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Emily, Ex-Christian, New Zealand<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n

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Growing up in New Zealand, I was raised as a Christian however my parents were not overly religious. As a young girl I went to Sunday school every week and attended church with my grandmother and went to Christian classes as part of the school curriculum. As I got older I stopped going to church as I never really felt passionate about Christianity. In my teenage years I made a few mistakes as I got involved with a group of friends that were a bad influence and my family decided to move to Australia at the beginning of 2006 when I was 15.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I attended high school in Australia and really began to excel at school and began a new life. I achieved the grades I needed to get into my University Course so I moved out of home (closer to the university) and into student accommodation. Up until this point I had no idea about Islam except from what I had heard in the media, I had never met a Muslim person before.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One of my housemates was a Muslim and he was very open minded and was the most genuine, kind hearted person I have ever met. I did not ask him much about his religion until I got to know him a bit more and when I did I was very intrigued. I was asking him questions everyday about everything from the Quran to Arabic words! I was always interested and excited by the answers.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was usually very skeptical about religions but with Islam I felt connected right away. A year went by and I met a lot of Muslims and they were all very kind and peaceful people and they were always willing to answer my questions. I started doing my own research just before I turned 19 and I knew I wanted to convert to Islam before Ramadan 2009. The previous Ramadan I had fasted some days but I later learned that none of those counted unless I was Muslim.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

After my 19th birthday I was eager to learn even more about Islam as I received the book called “Don’t Be Sad” which had a lot of referencing to the Quran and I realized a lot of it was my theory on life anyway. I then moved into a house by myself and I was very lonely and depressed all the time. Because I was always alone, whenever I said Bismillah<\/em> (I begin with the name of God) I felt very relieved and safe. I knew I needed to convert to Islam but I didn’t want my Muslim friends to think I was doing it just because of them so I was very hesitant.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was also hesitant because I did not realize how easy Islam would be for a 19 year old girl. I was just very concerned that people, even my friends, did not know much about Islam. Then one night I had a dream that I was in Saudi Arabia and I was Muslim and I was wearing a Hijab and it fell off in front of everyone, but nobody said anything to me. When I woke up I felt this was a sign that Islam was going to be easy for me. Many things happened to me over the course of the few weeks, all of which I knew were signs from Allah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was discussing my concerns with Zia and Samy from islamreligion.com and they said why wait? You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. It just made so much sense. I wanted to convert to Islam right away.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was very nervous to tell my friend who had answered all my questions over the past year as I didn’t know what he would think. He was very happy for me and he said he would help me and the next day he brought me a compass as a gift so I could find the right direction to pray. I learnt the Shahada<\/em> and that evening he helped me convert to Islam. I was so happy that evening, I cried out of joy. It was one of the happiest moments of my life and I was so glad my friend could be there with me to help me.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I have still not told some of my friends.  I am waiting, in the meantime I am still learning. All in all, I am loving my new life as a Muslim.  I hope everyday I can just learn more about Islam and I am very excited for my first Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Emily, Ex-Cristiana, Nueva Zelanda<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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Crecí en Nueva Zelanda, fui criada como cristiana aunque mis padres no eran muy religiosos. Cuando niña fui a la escuela dominical todas las semanas y asistí a la iglesia con mi abuela, también fui a clases de cristianismo como parte del currículo escolar. A medida que fui creciendo, dejé de ir a la escuela y nunca me sentí realmente apasionada respecto del cristianismo. En mi adolescencia cometí algunos errores ya que me involucré con un grupo de amigos que eran una mala influencia, y mi familia decidió mudarse a Australia a comienzos de 2006 cuando yo tenía 15 años.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Fui a la secundaria en Australia y comencé a sobresalir en el colegio, empecé una nueva vida. Conseguí las calificaciones que necesitaba para ir a mi curso universitario, así que me mudé de casa (para vivir cerca a la universidad) a una residencia estudiantil. Hasta ese momento, no tenía idea sobre el Islam, excepto lo que escuchaba en los medios masivos. Nunca había conocido a una persona musulmana antes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Uno de mis compañeros en la residencia era musulmán, era muy abierto de mente y muy genuino, la persona con el mejor corazón que he conocido. No le pregunté mucho sobre su religión hasta que llegué a conocerlo un poco más, y cuando lo hice estaba intrigada. Le pregunté a diario acerca de todo, desde el Corán hasta palabras en árabe. Siempre estaba interesada y entusiasmada por las respuestas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Yo solía ser muy escéptica respecto a las religiones, pero me sentí conectada de inmediato con el Islam. Pasó un año y conocí un montón de musulmanes, todos ellos eran personas muy amables y pacíficas que siempre estaban dispuestas a responder mis preguntas. Comencé a hacer mi propia investigación poco antes de cumplir 19 años y supe que quería convertirme al Islam antes de Ramadán de 2009. El Ramadán anterior había ayunado algunos días, pero después me enteré que ninguno de esos ayunos contaba hasta que me hice musulmana.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Después de mi cumpleaños 19, estaba ansiosa por aprender más sobre el Islam cuando recibí el libro “Nada Te Turbe,” que tiene una gran cantidad de referencias al Corán, y me di cuenta que gran parte de ello era igual a mi propia teoría sobre la vida. Por ese entonces me cambié de casa y estaba todo el tiempo muy sola y deprimida. Debido a que estaba siempre sola, siempre que decía Bismillah<\/em>(comienzo en el nombre de Dios) me sentía aliviada y segura. Sabía que necesitaba convertirme al Islam, pero no quería que mis amigos musulmanes pensaran que lo hacía sólo por ellos, así que estaba muy indecisa.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

También tenía mis dudas porque no me daba cuenta cuán fácil sería el Islam para una muchacha de 19 años. Sólo me preocupaba que la gente, incluyendo a mis amigos, no sabían mucho sobre el Islam. Entonces una noche tuve un sueño en el que iba a Arabia Saudita y era musulmana, vestía hiyab y me caía en frente de todos, pero nadie me decía nada. Cuando me desperté sentí que esa era una señal de que el Islam me resultaría fácil. Muchas cosas me ocurrieron en el transcurso de unas pocas semanas, y yo sabía que todas eran señales que me enviaba Allah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Estaba hablando sobre mis preocupaciones con Zia y Samy de islamreligion.com y ellos me dijeron: “¿Qué esperas? No sabes lo que ocurrirá mañana.” Eso tenía sentido. Quería convertirme al Islam de inmediato.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Estaba muy nerviosa de contarle a mi amigo que había contestado todas mis preguntas durante el año anterior, pues no sabía qué iba a pensar. Él estaba muy feliz por mí y me dijo que me ayudaría y al siguiente día me regaló una brújula para que pudiera encontrar la dirección correcta hacia dónde orar. Me aprendí laShahada<\/em> y esa misma noche él me ayudó a convertirme al Islam. Yo estaba tan feliz esa noche, que lloré de alegría. Fue uno de los momentos más felices de mi vida, y estaba muy contenta de que mi amigo pudiera estar ahí conmigo para ayudarme.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Aún no se lo he dicho a algunos de mis amigos. Esto esperando mientras sigo aprendiendo. Con todo, amo mi nueva vida como musulmana. Espero que todos los días pueda seguir aprendiendo sobre el Islam y estoy muy emocionada por mi primer Ramadán.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Emily, ex-chrétienne, Nouvelle-Zélande<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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J’ai été élevée en tant que chrétienne, en Nouvelle-Zélande, bien que mes parents ne fussent pas particulièrement religieux.  Jeune fille, je fréquentais l’école du dimanche chaque semaine, j’assistais à la messe en compagnie de ma grand-mère et je suivais des cours de christianisme à l’école.  À l’aube de l’adolescence, je cessai d’aller à l’église, car je n’éprouvais plus aucun enthousiasme à l’idée d’assister à la messe.  Adolescente, influencée négativement par un groupe d’amis, je commis quelques erreurs de parcours.  Puis, quand j’avais 15 ans, mes parents décidèrent d’immigrer en Australie.  Cela se passait au début de l’an 2006.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

C’est en Australie, à l’école secondaire, que je commençai vraiment à avoir de bonnes notes, dans mes cours; ce fut le début d’une nouvelle vie.  Je réussis à me faire accepter à l’université et je quittai la maison pour aller vivre en résidence universitaire.  Jusque-là, je ne connaissais rien à l’islam, à part ce qu’en disaient les médias, et je n’avais jamais rencontré un musulman de ma vie.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Un des résidents, à l’université, était un musulman très ouvert d’esprit et c’était, je dois l’avouer, la personne la plus vraie, la plus sincère et la plus gentille que j’avais jamais rencontrée.  Je ne lui posai pas vraiment de questions sur sa religion, au début, mais quand je vins à le connaître un peu plus, je m’y risquai, car cela m’intriguais.  Comme il semblait très à l’aise d’y répondre, je lui en posai de plus en plus, pratiquement chaque jour, sur toutes sortes de détails.  Et chaque fois qu’il répondait à mes questions, d’autres venaient à mon esprit et mon intérêt grandissait de jour en jour.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

J’avais toujours été plutôt sceptique en matière de religions, mais je ne saurais dire pourquoi je me sentis spontanément attirée vers l’islam.  Une année s’écoula, durant laquelle je fis la connaissance de plusieurs autres musulmans(es), tous aussi gentils et pacifiques et toujours disposés à répondre à mes questions.  Tout juste avant mes 19 ans, j’entrepris mes propres recherches et, avant le mois de Ramadan de l’an 2009, je savais déjà que je voulais devenir musulmane.  J’avais, le Ramadan précédent, jeûné quelques jours avec mes amis, pour sentir ce qu’ils ressentaient et partager ce moment avec eux.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Après mon 19e<\/sup> anniversaire, je voulus en connaître encore plus sur l’islam.  Je reçus le livre intitulé « Don’t be sad » (Ne sois pas triste), qui comporte de nombreuses références au Coran et j’en conclus que la majeure partie de ce qui y était écrit correspondait à ma vision de la vie.  C’est à cette époque que j’emménageai dans un appartement, mais je m’y sentis très seule et déprimée.  Comme j’étais toujours seule, chaque fois que je disais Bismillah (au nom de Dieu), je me sentais rassurée et en sécurité.  Je savais que je devais me convertir à l’islam, mais je ne voulais pas que mes amis musulmans s’imaginent que je le faisais pour leur plaire; alors j’hésitais beaucoup.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

J’hésitais car je ne réalisais pas à quel point l’islam serait un mode de vie facile à suivre pour une jeune fille de 19 ans.  Le fait que ma famille et mes amis non-musulmans ne connaissaient rien à l’islam m’inquiétait.  Puis, une nuit, je rêvai que j’étais en Arabie, que j’étais musulmane et que je portais un hijab : celui-ci tomba de ma tête, devant tout le monde, mais personne ne dit rien.  Lorsque je m’éveillai, je compris que c’était là un signe que l’islam allait être facile, pour moi.  Plusieurs autres petits incidents survinrent, au cours des semaines qui suivirent, et je savais, sans l’ombre d’un doute, qu’il s’agissait de signes de Dieu.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Je discutai de mes inquiétudes avec Zia et Samy du site islamreligion.com et ils me dirent : pourquoi attendre?  Tu ne sais pas ce que demain te réserve.  Je savais qu’ils avaient raison et je me décidai enfin à me convertir.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

J’étais très angoissée à l’idée de dévoiler à cet ami, qui avait répondu à toutes mes questions depuis un an, que je voulais devenir musulmane.  J’avais peur de ce qu’il allait penser de moi.  Et pourtant, lorsque je lui dis enfin, il se montra très heureux pour moi et m’offrit immédiatement son aide.  Le lendemain, il m’offrit une boussole en cadeau pour que je puisse déterminer la direction de la prière.  J’appris la shahada et ce soir-là, il me la fit prononcer.  J’étais si heureuse, je pleurais de joie; ce fut un des moments les plus intenses de ma vie et j’étais très reconnaissante que cet ami soit là pour m’aider dans ma période de transition.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Je ne l’ai toujours pas avoué à certains de mes amis et en attendant, je continue d’apprendre.  J’adore ma nouvelle vie en tant que musulmane, j’ai une terrible soif d’en apprendre toujours plus et j’ai très très hâte au prochain Ramadan, mon premier en tant que musulmane, incha’Allah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Emily, Ex-Christin, Neuseeland<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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In Neuseeland aufgewachsen, wurde ich als Christin erzogen, obwohl meine Eltern nicht übermäßig religiös gewesen sind.  Als junges Mädchen ging ich jede Woche zur Sonntagsschule und mit meiner Großmutter zur Kirche und im Rahmen des Schulunterrichts nahm ich am christlichen Religionsunterricht teil.  Als ich älter wurde, hörte ich damit auf, zur Kirche zu gehen, denn ich hatte mich nie wirklich leidenschaftlich gefühlt.  In meinen Teenager-Jahren machte ich ein paar Fehler, als ich in einen Freundeskreis geriet, der einen schlechten Einfluss auf mich hatte, und meine Familie beschloss, nach Australien zu ziehen.  Das war Anfang 2006, als ich 15 war.    <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich ging in Australien zur High School, und ich fing an, mich in der Schule selbst zu übertreffen und begann ein neues Leben.  Ich erreichte die Noten, die ich benötigte, um einen Studienplatz zu bekommen, und so zog ich von zuhause weg (näher zur Universität) in ein Studentenwohnheim.  Bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt hatte ich keine Vorstellung vom Islam, bis auf das, was ich in den Medien gehört hatte, ich hatte nie zuvor eine muslimische Person getroffen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Einer meiner Mitbewohner war Muslim, er war sehr aufgeschlossen und er war eine der aufrichtigsten, gutherzigsten Personen, die ich je getroffen habe.  Ich fragte ihn nicht viel über seine Religion, bis ich ihn ein wenig besser kennen gelernt hatte, und als ich es tat, war ich fasziniert.  Jeden Tag stellte ich ihm Fragen über fast alles vom Qur´an bis hin zu arabischen Worten!  Ich war immer interessiert und aufgeregt von den Antworten.  <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich war normalerweise sehr skeptisch, was Religionen angeht, aber mit dem Islam fühlte ich mich gleich verbunden.  Ein Jahr verging und ich traf eine Menge Muslime, und es waren alles sehr freundlichen undfriedliche Menschen und sie beantworteten immer bereitwillig meine Fragen.  Gerade bevor ich 19 wurde, begann ich meine eigenen Nachforschungen anzustellen, und ich wusste, ich wollte vorm Ramadhan 2009 zum Islam konvertieren.  Im vorigen Ramadhan hatte ich ein paar Tage gefastet, aber später erfuhr ich, dass keiner davon zählt, bis ich Muslim bin.  <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nach meinem 19.Geburtstag war ich eifrig am Lernen über den Islam, da erhielt ich das Buch „Don´t be sad“ (Sei nicht traurig), das eine Menge Verweise auf den Qur´an enthält und mir wurde bewusst, dass vieles davon bereits zu meiner Lebenstheorie gehörte.  Ich zog alleine in ein Haus, und ich war sehr einsam und immer depressiv.  Weil ich immer allein war, sagte ich immer Bismillah<\/em> (Ich beginne im Namen Gottes) und ich fühlte mich sehr erleichtert und sicher.  Ich wusste, ich muss zum Islam konvertieren, aber ich wollte nicht, dass meine muslimischen Freunde denken, dass ich es nur ihretwegen tue und daher zögerte ich. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich zögerte auch, weil mir nicht klar war, wie einfach der Islam für ein 19 jähriges Mädchen sein würde.  Ich machte mir einfach Sogen, weil die Menschen selbst meine Freunde, nicht viel über den Islam wissen.  Dann hatte ich eines Nachts einen Traum, dass ich in Saudi Arabien war, und ich war eine Muslima, und ich trug Hijab und es fiel vor jedem herunter, aber keiner sagte irgendetwas zu mir.  Als ich aufstand fühlte ich, dass dies ein Zeichen dafür war, dass der Islam leicht für mich sein würde.  Viele Dinge waren mir im Laufe dieser Wochen geschehen, und ich wusste, dass dies alles Zeichen von Allah waren.  <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich sprach mit Zia und Samy von islamreligion.com und sie sagten: warum warten?  Du weißt nicht, was morgen geschieht.  Das machte Sinn.  Ich wollte gleich zum Islam konvertieren.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich war sehr aufgeregt, meinem Freund, der mir das ganze letzte Jahr über alle meine Fragen beantwortet hatte, davon zu erzählen, denn ich wusste nicht, wie er darüber dachte.  Er freute sich sehr für mich, und er sagte, er würde mir helfen; am nächsten Tag brachte er mir einen Kompass als Geschenk, damit ich die richtige Gebetsrichtung finden konnte.  Ich lernte die Schahada<\/em> und an jenem Abend half er mir dabei, zum Islam zu konvertieren.  Ich war so glücklich an diesem Abend, ich weinte vor Freude.  Es war einer der glücklichsten Momente in meinem Leben, und ich war so glücklich, dass mein Freund dabei sein und mir helfen konnte. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich habe es manchen meiner Freunde noch immer nicht erzählt.  Ich warte, ich lerne immer noch.  Alles in allem liebe ich mein neues Leben als Muslim.  Ich hoffe jeden Tag, dass ich noch mehr lernen kann und ich bin ganz aufgeregt auf meinen ersten Ramadhan.  <\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Emily, Ex-Cristã, Nova Zelândia<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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Cresci na Nova Zelândia educada como cristã, mas meus pais não eram muito religiosos. Ainda garota ia para a escola dominical todas as semanas, frequentava a igreja com minha avó e ia para as aulas cristãs como parte do currículo da escola.À medida que fiquei mais velha parei de ir à igreja, já que nunca me senti empolgada com o Cristianismo. Na adolescência cometi alguns erros porque me envolvi com um grupo de amigos que eram má influência e minha família decidiu mudar-se para a Austrália no início de 2006, quando eu estava com 15 anos.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Frequentei o segundo grau na Austrália e realmente comecei a me sair bem na escola, iniciando uma vida nova. Obtive as notas que precisava para ser admitida no meu curso universitário e sai de casa (mais próximo da universidade) para uma casa de estudantes. Até esse ponto não tinha ideia sobre o Islã, exceto do que tinha ouvido na mídia, e nunca tinha encontrado um muçulmano pessoalmente antes.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Um dos meus colegas na casa era muçulmano e tinha uma mente muito aberta. Era a pessoa mais genuína e de coração doce que já tinha encontrado. Não perguntei muito sobre sua religião até conhecê-lo um pouco mais e quando o fiz estava muito intrigada. Perguntava a ele diariamente sobre tudo, desde o Alcorão até palavras árabes! Estava sempre interessada e excitada com as respostas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Era geralmente muito cética sobre religiões, mas com o Islã senti-me conectada de imediato. Um ano se passou e encontrei muitos muçulmanos. Todos eram pessoas muito gentis e pacíficas, sempre dispostas a responder minhas perguntas. Comecei a fazer minha própria pesquisa pouco antes de fazer 19 anos e sabia que queria converter-me ao Islã antes do Ramadã de 2009. Já tinha jejuado no Ramadã anterior alguns dias, mas depois soube que não contava a menos que fosse muçulmana.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Depois do meu décimo nono aniversário estava ansiosa para aprender cada vez mais sobre o Islã, já que recebi um livro chamado “Don't Be Sad” (Não Fique Triste) que fazia muitas referências ao Alcorão e percebi que grande parte já era minha teoria de vida. Mudei-me então para uma casa sozinha e sentia-me muito solitária e deprimida o tempo todo. Como estava sempre sozinha, toda vez que dizia Bismillah<\/em> (começo com o nome de Deus) sentia-me muito aliviada e segura.Sabia que precisava converter-me ao Islã, mas não queria que meus amigos muçulmanos pensassem que estava fazendo isso por causa deles e, por isso, estava muito hesitante.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Também estava hesitante porque não percebia como o Islã seria fácil para uma garota de 19 anos. Estava apenas muito preocupada que as pessoas, até meus amigos, não sabiam muito sobre o Islã. Então numa noite sonhei que estava na Arábia Saudita, era muçulmana usando o hijab e ele caiu na frente de todos, mas ninguém disse nada para mim. Quando acordei senti que era um sinal de que o Islã seria fácil para mim. Muitas coisas aconteceram comigo no curso de poucas semanas, todas as quais sabia serem sinais de Allah.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Estava discutindo minhas preocupações com Zia e Samy do islamreligion.com e eles disseram “por que esperar? Você não sabe o que acontecerá amanhã”. Fez muito sentido. Queria me converter logo ao Islã.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Estava muito nervosa para contar ao meu amigo que tinha respondido todas as minhas perguntas durante o ano que passou, porque não sabia o que ele iria pensar.Ficou muito feliz por mim e disse que me ajudaria. No dia seguinte trouxe um compasso como presente, para que eu pudesse encontrar a direção certa para orar.Aprendi a Shahada<\/em> e aquela noite ele me ajudou a converter-me ao Islã. Estava tão feliz aquela noite que chorei de alegria. Foi um dos momentos mais felizes de minha vida e estava muito feliz que meu amigo pudesse estar ali comigo, para me ajudar.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ainda não contei a alguns de meus amigos.  Estou esperando e, enquanto isso, continuo aprendendo. Por tudo estou amando minha nova vida como muçulmana. Espero todos os dias poder aprender mais sobre o Islã e estou muito excitada pelo meu primeiro Ramadã.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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