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A Canadian : Jesus Christ Guided

Me to Islam

Jesus in Quran Drew Canadian Christian to Islam

Interviewer:

I want to ask you about your story of

being a Muslim.

You were a Christian?

Brother Ismail: Yes, I was a Christian before.

Interviewer:

Practicing?

Brother Ismail:

Well yes and no, throughout my life I

was raised a traditional Roman Catholic Christian. We used to go to

church me and my family but not

always.There were times when I was

a church-goer and there were times

when I wasn’t. However, at the age of 20, I became a very motivated and

enthusiastic Christian and I did

become a practicing Christian. I was

a born-again Christian, so I have an

experience of different flavors of

Christianity: Roman Catholicism as well as evangelical born-again

Christian.

Interviewer:

Mashallah, and what happened?

Brother Ismail: Well basically after a few years of

following the teachings of

Christianity, and trying to put the

faith into practice and being a good

Christian, and witnessing to other people or telling them about Jesus, or

reading a bible or going to church

watching Christian television

programs on a daily basis, I started to

question the teachings of Christianity. Something inside of me was missing,

and I felt that I needed to find out

what was this vacuum, this hole

inside me that needed to be filled.

And this basically, to put a long story in a nutshell, led me to Islam.

And what connected me to Islam,

even though I was a Christian, was

the person of Jesus Christ (Isa, peace

be upon him as they say in Arabic). I

knew that Islam taught Muslims that Jesus was a prophet that God sent,

and this was enough for me to

investigate the teachings of Islam,

and eventually I left Christianity for

Islam. Interviewer:

for me

Islam is

the true religion.

There is no

doubt in

my mind

As a Canadian, after ten years of

being Muslim, are you 100%

convinced that Islam is the true

religion? Can you give me an evidence for that briefly?

Brother Ismail:

Yes, for me Islam is the true religion.

There is no doubt in my mind. I would

never leave Islam. No amount of money in the world would make me

leave Islam. No persecution would

make me leave Islam. I will be a

Muslim till the day I die in-

sha’Allah with the help of Allah. For me, the proof that Islam is the

Truth, there could be many examples

actually and many evidences that

would show that.

For example, the Quran itself is a

miracle in its structure; in its Arabic language in its eloquence. There are

also scientific statements in the

Quran which are accurate in terms of

modern day science. There are

prophecies in the Quran made in the

past that have been fulfilled. So there are many evidences you

could use. But also there is the

practical and personal evidence that

you could look at as well. If you follow

Islam with faith and sincerity, put it into practice and you will find that

your life becomes blessed and Allah

opens up doors of opportunity for you

that you could never imagine. So

there are many ways you can actually

prove Islam is the true religion. Interviewer:

What about those people who say

that Islam came after Christianity. So

it must be the religion that came first

that is the true religion. And Muhammad came after Jesus, so why

do we believe in Muhammad not

Jesus if Muhammad came later?

Brother Ismail:

Well if I use that argument, that the Quran is 600 years or so later after

the New Testament, therefore we

shouldn’t follow the Quran because

the Bible came first, you can use that

same argument towards the Christians. Why do you follow the

New Testament when it came long

after the Old Testament? Why follow

Jesus when Jesus came long after

Moses? etc... This is not a logical argument to use

against Islam. We believe that the

same God, Allah as we call God in

Arabic, is the same God that revealed

the Torah to Moses, the Gospel to

Jesus and the Quran to Muhammad. He is the same God and therefore

you'll find similarities in the scriptures

between the Old Testament, the New

Testament and the Quran, because

they all have the same source, and that’s Allah. And of course I’m

referring to the original Torah and the

original Gospel, not today’s versions

which of course you know are not

original. Interviewer:

So is it acceptable for someone to

follow Christianity or Judaism

because they are from the same God? Brother Ismail:

No, when Allah, Almighty God,

revealed Islam and the Quran to the

last Prophet Muhammad (peace be

upon him), this was the way of life that God wanted us to follow from

that point onwards. So from the time

of Prophet Muhammad onwards, the

only valid legitimate way of life that

God wants for us to follow is Islam.

So therefore Islam, although it recognizes the truth within Judaism

and Christianity, Islam has however

abrogated those former religions and

they are no longer valid. Now to be a

true believer in God and a follower of the Prophet, you must become a

Muslim. So that’s basically my answer

to that.

Interviewer:

And how is your life after being a Muslim? Is it good or not?

Brother Ismail:

Yes, if I compare my life till now, you

know being a Muslim for 10 years

comparing it to when I was non-Muslim, my life has become much

more blessed not only in worldly

affairs but also spiritually. I feel much

more blessed now, and yes there is a

huge difference between me now and me when I was a non-Muslim.

Interviewer:

Can we conclude this interview with

an advice for non-Muslims and

another for non-Muslims?

Brother Ismail:

Realize

that life is

short. What

you see

around

you, all of

these

things in

this world

will not last

forever

Sure, first of all for the Muslims who

live in Arab countries or Muslim

countries, I myself lived in North Africa, in the Middle East, and I have

some experience, and I know the way

that Muslims think. Let me tell you

something: If you are living in a

Muslim country you see all the people around you, they are all Muslims, and

they all have this respect for Islam

and Muslims, and the Quran, etc. But

for those of you who have not

travelled outside those Muslim countries, it’s a different picture when

you come here for example. In the

west, not all people respect Islam, not

all people like Muslims or the Quran

etc.

And I think it’s important for you to realize that for those of you who are

still in Muslim countries, and do what

you can to educate people about

Islam and spread the word of Islam.

For example, if you see a foreigner, a

non-Muslim, coming to your country

or tourist, try to be polite to them, show them good examples and good

manners of Islam, and also try to

convey the teachings of Islam to

them and be a good Muslim in

yourself and in-sha’Allah other people around you will benefit from that.

My advice for the non-Muslims is:

Realize that life is short. What you see

around you, all of these things in this

world will not last forever, including

yourself. You will die someday, I will die someday, and brother Abu Ayoub

will die someday. This is a fact we can

all agree upon. Reach out to God and

seek Him with sincerity of faith.

Search for the truth while you are still alive and still have the chance. And

investigate Islam, and even other

religions for that matter. But be

sincere and open-minded and try not

to be biased as much as possible. And when you are investigating

Islam, again look at the Quran. Look

at its miraculous features. Look at the

life of the Prophet Muhammad

through Muslim books and Muslim media etc, because in my personal

opinion non-Muslims don’t portray

him in a fair fashion. And look at the

history of the prophet and his

companions. Look how sincere and courageous they were. And look at

the miracles that Allah gave these

people. These were Bedouins who a

lot of times were illiterate, and were

very few in number. But yet Islam

became a massive empire of faith and a world superpower. And even today

Islam is a sleeping giant. And this

happened all because Allah used

these simple people and spread Islam

through them. So again, be sincere, ask Allah, and

Allah will guide you to Islam just as

He did for me if you are sincere and

you really want to be saved and go to

Heaven in the next life. Watch brother Ismail describe his

journey to Islam

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