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Darrick Abdul-hakim, Ex-Christian, USA
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Description: How he developed the monotheistic understanding.
By Darrick Abdul-hakim
Published on 07 Dec 2009 - Last modified on 23 Mar 2010
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My name is Darrick Abdul-hakim. I am a 20-year-old
Muslim brother living in the United States. I currently attend Cupertino
University, which won’t be for long since I am transferring to a University
that suits my major. I am going to major in Old Hebraic and Arabian Literature
and History, the fancy name for this study is Semitic Literature.
I converted to Islam on Oct 12, 2001 at Isha Prayer. So
far I must say, the Islamic quest has been exhilarating. There is nothing
novel about my conversion, but it’s
an interesting one at that.
I grew up as a Christian who had a good deal of
information. I was very excited to express my Christian belief to my friends,
co-workers and colleagues. However, at the age of 17, life became a bit more
complicated than before. I began to observe my fellow Christians in more depth.
I was shocked how most didn’t practice the Christian faith to 100%
expectation.
To make matters worse, I became increasingly
dissatisfied with the Biblical scriptures. For example, the belief that Jesus
claimed to be God was a church addition. Jesus certainly never asserted that
he was the God of the world.
I tried to save my faith in Jesus, but, it was time to
go, I needed a more realistic understanding to the world. So, I prayed to
Jesus, trying to see if there still lies an answer. But, as time went on, I
began to notice that the Church life was not it.
I wondered what would happen if I were to become more
religious, but that never happened and instead I left the Christian life and
bid it farewell. Not only that, but also my faith and belief in God, slipped
quietly out the door. I was now an agnostic, not knowing what faith to follow,
or knowing if we are surrounded by God or not, I was just lost in a chaotic
world. I wasn’t an atheist, I was just confused about who, or what God really
was.
Things didn’t pick up. Immediately following my
rejection of the faith and church, my grandma died. If I didn’t question life
before, I certainly did now. I began to have thoughts about the Universe
whether we are really humans at all. I began to ask why I should remain moral
(I refused to drink because I felt it was a sin, interesting for someone who
didn’t have a faith or
believed in a God!). I began to question my own existence. I began to
contemplate whether I should be here or not and on account of this, I had
seriously considered suicide. I wanted to quit my job because I was coming
under stress, by this time I was 18 years old.
Alhamdulilah, I had the comfort of friends to keep me
from committing such a catastrophe. But, I was still without a faith, life
couldn’t get much better from my end, and I still didn’t know how to cope with
my grandmother’s death.
Eventually, I began to read for
myself. I ran across a book, which was discussing the world’s faiths, and I
came across Islam. I simply never had given Islam any thought at all. On the following
day, when I was on my way to work I saw a man with a copy of the Quran in his
hand so I asked him if I could see it, Alhamduliah (all praise is due to Allah)
he not only let me see it, he gave it to me! I was stunned, excited, and
compelled. I went to read it and was amazed by its literature; the things I
didn’t notice before struck me. It was comprehensible, and lucid for the
layperson like myself.
On September 11th, I saw the world trade centers go
crashing down. I wondered to myself, could the teachings of Islam have
provoked such an act? Could Islam be this bad?
But, the more I read, the more I found out that Islam
was a faith that denounced all forms of extremism. Islam by all means is
peace. We certainly wouldn’t
judge Christianity by the barbaric abortion clinic bombings, or we wouldn’t
describe Judaism as an ethnic faith that just wants a Jewish world from the
Israeli who assassinated the Israeli prime minister in 1995 because he felt the
Prime minister was an apostate of God. Why must we do the same to Islam? 9/11 compelled
me to learn more about Islam. I bought and read a total of 10 biographies on Prophet
Muhammad, may God praise him. I was amazed by his life. I didn’t look at
Muhammad from a Christian perspective, but from a Historical, Political and
cultural perspective. After my readings into Islam, I decided to convert. I
was on a quest for the faith, and I found it. Alhamdulilah.
Now, after my conversion, I have read a large number of
books on Islam. I still am currently reading the Biographies of Prophet
Muhammad. I can truly say that life now is much better!
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