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I learned about Islam from some of my Muslim friends

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My Name Is Dianna, This Is My Journey toward Islam My story is quite brief but my journey has been such an eye-opener, and I thank Allah [1] for the mercy that he had on me, bringing me to this beautiful religion which is now my way of life.

About 6 years ago, I converted to Islam and here is my story…

I have always been interested in learning about different cultures and religions, especially, because of living in Australia. We have such a diverse society; I have always believed it to be important to understand all the different and beautiful cultures and religions. This way you can understand why people are the way they are.

I have always believed in God, coming from a Macedonian Orthodox family in which religion was more based on the cultural side of things. We went to church for Easter or Christmas [2] as a family or for christening or wedding ceremonies, but we never regularly visited God’s house for any other reason.

I come from a very good family with great values and morals [3], but when it came to religion it was just something that was from the old days and not really enforced or practiced. For me, though, I knew something was not right with Christianity. Things just did not make sense to me.

I was never very religious and, in my younger years, went through questioning my beliefs, even the existence of our Creator.

 

But deep down, I knew there was a stronger force in action thirsty for knowledge, I quickly learnt with my love for reading that the Almighty was there; reinforcing what is truly the undeniable existence of Allah.

I learned about Islam from some of my Muslim friends, but it was from my own research that I found Islam and its true beauty. All the teachings from Quran then made sense, since there was a guideline for everything in life.

I stopped reading for a while, since Western life style, then, was still very appealing to me at that age.
But one day, I came across a video called the miracles of Quran…

What really grabbed my attention was how over 1400 years ago Quran revealed the 3 trimesters of a woman’s pregnancy when scientists in the 21st century have just uncovered this fact!

This then made me say the two testimonies (Shahadatain) and I started going to private Islamic classes and lectures.
But still, I kept my conversion to Islam a secret from my non-Muslim friends and family. To my non-Muslim friends I said, I believed in Islam, but I did not say that I made the change.

 

It was only 3 years ago that I realized, I could not deny or hide my true beliefs anymore. I told my non-Muslim friends and family that I am a Muslim. Alhamdulillah it was the best thing I have ever done.

Some of my old friends left me, but I am not sad. I realized that it was all part of Allah’s plan. Allah made me acquainted with new amazing people who were striving just like me to please our Almighty. My family did not take it as bad as I thought they would. They had their moments and   did not truly understand the reason for the change. But I did not have such a hard experience like others who have made this beautiful journey.

In December 2011, I did the most life changing act, which was putting on Hijab [4]. It was the best decision of my life. I have never been mentally happier in my life. Now I feel I am complete. In 2012, I was invited by Allah to do the holy pilgrimage (Hajj) [5].

Every day, I ask Allah why he had chosen me?! I am not the best of His servants. I cannot thank Him sufficiently, for the mercy He had on me, for giving me the opportunity to open up my eyes and heart to Islam, worshiping and getting closer to my only Creator.