Salam alai kum
Mashallah sister and congratulations on your reversion to Islam.
May Allah keep you guided on to the straight path.
As others have mentioned it would be great to hear your story
Peace2u
Assalamualikum,
Well I had the usual English Christian upbringing,I went to Sunday school every week while mom & dad we're in the grown up church,joined the Brownies & Guides (well,mom sort of pushed me into it,ironically it was held at the church hall.
In my teens I sort of rebelled,started hanging out with the wrong crowd of teenagers,much to my parents disgust.
At 18,I moved out into my own place after I got a job in HMV, God I loved to party! (I will stress that I have never done drugs apart from when my drink was spiked without my knowing.)
Anyway,I used to go out with my friends on a Friday nite & get absolutely hammered on Vodka & those alcopops,next day I'd wake up,or rather come to,as sick as a dog.It'd take me most of the weekend to recover.
Then one night,about a year ago, I was out in the club with my friends being chatted up by some guy.Next thing I remember is kneeling in front of the toilet in the club,I'd been sick all down my dress & things looked funny,sort of when you cross your eyes but blurry.
One of my friends found me & got me home,the taxi had to stop repeatedly so I could be sick & I had to sit on a plastic bag so no vomit would get on the seats.
It took me ages to get over it,longer than a normal night out.It was later I found out someone had dropped a 'E' or Acid into my drink,while I was dancing,for a laugh.
Anyway,where I was working then was in a large call center & a large number of workers were foriegn.One of them was a Muslim lady & I noticed she always looked proud & happy.I asked her in the canteen one day why she always wore this headscarf,even indoors & she told me of it's significance & meaning.
This got me curious & the more I talked to her,the more I felt at ease.She sensed the was something wrong that was making me unhappy & I told her of the night in the club.I had NOT told ANYONE what had happened & sworn my friends to secrecy! Yet it was easy to unburden myself to her.
She gave me some leaflets & website links (not for here tho sadly) & I got reading on the internet.
It's strange but while I was on the internet on my usual websites (Bebo ect) I found myself going on these less & less,spending more time on Islamic websites.
Eventually I decided to leave my old,destructive life behind & the more I thought about it,reverting seemed to be the only option.
So I did!
Nasayem.
