My Story
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Salaams All
Born in Bombay, India in an typical muslim family and graduated from Bombay University. All these time my parents were very religious, but we (childrens) were not so involved in Islam. Infact we didnt knew anything about Islam nor the meaning of Al Fatiha recited in every prayer. Though my father used to tell me to always read Quran with meaning and he had doubt about hadiths. But he still believes in part of it and reject part of it.
So armed with practically no knowledge about Islam, I got landed in Dubai and started my career in Accounts. There along with other colleagues I started to pray 4 times a day (always missing/skipping morning) and for the first time I was gifted with a Quran with English Translation from a colleague on my birthday and so started my recitation of Quran in English. For the first time in my life of 28 years, I started reading the Quran in English.
After some time, i was transferred to so other division in which my boss (now ex ) introduced me with God Alone thoughts and Dr. Rashad Khalifa. I was very much impressed and guided and started reading from submission site. In Dubai one is like a bonded labourer, and have to work whole day with no benefits and so i got little time to learn more about it, but GOD ALONE was firmly established in my mind.
In the 5-6 years that I spent in Dubai I was constantly pointed by many colleagues that I drink with left hand (I am lefthanded) and eating with spoon with left hand and I too used to try with my right hand thinking I was making sin. Till that time i was not so deep in Quran Alone and still was following many traditions.
I was later transferred to Hong Kong and here I got time to read more and more and everything came to light. Now Al humdullilah I am trying to become God Alone submitter. I have realised that all these practicies which I was following were all traditions and did little with religion. Thus God Alone was a process which took 7 years, but I thank God for it. Better late than never.
Got married and got a very understanding wife, who initially didnt believe in God Alone but over a period of time she started to accept it. But I still have to convince her on few topics such as Hijaab, praying during menstruation, etc.
Lastly, I had been on vacation in India and had a little argue with my father about the Sahada and he said that God has said in the Quran to pay homage to our prophet i.e "Yasoolan nabi". I later read about it but am unable to still convince my father. Is there anyone who can explain in clear about it or guide me to any site which clarifies this.
I hope i have not taken lot of time of you guys and bored you.
God Bless All.
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Peace brother,
My pm's to you have not gone through at all, even though i was travelling i still checked in from time to time...please pm your email address to me, as I will collect the translation in a few days!
Best regards,
NadiaPs Just noted your msn addy, will email... oops
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Peace Naxus and all
I agree, there are too many people who can be guided by Quran in Urdu that includes my parents and relatives. Its hard for them to understand english whereas Urdu is just like a mother tongue.
From Urdu it will be easy to translate to Hindi by some translator and rechecked.
I keep searching for something in Urdu that i can forward to my father and all others who need it.
God Bless