f8c175 No.31181
I'm interested in how you came to convert and if it was a gradual process with ups and downs, or was it a moment of insight that just transformed you? What were you before? What figures (outside the Quran) influenced your thinking?
How did you go from having a theoretical faith to actually declaring it, getting circumsized, going to masjid regularly and living halal in general?
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a50447 No.31183
>>31181
A lot of marijuana+living in exile+"awareness" of the synchronicities/patterns= Transcendental Epiphany and falling prostrate to the one true Lord.
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a1b09a No.31194
For me it was a moment of realization, an epiphany. Prior to that I was raised protestant Christian but became a Buddhist at 15, converting to Islam at 32. Obviously I knew what Islam was and had learned here and there about Qur'an and Muhammad(pbuh) - mostly due to 9/11 and the aftermath - but something really clicked when Arafat died and I learned more and more about the Palestinian people. It's hard to explain, really.
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d16490 No.31200
It was gradual for me. I didn't know what Islam was until my early teens (moved from a very rural Christian area to the west) and that's when I started to become interested in the religion. Ironically I started learning about Islam while at a Christian school, it was part of a World Religions course. I wanted to convert since I was 14, officially said the Shahada at 20. Here I am a year later.
I really liked learning about the Prophet. He's really relatable, despite the hate and slander he gets in the west. The Qur'an helps me and all the Muslims I meet really make me more steadfast (even though they never know I consider myself Muslim).
>How did you go from having a theoretical faith to actually declaring it, getting circumsized, going to masjid regularly and living halal in general?
I tried to learn how to pray and do it often, but I'm not going to lie, I often have an identity crisis. Christianity is deeply ingrained in my culture and it's what makes my people. I live with my family still (they don't know about my conversion), so I feel like I'm LARPing as an Arab if I practice Islam. It's weird.
I graduate from uni in a few months and move out, so hopefully I can fully immerse myself in Islam without the fear of judgement from others.
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a50447 No.31222
>>31200
Buddy you have to remember where Christianity started. By that same analogy every Jew/Christian is larping as a middle eastern person. Being a newcomer to the faith is hard, especially showing up to Wahhabi mosques as one of the whitest non-Arabic speaking guys there. But no matter which mosque I go to, people are (usually) more than happy to talk to you and help. It really helped when I converted from hardline atheism seeing how simple congregation was and it wasn't long and boring like regular church service. It was a huge relief for me and I pray Allah makes it easier for you.
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a1b09a No.31223
>>31222
>showing up to Wahhabi mosques
There's no such thing as a wahhabi mosque. There may be people at the mosque who follow the teachings of al-Wahhab; but that doesn't make it a "Wahhabi mosque".
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a50447 No.31224
>>31223
Fair. I only said it that way because I told my grandma which mosque I went to and she gasped and said in my native language "WAHABI?" When I had no idea. It's p normal around here because although there's no such thing as a specific mosque, the locals have decided which mosque belongs to what sect/ethnicity
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a1b09a No.31225
>>31224
Oh ok, yeah I understand that.
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90896b No.31226
Disclaimer I think I’m more of a deist.
I don’t talk about religion to anyone and most people assume I’m a Christian or something.
Because I don’t talk about any of it I feel justified in being a deist since it’s not like I’m betting in the way of anyone. I want all religions to be correct. But I don’t want to practice any of them.
It’s difficult because I love religion and the morality but I see things more in a historical sense.
So I think Mohammad is definitely a prophet of God (since people regard him to be) but I don’t really believe in doomsday stuff.
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8c3e03 No.31228
>>31226
You think Allah s.w.t won't give his creatures a law and wway of llife? Just neglect us and let us create our own rules and flawed ideas, which cause more human suffering and injustice? That's irrational, indeed Allah j.j has sent prophets to each people. Either all religions are wrong, or only one is right. There is no rational reason for fence sitting.
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510450 No.31231
>>31228
I want all religions to be correct in the sense that they are like optics projecting knowledge from the same light.
Some optics could be different, or flawed.
I apologize for heresy.
I emailed Norman Finklenstein the other day asking him what the relationship betwene logic and emotion should be and he basically told me that it's pretty much hopeless to believe in these overarching solutions.
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d16490 No.31232
>>31222
Thanks for the post! There's a mosque near me that's full of converts, I kind of want to bite the bullet and go there. It's like 30 minutes away, but I have access to my parent's car now and I'll make the journey every week. I met one of the guys from there and he gave me his number, I'm going to text him and try to befriend him. :D
Yeah, I find church to be super boring, actually. I still go every week with my family, but we get there and just go through the motions and come out. I never feel the presence of God or anything spiritual about it.
What made you convert? Did you come from Christianity? I was (heh) Catholic.
>>31229
I don't remember saying that specifically, but I'm sorry if I did. I have moments when I try to force myself to relapse to Christianity because that'd be easier. Sorry. I don't think the Qur'an has errors and I love reading it.
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8c3e03 No.31234
>>31231
You should be muslim obviously, at least then you are betting on a strong horse.
>>31232
understandable akhi
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a420ea No.31239
I went on old /pol/ and learned about the Jews
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a50447 No.31240
>>31232
I came from a technically "Muslim" family. We never prayed and Islam never came up. I was pretty isolated growing up, so I was raised on 4chan and hung out with druggies in high school. Was a proudly self declared atheist who hated Islam because I believed the lies instead of actually ever doing research. Naturally I went astray, ended up away from everyone and everything. Alone and had no one. Had a few epiphanies and followed the trail until my final one had me open my eyes once and for all. Everything clicked. I had never gone to masjid before and was always nervous. Now I've gone to several and it's always been great and enjoyable. I enjoyed how radically (lol) different the format was and I've been a firm believer since.
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8c3e03 No.31398
>>31239
You don't need to, just read surah al-baqarah.
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