Why Did They Become Muslims

closely. Then I realized that my mind could never accept some of
the credal tenets with which they had tried to indoctrinate me in
the church. Ahead of all those tenets was trinity. Then came the
Eucharist [where bread and wine are supposed to have changed
into Îsâ’s ‘alaihis-salâm’ flesh and blood, respectively]; the
compulsory intermediation of a priest between Allâhu ta’âlâ and
the born slave, which had been made a stipulation for the
acceptance of one’s prayers; attributing innocence and divinity to
the Pope, who was a mere human being like us; worshipping some
shapes, images and icons; making some strange signs; all these
absurdities gradually made me take an aversion to Christianity. I
began to think that that religion was, let alone a saviour to rescue
humanity from disasters, a groundless and worthless heretical
belief. I was now completely indifferent about religion.
After the Second World War, I began to feel a need for a
religious belief again. I realized that humanity could never be
without a religion. The human soul needs religion. Religion is the
greatest guide and the most profound source of consolation. An
irreligious person is doomed to perdition. The worst evils come to
humanity from irreligiousness. Leading a perfect social life
requires people’s being attached to one another, which in turn is
dependent upon religion. I realized that today’s progressive man
could not accept a religion that could not cope with today’s living
conditions or scientific improvements, which consisted of some
grotesque ideas, and which ran counter to common sense. Such
was the Christian religion. To know how the other religions were,
I decided to examine all the world’s religions. I studied the
American Quakers [1] , the Unitarians [2] , and even the Bahâîs [3] . But
none of them seemed satisfactory to me.
Eventually, I somehow found a book entitled ‘Islamo
Esperantiste Regardata’, written in the Esperanto language. The
book had been published by a British Muslim named Ismâ’îl
Collin Evans. That book was the guide that led me to Islam, in
[1] A group of Christians called Society of Friends. They are known for
their opposition to violence and war. They perform their religious
services in silence, and call them Meetings.
[2] A Christian religious group, who believe in the unity of Allah.
[3] One of the heretical sects founded for the purpose of demolishing
Islam from within. For further information, please see Endless Bliss,
Second Fascicle, 36th chapter.
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