| What drew me to Islam |  |  |
| By Abdullah DeLancey, Guest Writer | |
| I am Canadian and a Patient Service Worker at the Moncton Hospital. I’m married, and my wife and I have three wonderful children. I was a Protestant fundamental Christian for all of my life. As a faithful Christian, I was very involved at church, giving sermons for the adult Sunday school, Deacon of the Church and on my way to becoming a pastor of a church or a missionary. However, becoming a Minister would mean committing our whole family to the Church full time for life. So I decided to examine Christianity honestly and ask some very serious questions about my faith. I questioned the trinity, why God would need a son, and why the human sacrifice of Jesus, as stated in the bible, was needed to provide me with forgiveness. I questioned the Christian beliefs on how all the righteous people in the Old Testament were "saved" and in heaven if Jesus wasn’t even born yet. I pondered serious questions about Christianity that I had neglected to ask my whole life. The answers given on these theological issues "which are the basis of the faith in Christianity" defied reason. I could not find the answers in the Bible. Once I realized that the trinity was a myth and that God is powerful enough to "save" someone without the need for help from a son or anyone or anything else,my faith in Christianity fell apart and I left the Church for good. This was the start of my spiritual journey. Now without a religion but believing in God, I began searching for the truth. I began studying various religions but found them false. Until, I heard about Islam. Islam!!! What was that? As far as I could remember, I had never known a Muslim. Islam was not on my religious radar at all. I began studying various religions but found them false. Until, I heard about Islam. Islam!!! What was that? As far as I could remember, I had never known a Muslim. Islam was not on my religious radar at all. Then, I read the Qur’an. This wonderful revelation of truth has changed my life forever. I started studying everything about Islam I could find and journeyed to the nearest mosque. Was I was even allowed in the mosque because I wasn’t an Arab or a Muslim? I didn’t know. Arriving at the mosque, I was given a warm greeting and a book by Ahmed Deedat. After studying, I was in shock. How could I have been a Christian for so long and never heard the truth. I now believed in Islam and wanted to convert. At the Mosque, before Friday prayer started, and with most members of the local Muslim community present as witnesses. I testified that "There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." I was now a Muslim. It was the best day of my life. I legally changed my first name to Abdullah and became the volunteer Muslim Chaplain at the city hospital. Difficult times have come since I became a Muslim. Some people laugh and many old friends from Church avoid me, but being a Muslim makes me truly happy. All Thanks be to Allah. Abdullah DeLancey took the Shahadah on March 24, 2006, at the Moncton Mosque in Moncton, NB, Canada. He is the founder of muslimforlife.com. http://www.infocusnews.net/content/view/27268/772/ |
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