She said, 'all good people will go to heaven'. Her friend replied, 'no, only good muslim will go to heaven'. She didnt satisfied because she believed what her mum said. Then her friend gave her the Quran with its meaning and ask her to find in it saying about 'all good people will go to heaven'. She spent her whole night finishing it just to prove her point and alas, she apologised to her friend. Something happened that night that caused her to search and learn more about Islam. She begin reading books, asking from friends. She got lucky since most of her friends there are muslim and glad to help her in her understanding.
She begin to fully practiced Islam since March when she no longer went to pub with her friends because she thought its no longer suitable. She stop herself from drinking because she knew its Haram, she started to find Halal food, she started to learn how to pray and read Quran and she learned to fast during Ramadhan.
She done all of it without the knowledge of her family because she knew her family will not agree with her. But, her mum caught her during her Eid Fitri prayer with her head scarf on and started to fight with her. Her mum said that this is not the way she brought her up and why she turn from her family.
She cant make her family understand because she is still new in it. What with the propaganda about Islam, false image shown by the muslims itself. Her mum worried about terrorism!
But she still want to do it. And today she become our new sister in Islam, did her Shahadah in Exeter Mosque done by the Imam itself after the Friday prayer. The imam said, 'no matter if your family are not muslim, you still have to respect them'. When the imam asked her, 'did anyone force you to become a muslim?' She said, 'no'. I almost cry because she answered with confident and sureness.
We all are happy for her and wish her the very best in life.
ai-na : A story of Lauren-Grace whom i respect her when she fight for what is truly right.
