Salaam everyone!
I am new here and would first like to say thankyou to the creators of this site, as I came to it after being linked back here from a new muslim video. For the last 4 months I have been trying to learn everything I can about Islam and this site has been so helpful and I feel like I am really ready to say the shahaadah and accept allah but I only want to do it when I know I can commit my life 100% to my obligations and be able to live with every aspect of my life according to the way of islam. I have begun learning arabic, becasue I know this is essential to saying the prayers and reading the Quran, but I feel like there is just so much to learn, that I will never be educated enough. I have a deep feeling in my heart that this is the right way to live, in fact it isnt a feeling, it is a like a truth in my mind, but there are so many opsticles and past mistakes that mark my life. I am currently a university student and I am away from my family during the school year. My family is italian-christian and although they arent very religeous I know that they would be very much against my decision to embrace islam. Another concern I have is my ability to be a part of the muslim community here (which would be very important to me and essential for me to be able to learn more about islam and to pray correctly), there are indeed many muslims where I live, but they are all arabs and I feel odd being a white girl and believing in this, even though I know race shouldnt be a barrier. Growing up going to church and sunday school, the principles and prayers became ingrained in me and I feel like I am at a loss as compared to muslims who were born with a muslum family, I wish I had a big muslim family to show me and teach me how to pray, and teach me about all the special obseservinces of this perfect faith. I will continue to read as much as I can on this website and try to ask any questions I might have and I thank everyone on this website for helping me understand better everything to do with islam. And even though it may be difficult for me to approach a mosque or an islamic centre here, I will try to be strong and do this, even if I feel out of place. I just feel like there are no other reverts here and that compared to others who have been engrained with islam principles and practises all there life, I would be out of place or unwelcomed. Thank you very much for any advice you may have for me,
I will continue to read from the wonderful information you ahve here and other islamic websites
sylvie
I am new here and would first like to say thankyou to the creators of this site, as I came to it after being linked back here from a new muslim video. For the last 4 months I have been trying to learn everything I can about Islam and this site has been so helpful and I feel like I am really ready to say the shahaadah and accept allah but I only want to do it when I know I can commit my life 100% to my obligations and be able to live with every aspect of my life according to the way of islam. I have begun learning arabic, becasue I know this is essential to saying the prayers and reading the Quran, but I feel like there is just so much to learn, that I will never be educated enough. I have a deep feeling in my heart that this is the right way to live, in fact it isnt a feeling, it is a like a truth in my mind, but there are so many opsticles and past mistakes that mark my life. I am currently a university student and I am away from my family during the school year. My family is italian-christian and although they arent very religeous I know that they would be very much against my decision to embrace islam. Another concern I have is my ability to be a part of the muslim community here (which would be very important to me and essential for me to be able to learn more about islam and to pray correctly), there are indeed many muslims where I live, but they are all arabs and I feel odd being a white girl and believing in this, even though I know race shouldnt be a barrier. Growing up going to church and sunday school, the principles and prayers became ingrained in me and I feel like I am at a loss as compared to muslims who were born with a muslum family, I wish I had a big muslim family to show me and teach me how to pray, and teach me about all the special obseservinces of this perfect faith. I will continue to read as much as I can on this website and try to ask any questions I might have and I thank everyone on this website for helping me understand better everything to do with islam. And even though it may be difficult for me to approach a mosque or an islamic centre here, I will try to be strong and do this, even if I feel out of place. I just feel like there are no other reverts here and that compared to others who have been engrained with islam principles and practises all there life, I would be out of place or unwelcomed. Thank you very much for any advice you may have for me,
I will continue to read from the wonderful information you ahve here and other islamic websites
sylvie
We are here to help with any queries or problems you may have. The Muslim ummah is one big family and we will not think twice about coming to people who ask for help regarding their faith.
as the last and final messenger, then there is nothing holding you back from taking the shahada.
