:salam2: brothers and sisters of islam
It is with much regreat that i am writting this post to you all today.
Some of you may know, my name is Mikail and i reverted to islam 5 months ago at age of 16 and alhumdillila its been amazing :ma:... but today has been one of the most inuslting and enraging days ive ever had being a muslim.
we all know the reputation of islam through media and racists and slowly but surely islam is spreading, nurses can wear hijabs, were aloud mosques, halal shops, compared to some our islam in the uk is freely practised. At least i thaught that untill today.
At the age of 6 i lost all of my grandparents. i had nothing really not even islam. so i fell towards the R.A.F for comfort. They where my heros and idols. I researched it, learnt it and at the age of 13 i joined the Air Training Corps to train me for the R.A.F. my Whole life was aimed at one day getting into my force. I watched all the news, learnt how to fly, shoot, and survive combat. All my friends where my family in the Corps. I got the rank of corporal after 3 years service where i started to train others. Just after my promotion i found islam. found a new family. i got my life back. i told a few people in the corps and they said they accepted it, so i carried on my life in the corps but mostly a new muslim named mikail (formally michael).
Randomly one day my commanding officer called me into the office with a high ranking cadet. He told me i was becoming an extremist and hes worried for his, mine, and the squadrans safety. I thaught it was an un-funny joke and asked why.. he said because i pray 5x a day and live by " a book". I explained to My officer politely he has no reason to be concerned. my life carried on as normal for a 6 months.. (till today)
My commanding officer called me into the office today at 7.30PM after struggling like maddd to get there let alone in uniform!! he sat me down.. heres what he said.. " know corporal i know your looking for your promotion, but its not going to happen.. in the Air training corps you cant be muslim and a cadet, its not comprehendible. you need to get rid of islam. youve become an extremist and no one feels safe around you anymore. all you do is try and convert people to your extreme views and aims in life. " a fire work then went off and he said " ha ha is that your family blowing themselves up".. " now corporal ive explained it all so you no what to do"..
As you can imagine i was enraged at this!!! i calmly saluted and walked out the office.. In al my life i have never been so offendid!! ive had the odd terrorist joke but thats it.. this took it that one step too far.. I recently attended a talk by a former extremist group member, and he said the hatred for islam that britain has is what made him join, and brothers and sisters i can almost see him as true.. I need some views on all this..
thank you all for reading, your brother in islam Mika'il.
It is with much regreat that i am writting this post to you all today.
Some of you may know, my name is Mikail and i reverted to islam 5 months ago at age of 16 and alhumdillila its been amazing :ma:... but today has been one of the most inuslting and enraging days ive ever had being a muslim.
we all know the reputation of islam through media and racists and slowly but surely islam is spreading, nurses can wear hijabs, were aloud mosques, halal shops, compared to some our islam in the uk is freely practised. At least i thaught that untill today.
At the age of 6 i lost all of my grandparents. i had nothing really not even islam. so i fell towards the R.A.F for comfort. They where my heros and idols. I researched it, learnt it and at the age of 13 i joined the Air Training Corps to train me for the R.A.F. my Whole life was aimed at one day getting into my force. I watched all the news, learnt how to fly, shoot, and survive combat. All my friends where my family in the Corps. I got the rank of corporal after 3 years service where i started to train others. Just after my promotion i found islam. found a new family. i got my life back. i told a few people in the corps and they said they accepted it, so i carried on my life in the corps but mostly a new muslim named mikail (formally michael).
Randomly one day my commanding officer called me into the office with a high ranking cadet. He told me i was becoming an extremist and hes worried for his, mine, and the squadrans safety. I thaught it was an un-funny joke and asked why.. he said because i pray 5x a day and live by " a book". I explained to My officer politely he has no reason to be concerned. my life carried on as normal for a 6 months.. (till today)
My commanding officer called me into the office today at 7.30PM after struggling like maddd to get there let alone in uniform!! he sat me down.. heres what he said.. " know corporal i know your looking for your promotion, but its not going to happen.. in the Air training corps you cant be muslim and a cadet, its not comprehendible. you need to get rid of islam. youve become an extremist and no one feels safe around you anymore. all you do is try and convert people to your extreme views and aims in life. " a fire work then went off and he said " ha ha is that your family blowing themselves up".. " now corporal ive explained it all so you no what to do"..
As you can imagine i was enraged at this!!! i calmly saluted and walked out the office.. In al my life i have never been so offendid!! ive had the odd terrorist joke but thats it.. this took it that one step too far.. I recently attended a talk by a former extremist group member, and he said the hatred for islam that britain has is what made him join, and brothers and sisters i can almost see him as true.. I need some views on all this..
thank you all for reading, your brother in islam Mika'il.