| I had many questions by the time Ramadan was over. I was an everyday guest in their house. They had pretty much adopted me as one of the family members. I felt like they were my adopted parents. After Eid Abdul received a call from his family in Jordan. His father was very ill, so they returned to Jordan. The questions I had regarding Islam stayed in my mind, but I didn’t have anyone to talk to about them so I put them on hold. A short while later the bank merged with another bank and I was laid off. I didn’t find any other job opportunities there so I moved back home. I was on the computer looking for something to do. I was on msn at the time. I went to the religious rooms to chat, I didn’t like the rude behavior of the non-religious people. I seen a room called ‘For Non-Muslims who have Questions’. I thought well I know that word – that is what Abdul and I used to talk about a lot. So I went in the chat room just to listen to what they were talking about and ask questions during their conversation. I was the only non-muslim in there. The only other person in there was the admin (Samir) and his helper. They asked me if I had any questions. I said well not really I was just here to listen to the conversation and to see if I did want to ask questions. They gave me a website to study www.onetruegod.org and told me if I had any questions to ask them. So, I started looking at the site, the amount of information there was overwhelming. I studied night and day. I felt as if my head would explode with all the information I was taking in. I continued to study and I went back to the room after about 3 weeks, confident that I had found what I believed to be the truth. I said shahadah. I called my friends in Jordan and told them what happened. It was the happiest time in my life. I converted on Nov 10, 2000. Insha’Allah others who are searching for the truth like me, will find it as I have. I pray that Allah will guide us and keep us on the right path. Those of us who are Muslim already and have become a bit lazy in the deen, May Allah give us fire and excitement that will never go out. I pray that Allah give us all the peace and joy that He can give. …. Ameen Ash Hadu an la ilaha illal lahu wa ash hadu an-na Muhammadan ab-duhu wa rasuluh |