Telling Your Friends and Family
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The experience of converting to Islam is often bittersweet for new Muslims. It begins with the excitement, optimism and joy of finding something to have faith in and commit to, but is too often contrasted with the problems faced when telling their friends and family. Our aim here is to share our experiences of this and to offer advice and guidance to those going through the same process. If you have something to share, please use the forums.
Advice and Guidance
Experiences
I use to work at a hotel doing the breakfast shift so i use to leave the house at 4am. I decided the night before I was “planning” to take shahadah that would tell my Mum by writing a letter.
I left the four sided letter at her bedroom door and went off to work. I basically said that because she was such a great Mum and brought me up to make my own choices that I have been able to come to this desicion. That I loved her a lot and didn’t want her to be disappointed with me but I had to do this.
Anyway I finished work at about 11am which I recieved 3 texts from my Mum saying she was really proud of me that at such a young age (17) I was able to make life changing decisions, and that she loves me even more knowing I was standing on my own two feet etc etc…
It was really touching masha’Allah because I was very unsure what her reaction would be. She even researched halal meat and found out where she could buy it, and brought me abyahs and hijabs. Alhumdulilah in regards to my Mum I am very fortunate and greatful to Allah for her may Allah guide her ameen.
The rest of my family are the complete opposite but alhumdulilah my mum was my main concern.
When I told my Dad of my reversion he acted like it was all ok, but he had other feelings inside that he never told me about. Then I started giving him some dawah bits and bobs and 2 1/2 years ago he also accepted Islam alhumdulilah!
Umm Ayman
