I'M A NEWBIE!
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Peace and Blessings be upon anyone reading my message!
My name is Linda and I am a "free thinker" and I guess I have been for a very long time but I just called it "stubborn" or "obstinate". Now I can see that it was a blessing from God!
The day I took the shahada and became a Muslim started the most difficult times in my life! It has been about 10 years now and it has taken me this long to reach up out of the mud and breath some fresh air! I almost didn't make it. I almost left this religion because the way it was being brought to me didn't make sense and didn't jive with me deep down. And now I know exactly why! And now that I see the light through the Quran only and I feel so honored to have been led down this path.
I feel so happy and content and want to spread the truth behind following only the Quran but I'm scared of other peoples reaction, even the reaction of my friends. I find myself getting so upset when I hear something contradictory to the Quran or when I hear someone quote a hadith.....I turn red but keep it to myself.
Any advice on "HOW I CAN COME OUT OF THE CLOSET" as a Quran only believer?
Linda
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Peace and blessings and guidance and protection of God be upon you ;D welcome to the forum,
Its great to see that you've considered this path. I hope you have a good time here ) When I realized this path, I had the same question, but I'm afraid the answer is You can't. This world is cruel, a horrible place, with people who have terrifying mindsets, and I - from personal experience - have realized that its not a good idea to come out of the closet as a Quran only believer. I suggest that before you do that, you spend some time here, take part in discussions, and even then, only when you are confident in your arguments, you may come out of the closet.
Peace, and welcome again )
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Welcome sis!
Im glad you used the brains Allah gave you !
I feel exactly the same way you do. Especially when I first 'found the light'. I get passionate easily and I experienced the same hulk syndrome whenever hadith was mentioned or when anyone attempts to interpret the quran using it.
But i have learned to calm down and just chill. Its less taxing on my nerves this way! Plus i was on the verge of being self righteous and arrogant and I dont think Allah would want us to act the way even if we possessed the truth, and insha Allah we do.
As for coming out of the closet, i definetely would not do that unless you are more calm and can control your emotions regarding this newly found truth and get rid of the grudges you have against, what seems like the moshriks, around you. Or else you will push many people away from you, not because of your path, but because of your attitude. Trust me, i was this close to losing my best friend because i confided in her too soon about this. She still keeps a certain distance from me today, and we rarely ever talk about religion since then.
And like fallen angel, do it when you are confident in your arguements because you will not face anyone with this news without them trying to convert you back and prove you wrong.
Insha Allah everything works out for you. There is a lot of support in this forum, feel free to get some!