I had gone to public school and new several Muslims and knew...

I had gone to public school and new several Muslims and knew that they werent like that. I figured that they picked the bad apples to represent the whole group. The more I read about Islam the more it appealed to me. In January of 2003, I started to have a rough time. I was laid off and my employment mainly supported myself, wife and almost two year old and my wife was pregnant with our second child, my car broke down and was going to cost about two thousand to fix.

It really looked like everything came crashing down. Like many people do who are in that situation I wanted to turn to God. But, I didnt really have one. I saw nothing on TV but the looming war in Iraq, heard the word Jihad about every ten seconds, and saw a mosque with a screaming Imam about every thirty seconds. So, I started reading again. I looked up website after website, started subscribing to Muslim newsgroups on the internet and looking for someone to talk to.

Many of the emails that I sent and bulletin boards I posted on said the same thing. Just turn to Allah. If I did this, it would all make sense. One night after really thinking about this I had a dream. I am still not positive what it was, but it was an Arab man who did not use his name but told me to turn to Allah, pray, and life will make sense. The next day I said Shahada. The following day I found a Masjid. I went one night for prayer and found what I believe to be the one true path.

The next night I returned and said the Shahada amongst my peers and we ate. Within two days my employer recalled me from lay off. I have received a substantial raise and the very real possibility to take a higher paying position within the same company and work on a better shift. I prayed heavily for my wife to see the straight way. She now is rapidly approaching reversion also. I believe that my life has only improved since my acceptance of Allah as my Lord and Islam as my faith.

When my wife reverts Insha Allah, we will raise our children along the straight way. This is my conversion story. It is not earth shattering but, very personal and a beautiful memory I hope to share. Holy Quran 5:84 *** And what (reason) have we that we should not believe in Allah and in the truth that has come to us, while we earnestly desire that our Lord should cause us to enter with the good people?*** Have you fully realized what Islam is? It is indeed a religion founded on truth.