Isra
aka Tree2008
As salamo alaikome
Inshallah all of my brothers and sisters here at TTI are doing well and your Iman is strong!
I have always considered myself amoung the lucky ones to have been chosen by Allah to follow his religion. Yes I am lucky or I should say I am blessed.
I didnt know about Islam all of my life. I wasnt taught about Islam by my parents. I didnt grow up a Muslim. Since I first read in Quran that Allah guides to his religion whomever he wills I have felt a sort of jealousy towards born Muslims. I mean if you think about it the way I do you would be jealous too since "Allah guides whomever he wills" and he didnt guide me until later in my life and I had much to be sorry for by then.
I always wondered what my life would have been like had I been born to Muslim parents and raised Muslim. I know it would have been much different. I wonder if I would have embraced Islam as strongly as I did being a revert. I know there are no answers to my questions. Im not really even asking just pondering.
I made this thread hoping to discuss what other members ideas are about the differences between being born Muslim or being a revert Muslim. I am not trying to start a debate but just a simple discussion please. I already know Islam's view on the subject so please no lectures - just give me your real thoughts and ideas.
I know most born Muslims think reverts are luckier and many reverts think born Muslims are luckier. In my heart I realize that we are all lucky......born Muslim or revert Muslim because we are all chosen by Allah to follow his true religion.
What's your opinion?
wa salam
Inshallah all of my brothers and sisters here at TTI are doing well and your Iman is strong!
I have always considered myself amoung the lucky ones to have been chosen by Allah to follow his religion. Yes I am lucky or I should say I am blessed.
I didnt know about Islam all of my life. I wasnt taught about Islam by my parents. I didnt grow up a Muslim. Since I first read in Quran that Allah guides to his religion whomever he wills I have felt a sort of jealousy towards born Muslims. I mean if you think about it the way I do you would be jealous too since "Allah guides whomever he wills" and he didnt guide me until later in my life and I had much to be sorry for by then.
I always wondered what my life would have been like had I been born to Muslim parents and raised Muslim. I know it would have been much different. I wonder if I would have embraced Islam as strongly as I did being a revert. I know there are no answers to my questions. Im not really even asking just pondering.
I made this thread hoping to discuss what other members ideas are about the differences between being born Muslim or being a revert Muslim. I am not trying to start a debate but just a simple discussion please. I already know Islam's view on the subject so please no lectures - just give me your real thoughts and ideas.
I know most born Muslims think reverts are luckier and many reverts think born Muslims are luckier. In my heart I realize that we are all lucky......born Muslim or revert Muslim because we are all chosen by Allah to follow his true religion.
What's your opinion?
wa salam