the strenght of the faith

hayat84

I'm not what you believe
:salam2:,my name's Hayat,I'm 25 years old,I'm Italian and I'm married to a man coming from Morocco.Whwn I was a girl,we never talk about Islam,neither at school nor at home:Islam for me was something untouchable,I feared it,because the everyday's news talked often about terrorism and islamic estremism and so on.My original name was Sùndari,I grew between Catholisism and Hinduism,because I was at first baptised in the church and later,because of the Hindu's interests of my parents,I was obliged to prostrate in front of the statues:even if I didn't accept it I was polytheist and I often went to the festivals dressing Hindus' clothes:It was ashaming for me because even if I was only a little girl,I knew that some soullesses statues didn't give anything.I was confused:confused:but I had to do it:the most important thing was that in the community in which I lived(its name is HARE KRISHNA)the children were considered something impure from the material creation,and for this reason my mother was often obliged to have a shower anytime she touched me and my brothers!It was scandalous offering the breakfast to those statues at first and to let us waiting to eat!I was 8 years old when we came out from tha community,but in the mind of my father rested somenthing that comnditionned him:he liked to wacth to the statues even if he didn't prostrate to them,we had a vegetarian alimentation,but when I slowly grew up,the speeches between me and my fathe become deeper.I asked him who created the Universe and so on:everytime he gave me a different answer,but he never sayd that there was an Only Creator;from the age of 14 to 18 I hadn't any religious interest,above all because my father always told me that the religion was just something that needed toHman being to be esclave of it and so I thought that it could be better to be free from it.I believed,as my father sayd to me,that when the human body died,the soul would have gone in a certain space in the Universe,but he never told me Who was the author of all:he didn't talk abot Allah as the creator,but he just sayd tha there was an Universal Energy:when I asked his-Who created that Energy?-he answered me that it was too difficult for me to undersyand that behind that energy there was MY FATHER HIMSELF!!!I was shocked and worried.But Allah guided me to the right direction and when I was 19 years old I knew a muslim boy,who was interested to me:at first I didn't trust into him,but I slowly learned to listen him and his religion.I was so interested that I asked my father to give me the copy of the Quran I had at home(and that I had never read)and I started to read it.It gave me a stranga sensation:it was like the Quran itself was talking to me and punishing me for my misbelieving;but at the same time it gave me a sense of peace,becouse I often read that Allah forgives any sin.I went to Morocco with my future husband and I took a look at the landscape:it was wonderful,the women's clothes were more pudic than in Italy and there were a lot of mosques which called the muslims to the prayer.The first time I went there I liked Morocco and the muslim climate that I felt,but unforunately I felt ill.I had 1000 doubts,I asked-where is Allah?-I was searching for the Faith in Allah and some days before my marriage I found it:I accepted the presence of Allah in my life and I slowly changed my life:this is why my name is HAYAT.I still have a strong faith in Allah,but as He entered in my life,the DEVIL too is tempting me to do mistakes...:SMILY176:.Today I'm happy my husband,my two doughters and a son(who will come to the world:inshallah:at the end of april),but I'm alone,because in the last times the communication with my parents was stopped.I don't know exatly the reason,the they perhaps think that I gave them a delusion by becoming muslim and by the fact tha all my sons will be be muslims in the Earth.I told them abot Islam,but it was like doing a hole in the water.This is my story,I hope you'll like it and you'll give me some advises:hijabi::shahadah:
 

FreedomFighter

Junior Member
:wasalam:

Welcome to the forums :) Alhamdulillah it's wonderful to read your story. It is strange how faith can touch on others.

There comes hard times, but keep trust in Allah. You are not alone, and InshaAllah you can continue the communication with your parents. Hopefully they'll understand.

I like your description 'doing a hole in the water', but it's possible InshAllah to tell them about Islam.
 

believers_path

Junior Member
assalamualaikum sister..
jazalallah for sharing ur story,its great mashallah!
it also helped me to doubled my faith in Allah..
good to hear that u r a mother of three children.May Allah accept them in His way and inshallah they will also become a Da'iallah..
Dont ever think u r alone,ya conversation with ur parents wil help u..n after all they r ur parents they loves u and inshallah they will accept u with ur faith..
after accepting islam now its oblige upon u that u love n respect ur parents more.
wish u agood luck n happiness..
 

hayat84

I'm not what you believe
thank tou very much!I never thought that someone could read my story and be intersted.I know that muslim's behaviour must be lovely in front of his parents:I tried lots of times,I also wrote them a long letter and I saw with surprise that they laughed at me.But there's Allah above all and I firmly think that one day something good will happen to them.Everything is perfect in this material life,but the Human being is often involved in his thoughs,but he doesn't think how brief is this dream:my father had a terriblr accident in 2008 while he was driving a truck:both his legs were broken,he was in coma for several hours and when he finally woke up his first words were<Now I know what's over the death>.Then I asked him<what's there?>He sayd me that there was himself!Allah gave him a new life but he still now thinks that he's alive thank to him.Sometimes I am so angry with him,but as you wrote before,we must love our parents.I'd like everyone to be muslim,but I have to recognize that as the Holy Quran says<LAKUM DINUKUM WA LIYA DINI>Allah iddina 'ala al khayr
 

believers_path

Junior Member
yes sister you r right,actually many new muslims faces such problems..there is a beautiful verse of quran which speaks abt parent rights in islam,
(surah isra chapter no.17:23,24)
"You worship non but Allah Be kind to your parents speak not a word of contempt,do not repel them with the words of disrespect".

the question arises Do we have to obey every command of our parent?
its answer we get in (surah ankabut 29:8) "and we have enjoined on man to be good and duityful to his parents;but if they strive to make you join with Me in (worship)anything (as apartner) of which you have no knowledge, then obey them not.Unto me is your return and I shall tell you what you used to do." them further in( surah Luqman 31:15)
"(still)but behave with them kindely and follow the path of him who turns to me in repentance and obedience ..."

sister dont worry inshallah one day they will realize that they r wrong but still i would advise you that you be patient and continue try to convince them, talk to them abt Allah and islam and rest leave on Allah..inshallah i wil also pray 4 them

by the way this is your sister in islam Asiya from mumbai and i m 21..
u can any time share with me regarding this inshallah i wil be available.
 

hayat84

I'm not what you believe
thank you very much sister for your advice:I really hope they'll understand my choise.P.S:I probably made some mistakes when I wrote before,I'm not very good in English,above all because even if I studied foreign languages till I was 18 years old,I abandoned them because I get married and for this reason I have to emprove my English.Where is situated Mumbay?
 

hayat84

I'm not what you believe
ok sorry but I didn't remember it,I might think that it was in Afrique,but I failed..Bye
 
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