Reverted at the age of 13, 12 June 2023 00:01 AM, in my garden!
My dear brothers and sisters, This is something I rarely talk about. Usually, I just give a short explanation of how I came to Islam, but today, I wanna share the full story. The deep, in-depth journey of how Allah guided me to the truth. Why would a 13-year-old Belgian kid, raised in a rich household, surrounded by comfort and luxury, choose Islam? Why would someone who had everything the dunya could offer still feel… empty? I won’t share everything, some things are just too personal, and who knows, maybe there are people reading this with bad intentions. But I pray that what I do share will touch at least one heart. How It All Started We gotta go back 5-6 years, when I was just 10. A normal Belgian boy. Eating fries, getting new gifts, living a life with no real purpose. Religion? It wasn’t a thing in my house. Yeah, I did my "First Holy Communion," but it was just a tradition, nothing more. Then Allah placed someone in my life. A Muslim kid, Youssef. An Egyptian brother. He’s still my best friend to this day. I started going to his house often, and I noticed something… different. His family was unlike any other family I had ever seen. They would pray together. His dad, his mom, him. There was this… peace in their home. A kind of warmth. Like some kinda blessing was hanging over their house. I had never felt anything like it before That was my first introduction to Islam. And Alhamdulillah, Allah (swt) already put inside me a curiosity for knowledge. And let’s be real, it’s in all of us. Just think back to when we were kids, always asking, "Why is the sky blue?" "Why is the grass green?" SubhanAllah, it’s in our fitrah !! we are born wanting to learn, wanting to seek the truth. But back then, I didn’t really think I could believe in God. I needed proof. I needed a reason. Why should I believe? Years passed. I got into secundary school (idk what y’all call it, but we go there at 12-13 and stay for 6 years). There were Muslims there too, but honestly, they didn’t play a big role in my journey—at least not yet.