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Khalil Ibrahim Abdulmajid, Ex-Christian, USA (part 2 of 2)
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Description: How he started to read about Islam in Saudi Arabia and accepted it as his religion.
By Khalil Ibrahim Abdulmajid
Published on 02 Mar 2009 - Last modified on 04 Oct 2009
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In early January I had one of the most powerful urges
ever, I had to have a Quran! This was one of the first things that I put on my “to
do” list It stayed on my mind and never left. Two days after this I came home
from work on a Thursday afternoon and took a nap, I didn’t set the alarm, but I
agreed with myself that after prayer when the shops reopened I would go out and
buy a translation of the meanings of the Quran. That afternoon’s prayer call jolted
me up, but being tired I said to myself “I’ll just go back to sleep and get the
Quran later, what do I need one for anyways?” When I heard this in my mind I
jumped out of bed and got dressed. My hair was a mess from sleeping so I wore a
baseball cap. I flagged down a taxi driver and explained to him that I wanted,to
become a Muslim. He welcomed the venture, so off to Jarir Bookstore we went! There
was lots of traffic on the way but we finally arrived and to my dismay, there
was half of the population of the city of Al-Khobar waiting to enter. I rushed up
the steps to the book section and I begin looking frantically! There were so
many books and people. I did not know where to start, so I finally was able
to get the attention of a salesman and he showed me the section where the Quran
were. He told me they were out of stock, I was upset and exclaimed, “How could
that be? This is Saudi Arabia, the heart of Islam and you are out of an Arabic/English
Quran?” I was dejected and returned to my excited taxi driver empty handed. We
were both upset and continued on and drove looking for other bookstores until I
recalled that Jarir had another shop near the hospital, so we went there right
away. I made it there in time for the evening prayer. He went to pray while I
waited outside the shop like all the other non-Muslims. Eventually they opened
and I approached the first staff member before anyone else. I bought my copy
of the Quran and he even gave me a discount over the sale price. Maybe he saw
something in me too. That taxi driver was pleased that we did not give up and
that I obtained what I wanted.
I began to read my copy of the Quran while no one else
knew. The more I read, the more questions I had, yet I did not want to
approach anyone for answers for it would disclose what I was doing, slowly embracing
Islam! There were days when work only got in the way of my search for the
truth. I would spend days reading through the Quran, and I also began looking
at the Bible to look for answers. My research revolved around Jesus, may the
mercy and blessings of God be upon him. Who was he really? Was he really God or
a part of the Trinithy? I wrestled with this question for I already believed
there was only one God, but as a Christian I wondered was that God Allah?,Was I
wrong? The fact that there was only One God was evident to me for all my
Muslim friends and employees all attested to this fact and that the One God was
none other than Allah. I began to seriously question my past beliefs? At this
stage I was not ready to become a Muslim. One day shortly thereafter I walked
into the office of my boss who was a Muslim and I was holding my prayer beads
in my hand not in my pocket and he said “You look like a Muslim Michael! Are
you considering to embrace Islam?” he said in a half joking, yet serious
manner. I sat down in front of his desk and said “Yes!” I don’t think either of
us will forget that morning. It was powerful. He came around from his side of
his desk and shook my hand and said he would do anything to help me find my way
forward. I acknowledged this and accepted his help and requested his personal
guidance, which he agreed to do. Wow! I was joyous and delved even deeper into
my quest for the truth. I began reading the Quran and the Bible. One late
evening I decided to look at the last few pages in my copy of the Quran. I
found a section titled, “Jesus and Muhammad, may God praise them both, in the
Bible and the Quran: Biblical Evidence of Jesus being a Servant of God and
Having No Share in Divinity”. I read those ten pages slowly and carefully
several times. How can that be, “Jesus not a God”! I read the Gospels of St.
Matthew, John, and Mark. I looked at that Bible and searched for the one who
wrote it and whether Jesus actually wrote all those red lettered words in the
New Testament? All I could determine was that a number of religious scholars
had revised the Bible twice in the 1970s and 1980s but nowhere did I see that Jesus
had in fact wrote a single word in the Bible. All that was written was by
others long after his great life here on Earth. I returned to the Quran and
continued with my reading and it clearly said that Allah indeed created Jesus
and that Mary was a virgin. God only said “Be”, and he was! He was a Muslim sent
by Allah to show his people the straight way. It also said that he never died
and is now in heaven and that he will return again to rule the world as Allah has
intended. Through my research, I found that Allah sent His message to Prophet
Muhammad, which was written by scribes and verified by Muhammad as the words of
Allah Himself, which is the Quran. Wow! My mind’s eye was fully opened as was
my heart. The one God concept was just that, no one has the right to be worshipped
but Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, that is a fact with no doubt!
How could the Christians get it so wrong, it is not three in one it is Only One,
and He is Allah. No wonder why I had trouble coming to terms with the belief
that Jesus was God! He was not, it that simple! Yes, he was an important
messenger of God, but not God Himself.
When I realized this in my heart, I accept Islam directly.
I became subservient to Him at that moment. Now I outwardly asked who I had to
see to move forward in order to become a Muslim. I was directed to a religious
individual. At this point, I was moving along in strides, I had never ever experienced
this feeling before. I met the religious man who was held in high esteem by
others and I said the Testimony of Faith before him after a lengthy
discussion. He embraced me and said I had embraced Islam and was a Muslim. We embraced
each other and I almost cried! I did my first prayer that night at the
compound Mosque. I was embraced by so many. The next day I met the Imam and
said the Testimony of Faith again in his office. He asked that I come to the
noon prayer, which I did. Afterwards he introduced me to all in attendance and
asked that I come up with him He asked if I had anything to say. You bet, I said
the Testimony of Faith again in front of them all and explained who I was and
briefly how I got to where I was. When I finished every man in the Mosque came
and shook my hand and hugged me. Never before have I ever been greeted in such
a loving and caring way. It made me cry. After I became a Muslim, a special
teacher taught me how to perform the prayers properly.Now I perform all my
prayers on time and I have read about 30 books and pamphlets and have over 2000
pages of electric materials on Islam.
I called my father, mother, son, and brother providing
them with the details of my faith and I was warmly received by them all.
I am in the process of changing my name from Michael
Allen Wilson to Khalil Ibrahim Abdulmajid.
I cannot stop talking about the truth I now know to
anyone who will listen.
I have been asked by Muslims and
Christians why I became a Muslim; all I can say is that since I found out that
Allah sent His Message to Prophet Muhammad to worship Allah alone and that we should
live our lives as Allah has intended and that it is the only path to success in
this life and in the next, I have firmly adhered to it so that I would be
awarded a blissful life in Paradise.That is why I am so complete and happy now.
Praise Be To Allah.
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