Not Ready

Dec 7, 2022 | Articles, Conversion Stories

Islam, you keep pulling me in
Allah is pulling me closer

And how will I navigate through
The waters of islamophobia

How would I live in a majority non-Muslim Country and thrive as a convert

So many worries but also,
So much comfort as my path begins to unfold

Are you right about that I am just not willing, Or am I just in need of my own pace?

I am not ready yet
But already feel like becoming a convert

I am drawn in and pulled by a force
So much greater than magnetism

Anonymous

My Long Journey to Islam

I was christened and brought up in Germany. My parents split up when I was 7 followed by the sad loss of my older stepbrother through suicide. It left me somewhat traumatised and yearning for security, love and stability but it also forced me to be fiercely…

Before I Found You

Ya Allah, before I found you I was broken and lost Before I found you My purpose was at a cost You see, my life was full of hardships That I realise was a test And I turn to you for guidance And to get some rest A rest from my thoughts, emotions and anger See my life…

Why I Became Muslim

As a child, I was known by my family as the one who never finished things. I was quick to stop things as soon as I started them; I sulked throughout my ballet lessons and left rugby in tears. One thing I was unwavering in, however, was my belief in God. I was adamant…

Not Ready

Islam, you keep pulling me inAllah is pulling me closer And how will I navigate throughThe waters of islamophobia How would I live in a majority non-Muslim Country and thrive as a convert So many worries but also,So much comfort as my path begins to unfold Are you…

Silja’s Story

I grew up in a secure and loving home in a tiny village in the Swiss countryside. This village gave me the best childhood memories and until now, it is the place I call home (pictured above). My family moved there when I was about five years old. My parents wanted my…

The Journey Home: Samantha’s Story

All my life I’ve been a deep thinker and dreamer, always wondering at my place and purpose in this world. My education and deep love of nature took me down a scientific route, but I’m also very creative and curious. It’s this part of me that was drawn to philosophical…

Michelle’s Story

I have supported children and adults with additional needs most of my working life and it was work where my journey began. I was brought up in an Atheist family and lived in a 95% White area so never had the chance to meet people from other cultures and religion. I…

Catherine’s Story

My journey to Islam started in a pub on Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham. I was seven years old and we lived in a big old Victorian pub that was crumbling even then and eventually knocked down. By the time my family lived there, Small Heath was almost completely a…

Rahima’s Story

I went to the mosque on February 8th 2019, with an inquisitive mind and returned home as a Muslim. As I was about to start a 6 months internship in Nottingham. I reunited with a high school friend, I hadn’t seen for over 4 years after leaving Nairobi, although we were…

Lauren’s Story

Finding Peace in the Holy Land is a perfectly timed memoir told with brisk honesty and sharp humour. Sweeping from the suburbs of North London to the olive groves of Palestine, it explores a life of excess-to-spirituality impacted by the struggle of a distant people….

Noon on 11/02/2023 at 2:16 pm

Brilliant writing! I thoroughly enjoyed it!
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