Why Did They Become Muslims

words were. Like my son, I, too, began to believe in the fact that
Islam was the truest religion. First of all, Islam rejected trinity,
which I had never been able to understand or accept since my
youth. After examining Islam thoroughly, I realized the absurdity
of such things as redemption, looking on the pope as an innocent
being never prone to sin, baptism and many other rites of the same
sort, I rejected all these falsities and embraced Islam.
All my ancestors were fanatical Catholics. I was raised in a
Catholic monastery. I grew up totally under Christian education.
Yet this sheer religious education that I had received helped me to
choose the true religion that would guide me to Allâhu ta’âlâ. For,
all the good things that I had been taught throughout my
education I found not in Christianity, but in Islam. I am so lucky to
have accepted Islam.
Today I am a grandmother. I am so happy because my
grandchild has been born as a Muslim. I know that Allâhu ta’âlâ
will always guide those people whom He has brought to the right
way.
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Hadji LORD AL-FÂRÛQ HEADLEY
(G.B.)
(Lord Headley possessed the title of excellency. Sir George
Allanson was born in 1855 and descended from the oldest British
family. He occupied very important political positions in Britain,
and at the same time made fame as an editor. He graduated from
Cambridge University. In 1877 he won the title of Lord. He served
as a lieutenant colonel in the British army. He was an engineer by
vocation, but a powerful writer by avocation. Among his
publications, his work entitled ‘A European’s Eyes Are Being
Opened And He Is Becoming A Muslim’. Lord Headley became a
Muslim in 1913, performed Hadj (the Islamic pilgrimage), and
adopted the name Shaikh Rahmatullah Fârûq. In 1928 he visited
India.)
Why did I become a Muslim? Perhaps, some of my friends and
acquaintances are of the opinion that I became a Muslim as a
result of persuation on the part of my friends and acquaintances.
But it is not the fact. My accepting Islam was the result of longtime
research and contemplation. It was after a meticulous
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