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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Converts To Islam Jannah Embracing the Truth Born and raised by righteous parents who still strongly hold onto their identity through religion, it would seem striking that their sole daughter and oldest would depart from their teachings and embrace Islam. From early childhood, I excelled in academics but struggled through religious studies since I was unable to find any logic behind the structure of the Christian doctrines.

It would have been easy to deviate from Christianity and explore other beliefs if it had not been for my familys coercion and of course my young age. Most parents are faced with their children not behaving in their academic courses with other classmates or authority, but I was the child who asked more questions than desired and an over achiever.

For a mathematic teacher, an inquisitive student is delightful, but in the realm of religion, especially Catholicism, such deviations from the norm were considered blasphemy. So at the tender age of ten my brother and I took conformation, and then again at eighteen, I accepted the final conformation vows as a Catholic. Why? A question I so often asked myself. Was it to make my parents happy or was it a result of my acceptance and submission to God through the authority of the Catholic Church?

So for my parents, I continued to follow what they believed contrary to my own beliefs. This meant that I would have to search for the answers to my questions elsewhere. Freedom was bestowed upon me as I gathered my belongings and moved to the University dormitory. Of course, this happened to be in the same city where my traditional Puerto Rican family lived but it was enough space to explore and confirm my beliefs.

I became fixated with courses in the social sciences but my familys powerful influence overwhelmed me to the point that my degree would be in science, as they preferred. I needed a nourishing environment, a location where enlightened people would surround me. Convincing my parents that studying abroad in England would help expand my technique and knowledge of the chemical sciences, I left for six months overseas.

To the best of their knowledge at the time, this was an opportunity for me to experience what they felt they were deprived. Today, they think this was their error as parents. While studying in England, I became acquainted and later best of friends with Muslim girls from Brunei in my dormitory.