It was almost a year ago I said, “Ash-Hadu Anla Elaha Illa-Allah Wa Ash-Hadu Anna Mohammadan Rasul-Allah”, (There is no God worhty of worship but Allah, and Mohammed is His messenger.) the words that forever changed my life. The time from me learning about Islam and becoming a Salafi, to the time of me […]
I remember being a very young toddler and being in church. I remember being taught verses from the Bible, and knowing that it was the verses that I needed to remember, not the Bible as a whole. When I became conscious of my existence on this earth, I remember praying to God alone.
My real name is Greg Sowden. I converted to Islam from the Roman Catholic church on December 15, 2001 (Ramadan 29, 1422). I have chosen the Muslim name Ali Husayn al-Mahdi. Im 19 years old.
Written by Sister ShiaRose I was around Muslims since I was a teenager, yet I wasn’t informed about Islam because all I seen was “Muslims” I had ignorance in my heart as I generalized about all the Muslims I wasn’t at that point in time willing to see the truth I guess one could […]
Asalaamu Alaikum W/r W/b, My name is Brother Yahya Abdus-Salaam, I am a 17-year-old revert to Islam who has chosen to personally submit to the Jafari Madhab of Islam. I grew up as the youngest of two boys raised by my single parent Filipina Mother,
The Allamah Shekh Hassan Shehate was born in Egypt 1946 in a family flowing the shafiyy doctrine. He was raised in a religious environment. He started acquiring the Religious knowledge at a very young age.
Sheikh Ahmed al-Antaki’s birth and upbringing: The full name of Sheikh al-Antaki is Ahmed son of Yousif son of Ali son of Qanbar al-Haza. Sheikh al-Antaki was born in a village called ‘Ensow’ on the outskirts of Antakia, in Turkey. The village of Ensow comprises of two words, one of the words being in […]
Written by Brother Ali Ja’afary Stump “In the Name of ALLAH, the Beneficent, the Merciful” In order to find something to give me life again, I decided to turn towards God and religion. I studied some different religions; the first was to go back to my origins Christianity. I always deep down believed in […]
I was from a neighborhood in Lebanon where most people are Sunni and not only do not know about the Shiite religion, but they are also ignorant of their Sunni religion.
Converted to Shia Islam – Sister J.L. Ahen
I was born in the Midwestern America to an upper middle-class family. My mom was catholic, my dad Christian, although he didnt go to church. His family was Baptist. I went to a number of different churches / denominations growing up.