Ex Muslim leaves Islam and wants to convert to Sikhism
A REAL LIFE EXAMPLE OF EX MUSLIM BECOMING A SIKH.
"Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh,
I am an ex-Muslim. Now I know it can be a hot and controversial topic to talk about, but this is my real experience. I had been Muslim all my life and had a real shock when I came to university. For the first time in my adult life, I was surrounded by nonMuslims from all walks of life. For the first time, my company was non-Muslim and for the first time, I was surrounded by people who didn't believe in the divinity of Allah and Muhammed.
This was a massive change for me and I found myself doing something quite common in the Muslim community. I started to debate with people about their religion, or lack of. The sad thing was, I went into these debates secretly not caring at all about what the other person had to say for their religion, even if they were my good friends, and I just wanted a chance to talk about Islam. I really wanted to spread it further and be a good Muslim and save them from the eternal hellfire". It didn't matter if they were a good person, if they were a kafir, they were going to hell and I thought by trying to convert them I was saving them.
I used an array of tactics to try and make people second guess themselves and also take my religion more seriously. I even went as far as beating down their religion to make mine look superior. Sadly, this is something all too common when someone is looking to convert you. I would debate with people but when they would ask about the inequality of women in Islam I realised deep down that I could not deny this fact.
I studied Islam from a young age as my parents made me go to classes to learn. I was on anything. I have read the Qur'an and also studied the Hadiths. I was well versed in Islam with knowledge but deep down my heart was not into it. At University, I began to attend the Sikh Society. This really opened my eyes as I began to learn about a beautiful religion which preached and practiced love, compassion, humanity and service. Every talk I would attend I would learn something new and I was truly amazed with the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. I learnt about a faith, which went in line with science and actually made sense to me. I came to Sikhi because it was everything I wanted Islam to be. I wished I could be equal to a man and I wished my God would treat me the same as he treated my brother. I wished for my God to be kind and merciful and not teach me to hate people of other religions, but teach me that all of humanity is one.
"SOMEONE IS HINDU AND SOMEONE A MUSLIM, THEN SOMEONE IS SHIA, AND
SOMEONE ASUNNI, RECOGNIZE THE WHOLE OF HUMAN RACE AS ONE."
SRI DASAM GRANTH SAHIB ANG 51
I chose to leave and become Sikh so I could live and thrive in a religion that I would be proud to talk about. As a Muslim, I could never answer why it was that Muhammed married a 6 year old girl, and never answer why he had sex with her when she was 9. I felt deeply ashamed of that and tried to brush past it and just not think too deeply about it, as understanding that a 6 year old child was married off to a much older man, is a very hard pill to swallow.
I started to be more honest with myself, and started to think more deeply about this and about slavery and if these were things I truly thought were an act of God, and if I truly believed that Muhammed was the messenger of God. I started to come to the conclusion that a man who condoned slavery and a man who married a 6 year old, couldn't be divine. It was at that point that I knew I was no longer a Muslim and I started to look for God in another religion.
I was intrigued by Sikhi as head figures in the religion were women. They were fighters and could take on any role a man could take. They didn't need to be subservient and they didn't need to cover their face or be considered dirty when they were menstruating. I saw that being a Sikh woman was a powerful and beautiful thing, as I would no longer have a sense of inferiority to a man anymore. A Sikh woman is even allowed to carry a Kirpan as self-defence, and this was revolutionary to me, as I came from a religion that allowed a man to beat his wife.
Sikhi is a beautiful gift to you. Learn about it and cherish it and be proud of who you are. When you do this, you will be strong against those who try and lead you away from your Guru. I urge everyone to be on guard when someone approaches you to convert you. If you're not careful, they can try and play mind games and if someone believes in an idea hard enough, they can justify anything.
Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh."
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