A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   From conversations, it is clear there is a divide in perspective between many converts and born Muslims.   And as well-meaning as the born Muslims are, they do not always get it.   Our coming to Islam does not mean we repudiate and insult our culture, our previous religion and our families.   we should refuse to cut off our heritage to please some bigot from the “heartland” of Islam.   People like Shaykh Ahmad Husayn Diydat ( r.a. ) and Zakir ‘Abd al-Karim Nayk are not our great callers of Islam.   They are not necessarily our heroes.   They are the attacks dogs of an emasculated Muslim community that thinks they can only feel good by bringing others down.   Do Muslims think people will rush to Islam just because someone can find some error here or there in the Bible?   Non-Muslims find “errors” in the Qur’an and the ahadits all the time.   Has that caused hundreds to leave Islam?   So wh...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ Muslims who are serious about understanding Christianity should not be taking their notes from people such as Shaykh Ahmad Husayn Diydat ( r.a. ) or Zakir ‘Abd al-Karim Nayk.   They are not scholars of the religion.   They did not avail themselves to the theological, liturgical and ecclesiastical writings of the Church Fathers and the great thinkers of the Christian tradition.   They do not read the works we have in Koine Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin.   Their criticism is limited to mere translations of a version of the Bible with no understanding of context and the rich tapestry of history behind it.   It is hypocritical for Muslims to do that, and then complain that Christians take the Qur’an out of context. I have not met a single Muslim scholar of Christianity who has impressed me.   I have met a lot of pretenders, and more than a few outright frauds.   No real scholars.   Memorising portions of...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The late Shaykh Ahmad Husayn Diydat ( r.a. ) said, “The biggest enemy of Islam is the ignorant Muslim, whose ignorance leads him to intolerance, whose actions destroy the true image of Islam, and when people look at him, they think Islam is what he is.”