The number of women embracing Islam
continues to grow at an unprecedented rate (Her story) I became Muslim in 1995 It was 2006 I actually became a Muslim I became Muslim in 2002 2017 I became Muslim in 2009 (Her fondest memory) When that moment came, you know, when
Allah (God) touched my heart and I took I took my shahaadah, it's almost as
though my heart started to beat I remember that imam saying to me, you
know, it's like you're a newborn baby now and then just feeling like, wow, it's just
like from the starting, from the beginning again, you know, alhamdulillah
(All praise and thanks is to God) Liberating, cause... for lack of a better word, but yeah,
liberating in that moment. I felt liberated I felt like there was a whole weight
shifted off me, there was no stress, there was no worry,
there was no, there was nothing like it was just so right I just felt like I'd really become myself straight afterwards hearing everyone
say, "Allahu Akbar" (God is the Greatest) It's the best feeling However, there has also been
an increase in these women experiencing struggles while
holding on to their Deen alienated, isolated, on the receiving
end of abuse and rejection It is often a far cry from their vision of what life as a Muslimah would be That's a hard one. That's really hard. I just felt quite alone And you feel you have nowhere to go,
you have no one to reach out to And it's really hard and
there's been many moments where I've cried into my prayer mat and I'm sure there's tear stains on my prayer mat At my most lowest ebb, I just
pray to Allah (God) "Just give me strength" "Give me strength because I know
this is the right way for me but... Sometimes it's so hard when your nearest
and dearest are pulling away from you and you don't want them to, you want
them to be there with you but... They just... They don't want to be there with you Been used and abused, and having
no one Feeling like you can't tell anyone,
feeling more trapped, feeling like... If you were to tell anyone you would
be judged as a person Like she should know better But also be blamed and that it
would be blamed on religion You know, "This wouldn't have happened
if you didn't become Muslim" "This wouldn't have happened if you
didn't go around Muslims" Being an ex-Hindu revert, parents
are the closest people in your lives and I think when you lose a parent,
if they pass away That's pain that you know is hard
to overcome But when they purposely stay
away from you, I can't express... I can't express that pain I just realized how young I was and
how much support I really did need And that's actually difficult to talk about We have a duty towards these sisters
that goes way beyond the shahaadah There are other revert sisters out there who have had a far more challenging
time than I have People should really support
Solace because as an organization, they're doing amazing work
for revert sisters There's so many revert sisters that
I know that have had terrible stories They have to leave their homes They even get thrown out of their own
homes and they do an excellent job of supporting these sisters People should support Solace because to support these young women
who have embraced a new religion and are transitioning from one part
of their life to another they need support and that support
takes time, it takes people, it takes training, it takes money For over seven years, Solace has
offered them support and well, solace. And now, Solace needs your help. Donate now: solaceuk.org/donate
