- Dedication
- Compiler's words
- PREFACE
- A BLIND WOMAN SEES THE LIGHT
- JAMES �JIHAD� FARRELL
- NATIVE AMERICAN MUSLIM
- DR . BILAL ABDUL-ALIM
- JAMEKA NEIL
- JAMES / JAMAL LUTFI
- WHEN I FOUND ISLAM I KNEW IT WAS THE LAST STOP
- SAABIRAH ABDULHAYY
- DR . KARI ANN OWEN , PH . D . / SISTER PENOMEE
- SISTER JAN JACKSON
- SISTER HAYAM
- MY BODY STARTED TO TREMBLE WITH FEAR AND TEARS WERE FLOWING
- YUSUF ABDULLAH (JOSEPH ZAMMIT)
- ABDUL-LATEEF ABDULLAH (STEVEN KRAUSS)
- SISTER MARDIYYAH
- KHAYREYAH BINT TOM SAWYER
- RAJA FERRELL
- FA�IZAH JAUHARAH
- ABDULLAH ISLAM
- JANNAH
- LATIFAH ABDULLAH
- ABDULLAH J . ARMADA
- HOW SIMPLE . . . AND SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL
- KARIMA
- SHEZREEN MUBARAK
- MARYAM
- IBRAHIM
- FROM IGNORANCE TO ISLAM
- HEATHER OLMSTEAD
- BROTHER YAHYA
- Donald Flood : An American English Language Instructor
- My Religious Background
- Experience with New Cultures
- Camping Trip
- Social Activities
- Overseas Trip
- My New Career
- My Experience in Las Vegas
- Repentance
- The Meaning of Freedom
- The Game of Roulette
- Not an Ordinary Picnic
- Visiting a Mosque as a non-Muslim
- Overcoming Obstacles
- An Inspiring Video
- The Aftermath
- My Insistence on Accepting Islam
- Muslim Name
- Goal of Life
- Islamic Education and Growth
- Islamic Marriage
- Reaction of the Family
- The Shahada of My Mother
- Her Extraordinary Observation
- BROTHER MUBARAK
- ISLAM AND ME
- IT FILLED ME WITH PEACE AND HAPPINESS
- J . SCOTT LYNCH (SAEED MUHAMMAD)
- KHADIJAH JONES
- ANTOINETTE AZIM
- BROTHER YUSUF
- ABDUR RAHMAN
- BROTHER YUSUF ESTES
- BROTHER AHMAD
- DENNIS WAYNE , BROTHER HASAN
- ALI MOLINA
- SUDDENLY ALL THE PIECES OF THIS PUZZLE WERE FITTING
- SISTER SUSANNAH
- BROTHER KHALIL
- ANISAH GEORGIA LILIOU
- MY CONVERSION UNTO HIM AARON HAROON SELLARS
- CHAD M . SNYDER
Converts to Islam
Dedication
This compilation is dedicated to
Ashok Hussain .
He inspired others to the true path even from a far .
Greatly loved and missed by many , but still alive in our hearts always .
Please recite Sura-e-Fateha
Compiler's words
The compiler of this book of conversion stories has communicated with each convert who has contributed to this book , and has every confidence that all the stories used are genuine and authentic . Paper documentation has been kept to show that in each case permission was granted for the use of the story .
Zainab
www . convertstoislam . com
PREFACE
Bismillah-Ar-Rahman-Ar-Raheem
In the name of God the Beneficent the Merciful
All thanks be to God and to Him be all praise .
The light of Islam is attracting many who are wandering lonely in the darkness . Amidst this world of vain desires and materialism there is an ever-increasing number who are searching for a true purpose to this life that goes beyond our earthly existence . Many hearts are drawn to the complete way of life described within Islam , the truth of the Divine message that touches the inner being and the sense of satisfaction having found what they have been longing for .
The journeys to Islam are many and varied , and from these stories we can see the Mercy of Allah (swt) at work . InshaAllah these stories will offer hope and encouragement to those navigating the path in search of truth , and will motivate us to work harder for the sake of Allah (swt) . Even as Muslims our journeys towards the pleasure of Allah (swt) , and multiplying our devotion to Him , are everlasting .
The stories in this collection have been sent in from all over the world , and as