Yes!
I converted to Islam and here is Why
SAIFUDDIN
How
was I committed to Islam?
I
was born in a German Christian family during the most
ferocious part of World War II, in Berlin, in 1943. My family
moved first to Spain, during the same year, and later in 1948,
to Argentina. There I stayed for 15 years. I attended my grade
and high school at the Roman Catholic "La Salle"
school, in Cordoba, Argentine. As was to be expected, I became
very soon a fervent Catholic. I was lectured over an hour
daily on Catholic religion and I often attended religious
services. At twelve, my dream was to become a Roman Catholic
priest. I was completely committed to the Christian faith.
Allah
observed my folly, and one memorable day, nearly seven years
ago, He permitted that a copy of Spanish translation of the
Noble Qur'an should reach my hands. My father did not object
my reading it, as he supposed that it would only contribute to
give me a broader background, and nothing else. He was far
from guessing the effect the Words of Allah were going to
exert on my mind ... As I opened the Noble Book, I was a
fanatic Roman Catholic; as I closed it, I was completely
committed to Islam...
Obviously,
my opinion of Islam was not favorable one before I read the
Noble Qur'an. I took the Holy Book with curiosity, and opened
it with scorn, expecting to find in it horrible errors,
blasphemies, superstitions and contradictions, I was biased,
but I was also very young and my heart had no time to harden
completely yet. I went through the Surah reluctantly at the
beginning, eagerly then, and finally with a desperate thirst
for Truth. Then, in the greatest moment of my life, Allah gave
me His guidance and led me from superstition to Truth, from
darkness to Light, from Christianity to Islam... in the
blessed pages of the Noble Qur'an, I found solution to all my
problems, satisfaction to all my needs, explication for all my
doubts. Allah attracted me to His Light with irresistible
strength, and I gladly yielded to Him. Everything seemed clear
now, everything made sense to me, and I began to understand
myself, the universe and Allah. I was bitterly aware that I
had been deceived by my dearest teachers, and that their words
were only cruel lies, whether they were aware of it or not. My
whole world was shattered in one instant; all concepts had to
be revised. But the bitterness in my heart was amply
superseded by the ineffable joy of having found my Rubb at
last, and I was filled with life and gratitude to Him. I still
humbly praise and bless Him for His Mercy with me; without His
help, I would have remained in darkness and stupidity forever.
Swelled
with joy and enthusiasm, I hurried to communicate my findings
to other people, to my parents, to my schoolmates, to my
instructors... I wanted everybody to know the Truth, to be
free of ignorance and prejudice, to feel the joy I felt. I met
a fortress surrounding them, a thick wall separating them from
the Truth... And I was not able to remove that rampart,
because it was in their hearts, harder than stone. I was
received with scorn and persecution, unable to understand the
blindness of my persecutors. I learned that only Allah can
give Light.
The
more I learned, the more I felt compelled to express my
gratitude to Allah for having led me to Islam, the Ideal
Religion. I have read sacred Scriptures of every religion;
nowhere have I found what I encountered in Islam: perfection.
The Holy Qur'aan, compared to any other Scripture I have read,
is like the light of the sun compared to that of a match. I
firmly believe that anybody who reads the Word of Allah with a
mind that is not completely closed to Truth, will become a
Muslim, if Allah pleases. He will also travel from darkness to
Light …
May Allah grant His Guidance to all the
sincere seekers of Truth. The arms of Islam are open to
receive them in the heart of a community called by Allah
Himself: ‘the best people that were ever raised for the
benefit of mankind.’
Praise is to Allah, the Lord of the
universe.
Saifuddin Dirk Walter Mosig
USA
Last modified:
July 19, 2007
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