I
was born Muslim and I had no choice in that, i was brought up in a normal
family where I have learned some principles of religion and i also learned from school, friends,
street and from the media
When I reached 17 i was a Muslim on Birth Certificate only ... I pray Jumu'ah and fast Ramadan because that's what I grew up on and this is
what is going on around me so i have to do it in order not to be a stranger
That year, two things happened: first is something Spiritual that i can not I
remember accurately - something between a dream and a day dream or a letter from the subconscious mind - it happened to
me after I survived miraculously from a terrible car accident that would have caused death to me and my mother or at least serious injuries, my thoughts on that day was: something - God - have intervened to prevent this incident ... Not
my driving skills and concentration
I remember that i went to sleep that day and that spiritual incident happened, i could hear
or -internally- say this sentence: God did much good for me and I did not do anything to
God
The second thing happened for me on that year was the beginning of my journey to learn about Islam ... listening to a cassette tape in the house of a friend for Sheikh Omar Abdul Kafi on the "Hereafter", since that day i became a Muslim by my choice and I wanted to know
more about my religion
I entered in the
turning points, cycles of rise and falls, became extreme in some points, open-minded in others, did things wrong and other times rightAfter
all this journey i am writing this blog to explain how this religion is a
great and how it was the main reason for all the success I achieved in my
life and how it was pushing me for the better, for diligence, for good manners and for learning and science all which leads to what i am today
In later blog posts I will write about Islam as i have learned and as I see
it not as it is perceived or Distorted by some people these days, I will write about each area or position in my life and what was the impact of Islam on that area , I will write my understanding of Islam, perhaps these words would reach someone who need it someday or a teenager in the same age i was in when i was a "Muslim" only on papers
I was born a Muslim
بارك الله فيك
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