Salaam 'aleikum everyone,
I'm just so excited, I'm wanting to tell everyone As some of you may know I said my shahadah in Ramadan last year, but didn't tell my family.
My mom knows for a while know and she's accepting about it, though not enthousiastic, but no one else knew yet. Yesterday I went to the wedding of a nephew from my mother's side (on my father's side I hardly have any family) and set the gossip-machine on
I casually let slip to one girl I am muslim (I very casually had directed the conversation towards religion ), then half way in the conversation the long-time girlfriend of my oldest nephew joined us, hearing us speak and asked me if I was muslim. I said yes. She like 'ohhhh interesting' and started asking me questions about what attracts me in the religion etc. A few minutes later my nephew, her boyfriend, joins us and asks the same when he realises what we're talking about. He like 'wow, serious?' And then went on 'I got a friend who is marrying a muslim girl and he has reverted too. I also went with him to the mosque a couple of times to hear the lectures. It was very interesting and has a lot in common with the basic ideas of christianity' (they're all Catholic). He thought Islam a wonderful religion, subhanallah! Allah (swt) is at work
So they now know about me and the way they usually gossip, I guess the whole family will know soon enough
I'm so incredibly grateful that my 'change' is so well received untill now And I was soooo scared about telling them! Hope the rest of the family will be as positive about it too when they hear it.
And one of my friends said it was no surprise when I told her last week she said it suited my character and would have been more surprised if I hadn't made the step in the end.. Alhamdulillah for all the positive responses I'm getting, I had never expected it. Guess I have good family and friends
I do hope more of you may have the same wonderful experience
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I'm just so excited, I'm wanting to tell everyone As some of you may know I said my shahadah in Ramadan last year, but didn't tell my family.
My mom knows for a while know and she's accepting about it, though not enthousiastic, but no one else knew yet. Yesterday I went to the wedding of a nephew from my mother's side (on my father's side I hardly have any family) and set the gossip-machine on
I casually let slip to one girl I am muslim (I very casually had directed the conversation towards religion ), then half way in the conversation the long-time girlfriend of my oldest nephew joined us, hearing us speak and asked me if I was muslim. I said yes. She like 'ohhhh interesting' and started asking me questions about what attracts me in the religion etc. A few minutes later my nephew, her boyfriend, joins us and asks the same when he realises what we're talking about. He like 'wow, serious?' And then went on 'I got a friend who is marrying a muslim girl and he has reverted too. I also went with him to the mosque a couple of times to hear the lectures. It was very interesting and has a lot in common with the basic ideas of christianity' (they're all Catholic). He thought Islam a wonderful religion, subhanallah! Allah (swt) is at work
So they now know about me and the way they usually gossip, I guess the whole family will know soon enough
I'm so incredibly grateful that my 'change' is so well received untill now And I was soooo scared about telling them! Hope the rest of the family will be as positive about it too when they hear it.
And one of my friends said it was no surprise when I told her last week she said it suited my character and would have been more surprised if I hadn't made the step in the end.. Alhamdulillah for all the positive responses I'm getting, I had never expected it. Guess I have good family and friends
I do hope more of you may have the same wonderful experience
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