Becoming Muslim| 7-5-2019

[Music] [Applause] [Music] my birth name is Lee and my Muslim name is Abdullah so my journey to convert into Islam is like not that much story but all I can say it's like a God's will and a perfect timing for me like when I was in Philippines I was searching for any religion or attending any events in another religion even I was converted also two more months so I just want to try a different you know about faith about God what is it so when I came here in Bahrain it was like last 2015 so really I admire the abaya and ahead shop so it was like love at first sight on me so at that time when I had a chance I think I was just a week ago after that I came then I bought one and for my friend and really I'm just so excited to try and run and the hijab is like was struggling me how to put it on I was really curious how did State on their head and like that so a time I was like okay this is it so we're taking pictures and that's it so continue living with I'm supposed to so at first it's like because I am close to more my employer so I was thinking like what is Haram on what is this this and why you're not eating this why you are wearing that so I started questioning and she's telling me like this is this you cannot do this so I was like oh so this is Haram so when I I started avoiding them even eating the wrong food or you know wearing some you know not a good dress so I started doing that so from there like it was like I did not know but it was like started on my journey on finding the Islam and then one time I was there in under lost garden I just sit there and there is one a man came to me and gave me a book it was in our language and he asked me like you are a Filipino right he said yeah I think this book's belongs to you he said like that so okay so give it to me I said and it stated there like a de la Gong Filipina so the lagoon Filipina is like Filipino women so so I was just reading it and it was really thin book and just stopping like that about the women so women like should be dressed modesty and you know it's reversed oh like a flower so it's very delicate and you know you have to be careful we did like that so it's like okay then didn't I put it about it and then suddenly I don't know how to like I was searching really maybe I'm just all that time praying that I can find a happiness and you know like that and then one one day my friend my roommate he she has this books lots of books about Islam the awareness about Islam the journey about Islam all the you know awareness a bit like okay where do you get this books and she just said like they're in under loss garden there is a table there there is one Pakistani and one Filipina and they are there for like weekends like weekend's like okay let's like like the home a number like we should wonder why but my my know maybe she will not a number so I said yeah I have a number you want it you said yeah of course I really I'm really looking for a group that I can study I know about Islam I said okay perfect so I just save it and then the next day it was Thursday night so the next day it was Friday and just relaxing you know it's Friday is realize no work so I ended up calling that number so luckily she answered her phone and she just said like is talika I really wanted to know about Islam and to know more and I really wanted to I said she just said like okay come we are in under loose garden if you want to like now Sid yeah I know so that's it and then I took that opportunity a so that's why I said it's really a perfect timing because since then I really wanted to and now God give it to me [Music] before I'm committing to Islam I made the changes major changes in my life like before you know that this is not good and this is bad but you're still continuing doing it so on my side like I cut those from all major sins like I was really sinful and I admitted to that and it was really really bad past so I stopped that so I was like okay stop it you know that it's wrong you know that it's not right and you still continuing date so and mind like I'm evaluating myself what I'm really into in this world like I still have this sinful you know living so I cut it all so I was like very independent since then I'm very independent and very far from my family so I was like I don't have anyone to talk to like okay I can do this and not nothing like on my own I decided on my own so I cut all the strong wrongful doings so it's there's a clean up closet I mean I have to clean up myself so before that so on me like in Islam it's like a padlock to it unsealed to it because I've already changed myself and stopped the wrong wrong full doings and then when the Islam came to me then it's like a padlock like it's seal because I already changed and you have to be considered and continue it so maybe if there's no Islam then maybe I go back to the usual doings so yeah it's really bring lots of changes on myself because now like I know that this is the right fat and I'm in the right way I'm doing the right things so perfectly on me [Music] my family well sad to say really I was very far away from them since long since I was in Philippines still I was far from them like I live on my own I was a really very independent woman and when my brother knew about it because they saw me posted my photos and wearing hijab and dressed modestly in social media I was like you are a Muslim now they said yeah and that's it he did not ask me why why not so maybe he's thinking uh he's doing the right thing because you know you're not exposing anything so just covering yourself so I just I just asked me one question like are you happy with your life now I just said yes and that's it he is quiet and then my friends like all of them was asking why why you are converted to Islam what's good in it and I know and you know we knew knew that you are very devoted as Catholic since you are little and you grow up religiously with your mom like that so like why not this custom why not and did it couldn't answer me also why not why not converting to Islam so I told him like this gives me happiness and you know that I'm searching for a long time and the Islam is like the missing piece in my heart like to open up to guide us or to guide you in the right pull things they said no they were saying like really I said yes you believe in God we believe we all do believe in God and Islam believe in God so there's nothing else I said okay if you are happy in it then we are happy to you it's like but it's not stop right there all the friends like they are inviting me no like maybe some doing some tests like they're inviting me to a party like okay come to us because you are gone for so long and there's just saying like come if you will not come then we will not talk to you anymore like that so it's like okay but I'm wearing hijab now and you know me that I'm covering now so it is okay with you if it's okay with you didn't I will come and they said no you have to take your hijab and dress as what we are like as I said no way he's like I will not I will not watch this I will not take out my job just for a party I will not have it I'm happy with this if you will not accept me as I am now and you don't have respect on meeting I will not come party is just a party this is my life now I said under quiet release it's like really if you are really serious on this so they were just thinking like I'm not serious so I said covering your head is not a serious it should be should be serious and should be comes from the heart [Music] they are always there for me like if I need if I asked if I have questions they always have answers so if I will be what is this why is like this like this I cannot I cannot understand this and you know sister Nora sister Nora is no one helping me because I cannot recite at first the Salah so she was assisting me how to recite it and not talk to pronounce it test and like it's really different from the one that you know I grow up with the friends and wondered Islam or a Muslim now so it's really different like this is more meaning you know in decided and so like I'm sorry friends but really that's it like I have really a different part but I'm trying if I have time like you know I'm insisting into them like try to to fine or to look in this or study on this or research on this and maybe you will end up like me but I'm contented in my life we have we have our own mind we have our own decision and we know also what is the the right and what is wrong so really it's up to us how we will change our life and if there is you know if there is in your heart that you are looking for announcers or there's an empty you know empty space that no one's or no other person can fill it in then give time to know about Islam like I showed me I cannot based on my experience that really this is some missing puzzle that I was searching for a long time so give time and don't hesitate to approach either a rebirth you know in any Islamic group or you know like a friends that can bring you to a more good good life like good living so yeah I think like you know what's best or we know what's best for us so continue looking for that and if you you have if you are sick or if you are at that time that to know more about Islam then come like we are all here to help you like on me I really search for it and God give it to me so try to be some same me like I was looking and God gave it to me [Music]

Channel: Bahrain International TV

Views: 13,928

Rating: 4.9087949 out of 5

Keywords: Becoming Muslim, ramadan, bahrain

Id: TetdMHOvyUk

Length: 15min 3sec (903 seconds)

Published: Wed May 08 2019