A Muslim Convert Once More

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The following was posted on The Sharing Group, on the 06 th May 2014, by myself: “I would like to know so that we can all learn and understand, how many of us have ever come to the stage where we almost gave up on Islam.   Could you share what brought you there?   And if applicable, what brought you back?   And if you ever met someone in a similar situation, what would you say to them?”   Brother Roy Nahar : I did.   I gave up on Islam is because every single time I asked something about Islam, the elders keep saying, “Better ask an ustadz .”   The thing is, if I had known an ustadz , I would not have asked him.   My uncle asked if I even knew Surah al-Fatihah and condemned my ignorance in front of his two young sons.   I was embarrassed.   Even though I do know how to recite it, I refused to answer.   The arrogance of the Malay Muslim community in Singapore really turns me off.   After finding out more about Jehovah’s Witnesses, and then, Chu

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Sister Peta Stewart posted the following on The Sharing Group on the 26 th February 2015.   She said, “Are you trying to say that it is sunnah to make du’a to a grave?   Actually, grave worship is a form of major shirk .”   She quoted the following:   سُوۡرَةُ یُوسُف وَمَا يُؤۡمِنُ أَڪۡثَرُهُم بِٱللَّهِ إِلَّا وَهُم مُّشۡرِكُونَ (١٠٦)   And most of them believe not in Allah without associating (others as partners) with Him! (Surah Yusuf:106)   سُوۡرَةُ الزُّمَر أَلَا لِلَّهِ ٱلدِّينُ ٱلۡخَالِصُ‌ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ مِن دُونِهِۦۤ أَوۡلِيَآءَ مَا نَعۡبُدُهُمۡ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلۡفَىٰٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَحۡكُمُ بَيۡنَهُمۡ فِى مَا هُمۡ فِيهِ يَخۡتَلِفُونَ‌ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَهۡدِى مَنۡ هُوَ كَـٰذِبٌ۬ ڪَفَّارٌ۬ (٣)   Is it not to Allah that sincere devotion is due?   But those who take for protectors other than Allah (say), “We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah.”   Truly Allah wi