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Yusuf Abdul Al-Hakim

Teen finds Islam but struggles with his reversion while living at home

My struggle will be rewarded inshallah, and inshallah I may be forgiven for striking out at my mother.

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Assalaamu alaykum, Hello, my name is Joe, I am a convert to Islam. I was born on May 24th, 1994 and I live in Saint Louis. I was born into a Catholic family. My father is a religious Catholic but my Mother is not, however ironically she became a more religious Catholic since my reversion.

I was brought up attending Mass every Sunday, I attended a Catholic grade school, and I currently attend a Jesuit High School. I never fully believed in the teachings of the Catholic church and I always felt as if something was missing. I noticed that Abraham, Adam, Moses, and Jesus all worshipped the same God. I always felt, if there were other partners with God ie. the Son and Holy Spirit, wouldn’t God, since he is all knowing have at least implied that in the old testament? Where at the same time a god can not be created, according to the doctrine of Christianity, so therefore the only god that can possibly exist is the one true God. Al-Lah (Swt)

I at first never knew much about Islam, but eventually I took an interest in it. Islam seemed to makemore sense to me and I began to read more about Islam on the internet. I took so much interest that I decided to join an online chatroom, icq based. It was there that I met a man named Haroon Chaudhry. He helped to put away some of the stereotypes that I had towards the Muslim Ummah. Fantastically (Mashallah) I said shadaha in my room shortly there after. It was the greatest feeling I have ever felt.

I am writing this page on Monday, November 15th 2010, I am currently 16 years old and a junior in high school. I have endured much persecution from my family since my reversion.
At one point my mother made fun of my religion, which unfortunately resulted in my loosing my temper. The incident even became physical, which I regret very much. I guess you can say I have never been your typical good child but I have never gone to that extreme with my parents before. I committed a sin against Allah (swt) and I gave my mother a bad representation of Islam. From that point on, despite any evidence I have shown her from Quran and Hadith about treating women kindly, she claims Islam is a violent religion and attempts to make my life miserable. She has threatened to punish me, on several occasions, if I did not renounce Islam. I did a couple of times (without sincerity) to try to ease her conscience. Although I have come to realize that no matter what happens or what people say, I need to be firm in my beliefs. My struggle will be rewarded inshallah, and inshallah I may be forgiven for striking out at my mother.

To the young converts out there still living with non-Muslim parents, keep strong, I will pray for you, you pray for me. With Allah (swt) we will be strong as stone.

Ash Hadu Allah, illa al in allah, wa ash hadu anna muhammadar rasoolah!
Allahu Akbar!

Yusuf Abdul Al-Hakim
November 15, 2010

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