Why I became Muslim

[Iqra]

MashaAllah Sister, May Allah tala always protect you and make you strong inshaAllah.

Thanks for sharing with us, may we learn from it inshaAllah.

[Laila]

Thanks sister Jasmine!
PS I love your name. Since Aladdin came out, I always grew up telling people to call me Princess Jasmine. I loved her! lol

OMG!!!! same here girlfriend....i used to tell my classmates that i was related to her and that i was going to take her place at Disneyworld

[Roshina]

I'm going to have to agree with Osho here. You seem to have come from one extreme into another. (It seems like you've looked into only one group of Muslims/scholars/teachings of Islam, and not more than just that one. I'll explain this as we have discussions, and you'll know what I'm mostly referring to.) But, of course, if that's what you prefer, then it's all good, and I am no one to tell you what's good for you.

If you beleive Islam is the right religion for you and you're confident that you've discovered the essence of your being at last, then welcome to being a Muslim! I wish you the best of both worlds, including happiness and peace for you and your loved ones wherever you go!

Still, I must ask ... how many other religions did you study before accepting Islam? You read the Quran, but what about other Holy Books?

And how much do you know about Christianity? Did you study Christianity before leaving it? Study it meaning from more than one angle, more than one of its interpretations? It's not just with Christianity that you should study more than one side of it: it's with Islam and all other religions. As you must know yourself as a teacher, there's never just one way of looking at, understanding, interpreting, or seeing anything.

By the way, you said in your first post that you were told in the Christian school not to question .... beware, I must say A lot of Muslims don't beleive in questioning either. I don't agree, and not all Muslims are against question, of course, but some are :D You'll see it here on PF yourself. (Again, only some are like this, not all.)

Again, welcome to Islam and to being Muslim! Use your knowledge of it to serve humanity as much as you can, sis. We need peaceful people in this world today -- and always, really.

[Muslimah]

I know a lot about Christianity. I disected the Bible, spoke to a few different priests from different branches of christianity, I also looked into Buddhism, Judaism, Sikh, Hindu..fortunately I live in a very cultured society. My best friends are Lebanese-Christian, Indian-Sikh and Chinese Buddhist. I have learned enough to know that I made the right choice. And I am not afraid to question anything. In Christianity, when I questioned, I would be reprimanded. In Islam, when I question, I find an answer. That makes a huge difference to me.

[Muslimah]

lol I am not leaving Islam. Nobody can convince me otherwise.

[Roshina]

Great so Doctor Qrratugai is going to work on messing with Muslimahs beliefs to have her leave Islam and convert to Taoism or Sikhism.

Good job.

What??! No way! If anyone can convince her to leave Islam, then she must lack understanding of Islam in the first place.

Just because you might be likely to leave Islam if someone challenges you about it, doens't mean all other Muslims are just as weak, sweetums. It's called thinking and understanding; look into it.

She, like you and I, is free to convert to ANY religion she wants, but, like you and I, she needs to study as many as she can before making up her mind. I encourage the learning of all religions, or at least whatever we can, so we can strengthen our own faith and fully understand our own religion and KNOW why we are not something else.

Not all Muslims are so weak that they'll fall for anyone's arguments. She seems smart enough to make up her own mind, and just like I suggest to Muslims to thoroughly study Islam from many angles before leaving it, I suggest to non-Muslims to study their own religions before leaving them.

Oftentimes, it's simply a misinterpretation that will push us away from some thing, and I know of a lot of Muslims who have left Islam because of certain Quran verses that I believe have been misinterpreted. So Muslimah Sis here, like all other Muslims (including myself), should study whatever she can whenever she can at whatever time she can.

I'm more than sure that Muslimah knows what I'm talking about. If you don't undestand it, PashtunQueen, then either ask me or then ignore it.

[Roshina]

She is happy. Lets not ask her to go study something else.

You must be kidding, girl.... not study other things just becuase she's happy? Honey, life is all about learning and studying. :| We're humans; we learn as we grow.

Why should she not study something else? HOW can Muslimah's understanding of Islam ever be good enough if she hasn't studied other religions to know why she's not a non-Muslim?

Oh, honey, I can't believe you think someone should not study other religions just because they've "found" themselves! That's not nice. When'll you come to know, ISLAM tells us to question and reason; it tells us to study all we have time and means for - only to strengthen our own faith. Ultimately, you'll come to Islam no matter what you study (and here, lemme remind you that I'm not talking about a violent or extremist (extremists liberal or conservative) form of Islam whatsoever).

Only people with a weak, weak faith are afraid of studying other religions. And that only means that they DON'T believe their religion is the correct one; they're afraid that if they find the teachings of another religion, they'll convert!

You seem to think the same thing, and that's not a sign of someone with a strong faith.

I'm not asking her to leave the truth. LOL. That's so silly. I'm encouraging her to keep on studying Islam -- along with all other religions she has time for.

Why do you find this so problematic, guley?

[Roshina]

Thanks for taking me out of context. Re-read what my post I specifically said she has already studied and is open minded to learn about em.

And I was going to expound upon that thought as well, but I figured that since you think that anyone who's studied something doens't need to study further, there's no point in talking to you about it because you won't understand, jaan.

Oh, and it's not out of context at all. I merely chose to respond only to that part.

Anyway, my suggestions to Muslimah khor AND to all other Muslims (and to non-Muslims, lol... I guess everyone) remain the same.

You may think whatever you want of them, but I stick to what I said earlier. Sorry it had to break your heart, khorey.

[Roshina]

PashtunQueen, it's not that serious ... stop worrying, lewanai, lol.

I suggested to Muslimah to study Islam from many angles along with many other religions and their different interpretations. You said something like, "Great, you want her to convert to Hinduism/Sikhism/etc.? She's found the truth, she's happy, don't tell her to study anything else."

And that, dear girl, is not a sign of intelligence on your behalf. People shouldn't stop studying just because they found the "truth" or are happy with what they believe.

I've quoted you SO that others can refer to your exact quote (if you click the little arrow ( ) at the top of my post where it says "Originally Posted by PashtunQueen," you'll be directed to your full post.)

Again, I'm sorry you took it so far and think I want to convert someone from what they believe is the right path! Encouraging someone to keep on studying all they can doesn't mean that, lol.

But I still wonder ... why were you so offended that I encouraged her to do that? Why are you afraid of her studying, say, Hinduism? If she has found what you/she believes is the truth, then why does it matter what else she studies, since she knows what the truth is anyway? Am I the only person you know who's all for learning, or something? Why, that's really sad to know. No wonder you think that someone's being happy with what they beleive means they shouldn't study further.

(No, I don't expect an answer.)

Simply ignore my posts, guley; don't reply to me if you don't want me to reply to you. If you don't want to hijack or "derail" her thread, just don't read what I say. Ignore me. Because I, like you, am free to say anything here I want and whenever I want. If you're going to say something TO or ABOUT me that I believe calls for me to respond, I will do so whether you like it or not. Simple.

[Muslimah]

All I need to say here is... the difference between a Muslim and a Non-Muslim is knowledge about Islam.

I converted knowing solely the scientific facts of Islam.

[MeemWawMeemNoon]

Qrratagai, dear,

did you study ALL religions before you converted to Islam? Or did you study ALL religions to make sure that Islam is correct? When you will have children are you going to raise them Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Jewish, or Atheist, which one?

If you go to the right doctor the first time and he just happens to cure you, then no need to go to another doctor. Why fix something that is not broken?

Please pardon me, but I find it extremely disrespectful to judge someone's competence.

I know of people who have converted to Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism or have even become Atheist. Everytime I come across these people I ask them what made them convert and I take it from their. As far as Muslimah is concerned it is evident that she has done her homework. By the grace of Allah, she found the right doctor without having to go everywhere.

Otherwise it might have taken her whole lifetime if she had to research every single one and obtain a Master's Degree in each.

That is why we believe in God to guide us to the right path and open our eyes when He does guide us.

Qrratagai, dear, you should be more encouraging and share your knowledge of Hinduism and Buddhism and all other religions with her so that she will know that she made the right decision and why.

[Son of Mountains]

@Muslima khore
It was a great to know all that about you. May Allah shower His blessings upon u and ur family! May He keep you happy and smiling all of your Life!

[MazloomyarMaseed]

PashtunQueen, it's not that serious ... stop worrying, lewanai, lol.

I suggested to Muslimah to study Islam from many angles along with many other religions and their different interpretations. You said something like, "Great, you want her to convert to Hinduism/Sikhism/etc.? She's found the truth, she's happy, don't tell her to study anything else."

And that, dear girl, is not a sign of intelligence on your behalf. People shouldn't stop studying just because they found the "truth" or are happy with what they believe.

I've quoted you SO that others can refer to your exact quote (if you click the little arrow ( ) at the top of my post where it says "Originally Posted by PashtunQueen," you'll be directed to your full post.)

Again, I'm sorry you took it so far and think I want to convert someone from what they believe is the right path! Encouraging someone to keep on studying all they can doesn't mean that, lol.

But I still wonder ... why were you so offended that I encouraged her to do that? Why are you afraid of her studying, say, Hinduism? If she has found what you/she believes is the truth, then why does it matter what else she studies, since she knows what the truth is anyway? Am I the only person you know who's all for learning, or something? Why, that's really sad to know. No wonder you think that someone's being happy with what they beleive means they shouldn't study further.

(No, I don't expect an answer.)

Simply ignore my posts, guley; don't reply to me if you don't want me to reply to you. If you don't want to hijack or "derail" her thread, just don't read what I say. Ignore me. Because I, like you, am free to say anything here I want and whenever I want. If you're going to say something TO or ABOUT me that I believe calls for me to respond, I will do so whether you like it or not. Simple.

Sometimes your encouragement has a different motive.

[spogmai shaglay]

Masha Allah.. Muslima, u are a Musalman by choice......You will understand better how lucky we are to be born musalman...as opposed to people who talk about Islam only because they are musalman by chance and nothing more than that...

[Feroza_Banu]

I am really sorry to hear you think of us that way dear sister!!
Really our women do not:

• always stay at home
• have a DOZEN kids
• or read the Quran ALL DAY .

I thought you knew Afghans from real life sister?

havent they shown you there ways yet? hmm !!

get over urself... she is not talking about pashtuns in the west... she is refering to pashtuns in pakistan and afghanistan...

majority of pashtun women back home mostly stay home, marry in their early teenage years and pop many children and when they are fed up of all the zulm and beatings they get from their husband and in-laws they resort to reading Quran all day or worshipping Allah swt. He swt is their only hope in that horrific environment...

can u elaborate what is pashtun way of life concerning women...