My Wife Announces Her Islam!
So, I went upstairs to think things over a bit
and began to talk to my wife about the whole subject. She then told me that
she too was going to enter into Islam, because she knew it was the truth.
Shocked!
I was really shocked now. I went downstairs and
woke up Mohamed and asked him to come outside with me for a discussion. We
walked and talked that whole night through.
Truth Had Come!
By the time he was ready to pray Fajr (the
morning prayer of the Muslims) I knew that the truth had come at last and now
it was up to me to do my part. I went out back behind my father’s house and
found an old piece of plywood lying under an overhang and right there I put my
head down on the ground facing the direction that the Muslims pray five times a
day.
Guide Me! O God! Guide Me!
Now then in that position, with my body
stretched out on the plywood and my head on the ground, I asked: “O God. If
you are there, guide me, guide me.”
Sign Inside of Me
And then after a while I raised up my head and I
noticed something. No, I didn’t see birds or angels coming out of the sky, nor
did I hear voices or music, nor did I see bright lights and flashes. What I
did notice was a change inside of me. I was aware now more than ever before
that it was time for me to stop any lying and doing anything sneaky. It was
time that I really work at being an honest and upright man. I knew now what I
had to do.
Wash Away the “OLD”
So I went upstairs and took a shower with the
distinct idea that I was ‘washing’ away the sinful old person that I had become
over the years. And I was now coming into a new, fresh life. A life based on
truth and proof.
And Become New!
Around 11:00 A.M. that morning, I stood before
two witnesses, one the ex-priest, formerly known as Father Peter Jacob’s, and
the other Mohamed Abel Rehman, and announced my ‘shahadah’ (open testimony to
the Oneness of God and the prophethood of Muhammad, may the blessing and mercy of God be upon him).
“I bear witness, there is no deity to
worship, except Almighty God, alone and He has no partners and I bear witness
that Mohammad is His messenger and servant.”
My Wife Was Next
A few minutes later, my wife followed along and
gave the same testimony. But hers was in front of 3 witnesses (me being the
third).
Then My Father
My father was a bit more reserved on the subject
and waited a few more months before he made his shahadah (public testimony). But
he did finally commit to Islam and began offering prayers right along with me
and the other Muslims in the local masjid (mosque).
Children Too!
The children were taken out of the Christian
school and placed in Muslim schools. And now ten years later, they are
memorizing much of the Quran and the teachings of Islam.
Father’s Wife (Stepmother) Next
My father’s wife finally acknowledged, before
she died, that Jesus could not be a son of God and that he must have been a
mighty prophet of God, but not God. She passed away within a few months of
this statement at age 86. May God accept her statement of faith, ameen.
Houseful of New Muslims - What’s next?
Now stop and think. A whole entire household of
people from varying backgrounds and ethnic groups coming together in truth to
learn how to know and worship the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Think.
A Catholic priest; a minister of music and preacher of the Gospel; an ordained
minister and builder of Christian schools; and the children, even a
great-grandmother - they all come into Islam!
His Mercy and Guidance
Only by His Mercy were we all guided to see the
real truth of Islam, by removing the coverings over our ears and the blinders
on our eyes, no longer having seals over our hearts - He was Guiding us now.
So, now you have the introduction to the story
of my coming into Islam and becoming Muslim. There is more on the Internet
about this story and there are more pictures there as well. Please take the
time to visit it and then please take the time to email me, and let us come
together to share in all truths based on proofs for understanding our origins
and our purpose and goals in this life and the Next Life.
Now since writing my story and publishing here
on the internet many other websites have picked up this story and it had become
a famous example of how “Priest and Preachers Are Coming to Islam.”
Again, I thank you for visiting. And I thank
our Christian friend for his email. If he hadn’t sent it, I probably would
still not have completed this task of putting down the story once and for all
of how my family, friends and myself all came to Islam.
Please feel free to share this story with others.
You should print it out and make copies for everyone. Give them our links, add
our story to your website or blog page, and send out emails to everyone you
know. Maybe it could make a difference for others like us, God Willing.
May God guide you on your journey to all truth.
Ameen. And May He open your heart and your mind to the reality of this world
and the purpose of this life, ameen.
Peace to you and Guidance from God the One
Almighty God, Creator and Sustainer of all that exists.
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