انشالله
  Home · New Muslims Stories · Quran Verses Templates · Articles · FAQ · Forum · Links · Search
Navigation
New Muslims Stories
Al-Bukhari
Quran Verses Templates
دَعَا Sublications to Great Allah
yr Benifts in Islam
Funerals(Jinazaa)
Calculate your Zakat
Learn Alphabets
Learn Arabic
Videos
Crimes Photos
Free Webspace
Articles
Downloads
FAQ
Forum
Islamic Date
Links
Contact me
How keep Imaan?
Haram Food Additives
Web Statistics
Site Map
Benifits in Islam
Login
Username

Password



Not a member yet?
Click here to register.

Forgotten your password?
Request a new one here.
Users Online
Guests Online: 2
No Members Online

Registered Members: 8,698
Unactivated Members: 17479
Newest Member: a meeting at david traditional
Why I embraced Islam?

I am a 'new' Muslim, an Australian, christened Daryl Champion. I embraced Islam on 1-6-1984 (3-4-1404) at a Sydney Mosque. Since embracing Islam I moved throughout all Sydney Mosques, trying to experience all the flavour of Islam available to me in Sydney. My name is Qamar Al-Qalb, or Daryl Champion as my parents would know me.

I am not Yusuf Islam(former "rock star" Cat Stevens), but the message I have is similar. I too know the music industry--I that is what brought me to Sydney from Adelaide(my place of birth--the capital of South Australia) at the beginning of 1983. I have experienced four years in the media industry--two of them as a journalist on a newspaper. And I have worked for what would amount to about three years as a storeman in a warehouse. I am now studying Islam, history and many other subjects--privately, officially I am unemployed.

So, you are interested in why I embraced Islam! Well, I didn't 'embrace' Islam. I re-discovered Islam in myself--it was only a matter of time, and by the mercy of Allah it was sooner, not later. It was bound to happen, and I am a Muslim, And if there are to be more like me -- many more, nad In sha Allah there will be. Muslims must show by their example that a better life with true Islam, as guided by the wonderous verses of the Quran can be theirs. And to do this, Muslims must first unite and organise. No different sects -- only Muslims. The old "hatchet" must be buried in the dust of history and all sights set as one toward the building of a golden future. Allah planned it this way.

I remember when, as a child, I used to gaze at the blue, star spangled dome and minarets of the Mosques in Adelaide while sitting in the back seat of my parents car as we drove past. Even then I had an urge to see what it was like one the inside. I also remember acutally visiting a Mosque at the age of 12 as part of a Primary School tour of the desert mining town of Broken Hill. This tiny but beautiful Mosque was build by Afghan camel driver about a century ago, and in it felt a peace and tranquillity which I had never experienced in any church. And I remember having a desire to read the Quran when I was in High School. This seemed strange to me because I had been brought up as a Christian and I had not even read the Bible, I was never a committed Christian.

Then, going on 12 months ago I had a dream. And it was as if it were real I assure you. I dreamt my death, murdered by an unknown soldier. But it was as if a great weight had been lifted from my back. I was still alive and I saw my body below me. This had a great effect on me. I was convinced of life after physical death and I lost all apprehension of death. I believe it was another step in my journey to truth.

Soon after this dream, I perceived a great darkness descending on the world, including Australia. The darkness in fact, is already here but it will get blacker, it is like dusk before a stormy night at this point of time, I made a pledge to myself to do something -- this was at the end of October last year (1983) By the grace of Allah I attended a Scientific Anti-Nuclear Lecture tow days after I made this pledge -- the first such meeting I had ever gone to. Facts revealed at this lecture inspired reference to the Bible, the book of Revelations specifically. This in turn rekindled my old desire to read the Quran. I remembered Muslims had ideas on "the end of the world" too. A week later, almost by chance, seemingly, I met my first Muslim. Every day I was learning more about Islam.
The more I found out, the more I wanted to know and the more there seemed to be to know.

So, on the 3rd Rabi-uth-Thani 1404 after Hijra, I 'officially' became a Muslim. What you have heard is not a tale of conversion, but a story of the rediscovery of my natural self embodied in Islam. And praise be to Allah for me being able to be talking as a Muslim, as I am.
The Muslim population in Australia is about 250,000, only 200, I believe of those being converted Australians.

There appears to be growing interst in Islam here in Australia and In sha Allah Australia has something to offer the world in the form of a dream that has yet be realised.

Qamar Al-Qalb
(Former Daryl Champion)
------------------------

Site language

Please select Your language



after selection site will reload automatically

Enter Keywords:


Member Poll
There is no content for this panel yet
Latest Articles
Names like Ahmadulla...
collection 07
Collection 06
Collection 05
collection 04