Inquirer
Junior Member
Dear TTI members,
My name is Peter, I am a 25 year old white man, living on the North West coast of England, I am single and without children, and I am at the very, very beginning of my intrigue to learn about Islam, and maybe this will set me upon a path that will result in me one day becoming a Muslim.
I have absolutely everything to learn! I do hope you can be patient with me, as no doubt I will have many questions to ask, particularly about some of the terminology that is used, as I confess that I do not understand what some of the words mean (but I really want to learn).
I was very happy to find this community. I saw some videos here about English coverts to Islam, and these were very inspiring to me. It makes a very refreshing change to see Islam being depicted in such a positive manner.
I have a confession to make. I used to be incredibly prejudiced regarding Islam, and I have had some terrible ideas about Islam in the past, but I think that this is largely due to the way I have been conditioned by the world around me, such as in the sensationalist media, who only ever present a frightening and blood-thirsty Islam. The things that I have read and seen here, totally counteract the image presented to me of Islam by the world around me. In my heart, it says, 'Here. This is what you have always been looking for!'. I do hope that what my heart tells me will be proved correct as I embark upon a voyage of discovery.
As to my background, I am a person that was born into a non-religious family, and yet, all of my life my mind has been turned towards the concept of the divine and how I might allow that essence to flow into my life. I have always been consumed by the questions of where I came from, why I am here, and where I am meant to be going. As such, it has often been terribly frustrating for me to not have a design for my life, such as religion offers, for I am a person to whom it is very important to have a devotional framework around which to weave the tapestry of my spiritual life, but as yet, and despite having searched, I have had no success in finding this. This is terribly frustrating to me, I have always been so lost, and I truly wish to find my way. I do hope that you can help me. This will be the first time that I have directly addressed Muslims with my intention to learn about this path. This in itself, is the taking of a first step.
Of all religious paths, Islam is the only one that, until now, I have completely overlooked, as Islam has been so demonised that my impression of it was very phobic. I hope that you can forgive me for the things that I have misunderstood, as from what I have seen, you appear to be good, sincere people.
I am ready to revolutionise my life, I think I am ready to open my heart to the teachings of Islam.
Joining this forum, and making myself known to you, is the first step that I have taken.
I do hope that I don't make a nuisance of myself with all the questions that I will have to ask.
Peace be upon you all.
My name is Peter, I am a 25 year old white man, living on the North West coast of England, I am single and without children, and I am at the very, very beginning of my intrigue to learn about Islam, and maybe this will set me upon a path that will result in me one day becoming a Muslim.
I have absolutely everything to learn! I do hope you can be patient with me, as no doubt I will have many questions to ask, particularly about some of the terminology that is used, as I confess that I do not understand what some of the words mean (but I really want to learn).
I was very happy to find this community. I saw some videos here about English coverts to Islam, and these were very inspiring to me. It makes a very refreshing change to see Islam being depicted in such a positive manner.
I have a confession to make. I used to be incredibly prejudiced regarding Islam, and I have had some terrible ideas about Islam in the past, but I think that this is largely due to the way I have been conditioned by the world around me, such as in the sensationalist media, who only ever present a frightening and blood-thirsty Islam. The things that I have read and seen here, totally counteract the image presented to me of Islam by the world around me. In my heart, it says, 'Here. This is what you have always been looking for!'. I do hope that what my heart tells me will be proved correct as I embark upon a voyage of discovery.
As to my background, I am a person that was born into a non-religious family, and yet, all of my life my mind has been turned towards the concept of the divine and how I might allow that essence to flow into my life. I have always been consumed by the questions of where I came from, why I am here, and where I am meant to be going. As such, it has often been terribly frustrating for me to not have a design for my life, such as religion offers, for I am a person to whom it is very important to have a devotional framework around which to weave the tapestry of my spiritual life, but as yet, and despite having searched, I have had no success in finding this. This is terribly frustrating to me, I have always been so lost, and I truly wish to find my way. I do hope that you can help me. This will be the first time that I have directly addressed Muslims with my intention to learn about this path. This in itself, is the taking of a first step.
Of all religious paths, Islam is the only one that, until now, I have completely overlooked, as Islam has been so demonised that my impression of it was very phobic. I hope that you can forgive me for the things that I have misunderstood, as from what I have seen, you appear to be good, sincere people.
I am ready to revolutionise my life, I think I am ready to open my heart to the teachings of Islam.
Joining this forum, and making myself known to you, is the first step that I have taken.
I do hope that I don't make a nuisance of myself with all the questions that I will have to ask.
Peace be upon you all.
