Hedaya Story
Story title: A dream that changed my life
Name: Monica Cristina Silva Conceicao
Country: Brazil
My name is Monica, I was born into a Catholic family, I grew up as a Catholic and was baptized at the age of thirteen, when I made my first participation in the church, and at the age of eighteen my baptism was confirmed again, and after a while I became an evangelist, and they wanted me to believe in three goddess; Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and God, i.e. faith (in the Trinity), and though I participated in all these Christian events and Catholic rites, I never believed in the conceptions and rites of the Church; In my heart I believed in the oneness of God, and I was always sure that he was in my life, the one who could help me.
This Trinity posed a dilemma to me, and because of it I had doubts; Because he was violating the Bible itself in its commandments; While we read in the Bible about the love of God above all things and the worship of God alone and prostrating to Him alone, they tell us about three gods!
As for Jesus, I have always believed in him as an envoy from God, and I thought that I was his daughter, and I saw evangelists violate the Bible, and worship Jesus as God, and thus fail to worship the One Creator.
The priest tried to convince me that God was Jesus who came to earth, but he couldn’t
With all these contradictions and hypocrisy; I kept searching for the truth, and during my search I heard about Islam, and it was fortunate that I had a Muslim friend who offered Islam to me, and I asked her about Islam and she explained her religion to me in a wonderful way. Therefore, I converted to Islam with complete conviction.
I know that you do not believe in dreams and dreams; But something strange happened that changed the course of my life: shortly after I converted to Islam, my eighty-three-year-old mother and I had a similar dream; We saw a resplendent angel who came to our door and handed us a book and told us that this is our straight path! It was incredible; On the same day, the postman arrived at the door of our house to deliver the Qur’an to us; My Muslim friend gave it to me, and after I read some of the Noble Qur’an, my thinking changed a lot, and I finally learned the truth of my Creator and I knew the right path.
Now I feel very comfortable, I worship God alone, and I broadcast to him in supplication my concerns and I am sure that he will release them.
It was difficult for the people of my city to accept that, but for me and what is important is that I worship the one and only God, Islam is the true religion that is subject to the will of God, and everyone who submits to God feels peace and I believe that the world is suffering today because of its distance from its Creator, Master and Lord and his deterioration in idolatry and idolatry, and following desires and whims; So I hope everyone knows the truth: Islam is the true religion and the straight path.
The title of the story: Decency is why I converting to Islam
Name: Silvina Inochencia Franco
Country: Brazil
The title seems strange, but can you imagine that Islamic religious clothing may be a reason for someone to leave Christianity and embrace Islam?!!
The heroine of our story says: I lived as a Christian, and I wore a lot of fancy, short and tight clothes, not to seduce or seduce men, but I wore them because I liked and suited me, and I always wore my headphones, and heard music and songs and swayed in the ways, I could say My biggest flaw at that time was the music and the glamorous clothes.
At one time, I preferred to stay in my room without having to look at people, as I always loved the way Muslim women dress, and this is what attracted me to being a Muslim and is the real reason for which I embraced Islam, and when I first heard about Islam and learned that Islam is a religion that calls for morals And values, respect and worship of the one God, I did not hesitate for a single moment and embraced Islam.
But my husband, who had promised me freedom before marriage and that each of us was free to do whatever he wanted, when he learned about my conversion to Islam, refused the matter and was very upset; Because he was like all men who do not know the truth of Islam.
In the end: my husband chose me either to leave Islam, or to divorce me, so I chose Islam above everything, and despite my divorce, I never grieved nor regretted it; Because I chose the right path and chose to be a true Muslim until I met my Lord and Creator!
I don’t need anyone; Because God is with me all the time, just as He never lost me, He will never leave me, but God gave me many blessings, and compensated me better than what was taken from me, I now own a bakery from which I feed and spend on my children, and I feel very happy because I chose Islam and preferred it over everything else. !
Story title: Islam changed my life
Name: Marcos Selingua
Country: Angola
The hero of our story: Marcos Selingua, 47, a father of five, works as a nurse in a hospital.
He tells us his story. He says: I was a Christian who knew nothing about God, except on Sundays when I went to church; I used to drink alcohol and practice fornication, and I did not care about my wife, my family, or even my children, and I was in a life full of sins!
Then, through social media, I heard about Islam and was convinced of it, and after a while I announced my Islam and pronounced the martyrdom, and then I began to learn Islam through the Salam Center for Dialogue, I learned who God is, and who is the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and I learned how I pray, and I learned that drinking alcohol is forbidden and fornication is also forbidden, and I learned that the Islamic religion is a religion of tolerance, ease and mercy, and I realized then that I was living in the wrong way!
Now, I have learned the truth and I have learned who God is, and I have become a righteous person and have left all the sins and transgressions I had committed before Islam, in short: Islam changed my life and transformed me from darkness to light!
Story title: Deception of the Church is why I converting to Islam
Name: Claudio
Country: Brazil
The hero of our story: Claudio, a Brazilian, tells and says: I was a Christian, and I married a Christian woman, and my marriage lasted only 5 years, and today I am divorced since 2009, I used to love justice, peace and honesty, but I found in Christianity many deceivers who exploit the poor, They take money from them in the name of the Church and Christ, and there is a lot of betrayal among Christians, especially religious scholars (priests), who were making ridiculous promises in the name of God and deceiving people in the name of Christ; I was disgusted with this!
This is what prompted me to embrace Islam after getting to know it. It is a religion in which I found honesty, justice, peace, and rejection of deception. I loved living near people who love God; Those who live in justice, peace and joy, I have learned and realized the importance of prayer, and the sanctity of the Islamic faith!
Although there is no Islamic center nearby, to interact directly with other Muslims, today I feel closer to God.
I’m not perfect because I don’t have direct relationships with other Muslims, but I’m so glad I got close to God!
Story title: The sweetness of faith
Name: Fernand Casamoa.
Country: Mozambique.
Our hero tells his story and says: My name is Fernand Kasamoa, I am twenty-seven years old, from Mozambique, I was a Christian, and during my conversion to Christianity I was looking for the sweetness of faith in my heart, but I did not find it. I had been embracing a perverted religion all these past years, I didn’t feel anything! I did not taste the taste of life! I did not even find that faith sweetness that I found now in the Islamic religion!
My friend, before I converted to Islam, I used to think a lot about how to worship God, and He is the third of three! How can Jesus be God and Maryam be God?! Then there will be another god besides these! These contradictions gave rise to many doubts in front of me, so I could not think, but after I searched a lot, I realized that God is one and the same, an individual who endured, neither begotten nor begotten, and he had no partner in the kingdom. I read it, and one day I was sitting with my Muslim friend Abdul Rahman, I asked him a lot about the Islamic religion, and he answered my many questions, and I realized that the correct path is Islam, and that it is goodness and righteousness in the world, and my Muslim friend sent me after that a copy of the Qur’an, and before I opened it And when I read it, I thought that it was like the Bible that I studied when I was a Christian, and I learned that it is called the Holy Qur’an, so I read it and understood it and was amazed a lot by these noble verses and how I believed in Christianity and there is such a religion on earth. I used to believe that God is the third of the three, and for the first time in my life my heart tasted the sweetness of faith and I embraced Islam at that time, but unfortunately my friend Abdul Rahman moved to his far country, and there was no mosque in my village, so I was afraid of returning to my past life; So I searched a lot until one day I found a message from the Salam Center on the social networking site inviting me to learn the Islamic religion, and I quickly answered and spoke with my private teacher, and from here was a new way to know that there are people whose eyes do not lose sight of; In order to spread the call of truth to all people.
Praise be to God, I learned with the center how to say the shahada and how to wash, and I learned ablution, prayer and Surat Al-Fatihah, and I finished the first level and took a certificate of appreciation from the center! I continued learning until I finished the basic stage, which is four levels, and graduated from the center! I thanked God, who guided me to the path of truth and contentment
And now I continue to learn daily with them and I hope to remain a Muslim until I meet the Lord Almighty!
The title of the story: The one who adheres to his religion is like one who holds a burning coal
Name: Ini
Country: Brazil
The heroine of our story: The girl (Eni) from Brazil tells her story and says: I was contacted through the Salam Center for Dialogue, and that was my first contact with Islam, and after I knew the beauty and advantages of Islam; I asked to join them and study with them, and to my surprise! There were not many duties and obligations! They cooperated and helped me!
On the contrary, I faced religious fanaticism in the family, when they saw my new behavior, I was accused of insanity and recklessness! And a difficult journey began between family members and close friends who follow other religions! Here in my community they see Islam as the religion of terrorists!
Despite all this, I am completely convinced of my choices. I do not give up my studies and my new religion, and I try to change my previous habits!
I have already invited them to study the Qur’an with me! But they have eyes with which they do not see and ears with which they do not hear!
And their rejection of Islam and their fanaticism against me will not make me abandon my religion, but will give me strength, solidity and adherence to this religion!
The title of the story: His parents are Jewish or Christian
Name: Antonio
Country: Angola
Antonio was born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother, but his father died before he learned anything about Islam and of course his mother took him to church and he started attending church a lot!
Although his father was a Muslim, he did not know anything about Islam; Here he says: I felt something strange inside me telling me: Go to this place, which I later knew to be the mosque, where Muslims worship their Lord.
A voice inside me still says to me: This is the true religion! The situation continued until I found the Salam page on the Internet, and there the interviewer introduced me more about Islam and its advantages, and I converted to Islam with them.
From here I began to learn Islam online with the center, and in the mosque as well, and I used to practice fornication, drink wine and eat pork, but I did not know that they were forbidden until I learned after that, and then I left all this behind my back and God repented to me, and what made me very happy to tell my teacher that my entry to Islam erased All my sins! And I have changed a lot since then, and I realized that Islam is the true religion!
The title of the story: A person is on the religion of his friend
Name: Felis Porto
Country: Angola.
Flis tells his story and says: At first I was without a religion, but I wished I had a religion like the others; So I went to the church and I desperately wanted to find an answer to my questions but I could not find any answer in the church; So I wasn’t convinced, then my family decided to leave the city we were in and move to Nampula!
Indeed, we left our city and left the church and everything behind, but I am still searching and thinking about a religion that would rid me of my questions! Then I read about Islam and tried to find someone to answer my questions, and then I spoke with one of the interlocutors on a page called Salam, and they spoke to me about Islam and introduced me to it, then I met a group of Muslim friends in Nampula and began to learn more about Islam, but unfortunately I found them not praying And they do not worship God except in the month of Ramadan only, so if it passes they go back to what they are, they return as if they are not Muslims, at first I did the same and prayed only in Ramadan, but then I realized that they are not right! And then I got to know this my special teacher, who became my brother in Islam, he took good care of me and taught me everything about Islam, then he guided me to go to the mosque, and I thank God that I met him and I only say praise be to God who guided me to this great religion!
Story title: The morals of a Muslim is why I converting to Islam
Name: Faustinoa.
Country: Angola.
The hero of our story tells us, and he says: My name is Faustinoa, I was a Christian, and I was immersed in my worries: I am responsible for a family and I must support them. I doubted the existence of a god in the first place! Then I said to myself, Why don’t I learn instead of this emptiness and loss, so I searched for the true religion and found myself in a labyrinth that I did not know a way out of, and I was confused which religion to choose, until I found in front of me a letter from a friend of mine, who was originally a Muslim, so I presented him with my need and complained to him that he was few My trick, I found his generosity and generous heart, unlike my fellow countrymen, where none of them cared about me or my needs! I asked him about the true religion, and he answered me with complete logic and explained some things to me about the Islamic religion, and I liked it a lot, and I said to myself why I am not a Muslim, and I received a message a week later and said to myself that it must be a message from God to be on the straight path, and after that I converted to Islam, and two weeks later from May God bless me with a job, and I said that this is the generosity of God! Before this, I was searching and could not find, and after I embraced Islam and God guided me to the right path, I found work! Then the teacher sent me the nearest mosque, so I met many Muslims, and we all prayed, and I heard the imam’s sermon and it was wonderful and his voice was wonderful, and now I am a Muslim for more than three months, and this credit is due to the lord first and then the center of peace secondly!
Story title: Quest to bridge the spiritual emptiness
Name: Salbador
Country: Nicaragua
The hero of our story tells: My name is Salbadour, from the country of Nicaragua. I am a Christian of Catholic faith. Before my conversion to Islam, I was just an ordinary slave and nothing else. I belong to Catholic Christianity and only. I felt a spiritual emptiness in addition to the problems I experienced since childhood between my father and mother.
More clearly, all the problems were coming from my father’s side; I was the only son, and my father drank to the point of getting drunk, and he beat and slapped my mother, and I always felt that I lived alone without my father; So I went to Mass every Sunday with my mother, and yet I felt empty! There is nothing in Christianity that can fill or fill this void, and I was categorically rejecting the idea of God because of my father, and I was drunk and took some kind of drug, and thus I was destroying my health through drugs.. and I thought that God would not help me, but it was me Wrong, I’m the one who didn’t even help myself!
I am tired of this reality; So I turned to Facebook to find someone to fill this void, and one day through one of the sisters from Paraguay, whom I got to know through Facebook, and through it I got to know Islam. After I spoke to the sister about Islam, I learned that Islam is the religion of God, and that In it is worldly happiness, and eternal comfort, so I embraced Islam and pronounced the two testimonies, and then peace began to prevail inside me, and then I found myself and my conscience rested!
