(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) It took me over 30 years to come to this beautiful religion called Islam and I took my time for which I am happy. I explored it from all angles - from the perspective of professors, Islamic scholars to even so many negative articles online about Islam. People have actually put their full research online where they talk only and only ill about Islam. But in the end, I realised that what is right is right even if the world talks ill about it and what is wrong is wrong even if the whole world sides with it.
Since the time I began sharing this diary entry on my first Ramadan, I have been getting a lot of inquiries from non-Muslims who are curious to know what and how did I embrace Islam. A lot of people have been asking about my experience with Islam because some of them have this preconceived notions or rather misconceptions about Islam; some are on the brink of embracing Islam but just have a couple of doubts here and there and some just want to know about why I changed my religion.
I spoke to a couple of them about my conversion and I exchanged ideas, articles and information also about Islam explaining to them what brought me closer to Allah. But I was saddened by some of the online comments where people challenged my beliefs. What I found a bit disturbing was these people were not lost but instead "misguided".
But all I do is that I simply tell them about what I know or have learnt about Islam. It's up to them and Allah (the Knower of hearts of hearts). I don't feel the need to convince anyone or try to convert them into something they don't want. And, Alhamdulillah, I do not feel at any point that their questions, arguments (which I avoid) at any point are making my belief shaky. Not a bit.
I understand that many people are very strong believers in their faith and it is absolutely okay to love your faith and my only advice to people is that please do proper research about your religion and then follow it. You must ask yourself that what you believe in is legit or not.
Just because we are born in a certain religion shouldn't stop us from learning, knowing and researching about it. You have the full freedom to investigate and read about its foundations and this applies to people of all religions including Muslims.
I have done a fair amount of research about Islam and even after hearing and reading so much negative literature about it, I found that Islam makes more sense than any other religious path I looked at. It is pretty simple, straightforward, systematic and progressive.
It makes me happy that some people are getting encouraged by my story to even read about Islam and I am glad if I can be instrumental in bringing people to Islam.
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