These 13 Priests Researched the Quran and Finally Accepted Islam!

the call to the Divine truth comes from The Lord of the worlds and when his call comes it is a noteworthy point in a person's life and this concise but eye-opening video I will Enlighten you on a number of priests from other religions who have turned to Islam one a former evangelist priest from Sierra Leone named Moses Mark bangura converted to Islam following a dream he had in 1993 and has been working for the cause of Islam since then he experienced many material and non-material hardships after his conversion his property was seized he and his family were shunned from the community and he even received death threats bangura adds that the primary objective of all missionary activities in Africa is to wipe out Islam Christian missionaries are able to easily influence impoverished people using their Financial Resources as poverty has had such a devastating impact on the Muslim youth that it has the potential to misguide them 2. a Catholic priest from the U.S Craig fenter converted to Islam and changed his name to Ismail in the year 2006. he was raised in Los Angeles and attended a Catholic school and at the request of his family he became a pastor he didn't find the completeness he wanted in life as he says he felt a spiritual void learning about Islam he felt that the void was filled 3. Leaf's Chutney 75 a Swede who worked as a priest in the Church of Sweden for 30 years in 2020 decided to convert to Islam and then changed his name from Leif to Ahmed as a priest the goal is to call to Christianity priests live and earn from the faith but according to life they called to things that are not logical he held masses he couldn't really believe and he could never explain the Trinity he worked a lot Against Racism during this period he met a young Muslim Refugee from Morocco named Abdullah with whom he discussed a lot about religion he realized that in Christianity the religion was confined to the church while in Islam submission to the will of God in practice was possible even outside the confines of a mosque this struck him hard and in time he started worshiping Allah and converted to Islam he did not tell anyone else for the fear of not being accepted he even continued to work as a priest for some time after accepting Islam however he felt like a hypocrite and decided to sell everything he had in Sweden and moved to Morocco an american-born revert was a lay speaker preparing for a life of Christian Ministry a self-realization and personal actualization trainer he entertained all race groups in the same classroom he left the church for a time of reflection and spent six years in South Africa working to end apartheid in 1987 Sykes embraced Islam celebrating diversity he strives to build bridges of Peace dialogue and understanding whereby all men and women come together on Common Ground in pursuit of peace freedom and justice for all a large part of his vision includes educating and empowering converts to Islam to attain a sustainable level of Iman thus preventing Detachment from Islam 5. the Russian priest Vladimir urgimov now Saeed Muhammad converted to Islam after spending 15 years as a priest in the Orthodox Church a young girl in his neighborhood converted to Islam and he was so intrigued to find out more about Islam he realized many common factors between Christianity and Islam but the most important thing that Drew the attention of Reverend Vladimir when studying Islam and attracted him strongly was the ease of the concept of monotheism in Islam compared to the concept of the Holy Trinity in Christianity so he left his service in the church completely converted to Islam and decided immediately after that to go to Hajj on foot 6. paulison Ali via cheslav sergeyevich grew up in an atheist family but from Early Childhood believed in a mysterious and omnipotent God who would not refuse the one who turned to him during some difficult situation of his youth when his own strength was not sufficient he used to turn his heart to God for assistance and the situation turned the better way in order to find the truth he signed up to study philosophy at the State University but no amount of deep reading satisfied his feelings of emptiness he joined the Russian Orthodox church and found a little piece in the hymns still the acts of spirituality he had to perform to satisfy superstitious churchgoers left him feeling unsatisfied all doubts about embracing Islam left him when he finally encountered the expounding of the Quran and Islamic teachings about Jesus peace be upon him he reinforced his convictions and both his wife and he decided to announce their conversion to Islam and publicly preach monotheism in 1999 7. an American Pastor turned Muslim preacher Samuel Earl Shropshire has revealed the inspiration behind his embracing Islam the people of Saudi Arabia Shropshire who now lives in Saudi Arabia said living among the Kingdom's good people and witnessing their hospitality and good morals majorly contributed to his decision to become Muslim the former Christian Pastor traveled to Jeddah in 2011 to work as an editor for a new easy to read English version of the Quran he was worried about being discriminated against in the Kingdom due to his religion explaining that media Outlets portrayed Muslims in a negative light and Saudi specifically however he soon realized that what he had seen in the media was flawed due to stereotypes and misconceptions the kindness hospitality and Amity he experienced alongside his work on the Quran encouraged him to learn more about the religion and further convinced him to embrace Islam he converted to Islam soon after and lives in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 8. a prominent Christian priest hilarian hiji based in California United States was formerly a Russian Orthodox Monk and converted to Islam and changed his name to Saeed Abdullah in a blog post about his journey to Islam hilarian hiji expressed his decision as a reversion to Islam and that it was like coming home according to him he felt a spark of Islam since 20 years ago but he stated that he truly accepted Islam when he announced it he says he feels a sense of Peace joy and relief upon entering Islam and now he's on his journey to learn more about the religion and develop a deeper love for the ummah for the prophet and for the Deen 1945 March 2010 was a broadcast journalist National Muslim Community activist and director of the international Union of Muslim women formerly a Southern Baptist preacher she converted to Islam in 1977 in college while trying to convert some Muslims to Christianity she was trying desperately to convince some Arabs in her college that they'll burn in hell if they wouldn't accept Jesus as their savior but they politely declined her offers of Salvation and frustration she requested their religious books for her to read through to find the loopholes but to her surprise she got convinced by Islam and took the shahada 10. Anthony George Baker was an American Protestant clergyman and Medical Doctor Who converted to Islam he had connections with other converts to Islam in the U.S and is known to have published an article showcasing the relationship between medieval Christians and Muslims in Jerusalem he was known for his lectures on Islam too 11. this was what happened to the former British Catholic priests Idris taufilk on reciting Islam's holy book the Quran to his students at a school in Britain and this was one of the important steps in the Journey of conversion to Islam during a recent lecture he gave at the British Council in Cairo tulfiuk made clear that he has no regrets about his past and what he holds in regard to what Christians do and his life at the Vatican for five years he says he enjoyed being a priest helping the people for some years however deep inside he was not happy and he felt that there was something not right a second important coincidence for tulfik was his decision to quit his work at the Vatican a step followed by making a trip to Egypt this was his first introduction to Muslims in Islam and he noticed how Egyptians are such gentle sweet people but also very strong like all britons his knowledge about Muslims up to that time didn't exceed what was on the TV about suicide bombers and Fighters which gave the impression that Islam is a religion of troubles however getting into Cairo he discovered how beautiful this religion is very simple people selling Goods on the street would abandon their trade and direct their face to Allah and pray the moment they heard the call to prayer from the mosque they have a strong faith in the presence and will of Allah they pray fast help the needy and dream of having a trip to Mecca with the hope of living in heaven and the Hereafter in his usual job of teaching religious studies in the UK he noticed how calm and well-disciplined the Muslim teenagers were in comparison to others he took the shahada at the London central mosque and then moved to Egypt he thinks that the best and fastest way of acquainting the world with the true image of Islam is to set a good example in real life 12. before he became a Muslim and changed his name to Abdullah Reverend David Benjamin kaldani was a Roman Catholic priest of the Union Chaldean sect he was born in 1867 in urmia in Persia educated from his early infancy in that town my conversion to Islam cannot be attributed to any cause other than the gracious direction of the almighty Allah without his Divine guidance all learning search and other efforts to find the truth may even lead one astray the moment I believed in the absolute Unity of God his holy Apostle Muhammad became the pattern of my conduct and behavior Professor kaldani a former Catholic bishop accepted Islam in 1904. and adopted a Muslim name the above quote is taken from his scholarly work Muhammad in the Bible and that brings us to the end of this lengthy video of people who have found the truth despite being callers to Faith in other religions Allah guys those whose hearts are open to guidance and willing to hear the truth

Channel: Muslim Convert Stories

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Keywords: quran, muslim, religion, islam, muslim convert stories

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Length: 12min 11sec (731 seconds)

Published: Mon Apr 17 2023