It was there in Michigan that we got married and took shahada together...

It was there in Michigan that we got married and took shahada together, both in the same day. It was overwhelming for me. I knew Islam was right but I wasnt really ready to accept it yet. I was happy to be married and to be a Muslim, I just wasnt quite ready to be a Muslim. I took my shahada more for my husband than for myself. I made mistakes, we all do. I just didnt feel right being a Muslim and having these mistakes hanging over my head.

So, finally on August 17th 2001 I decided that I had to retake my shahada , I had to be a Muslim, this time in my heart, mind and soul. So on August 19th, 2001 I retook shahada and let me tell you! The feelings wow! When Magda (the beautiful Sister who took me through shahada ) said, Ok, youre a Muslim now, I cried! I had never felt so deeply about Islam until then. I had embraced Islam totally and completely and I had never felt so good in my life until that day.

That day my whole world changed and I thank Allah so much for giving me the chance to come back to Islam! Through it all He has guided me more than I will ever know. He has given me amazing gifts, my children and step daughter. He has given me a wonderful husband, a wonderful family of Brothers and Sisters mashaallah. I will never be able to thank Him enough for all that He has given to me... I would like to end this with a poem...

Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for the life You have given me, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for giving me the opportunity to see, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for the family that Youve given me, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for setting me free, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for blessing me with Your presence, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for helping me to see Your very essence, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for showing me the Way, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for all of my days, Dearest Allah, I wish to thank You for Your guidance and love, Dearest Allah, I wish to meet You and be with You in the Heavens above.

Holy Quran 7:52 *** nd certainly We have brought them a Book which We have made clear with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy for a people who believe.*** Previous…