God Has Called Me...

[naseeha]

Hey anyabwile about the whole race issue...


u know islam totally shuns that kinda thing.. i am soo happy to see that you now see things from this perspective.


the prophet said...

"not one of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself"

Anyabwile.. can u imagine a power soo much that can totally turn the tides of racism..


can u imagine if you had total hatred for people who were not of your race.. and after accepting islam you look at those same people as your BROTHER... Sharing in his sadness... rejoicing in his hours of happiness... can u imagine that.... wooww.. this is the sweetness of iman... the sweetness of faith...


this is what islam does to you... you develop a love for your god soo much that you automatically forge a bond with all those who share in his worship... we become one family... as u accept shahaadah and u learn more about islam this bond will grow...


racial lines will become blurred...


and only one distiction will be seen...


muslim...


or not...


welcome to this deen (way of life)


welcome...MY BROTHER...


as salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullah


(peace be upon you and mercy of allah)

[Dan]

Bismillah


Malcolm X is how Allah first directed me towards Islam. Well, the first time that I was actually aware of it... Allah has been Guiding me my entire life. Each moment that you have lived has been in preparation for you to experience the Truth of our existence. Alhamdulillah.


Reading your words, brings back memories for me of the time that I converted. May Allah Reward you for that.


One little advice... ask Allah for everything. He will always Provide. It may not be in the exact manner in which we desire but if we trust His Will then we know that it is always for the better.


May we all die as muslims!


Peace.

[Dan]

Bismillah


As Salam alaikum


My music listening goes in phases. Overall, I am trying to phase it out completely. There was an Egyptian scholar who visited us here in the US and he was asked about music. He pointed out that music has a deadening effect towards the qur'an which I find to be true. The sound of music hardens the heart towards the sound of the qur'an.


More advice for my new brother coming from my personal experience of converting:


Be careful with overwhelming yourself too much in the beginning. There are scholars who study their whole lives and are still far from know everything about Islam. Don't let the fact that this beautiful fruit called Islam is so wonderful that you try to swallow it whole. Take small bites, digest and continue. It will come. You cannot learn everything at once. I'd stick with learning your prayers first and foremost since it is a major connection to Allah and seperates us from other religions.


I tried to learn and do everything at once. I eventually became overwhelmed and fell away from Islam for a while. Think of your soul as a muscle maybe. You cannot bench 500 pounds right away. It takes years of training and patience. But with perserverance it will come. Do as Allah Guides because after all He is the Supreme Guidance. This is just from what I lived.


I am so happy for you. I am also happy for me that Allah let me be a muslim so I can experience events like these and understand the jubilation that we go through when Allah Guides us.


I remember 'seeing' for the first time after I converted as well. It is like reality has actually decended. The previous life and beliefs seem like a weird dream. Once the scales fall from our eyes, how can we ever go back to thinking in the old manner?


Welcome, my dearest brother. If we never meet in this world, Insha'Allah, we will meet in the Gardens that Allah has Created for His believers. Insha'Allah we will all meet there.


As Salam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatu

[Anyabwile]

Ah thank you everyone, you're making it so much easier for me. There's a lot of sense in your words. And the warmness i've never felt before, only from my own family, and that's been rare! From people the other side of the world from me over the Internet, it's amazing people whom i dont know are like this. Thank Allah for all of you who respond, appreciated so much

for more than 10 years i am fighting with my family because of my life system (come home very late, sleep in the morning and wake up very late in the afternoon to prepare for my first show, alchol, drugs, and girls etc etc...) so this career is full of evil and i am sure that you are aware of that..

Yes... i've so many ways over the past few days tried to work out how i could do my music and serve god as he wishes and it doesn't seem to fit. I would have to surround myself with the right people for starters and in the music industry, as you know, theres some shady characters, people smoking, lots of girls hanging around...not an ideal start!! My only problem is that it's been all i've known, all i've put my energies into, stupid in a way. I never had nothing to fall back on, i hope Allah can guide me without this in the coming days. Since i've become muslim...really the first day i read a full feature on the science, i've ignored concerned emails already from people asking why i havent got back to them regarding something i was supposed to about my music, and as time goes on it's going to be impossible to avoid those people in the industry and friends who had invested so much money in my music, and belived in me. I was on the edge of launching my music, literally made new expensive website a few weeks back and all, and now...i've kind of stopped dead, and left everything. And i know of Cat Stevens, i think i remember at the time when he became Muslim, i thought he was one of them religious madmen...why give up all the money and fame...now it's so clear why he did.


There's many loose ends i need to tie up and let people know. They're not going to actually belive it, because music has been my life before, all i lived for. Perhaps that's why god spoke to me? It becomes clearer as time goes on, i didn't know why at first. I'm still so scared about telling people, honestly i am...still nearly a week no one knows, i know my girlfriend will suspect though, because i've been nicer to her than i've probably ever been in my life these past few days. Because God is watching, and this is what he wants. The marriage thing will be very tough though lol Like i said elsewhere, i'll handle that Lots of flowers and sweet talking.

I am so happy for you. I am also happy for me that Allah let me be a muslim so I can experience events like these and understand the jubilation that we go through when Allah Guides us. I remember 'seeing' for the first time after I converted as well. It is like reality has actually decended. The previous life and beliefs seem like a weird dream. Once the scales fall from our eyes, how can we ever go back to thinking in the old manner?

So so true, it's the most unexplainable feeling isn't it. There was a point near the start of me accepting Islam...when i was just overwhelmed with feeling, and i didnt know why. It was so strong, so so so strong just this feeling. I wasn't like i'd read about Islam for years and then got this feeling, i'd only read about it one day...and the science pulled me...this was ONE DAY! Then i got the warm feeling all through my torso one morning, and i've been reading more on Islam over the past week than anything i've ever read on. It seemed FACT that god existed in front of me.


So everything changed in such a short, sharp space of time, sometimes i would cry, like stunned by this, it's been like that the past few days to be honest. In my first post i was unsure as to why i had been called, but as time goes on it makes more sense, perhaps it was god guidng me from the evils of this career. Which would have involved loads of touring away from my girlfriend(soon to be wife) and young daughter, sexual temptations drink, drugs etc, even though i've never done either.


I'm not sure why i was called but i feel lucky to see the world how it truly is, in fact, theres a definite feeling inside me that i know 100% without doubt God has made this world, the fact it's been all around me for twenty five years makes me feel more like a fool! And as you described it Dan, is exactly how i feel. And thanks for the offer in my first post to PM you with Questions i may not want to ask in the future. I do have some, which will come your way soon, thanks...


I hope Allah guides all new muslims in my position who can get to them, to this forum, or forums with muslims as kind as the ones here. It's made my transition so much easier. Still got to handle family and friends yet anyone want to handle them all for me?????

[Anyabwile]

Hey anyabwile about the whole race issue...
u know islam totally shuns that kinda thing.. i am soo happy to see that you now see things from this perspective.


the prophet said...


QUOTE 


"not one of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself"


Anyabwile.. can u imagine a power soo much that can totally turn the tides of racism..


can u imagine if you had total hatred for people who were not of your race.. and after accepting islam you look at those same people as your BROTHER

The solid proof of how i felt about racism is more confirmation that God is real. I've always searched for a way to control how i felt about those who do bad to my African people all over the world. And i held it against all people of that colour in a way (White), not so much direct, but in my mind. When i'd think of Nazis and skinheads etc, the anger toward them was immense. But it's gone, that hate i had is gone, i feel if these people could Imbrace Islam, then Allah if they are very lucky would forgive them. They'd see how embracing Islam can wipe out something as powerful as RACISM...RACISM MAN!!!...NOTHING HAS BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT. Imagine the world as muslims...it's like perfect harmony. I've always belived religions were the cause of wars so much, and they are...religion<b>s</b> that is. But for these fighting people, embracing Islam would solve this for them...following gods word, <b>as was left for us, by the letter, </b>would solve this. A perfect system of existance before us. I feel sad for them now. But yeh...the point was (heh off on one again) The feeling toward white people has gone now, it's just a wish to show them the love inside Islam, i feel the same about people of my own race (African origin / Black) now as well, i don't see them as Black like myself even i see them as non muslims who i wish i had the power to convert. If i could explain the science and facts of the Quran to these people, and my family and friends in a five second burst, i could convert them and at least 50 people i know, because it's solid fact. The thing is they wouldn't listen long enough in the realistic time frame it would take me.

Bismillah
Malcolm X is how Allah first directed me towards Islam. Well, the first time that I was actually aware of it... Allah has been Guiding me my entire life. Each moment that you have lived has been in preparation for you to experience the Truth of our existence. Alhamdulillah. Reading your words, brings back memories for me of the time that I converted. May Allah Reward you for that.

Malcolm X is an Icon to me, i've read all his words and heard all his speeches (obviously not live tho yeh!!), i remember reading how he changed once he embraced Islam the true word of Islam. When he spoke about praying next to his White brothers and sisters, i thought it was strange but i loved and admired him so much as a man, i let him be, he was really really admired by me, still is. I never embraced Islam from him though, i just embraced Him as a person if you get me. That was a missed oppourtunity to emrace Islam now that i think back. As i always thought these feelings were from him himself, i never though for one moment God was guiding him, i would have never thought that. Only god knows why it was right for Malcolm to be killed, i hope he is in Paradise now.


Once again thank you for your words everyone. And dan, what does Bismillah mean? I really need to get up on all of this now!

[Muslimah]

peace Anyabwile


let me get this straight u still didnt take your shahadah?


Bismellah means in the Name of Allah


I will get to the rest of the points as soon as u give me your reply


I see u online here now I am taking the chance

[Muslimah]

I am still waiting for u to tell me if u did pronounce shahada or not?

[Anyabwile]

Sorry Muslimah, sometimes i have several windows open, while reading other windows with websites as well. Right now i'm reading a very stunning and eye opening website on evouloution, and i have several articles open from islamworld as well. Please don't think i was ignoring you. I will answer your questions later today, i have much to do that i should be doing right now. Plleaaase don't think i was ignoring you though. Next time i'll remember to close this window. I will check back later today to see if you have replied, thank you for your words and concern!

[Muslimah]

No prob


just tell me did u pronounce shahada or not yet


I fully understand the state u r in that is why me and others advised u to take it step by step


So did u pronounce shahada or not yet???

[Muslimah]

Anyabwile Alhamdulelah Who guided u for this,


I echo everyone here. Music was part of my life as everybody else here. Sobhan Allah, but again and again, dont overwhelm yourself brother.


I mean dont go hard on yourself, we have to take thins easy


The Messenger (salla Allah a`alyhee wa sallam which is peace and prayer be upon the Messenger) said what means this religion is consistent and firm so dig deep into it easily. In other words step by step.


Arabic yes of course, but for the time being listen to Quran as much as possible.


Play Surat Baqarah (Quran 2) in the house for it deters shaytan.


In the course of our getting closer to Allah we develop every day, we try to improve, none of us was the same even a week ago. So Insh a Allah u started a journey of development, but who is the escort and companion ALLAH. So u can imagine Insh a Allah the support u will get. We give up things that we loved for ourselves not Allah, when we develop, then we look back and feel AH I am not the same.


Try listening to Quran a lot and see the difference for yourself