Abu Ishaaq UAE
01-05-2008, 09:59 AM
Assalaamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakaatuhu
I'm Abu Ishaaq from London UK and I became a Muslim 14 years ago aged 16, alhamdulillah. So I'm not really a "new" Muslim any more but if any other reverts want advice or support, please don't hesitate to contact me
Before becoming a Muslim I was an atheist. My family did not practise any religion so I came to my own conclusions that Allah did not exist (Exalted and Ever Living is He), and that science would uncover the answers to all life's mysteries. And as you can imagine I was an impatient teenager waiting to be 18 so that I could explore the booming nightclub scene.
My best friend, a Pakistani Muslim, began encouraging me to think about Islam. He kept telling me that there is a life after death, a judgement day, Paradise and Hell etc. At first I made my excuses but one calm evening, as we were walking together, I looked up at the moon and said to myself, "If what he's saying is true, it wouldn't hurt me to research it a little." I suppose I realised that, if there was a life after death, I would not be able to say to Allah, "I don't want to take part in any judgement day, just leave me alone to do my own thing!"
P.S. Has anyone heard about Mark Morrison lately...?
I'm Abu Ishaaq from London UK and I became a Muslim 14 years ago aged 16, alhamdulillah. So I'm not really a "new" Muslim any more but if any other reverts want advice or support, please don't hesitate to contact me
Before becoming a Muslim I was an atheist. My family did not practise any religion so I came to my own conclusions that Allah did not exist (Exalted and Ever Living is He), and that science would uncover the answers to all life's mysteries. And as you can imagine I was an impatient teenager waiting to be 18 so that I could explore the booming nightclub scene.
My best friend, a Pakistani Muslim, began encouraging me to think about Islam. He kept telling me that there is a life after death, a judgement day, Paradise and Hell etc. At first I made my excuses but one calm evening, as we were walking together, I looked up at the moon and said to myself, "If what he's saying is true, it wouldn't hurt me to research it a little." I suppose I realised that, if there was a life after death, I would not be able to say to Allah, "I don't want to take part in any judgement day, just leave me alone to do my own thing!"
P.S. Has anyone heard about Mark Morrison lately...?