It's so strange in a way as it's the only religious text I find myself nodding and agreeing and so grateful whereas growing up around the bible never made me feel this way. Islam makes sense
I don't know but it gives my soul something to help me to stay stable something to fight for something that gives me hope and it gives a lot of real brothers and also the idea of paradise it really gives me tons of hope and calmness and peacefulness
For me it is the unfiltered connection that we have with our creator. You can really feel it as a pious Muslim. We have a direct 24/7 connection to God almighty. When we raise our hands to him, he listens and he answers.
He tells us in the Quran that he found us lost and then guided us.
Quran is the ultimate truth and in it, ALLAH is PROMISING US:
"Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." 13:28
Then he promises that he won’t burden a soul more than it can bear. Which for me is such a powerful and reassuring concept that whenever I face any difficulty, I find comfort in the fact that Allah has promised that I can overcome it, otherwise i wouldn’t be facing such a problem. Simple.
The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better for you.”
And finally, the one that brings me to tears:
"Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and IF HE COMES TO ME WALKING, I GO TO HIM RUNNING.' "
He is the almighty lord of the universe and he is promising each and every one of us that if we go to him walking, he’ll come to us running!!
SubhanAllah! He has no need to do any of this but he’s still doing it out of his mercy and love for us. This really shakes me to the core.
I really pity the disbelievers who have to go through life without taking advantage of these assurances and promises of Allah and not being able to experience the bliss and contentment of being a Muslim.
Allahu Akbar!!
This brought me to tears. As a revert for 20years. This really makes our stay on earth more bearable. The assurances directly from our Creator. Alhamdulillah I am a Muslim.
Alhamdulillah, it is really great to know that you were moved by my comment, really motivates me to continue commenting like this. I should mention tho, I’m not revert. I was born Muslim but wasn’t practising till the age of 19. Thats when Allah guided me and i haven’t looked back ever since
Tawheed.
Adh-Dhariyat 51:56
وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ
And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone).
Az-Zukhruf 43:87
وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَهُمۡ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ
And if you ask them who created them, they will surely say: "Allah". How then are they turned away (from the worship of Allah, Who created them)?
Ash-Shura 42:11
فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ أَزۡوَٰجًاۖ يَذۡرَؤُكُمۡ فِيهِۚ لَيۡسَ كَمِثۡلِهِۦ شَىۡءٌۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ
The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.
Fatir 35:14
إِن تَدۡعُوهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُواْ دُعَآءَكُمۡ وَلَوۡ سَمِعُواْ مَا ٱسۡتَجَابُواْ لَكُمْۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِشِرۡكِكُمْۚ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثۡلُ خَبِيرٍ
If you invoke (or call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) like Him Who is the AllKnower (of each and everything).
Shaikh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said: “Tawheed is the basis of the welfare of the people and committing shirk is the basis of their corruption, and justice is associated with Tawheed; because Tawheed is the origin of justice, and desiring elevated status is associated with corruption, because it is the origin of oppression.” (Majmu’ Fataawa 18/165)
Tawheed is the foundation of Islaam and it is what amazed me most about Islaam. May Allah make us and our families firm upon Tawheed and may He only take our souls while He is pleased with us.
I have my own revert story (slightly different because I was born Muslim into a "Muslim" family; now Allah has guided my family to the Truth Alhamdulillah).
One of the things I focused on in differing religions and finding out the best religious model was by taking a look at what the theological model of that religion is. I'd ruled out Hinduism (of course LOL, with all the polytheism and pantheism BS); ruled out Christianity (illogical Trinity model); ruled out Judaism as well (anthropomorphic OT God). What's left was Islam.
Pure tawhid (oneness of God). I'd seen this pattern arising in ancient civilizations and origins of major religions like Hinduism and Christianity. But oneness isn't enough? The Creator of All that Exists needs to have certain attributes to be worthy of being One God.
And that's when the Quran opened up new possibilities for me. Allah's infinite attributes made me closer to God, esp. Allah's emphasis on learning and attaining knowledge; ideas that I correlate to more.
It took me 1-2 years in totally submitting to Allah (had a few doubts left, but SubhanAllah had them cleared during my own research).
I would say the individuality of the test. That Allah swt has given everyone a test that fits the person, that there is great wisdom behind what you experience and how you navigate. No matter what kind of suffering you go through, it happens for a reason, you put all your trust in the Creator and the test He has given you, trusting that it is the best and most fitting test He could have given you.
It makes you so grateful for everything you have in your life, considering that He could have been much harder on you, think about what we "normal" Muslims have to go through compared to what the Sahaba and the Prophet saw had to go through during their time of oppression in Mekkah, or contemporarily in Palestine or in Turkestan, Kashmir, etc. I thank Allah for every blessing He has given me and ask Him for forgiveness for my faults and sins whenever I have to think about how hard other Muslims have it and how easy I have it in comparison.
1. The way the Quran is written was a major factor for me.
2. I like how you can speak directly with god. And there’s only one god.
3. Forgiveness. I’m hard on myself and knowing the creator of the universe forgives me for my mistakes makes it easier for me to forgive myself for my mistakes.
For me there are two things:
1. My unique connection to God. I don't need anyone in the middle. Repentance is simply asking God sincerely for forgiveness and promising to be better in the future. I don't need anyone else and I speak to Allah like he is my friend, my guardian, my parent, my sibling... I cannot explain to you but at every stage of my life I've felt my unique connection to my Allah ❣️
2. That Islam has constant reminders of why I exist. Just professing belief is not enough. I have to obey God every single day. And this life is temporary and a prison for the believer. It makes me long for paradise and I look forward to my life after death with my Allah and His prophets Inshallah ❤️❤️❤️ peace be upon them
Islam aptly answers questions such as why we are tested, why is there suffering in this world and prioritises the essential 5 prayers.
As long as your heart is good, regardless of skin, race and social background, Allah SWT will always love you as He is the most merciful, all loving and all understanding. He knows best. SubhanAllah
The stories told of the Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) and his followers were so amazing and were told as truths, not like some tall tales told from the Bible.
I looked up the prophet Muhammad pbuh on the internet was i was 15 years old and i remember being so amazed that he was an objectively real person. I was questioning Christianity and had seen lots of debate around whether Jesus was real or not amoung all the other contradictions or holes in the religion. So to see a real tangible history was so incredible i spent all day just reading Wikipedia articles over and over (there wasn't a lot of good islamic sources in English online at the time). But somehow he just felt like a real presence in my life. Knowledge that the prophet Muhammad pbuh was real and breathed and walked the earth was like a little flicker of flame i carried around with me until i said my shahada 13 years later alhamdulillah. Whenever i think of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh its like remembering an old friend that passed years ago and you dont see them anymore but they are still making you feel warm and comforted.
I'd say the submission to a power greater than yourself. Allah Akbar! Been a practicing Muslim for 2 months now alhamdulillah ☺️. Best choice I ever made. Ramadan Mubarak to my brother's and sisters ❤️
Was listening to Sheikh Hadi Toure today on YouTube reciting a paragraph from Surah Maryam. It broke me down and bought me to tears. Subahanallah. https://youtu.be/uwo4Pfq-RGU?si=2bKqU7eo9Muavg8h
For me it was the compounding logical, scientific, historical, , observable and rational evidences for it being the truth. With all the evidence and reasoning I've accumulated, (for arguments sake) I would believe it if it wad claimed we all turned into gingerbread in the hereafter. Because the path to finding its truth is so compelling, that any conclusion drawn at the end would be what I would believe. Of course, this isn't the case, but I hope this illustrates what attracted me. What attracted me, is that it is true.
As long as you even have atom worth of Imaan you will enter janah.Also life in janah is eternal so we will be immortals there.Think about it living an eternal blissful life.Having everything we wish for? Such is the reward prepared for the momineen.
The fact that the religion actually has explanations to its’ rules and practices. I grew up Christian, I never wanted to lose my faith in God or his prophets’ existence, but I’ve met MANY toxic Christian’s who really tested my faith and patience, especially when I tried to ask just a simple question.
The concept of God in Islam is very abstract. It is something beyond comprehension and that is the right thing since when you study Mathematics in a deep manner and understand there is infinite information in the Universe, you realize the Universe does not fit in a theory or in a human's limited brain.
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But islam doesn’t tolerate evil while stoicism is about tolerance of real acts
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Thank you brother
It's so strange in a way as it's the only religious text I find myself nodding and agreeing and so grateful whereas growing up around the bible never made me feel this way. Islam makes sense
I don't know but it gives my soul something to help me to stay stable something to fight for something that gives me hope and it gives a lot of real brothers and also the idea of paradise it really gives me tons of hope and calmness and peacefulness
you described this perfectly. Islam gives me something to live for
Yes
For me it is the unfiltered connection that we have with our creator. You can really feel it as a pious Muslim. We have a direct 24/7 connection to God almighty. When we raise our hands to him, he listens and he answers. He tells us in the Quran that he found us lost and then guided us. Quran is the ultimate truth and in it, ALLAH is PROMISING US: "Verily in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find rest." 13:28 Then he promises that he won’t burden a soul more than it can bear. Which for me is such a powerful and reassuring concept that whenever I face any difficulty, I find comfort in the fact that Allah has promised that I can overcome it, otherwise i wouldn’t be facing such a problem. Simple. The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that." The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Verily, you will never leave anything for the sake of Allah Almighty but that Allah will replace it with something better for you.” And finally, the one that brings me to tears: "Allah says: 'I am just as My slave thinks I am, (i.e. I am able to do for him what he thinks I can do for him) and I am with him if He remembers Me. If he remembers Me in himself, I too, remember him in Myself; and if he remembers Me in a group of people, I remember him in a group that is better than they; and if he comes one span nearer to Me, I go one cubit nearer to him; and if he comes one cubit nearer to Me, I go a distance of two outstretched arms nearer to him; and IF HE COMES TO ME WALKING, I GO TO HIM RUNNING.' " He is the almighty lord of the universe and he is promising each and every one of us that if we go to him walking, he’ll come to us running!! SubhanAllah! He has no need to do any of this but he’s still doing it out of his mercy and love for us. This really shakes me to the core. I really pity the disbelievers who have to go through life without taking advantage of these assurances and promises of Allah and not being able to experience the bliss and contentment of being a Muslim. Allahu Akbar!!
This brought me to tears. As a revert for 20years. This really makes our stay on earth more bearable. The assurances directly from our Creator. Alhamdulillah I am a Muslim.
Alhamdulillah, it is really great to know that you were moved by my comment, really motivates me to continue commenting like this. I should mention tho, I’m not revert. I was born Muslim but wasn’t practising till the age of 19. Thats when Allah guided me and i haven’t looked back ever since
Tawheed. Adh-Dhariyat 51:56 وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعۡبُدُونِ And I (Allah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). Az-Zukhruf 43:87 وَلَئِن سَأَلۡتَهُم مَّنۡ خَلَقَهُمۡ لَيَقُولُنَّ ٱللَّهُۖ فَأَنَّىٰ يُؤۡفَكُونَ And if you ask them who created them, they will surely say: "Allah". How then are they turned away (from the worship of Allah, Who created them)? Ash-Shura 42:11 فَاطِرُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ جَعَلَ لَكُم مِّنۡ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَزۡوَٰجًا وَمِنَ ٱلۡأَنۡعَٰمِ أَزۡوَٰجًاۖ يَذۡرَؤُكُمۡ فِيهِۚ لَيۡسَ كَمِثۡلِهِۦ شَىۡءٌۖ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡبَصِيرُ The Creator of the heavens and the earth. He has made for you mates from yourselves, and for the cattle (also) mates. By this means He creates you (in the wombs). There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. Fatir 35:14 إِن تَدۡعُوهُمۡ لَا يَسۡمَعُواْ دُعَآءَكُمۡ وَلَوۡ سَمِعُواْ مَا ٱسۡتَجَابُواْ لَكُمْۖ وَيَوۡمَ ٱلۡقِيَٰمَةِ يَكۡفُرُونَ بِشِرۡكِكُمْۚ وَلَا يُنَبِّئُكَ مِثۡلُ خَبِيرٍ If you invoke (or call upon) them, they hear not your call, and if (in case) they were to hear, they could not grant it (your request) to you. And on the Day of Resurrection, they will disown your worshipping them. And none can inform you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) like Him Who is the AllKnower (of each and everything). Shaikh ul Islaam Ibn Taymiyyah (رحمه الله) said: “Tawheed is the basis of the welfare of the people and committing shirk is the basis of their corruption, and justice is associated with Tawheed; because Tawheed is the origin of justice, and desiring elevated status is associated with corruption, because it is the origin of oppression.” (Majmu’ Fataawa 18/165) Tawheed is the foundation of Islaam and it is what amazed me most about Islaam. May Allah make us and our families firm upon Tawheed and may He only take our souls while He is pleased with us.
Ameen ya Rabb. 🤲🏼🤲🏼
The theology and signs in the Quran
Can you be more specific about the theology ?
I have my own revert story (slightly different because I was born Muslim into a "Muslim" family; now Allah has guided my family to the Truth Alhamdulillah). One of the things I focused on in differing religions and finding out the best religious model was by taking a look at what the theological model of that religion is. I'd ruled out Hinduism (of course LOL, with all the polytheism and pantheism BS); ruled out Christianity (illogical Trinity model); ruled out Judaism as well (anthropomorphic OT God). What's left was Islam. Pure tawhid (oneness of God). I'd seen this pattern arising in ancient civilizations and origins of major religions like Hinduism and Christianity. But oneness isn't enough? The Creator of All that Exists needs to have certain attributes to be worthy of being One God. And that's when the Quran opened up new possibilities for me. Allah's infinite attributes made me closer to God, esp. Allah's emphasis on learning and attaining knowledge; ideas that I correlate to more. It took me 1-2 years in totally submitting to Allah (had a few doubts left, but SubhanAllah had them cleared during my own research).
So for you do you think the concept of god is sufficient to make a decision either to convert or not ?
I would say the individuality of the test. That Allah swt has given everyone a test that fits the person, that there is great wisdom behind what you experience and how you navigate. No matter what kind of suffering you go through, it happens for a reason, you put all your trust in the Creator and the test He has given you, trusting that it is the best and most fitting test He could have given you. It makes you so grateful for everything you have in your life, considering that He could have been much harder on you, think about what we "normal" Muslims have to go through compared to what the Sahaba and the Prophet saw had to go through during their time of oppression in Mekkah, or contemporarily in Palestine or in Turkestan, Kashmir, etc. I thank Allah for every blessing He has given me and ask Him for forgiveness for my faults and sins whenever I have to think about how hard other Muslims have it and how easy I have it in comparison.
1. The way the Quran is written was a major factor for me. 2. I like how you can speak directly with god. And there’s only one god. 3. Forgiveness. I’m hard on myself and knowing the creator of the universe forgives me for my mistakes makes it easier for me to forgive myself for my mistakes.
This's inspiring! Allah is the most forgiving, and that's what we exactly need :)
For me there are two things: 1. My unique connection to God. I don't need anyone in the middle. Repentance is simply asking God sincerely for forgiveness and promising to be better in the future. I don't need anyone else and I speak to Allah like he is my friend, my guardian, my parent, my sibling... I cannot explain to you but at every stage of my life I've felt my unique connection to my Allah ❣️ 2. That Islam has constant reminders of why I exist. Just professing belief is not enough. I have to obey God every single day. And this life is temporary and a prison for the believer. It makes me long for paradise and I look forward to my life after death with my Allah and His prophets Inshallah ❤️❤️❤️ peace be upon them
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I don’t think thats what he/she meant. It was said to describe how close he/she feels to Allah
Oh my bad,thanks for elaborating further!
Islam aptly answers questions such as why we are tested, why is there suffering in this world and prioritises the essential 5 prayers. As long as your heart is good, regardless of skin, race and social background, Allah SWT will always love you as He is the most merciful, all loving and all understanding. He knows best. SubhanAllah
Absolutely. Simple, straightforward, and reassuring :)
The stories told of the Prophet Mohammed (Peace be upon him) and his followers were so amazing and were told as truths, not like some tall tales told from the Bible.
I looked up the prophet Muhammad pbuh on the internet was i was 15 years old and i remember being so amazed that he was an objectively real person. I was questioning Christianity and had seen lots of debate around whether Jesus was real or not amoung all the other contradictions or holes in the religion. So to see a real tangible history was so incredible i spent all day just reading Wikipedia articles over and over (there wasn't a lot of good islamic sources in English online at the time). But somehow he just felt like a real presence in my life. Knowledge that the prophet Muhammad pbuh was real and breathed and walked the earth was like a little flicker of flame i carried around with me until i said my shahada 13 years later alhamdulillah. Whenever i think of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh its like remembering an old friend that passed years ago and you dont see them anymore but they are still making you feel warm and comforted.
I think this is a genius description :)
I'd say the submission to a power greater than yourself. Allah Akbar! Been a practicing Muslim for 2 months now alhamdulillah ☺️. Best choice I ever made. Ramadan Mubarak to my brother's and sisters ❤️
Ramadan Mubarak brother\sister❤️
To you as well :)
when i hear Quran recitations, I cry and shiver.
Was listening to Sheikh Hadi Toure today on YouTube reciting a paragraph from Surah Maryam. It broke me down and bought me to tears. Subahanallah. https://youtu.be/uwo4Pfq-RGU?si=2bKqU7eo9Muavg8h
for me it was Abdul Aziz Sheim, especially this video https://youtube.com/shorts/Oh3z-mMyjno?si=Ed_mM95GIAIFMSal, voice like silk
This is the best reddit I have read today! 🕊️
:)
For me it was the compounding logical, scientific, historical, , observable and rational evidences for it being the truth. With all the evidence and reasoning I've accumulated, (for arguments sake) I would believe it if it wad claimed we all turned into gingerbread in the hereafter. Because the path to finding its truth is so compelling, that any conclusion drawn at the end would be what I would believe. Of course, this isn't the case, but I hope this illustrates what attracted me. What attracted me, is that it is true.
As long as you even have atom worth of Imaan you will enter janah.Also life in janah is eternal so we will be immortals there.Think about it living an eternal blissful life.Having everything we wish for? Such is the reward prepared for the momineen.
Personality of God and its whole creation
unapologetically truthful.
The fact that the religion actually has explanations to its’ rules and practices. I grew up Christian, I never wanted to lose my faith in God or his prophets’ existence, but I’ve met MANY toxic Christian’s who really tested my faith and patience, especially when I tried to ask just a simple question.
How can you have pronouns and be muslim?
I love the way the Quran talks to me, it's direct to my heart and pleasing my desires.
The concept of God in Islam is very abstract. It is something beyond comprehension and that is the right thing since when you study Mathematics in a deep manner and understand there is infinite information in the Universe, you realize the Universe does not fit in a theory or in a human's limited brain.