Thank You GOD !
Its a great momet when you see someone accepting the grace of GOD infront of your eyes, It's a great moment when you live someones's happiness time in his life.. It's a great moment when you see someone converts to Islam and becomes a muslim infront of your eyes.
Thank You God!
Yesterday was one of the best Saturdays I ever had here in this small town, because I lived that moments when someone facing for the first time in his or her life to witness a great event, that kind of events when someone you know converts to Your Religion, becoming a Muslim and saying "ASH-HADU AN LA ILAHA ILLA LAH, WE ANA MUHAMMADAN RASULU LAH" which means: "I witness there's no GOD but ALLAH, And Mohammed is a Massenger of GOD" !!!
Oh, my God... It's a very great feeling realy.. a Joyful moments with deeply happiness to see someone you knew in your work environment converting to Islam .. To live that moments watching your friend's Boss turning from Christianity to Islam after long time of watching muslims around him.. It's a big Blessing from God trully , when God gives you this big gift, When Allah -S.W.T- gives you HIS Grace.. Yes, I was there watching what happens live for the first time in my life intead of seeing through the T.V's or reading about it.. I was there, looking at Mr. Carlos repeating after that brother and saying "ASH-HADU AN LA ILAHA ILLA LAH WE ANNA MUHAMMADAN RASULU LAH" !!
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I was in the Masjid, in the Islamic Center with some brothers and sisters in ALLAH to discuss some important issues about being muslims and the challenges we face all the time in this community wether at school, in neighbourhood or at work.. It was kind of meeting, open dialogue and exchanging ideas after we prayed Asr "Afternoon Prayer".
While we were talking and exchanging the ideas, Carlos came with that brother, they entered the hall, said "HELLO" and then took their seet..after we finished our discussion the mic-holder told us that Carlos is here to become a muslim. A lot of us in that hall know Carlos from the work.. For me, It was a fabelous surprise.. a big one that made me over joyed, It was my first time to see some one becoming a muslim infront of my eyes.. face to face "LIVE" Oh my Gosh! I couldn't hold my tears .. I was so happy for him -for Carlos- and so excited about the whole thing.. I couldn't stop crying .. That's me, when I feel sad or hurt I cry , and when I feel so happy I cry too :-)
-weard, I know-
Any ways, my tears were like a rain, looking at that Blond Supervisor saying the SHAHADATEYN and thinking how lucky he is because Allah choosed him to show him "THE TRUTH" .. at the moments, I was wondering and praying in the same time .. wondering when will I live like this moments again to see my Boss "David" become a muslim too?... Praying from my heart without words, praying to GOD and asking HIM to Bless my Boss too.. Asking GOD to give this grace "The Islam Grace" to David as well as HE GAVE it to Carlos !
I was there living that moments, feeling deeply happy for my friend's Boss .. I was there looking at my new muslim brother Carlos or lets call him "Mohamed Ali" as he choosed to name himself and trying to close my eyes and imagine that my Boss -David- will come to this Masjid too, Will come to This Islamic Canter soon and will say the "SHAHADA" too just like Carlos.
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When Carlos finished repaeting the shahada, we all started to say the "TAKBEER" so laudly: We were saying: "ALLAHU AKBAR" -GOD IS THE GREATEST-,"ALLAHU AKBAR" -GOD is the Greatest- .. "ALLAHU AKBAR" -GOD is the Greatest-... And then began to congrats him one after another.. It was a very sweet & emotional moments for all of us not only for Carlos... We all were so happy for him and started to welcome him back to the "FITRAH" as my friend and my sister in ALLAH "Zahra" said: "Welcome Back to Islam my Brother".. As Hadeeth Says:
كما ورد في الحديث الشريف :
((كل ابن آدم يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه، أو ينصرانه أو يمجسانه)).. والمعنى هنا -يولد على الفطرة- أي كل طفل يولد على الإسلام
Yes, that is true, Because as Muslims, we all know from our RELIGION" from our creed "Aqeedah" , we know that every body borns as a muslim , we all born in "FITRAH"..We all
Born on the discernment of God
Which means: WE ALL ARE MUSLIMS WHEN WE COME TO THIS WORLD, we all are Muslims when we born , after that our parents rais us and pass to us what they beleive, they make us beleive what they do whether its Christianity ,Judaism, Islam, Parsee, or Atheism, or even scientology. We just follow our parents faith when we are kids, We just follow what they beleive, But when we become adults, we have two choices 1- T keep following our childhoow faith or make new decisions and choose something different.
Any ways, back to the story, the event..
All brothers began to welcome him and congrats our new muslim brother "Carlos". Some of them shake his hands others were giving him a hug while all of us -the sisters- just gave him our regards and congratulated to him without shaking hands or huging because we all were religous women wearing the "Hijab" .. I texted my twinn sister whom she didn't come at the beginig .. I told her exculisively what she is missing because she didn't come with me .. I told her through TEXT MESSAGE that Carlos is in the Masjid to becom a Muslim.. I told her that he is converting to ISLAM.. I texted her that she is missing a great moments of life, so she got ready and came right the way :)
My twin sister and I were extra happy because we knew him .. we used to respect him , appreciate him , say him "HI" and "BYE" , go to him if we need a help in some how..Gosh!, what a lucky man that Allah choosed him to give him this Great Gift "Islam" ... Carlos deserved that. he is such a nice person, a good man and a considerate Boss..
My twin sis. and I always beleived that his employee are very lucky guys to have him as their boss... So to see him here in the Masjid was a big Blessing from God.. to have him as a brother in ALLAH , A brother in Islam is a big joy trully, so we walked to him, gave him our regards, our Du'ah and our Congrats.
We both were so happy and so excited about having him as a brother in Islam beside knowing him as a BOSS in the company .. After we finished regarding, we both came out of the hall.. walked few feets to the next room took the nearest corner and prostrated to ALLAH just to Thank HIM for this event, we both thank GOD so much for Blessing Carlos and giving him the grace of Islam... we prayed for him being blessed, and stay in faith all the way -AMEN- ... We also Prayed to ALLAH and asked HIM give the grace of Islam to our Bosses too "David & Jackson".. I see that life is so precious ans so beautiful.. From what we experienced yesterday, I can say that Happiness always has no frontiers.. great things always happen
Gosh!
We staid there 'till Sunset prayer, and then my sister and I came back home, had dinner, then went out for walk... we always take a walk in the weekend afternoons. Beside walking, we talk, sing, laugh so hard and have so much fun.
I acn say,that yesterday was such a beautiful extraordinary Saturday!!!
It was such a great moments I've ever had this weekend which gave me a great memories that made me extra happy.. I remembered all people I read about their stories, their journey to convert to Islam like Rojeh Garoudy, Yusuf Islam, Hamza Hanson, Jeremy Jackson, Malcom X., Mohamed Ali Clay, and many more.. I'll always hold Carlos'es story in my haert forever just like other great stories I had
Sam Binzoa
Kansas - United States
