religious quest and acted like the fanatic biach you are today (not that you need an excuse for your coo cooness ask your family and any friend you have left).
Just saying.

Thanks for your fake version Pizza boy.

Lusen wrote:

<quoted text>Thanks for your fake version Pizza boy.

really ????? are you gonna stick to "fake"

I bet a popular poll on my version V your pathetic delusions would show me getting votes and you getting ...maybe Hardheads.(and we all know what motivates that rock worshiper "Ms Rock(head)"

HudaS Escariot wrote:

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HudaS the Misguided Mohamdean Mussie PAGAN! with a stinky TOWELhead! the Licker and Kisser of Hubal the MoonROCKgod of the Mussies! How she converted to Death cult ASSlam? Answer: She have a "ALZEIMER" disease! Mentally Ill! she's useless!

Why you become Muslim

-72 Virgins
-4 Wifes
-Marry 9 year olds
-Kill Infidel
-Hate is OK
-Tax Infidels
-Combines
-Riots in London
-Kill Danish cartoonist
-Hate Teddy Bears names Muhamamd

Huda wrote:

Why I became a Muslim:
by Lady Evelyn Zeinab Cobbold, England

Sis Huda,
Jazak Allah khairan for this post.
Only Allah guide whom He wish to guide to Islam.

Whom He guides, no one can lead astray and whom He leads astray, no one can guide.

Hardhead wrote:

Sis Huda,
Jazak Allah khairan for this post.
Only Allah guide whom He wish to guide to Islam.
Whom He guides, no one can lead astray and whom He leads astray, no one can guide.

currently he is busy guiding terrosits how to kill kids...

In Sudan he is currently guiding with a sword to people necks, convert or die.

Hardhead wrote:

Only Allah guide whom He wish to guide to Islam.

Hardhead wrote:

Sis Huda,
Jazak Allah khairan for this post.
Only Allah guide whom He wish to guide to Islam.
Whom He guides, no one can lead astray and whom He leads astray, no one can guide.

he is a pretty sad guide... too many people take swords in hide ..jesus is a much better guide than sand terrorist...

midnight toker wrote:

<quoted text>
really ????? are you gonna stick to "fake"
I bet a popular poll on my version V your pathetic delusions would show me getting votes and you getting ...maybe Hardheads.(and we all know what motivates that rock worshiper "Ms Rock(head)"

Slinging dough again Pizza boy ?

its so surprising to see a person post.``why i became a muslim....`` why to be proud of getting downgraded in life...?
if you want to become a loser in life,become discreetly...
i mean i dont see many people proudly say i do drugs or kill people...

jAn, the church minister and a professor in fabrication of lies wherever it's possible.

Can you please without any falsification of verses below:

For example, Gen 32:30 states, "...for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." However,
John 1:18 states, "No man hath seen God at any time..."
Both statements cannot be true.
Either there is an error of fact, or an error of translation.
In either case, there is an error. And if there is an error, then infallibility of the Bible (in this case the King James Version) is falsified..

Is this what christians call the word of God. As every one knows that the word of God never contradicts each other, and never changes.

A general answer often given is that these verses indicate that God cannot be seen by men when in his full glory. God can be seen when in lesser form - as in the incarnation of Jesus Christ, or a theophany. These lesser forms are indicated, although their nature probably not fully understood by all of the writers, in Exod. 24:9,10, Amos 9:1, Gen. 26:2 and 32:30, John 14:9, and Ex. 33:11. This response is basically correct, but requires some further elucidation. We are dealing with skeptics, after all, who simply read the Bible in English on their own terms and do not even bother to try to understand it in terms that those who wrote it would. We shall analyze the relevant verses in a chronological order so that we can see, not a contradiction, but a paradox that is unraveled before our eyes.

Detailed explanation for non-believers.
http://www.tektonics.org/uz/visiblegod.html