Bismillah Rahman Raheem

Your Question :

Mr. Yusuf,
Thank you for answering my email. I read your story and it was really incredible.

I have been reading about Islam for months now but never really considering anything until recently. The only reason I started reading about it in the first place was because I needed all the information I could get in order to help 'save' all the Muslims I could. But after a while a lot of the things I read made a lot of sense.

I could go through the list of problems about Christianity but, of course, you already know these. At fist the thought that my faith could be wrong was scary. I didn't want to believe that my whole family and all my friends were living a life of lies. I didn't want to have to change my life. So I ran. I didn't read or think about Islam for a long time. But soon it was impossible to do so. These thoughts consumed be and convicted me.

So I started praying for God, the God who made me, to guide me. The truth became more evident but I was still hesitant to accept it. That's when I emailed you.

I read your story and hit me so hard. My childhood was a lot like yours. I've grown up in Arkansas where all Muslims are thought of as evil terrorists who hate Christians. So naturally I went along with it.

I've always wanted to be a missionary and my favorite topic has always been religion. It never occurred to me that I might be wrong and those Muslims in the East right.

But after reading your story I felt like I had finally found the truth. It's a lot to take in. I don't know what I'm going to say to my parents and friends.

There aren't any Muslims at my school so I have no allay. The fear of persecution would be unbearable if I didn't have hope that I would be rewarded one day. I'm not sure what I should do now. Since you've been in a similar situation perhaps you could advise me.
Brooke Baker

Answer:

Your letter has the key to the whole solution. You mentioned the one thing that we always notice people doing who come to Islam (including myself) - you said you prayed directly to God for guidance. You see there is no guidance accept from Almighty God Himself. And if a person is sincere and they ask Almighty God (Allah), there is no doubt except that Allah will guide them to His Way (Islam).

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http://www.IslamTomorrow.com/alive/av/list.htm

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