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Latasha, Ex-Christian, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n

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I am an American who grew up in a strict religious Christian family.  By the time I was 16 I became very devout and religious myself.  The church was like a home away from home.  I enjoyed it thoroughly.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I had read and studied the Bible on a regular basis.  All the while I was noticing many errors in the Bible.  Many conflicting stories.  So I would ask my grandmother or the pastor of the church about it, but would never get a solid answer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was told to just brush it off and not worry about these little details that weren’t adding up.  So for a time I did.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Later on in my early 20s I was appointed as Youth Pastor at my local church.  It was during this time that my biblical studies had become intense.  The more I studied, the more questions I had.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Due to the lack of answers I was not getting from the church, I decided to enroll into Bible College.  “For sure I would find my answers there,” I often thought to myself.  Again, no such luck.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nothing could ease my mind and so I decided to step down from “Youth Pastor”.  I felt I could no longer lead the youth since I was confused and doubting things myself.  I was the one in need of a leader.  My heart was crying out to find some peace in all this confusion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One night I turned on the TV and happened to flip straight to CNN.  They were reporting straight from Iraq.  Then, there in the background I saw the most beautiful woman I had ever seen. She was adorned only in black from head to toe.  She was so modest, and to me that made her so beautiful.  I knew that she was a Muslim but I didn’t know what the religious beliefs of Muslims were. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

I was more caught up in her clothing attire.  It sparked my interest more than anything.  My heart immediately desired to be like her.  Pious and modest.  So this is where my search began.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I immediately got online and searched “Muslim Woman Dress” & “Muslim Woman Face Veil”.  This is when I came across the words “Hijab” and “Niqab”.  Wikipedia also referred to the women who wore it as Hijabis or Niqabis. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

These hijabis and niqabis were my newly-found role models.  So I immediately changed all my online nicknames to “hijabi” or “niqabi”.  It had not occurred to me to investigate the beliefs of Islam yet.  But it was soon to come….<\/span><\/p>\r\n

One afternoon my neighborhood was having a community cookout.  I was sitting next to my closest neighbor and we somehow got on the subject of religion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He said “You know us Christians will probably be in trouble when we stand before God?”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

I just nodded in agreement but not really sure where he was going with this.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

He said, “Yeah, you know those Muslims pray 5 times a day faithfully and we Christians can barely make time to pray once a day.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

More curiosity sparked!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

I immediately excused myself and ran back to my home.  I opened the Computer and began searching the Internet about Muslim beliefs.  I was amazed at their beliefs as it seemed to fit in line with mine.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

But I wanted to be sure there were no surprises hidden in their beliefs; you know nothing that was going to throw me for a loop if I choose to convert.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

The following weeks I drove to the closest mosque, which happened to be 50 miles away, requesting information.  I searched the Internet  into the wee hours of the morning reading all about Islam. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

After a couple of months of researching and reading, I decided that I want to convert.  I drove back to the mosque and took the Shahadah! A peace entered my heart and soul like never before.  Subhanallah<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Latasha, ex-chrétienne, États-Unis<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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Je suis une Américaine qui fut élevée dans une famille chrétienne très pratiquante.  À l’âge de seize ans, j’étais moi-même très pieuse et pratiquais ma religion avec ferveur.  L’église était comme un second chez-moi et j’aimais beaucoup y passer du temps.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Je lisais et étudiais la Bible sur une base régulière.  Mais je ne pouvais m’empêcher d’y remarquer de nombreuses erreurs, de même que des histoires contradictoires.  Alors j’interrogeais ma grand-mère ou le pasteur de l’église, à ce sujet, mais je n’obtenais jamais de réponse satisfaisante.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

On me disait de ne pas m’en préoccuper et qu’il ne s’agissait que de détails.  Ce que je fis pour un temps.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Plus tard, dans ma jeune vingtaine, je fus nommée pasteur pour les jeunes à mon église locale.  C’est au cours de cette période que mon étude de la Bible s’intensifia.  Plus j’étudiais ce livre, plus j’avais de questions à son sujet.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Comme je n’obtenais pas de réponses satisfaisantes de la part de mon église, je décidai de m’inscrire au Bible College, convaincue que j’y trouverais enfin toutes les réponses à mes questions.  Je me trompais.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Rien ne semblait pouvoir apaiser le tourbillon de questions qui tournait sans cesse dans ma tête.  Je pris donc la décision de quitter mon poste de pasteur pour les jeunes.  Je sentais que je ne pouvais plus agir en tant que représentante, pour ces jeunes, tandis que j’étais moi-même confuse et l’esprit rempli de doutes.  C’était moi qui avais besoin d’un leader, maintenant.  Mon cœur n’aspirait plus qu’à trouver un peu de paix, de réconfort et de certitude au milieu de cette confusion intérieure.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

      Un soir, j’allumai la télé et zappai sur CNN.  Il y avait un reportage en direct de l’Irak.  Et, en arrière-plan, je vis une femme qui m’apparut très belle.  Elle était vêtue de noir de la tête aux pieds.  Elle était très modeste et, pour moi, c’est ce qui la rendait si belle.  Je savais qu’elle était musulmane, mais j’ignorais, à ce moment, quelles étaient les croyances des musulmans.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Sur le coup, c’est cette tenue vestimentaire qui suscita d’abord et avant tout mon intérêt.  Une partie de moi voulait lui ressembler, dans sa piété, dans sa modestie.  C’est ainsi que débuta ma quête.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

J’allai immédiatement en ligne faire une recherche sur la « tenue vestimentaire musulmane » et sur le « voile intégral musulman ».  C’est alors que je découvris les termes « hijab » et « niqab ».<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Puis, ces femmes, qui portaient le hijab et\/ou le niqab, devinrent des modèles à suivre, pour moi.  Pourtant, je n’avais toujours pas fait de recherche sur les croyances de l’islam.  Mais cela n’allait pas tarder.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Un après-midi, un de mes voisins organisait un barbecue communautaire.  J’étais assise près de mon voisin immédiat et notre conversation dévia sur le sujet de la religion.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Il me dit : « Tu sais, nous, les chrétiens, serons probablement en difficulté lorsque nous nous retrouverons devant Dieu. »<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Je hochai la tête, sans trop savoir où il voulait en venir.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Il me dit : « Oui, tu sais, les musulmans, ils prient cinq fois par jour, tandis que nous, les chrétiens, trouvons à peine le temps de prier une fois par jour. »<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Je le priai de bien vouloir m’excuser et retournai immédiatement chez moi.  J’allumai mon ordinateur et me mis à faire des recherches sur les croyances des musulmans.  Je n’en crus pas mes yeux, car leurs croyances rejoignaient beaucoup ce que je pensais tout au fond de moi.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Mais je voulus m’assurer qu’il n’y avait pas de surprises cachées, dans leurs croyances.  Vous savez, ce genre de choses inattendues qui auraient pu me faire regretter ma conversion…<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Dans les semaines qui suivirent, je me rendis à la mosquée la plus proche, qui était à plus de 80 kilomètres, pour leur demander davantage d’information.  Et, chez moi, je passai des nuits entières sur internet, à lire tout ce que je pouvais trouver sur l’islam.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Quelques mois plus tard, je décidai de me convertir.  Je retournai à la mosquée, où je prononçai la shahadah (profession de foi).  Je sentis immédiatement une grande paix entrer dans mon cœur et dans mon âme, une paix que je n’avais jamais ressentie auparavant.  Soubhanallah!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Latasha, Ex-Christin, USA<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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Ich bin Amerikanerin, die in einer streng religiösen christlichen Familie aufgewachsen ist.  Während der Zeit, als ich 16 wurde, wurde ich selbst sehr fromm und religiös.  Die Kirche war wie ein Heim weit entfernt von zuhause.  Ich genoss sie von Grund auf. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich hatte die Bibel regelmäßig gelesen und studiert.  Immer wieder bemerkte ich zahlreiche Irrtümer in der Bibel.  Viele widersprüchliche Geschichten.  Also fragte ich meine Großmutter oder den Pfarrer der Kirche darüber, doch bekam ich nie eine feste Antwort. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Mir wurde gesagt, ich solle darüber hinweg sehen und mir um diese kleinen Details, die sich nicht addierten, keine Sorgen machen.  Das machte ich eine Zeit lang.   <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Später in meinen frühen 20er Jahren, wurde ich von unserer örtlichen Kirche zum Jugendpfarrer ernannt.  In dieser Zeit wurden meine biblischen Studien intensiver.  Je mehr ich studierte, desto mehr Fragen hatte ich. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Wegen des Mangels an Antworten, die ich von der Kirche nicht bekam, entschied ich mich, zum Bibel-Kollege zu gehen.  „Sicherlich werde ich dort meine Antworten finden.”  dachte ich oft bei mir selbst.  Wieder hatte ich kein Glück. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nichts konnte meinen Kopf erleichtern, und so entschloss ich mich, vom Jugendpfarrer zurückzutreten.  Ich fühlte, ich konnte nicht länger die Jugendlichen führen, denn ich war verwirrt und zweifelte selbst Dinge an.  Ich war derjenige der einen Führer brauchte.  Mein Herz weinte, um Frieden in all dieser Verwirrung zu finden. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Eines Abends schaltete ich den Fernseher ein und gleich kam CNN.  Sie berichteten direkt aus dem Irak.  Da sah ich im Hintergrund die hübscheste Frau, die ich je gesehen hab.  Sie war nur in schwarz geschmückt, vom Kopf bis zu den Zehen.  Sie war so bescheiden, und für mich machte sie genau das so schön.  Ich wusste, dass sie eine Muslima war, aber ich kannte nicht die religiösen Ansichten der Muslime. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich war mehr von ihrer Bekleidung gefangen.  Sie hat mein Interesse mehr geweckt, als irgendetwas sonst.  Mein Herz wünschte sich gleich, so zu sein wie sie.  Fromm und bescheiden.  Hier begann meine Suche. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich ging gleich online und suchte “Muslimische Frauen Kleidung” & “Muslimische Frauen Gesichtsschleier”.  Hier hörte ich zuerst die Worte “Hijab” und “Niqab”.  Wikipedia sprach hierzu auch über Frauen, die es als Hijabis oder Niqabis trugen. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Diese Hijabis und Niqabis waren meine neu gefundenen Rollenmodelle.  Also änderte ich alle meine online Spitznamen in “hijabi” oder “niqabi”.  Es war mir noch nicht eingefallen, über den islamischen Glauben zu forschen.  Aber dies sollte bald geschehen…   <\/span><\/p>\r\n

An einem Nachmittag hatte meine Nachbarschaft eine Gemeinschaftsgrillparty.  Ich saß neben meinem engsten Nachbarn und irgendwie kamen wir auf das Thema Religion zu sprechen. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Er sagte: “Weißt du, dass wir Christen höchstwahrscheinlich in Schwierigkeiten geraten werden, wenn wir vor Gott stehen?” <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ich nickte einfach zustimmend, nicht wirklich sicher worauf er hinaus wollte. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Er sagte: “Yeah, weißt du, diese Muslime beten 5 mal am Tag aufrichtig, und wir Christen können kaum die Zeit aufbringen, um einmal am Tag zu beten.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Die Neugier wächst!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Ich entschuldigte mich gleich und rannte zurück nach Hause.  Ich öffnete den Computer und fing an, im Internet über den muslimischen Glauben zu forschen.  Ich war erstaunt darüber, dass ihre Glaubensansichten in einer Linie mit meinen zu stehen schienen.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Aber ich wollte sicher sein, dass in ihren Ansichten keine Überraschungen verborgen sind; weißt du, wenn ich mich entscheiden sollte, zu konvertieren, sollte es nichts geben, das mich aus der Bahn wirft. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Die folgenden Wochen fuhr ich zur nächsten Moschee, die 50 Meilen entfernt war, um Informationen zu erfragen.  Ich suchte im Internet in den Morgenstunden und las alles über den Islam. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nach ein paar Monaten der Forschung und des Lesens, entschloss ich mich, zu konvertieren.  Ich fuhr zurück zur Moschee und sprach die Schahada aus!  Ein Frieden erhielt Einzug in mein Herz und meine Seele wie nie zuvor.  SubhanAllah<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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Latasha, ex-cristã, EUA<\/span><\/h1>\r\n

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Sou uma americana que cresceu em uma família cristã estritamente religiosa.  Quando cheguei aos 16 anos tornei-me muito devota e religiosa.  A igreja era como um lar longe de casa.  Eu a desfrutava plenamente.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Tinha lido e estudado a Bíblia regularmente.  O tempo todo notava muitos erros na Bíblia.  Muitas histórias conflitantes.  Então perguntava a minha avó ou ao pastor da igreja, mas nunca recebi uma resposta sólida.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Diziam para eu deixar de lado e não me preocupar com esses pequenos detalhes que não acrescentavam nada.  Por um tempo, assim fiz.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Mais tarde, com 20 e poucos anos, fui designada como pastora da juventude em minha igreja local.  Foi durante esse período que meus estudos bíblicos se tornaram intensos.  Quanto mais estudava, mais perguntas tinha.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Devido à falta de respostas que não recebia da igreja, decidi me inscrever um uma universidade da Bíblia.  “Com certeza encontrarei minhas respostas lá”, pensava comigo mesma.  Mais uma vez, não tive sorte.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nada acalmava minha mente e, assim, deixar de ser “pastora da juventude”.  Sentia que não podia mais liderar os jovens já que eu mesma estava confusa e em dúvida.  Era eu quem precisava de um líder.  Meu coração ansiava por encontrar alguma paz em toda essa confusão.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Uma noite liguei a TV e aconteceu de trocar direto para a CNN.  Estava fazendo uma reportagem direto do Iraque.  Então, vi ao fundo a mulher mais bonita que já havia visto. Estava vestida toda de preto dos pés à cabeça.  Era tão modesta e para mim isso a tornava muito bonita.  Sabia que era muçulmana, mas não sabia quais eram as crenças religiosas dos muçulmanos. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Estava mais interessada em sua vestimenta.  Despertou meu interesse mais do que qualquer outra coisa.  Meu coração imediatamente desejou ser como ela.  Devotada e modesta.  E assim começou minha busca.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Imediatamente entrei na internet e procurei por “vestimenta da muçulmana” e “véu do rosto da muçulmana”.  Foi quando encontrei as palavras “hijab” e “niqab”.  A Wikipédia também se refere às mulheres que usam esse véu como hijabis ou niqabis. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Essas mulheres se tornaram meus recém-encontrados modelos.  Imediatamente mudei todos os meus apelidos online para “hijabi” ou “niqabi”.  Ainda não tinha me ocorrido investigar as crenças do Islã.  Mas isso aconteceria em breve...<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Uma tarde meu vizinho estava fazendo um churrasco para a comunidade.  Estava sentada ao lado do meu vizinho mais próximo e de alguma forma entramos no assunto de religião.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ele disse: “Sabia que nós cristãos provavelmente teremos problemas quando estivermos diante de Deus?”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Simplesmente acenei concordando, sem ter certeza de onde ele queria chegar com isso.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Ele disse: “É, você sabe, aqueles muçulmanos oram 5 vezes ao dia fielmente e nós cristãos mal conseguimos arranjar tempo para orar uma vez ao dia.”<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Despertou mais curiosidade!<\/span><\/h3>\r\n

Imediatamente pedi licença e corri para minha casa.  Abri o computador e comecei a procurar na internet sobre as crenças dos muçulmanos.  Fiquei maravilhada com suas crenças, já que pareciam alinhadas com as minhas.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Mas queria ter certeza de que não havia surpresas ocultas em suas crenças; sabe como é, nada que me irritaria se escolhesse me converter.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Nas semanas seguintes fui à mesquita mais próxima, que ficava a 80 km de distância, solicitar informações.  Pesquisei na internet até o início da manhã seguinte lendo tudo sobre o Islã. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Depois de uns dois meses de pesquisa e leitura, decidi que queria me converter.  Voltei à mesquita e fiz a shahada! Uma paz entrou em meu coração e alma como nunca antes.  Subhanallah<\/em>!<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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