My Christian birth name is Joanne I am 40 years old
and live in East London.
I grew up in west Yorkshire, UK all my life i spent
a good childhood with my mum and stepdad of course never met my real dad but
that was ok as most families lived this way i was the eldest of 9 children did
what most kids do go to school come home go to Brownies, Girl Guides youth club
not like today we didn’t have modern technical things we amused ourselves in
our own way and life was good things didn’t work out for my mum and dad and
they broke up and got a divorce. Mum remarried after sometime and we had a new
step dad. It did not work out with me being the eldest child as i couldn’t work
out what went wrong.
i became very naughty and dropped out of school and
my mum couldn't handle my wild behaviour so i was taken into care i became even
worse smoking, drinking, boyfriends nightclubs, it got too much so i joined
college and still the parties where failing me until i met some girls with
scarfs (hijab) on I was like hay why do u guys wear a scarf they
responded well it’s our religion Islam i said what do u mean so they said look
later on we will tell you so i became more fascinated about Islam.
I got some books to read up and I did for a
while I said you know what i want to be a Muslim like them as they are always
looking nice and smart they don’t party or mix with boys so i asked my friend
how I could become a Muslim and she told me when you are ready I will take you
to the masjid I was so excited she said but please don’t drink Islam is a clean
and pure religion I said ok fine so that night was sleeping when I was woken by
a bright light and right at the end of my bed stood a man pure as driven snow
he looked old but unlike anyone I have ever seen his beard was white
his clothes also pure and crisp he didn’t speak he
looked and smiled so the next day went back to college to tell my new friends
what i saw and basically they said wow Masha’Allah your spirit guide its your
intention from heart that made you see him and he smiled so he must have been
happy with your good change of religion.
That is how I started reading more and more about Islam
for quite some time and Alhamdulillah in 1997 I recited my shahada and today I
am married to Muslim man.
One thing I would like to mention to all my western
sisters that party, Alcohol, smoking, boyfriend which are now fundamental part
of our lives is very temporary and one does not get and peace, happiness or
solace. It is only when you return to Allah is when you get the true and
lasting happiness and peace.
No comments:
Post a Comment