Why Did They Become Muslims

salâm’ had begun to preach the pure Nazarene religion, he had
stated the unity of Allâhu ta’âlâ, and he had never claimed to be
His son. Islam, by expressing that “There is only one Allah,”
rediscovered the original essence of Nazarene religion. Today,
nothing could be as logical as a sane person’s believing in the
existence of one Allah. By becoming a Muslim, I believe in one
real Allah and reject all the fibs that were inserted into the pure
religion of Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’ afterwards. The person who wrote
me that letter and the other people who share his ideas are only
pitiable. Day by day Christians are abandoning their religion and
becoming atheists. For today’s Christianity is no longer
satisfactory for a normal and cultured person. People refuse a
blind belief in superstitions and entertain doubts about the
Christian creeds. On the other hand, all through my life-time so
far, I have never heard of a Muslim feeling doubts about his faith.
For the Islamic religion satisfies all the spiritual and physical needs
of human beings in the most perfect and rational manner.
A fact I am positive about is that thousands of Christians, men
and women alike, have examined Islam and have already
identified themselves with Islam intrinsically. However, for the
fear that they might lose their jobs or posts in case they officially
announced their choice of Islam, or lest they should arouse
derision on the part of their friends, they do not dare to become
Muslims. In our schools Islam is still being taught as the religion of
people who do not believe in Allâhu ta’âlâ. Running the risk of
being cursed as ‘a man with a damned soul’ by all my friends and
acquaintances, I embraced Islam, and for twenty years I have been
holding fast to Islam with both hands.
After giving this brief account of why I chose Islam, let me add
that by becoming a Muslim I managed also to become a more true
and pure follower of Îsâ ‘alaihis-salâm’. I wish to be an example for
other Christians. Choosing Islam will not make them enemies of
Christianity, but, on the contrary, it will teach them the true Îsâwî
religion, and it will raise them to a higher level.
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ABDULLAH ARCHIBALD HAMILTON
(G.B.)
(Sir Archibald Hamilton, a well-known British diplomat,
served as a naval officer during the First World War. Coming from
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