It was to lead me to the truth

I took Shahada (declaration of faith) on January 28th, 2002 in UK.  I was a Christian girl who converted willingly to Islam and I am very happy and content.  It is hard to be a Muslim in a small Christian town, yet I believe Allah led me to this path for enlightenment to save me.  As I am a nurse I kept asking Him what does He want me to do?  I felt I should be doing something to help the people or the world.  He led me to Islam and I am happier now.  I still ask what can I do to be a better person and help?  I don't feel I am useful yet, I ask Him to show me what I can do to make the world better.

I am trying to learn the Fatiha in Arabic; I know almost all of it now. I keep learning the Islamic history, culture and traditions along with the beliefs in the Quran.  I pray for my friends and relatives who do not know the Quran and I pray for peace in the Middle East.

I pray in English except for the Fatiha, which I say.  I work night shift and sleep day shift so sometimes it's hard to pray at the times suggested.  May Allah forgive me if I am too late.  I do ask Him to forgive me and I am sincere in my prayers.  He has already blessed me in many ways so I must be grateful for what I have - eyes to see, ears to hear, legs to walk, arms to feel, and a mind to learn and enrich my life with.  When you are a nurse, you see the sick, the deformed, the ignorant, the addict, and the innocent children with terminal illnesses.  I think I have been very lucky to be what I am.  However, I feel I should do more with my skills.

I am reading the Quran page by page.  I will try to take each day and find one good deed to do in that day.  I am restless with energy; this religion gave me a sense of relief that I am beyond the stage of questioning religion and its importance.  I questioned the Bible and I wasn't too popular with my "disbeliefs".  Now I am "home" and I believe in Allah and that Muhammad (pbuh) is His servant and final messenger. I know now why I questioned Christianity - It was to lead me to the truth.  

Christians who have not read the Quran have no idea what Islam represents or what the teachings of Muhammad (pbuh) are. Unless we inform them, they will remain ignorant. In the Bible's original scripture, Jesus says there will be another messenger after him and asked us to follow him.  We know this messenger was Muhammad (pbuh), but the Christians conveniently omitted that part when they composed the new revision.  Back then they used religion for political purposes, to let people know the truth would have had Christians following Muhammad (pbuh) and converting to Islam, weakening the ties of the church over its subjects.  I know if Christians could read and take classes in Islam everywhere, we can increase their knowledge and many will come back to Islam.

I am thankful to Allah that I found the right, the true, and the only real religion.  May He guide me to guide others.