Converts Should Not Erase Their Past
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Ustadz
Adam Daniel Kelwick advises the new convert, “After becoming Muslim, do not
blank out your past or pretend to be somebody else. Do not forget the good elements that exist in
your culture, your people, your family, your country and your own self. The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.) said, ‘The
best of you in Jahiliyyah are the best of you in Islam, if they gain
understanding.’” “Jahiliyyah”
refers to the time of ignorance, before the enlightenment of Islam.
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