American Muslim

[Khadeejsaudi]

(LA ILAHA ILAHA ILLAL LAHU MUHAMMADUR RASULUL LAH).


Muhammad Yusuf AbdulAziz / Joseph Morris


As Salaamu Alaykum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakaatuhu


IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE MOST MERCIFUL , THE MOST KIND. I’M THE SERVANT OF ALLAH AND THE SERVANT OF MUHAMMAD (PBUH).


Assalamualaiku


My name is Muhammad-Yusuf Abdulaziz from the United States my mother and father from United States I hold degree in Business Management and Master in Business Economic, I don’t


come from Poor family nor Middle Class family in United States.


My family want to kill me after converting to Islam, I come from very strong Roman Catholic family. My father, my brother, his sisters son’s, My father brothers and their kids or all Free Mason’s, my family have been Free Mason’s for over 80 year. I have been trying to speak with my family over years about Islam, thy just have no interest their responds Islam is racial. I have been disowned by family till I return to Roman Catholic church. My friends and their family are very close to my family, my ex-girlfriend don’t come from poor nor Middle class family she come from very good Jews family close to my family this have been for years race don’t matter to them.


I convert to Islam after studying and reading Quran-Over and Over again reading about Prophet Muhammad s.a.w. (PBUH&HF) about (Sahabah’s—R.A) Reading about Bilal ibn Riban (RA) I was on business trip to Sydney Australia when in the airport I came upon Muslim brother and, I stop brother and , I started to questioning him about Islam we talk for about two hours then the brother had to leave for prayers but before leaving the brother offer his small Holy Quran as gift and his business card.


I started to asking myself was this right religion for me because Islam don’t discriminate this was second time that I was thinking about Islam as religion for me to establish a true relationship with (ALLAH) because Quran have not been change.


When my girlfriend came upon me reading Quran she became very angry and ask me about the book I was reading I show her the Holy Quran she became more angry ,she return in ten min with my friends.


My friends start talking about how Muslims discriminate how Muslim’s kill people for no reason how Muslims or Terrorize how Muslims don’t trust in the Quran how can I have faith when I was not born Muslim.


We could not travel that day for Japan because there was problem with Jet we was traveling on, we return to hotel and my heart was full of joy after speaking with brother just like when I was in Saudi Arabia, I remember that I could not stop reading Holy Quran, I could not place Quran down from reading on and on. My girlfriend had inform me that she will never marry a Muslim or be friends with a Muslim my fiends had same responds for me, and that night I could not sleep all night and the next day I call brother from Airport to inform him that I like to convert Islam.


I went over to his home and brother ask me to take shower then we talk with Imam for about 30 min I informed Imam and brothers after (MAGHRIB) prayers that I will like to convert to Islam Imam ask me to stand in front Mosque and say;


(LA ILAHA ILAHA ILLAL LAHU MUHAMMADUR RASULUL LAH).


I return to my hotel after three hours with brothers just to fine my girlfriend and friends had left the hotel an country, I could have travel to Japan and met up with them, I return to the Mosque and requested to learn more about Islam. I was in Australia for Three months traveling with (TABLIGH) when, I was requested to travel with a Australia (TABLIGH) to India for 49 days and Pakistan for 69 days, I was very happy.


I had decide at that time with Tabligh to leave and travel (MACCA) for (HAJJ), I had not learn about groupies in Islam like (SHIITES) and (Sunnah) because in my mine all Muslims was same. I had a visa to Kuwait and Saudi Arabia and Iran, I decide to travel overland from Pakistan to Iran to Kuwait then to Saudi Arabia .


I was in Iran Two days and about to leave for Kuwait and onward to Saudi Arabia when in Iran Port city , I seen it was time for prayer’s I enter a mosque to pray an man came next to me and said I’m secret police come with me, I was question for two days then turnover to Iranian Intelligence who beat me and beat me for months. Iran Intelligence used electricity on my body for weeks I was request to sign documents that I could not read and when, I refuse thy used more electricity on my body.


I was beating and beating more an more electricity place on body, I was requested to speak on Iran television to say that, I work for the United States Government, I said to myself that this is


a lie how can My Muslim brother ask me to lie.


I was place into a prison (CELL) for 5 ½ months with out one person to speak too, the guards would not speak, not one, I was release from my cell only when Iranian Intelligence came interrogate me. I was return to my cell after being beat and beat by Iranian Intelligence, I was in much pain after beating , Electro shocks and one day ,I was in my cell about to give up on life when I was reading my Quran, I heard voice say to me live, live I turn around to see person in cell with me there was No one in Cell. I prayed and Fast doing Ramadan I had just little food to eat at nights.


One day I was very sick I call guard an remove all my cloths an turn them over to guard and said kill me now. This guard informed management next day management informed me I will be move to public area, I have to dress because I’m Muslim ,my question to management I’am Muslim why you treating me in this manner. I was move to area with other Muslims from countries like Emirates, Saudi, Iraq, and Jordan.


I was release after someone from Prison informed Swiss Embassy that American New Muslim was being held in Iranian prison call Evin, the Swiss Embassy informed State Dept then White House was informed President Clinton was speaking at United Nation his speech he talk about American Muslim being mistreated in Iran by next day it was all over news in Iran.


New Iranian President came into office after month his people came to speak with me and say that I will be release, that I’m Muslim brother, I was very, very sick I was move to new area prison after one month, after two months release to Swiss Embassy to leave Iran.


I was sent to Turkey Istanbul an on my arrival in Turkey not one staff member from U.S. Embassy had interest to met my plan at airport. U.S. Embassy was inform that I was traveling from Iran to Istanbul that day, reason no one came because I’ m Muslim. I return to U.S. very sick an for 12 months I was in hospital their was reports from Media requesting to speak with me about Iran an Islam. I disagree to till my story to media and be on T.V. because Image.


I said to my family I don’t dislike the Iranian people my family and friends came to question my plans to return church are stay Muslim after all most losing my life at hands my Muslim brothers. I informed my family and friends that it was not Islam that treat me in this manner and yes I will stay Muslim.


I return to my home with my girlfriend because we had purchase home together my family and friend kept speaking about returning to Church. I had been trying for months to tell my girlfriend that we could not live together without being marry. My girlfriend stated she will never marry Muslim she will marry as Roman Catholic. I said no to returning to church an, we have agree to sale home she said no to selling home, she was not willing to pay for my half home. I left home after one month my family her family and friends was on her said. My family and friends question I’am willing to loss my half 2.5 Million dollars for being Muslim.


I informed them once again that I will stay Muslim my family and friends said that I was mad to stay in Islam.


I move to Kuwait live in Islamic country around Muslims to be able pray in Mosque five times day to learn read Quran in Arabic. I have come to love living in Kuwait problem I have come upon Muslim’s don’t follow Quran and Sunnah like it say in Quran and Hadith’s, I have seen racism, its hard to find brothers that’s not trying to change you to their way.


It’s not a easy task being American Muslim Living among Westerns and its not ease being a American Muslim living in Islamic country, where their much discrimination, Arrogance, Ignorance, Hypocrisy, Backbiting, Lying etc, etc. Its not like it say in Quran an Hadith’s. I pray to my self and I am very happy to be a Muslim, its also very hard to follow Sunnah and Quran when its your brothers trying to pull you off right path and that is very sad.


I HAVE BEEN TESTED BY ALLAH ON MY FAITH TO BE MUSLIM I UNDERSTND THIS I FOLLOW THE LAW’S AND GUIDANCE OF THE HOLY QURAN AND HADITH


Jazakum Allah Khayran


Muhammad Yusuf AbdulAziz / Joseph Morris