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Description: How her visit to Jerusalem took her to the Oneness of God.
By Amina
Published on 04 Feb 2008 - Last modified on 19 Feb 2008
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I was born in Canada to Christian parents from European
descendants. I was raised in Canada for the first several years of my life. Then
my parents became missionaries. We moved all over the U.S.A. and Europe, while my family tried to make people become Christian. Finally we moved to Jerusalem. There I discovered so many things about life. I never knew what was a Jew or
a Muslim before this, but I soon learned. I remember the first time I visited
the Old City of Jerusalem and I saw Muslims for the first time.
I was fascinated by their culture. I soon found myself
attracted to the Old City more and more. I made many friends there. I went to
a Christian school that was first located on the Jewish side of Jerusalem but was later moved to the Arab side. I found my self going to school with these
Muslim people. My parents soon forbid me to be their friends, or to even talk
to Muslims, because she said they were filled with demons. At this time I was
very young, a teenager, but I still never believed her. I saw no demonic
actions from these warm hearted people. I made many friends, and I snuck away
to visit them. Soon my mother found out and beat me. I was told I also had
demons for loving these people. Soon after this my mother threw me in the
street to live.
I lived in a boarding school after this and worked to
pay for my schooling. Eventually, my family left Jerusalem for Canada. And I was left all alone in Jerusalem. After 3 years I went to Canada to visit my family. They were less than hospitable to me, their own daughter. I was told I
was demon possessed and thrown into the street. I stayed in Canada for 3 months. I felt lost and alone. I went back to Jerusalem and got a job in the Old City and moved there. I worked for an Arab family who helped me and took care of me,
even more than my own family.
Everyday I felt my self drawn to the Large Majestic Dome
of the Rock. I would go there and sit in the gardens listening to the call to
prayer. As I watched the faithful Muslims gather for prayer, I felt a longing
in my heart. I wanted this, this peace of heart that most seemed to have. Despite
the Intafada, the torture, and killing, that happened to them everyday, they
had peace. Peace of heart. I saw many horrible things in Jerusalem, West Bank
and Gaza.
And I heard the world cry for peace!!. But always for
the so called “poor Jews”.
I hardly ever heard a cry for the poor children trying
to defend their mothers and sisters from rape and torture. These people had
the bravest hearts I have ever seen. Small children would corner soldiers
toting guns in a corner, with just stones as their weapons. I hope one day to
have one quarter of their bravery. When I moved to Canada I met some Muslims
here from Lebanon.
They seemed to be able to answer all the questions I had.
And If they didn’t have the answers, they said they could find them by asking
scholars of Islam. I was very impressed by this because they were not afraid
to say I don’t know. They never lied to me or tried to fool me. There is no
shame in saying I have to ask. In fact this proved to me their honesty and
love for this religion. I was told by many people that women are oppressed in
Islam. So of course this was a major concern of mine. So I asked questions of
them concerning this.
They explained to me that women are precious, like the
most valued treasure. They also explained to me that men are not better than
women and women are not better than men, they are just different. Different in
feelings, thought, and emotions, among other things. They also told me that in
Islam, there is no prejudice at all, and in fact being prejudice is against
Islam. Muslims do not judge a person on their skin color, place, status of
birth, male or female. The only way a person can be better than another is if
they are a better Muslim. And this makes sense because we cannot help our
birth place or to whom we were born. The same as a murderer or a rapist cannot
be placed on the same platform as a man who has been good all his life.
I asked these people to explain to me all about the
fighting and so called terrorism that is going on in this world. And the
answer they gave me was, there are people who practice Islam and people who do
not. The fault is not with the religion, but with the people who disobey the
religion. And besides, we do not know all the circumstances of what life is
like, other than our own. I didn’t really know how one becomes Muslim and they
explained the belief of Muslims to me. And here it is, as it was explained to
me and to all Muslims dating back to the first Prophet, Adam, peace be upon him:
1. God is One Indivisible.
2. God does not resemble any of his creations.
3. God exists without a place.
4. God has no beginning.
5. God has no end.
6. God has the attribute of hearing.
7. God has the attribute of sight.
8. God has the attribute of Kalam (speech)
9. God has the attribute of Will.
10. God has the
attribute of Power.
11. God has the
attribute of Knowledge.
12. God has the
attribute of Life.
13. God does not need
anyone or anything.
When one looks at the belief of Islam it becomes so
logical and obvious. It is logical to believe that there is only One God. For
example, If someone said there were 2 gods and one wanted a person dead and one
wanted a person alive, a person cannot be dead and alive in the same time, so
one of these so called gods would be weak, and anything weak does not deserve to
be worshipped.
Let me explain to you what is the definition of
perfection, because when I heard this, it all made sense. Perfection is
something that does not change and has no flaws or weaknesses, because if
something changes, it either changes for the better or for the worse. And if
something changed for the better, that means it was bad and then became good. Nothing
changes and stays the same. And if something changed for the worse, this means
it is no longer perfect. So God is Perfect. God does not change. Anything
that is weak does not deserve to be worshipped. When we say God exists without
a place we mean that everything other than God is a creation. And all
creations have a beginning and a possible ending.
Therefore all creations need One to give them their
beginning and ending. Some people do not think about the extent of the
creations. Place, time, light, imagination, thoughts, as well as all the
humans and animals are creations, among many many other things. For example, a
place is a creation. It has dimensions or a body just like the other creations.
And they need One to give them their shape form and dimensions. Therefore we
say that God exists without a place before God created place, and since God
does not change, then God exists without place after God created place. How
totally logical!! So this is the correct and Logical belief in God. And this
is the belief of every Muslim on this planet no matter where or when he or she
lived.
When Islam is practiced accordingly, it is a beautiful
sight. I hope I have shed some light on those who have questions about Islam.
You are also welcome to e-mail me (nkhadora@direct.ca) if you have any other
questions. I ask God to show you the right path, or to keep you on the right
path.
If one wants to become Muslim, it is very simple. All
you need to do is say [La ilah illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah] “I
believe there is only One God (Allah), and Muhammad is the last Prophet and
Messenger of God.” One says this loud enough for themselves to hear. You don’t
need to go to a mosque or a person in order to become Muslim, but after you
become Muslim, go and learn more about Islam from a Mosque. They will be happy
for you, no matter where on this earth you are. And they will help you as much
as they can.
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