“No one from my family will ever become a Christian!” shouted Ali with angry face. “I will not allow her to become Christian!” His anger reached a feverish pitch when he discovered that his sister named Lia had become Christian and had recently been baptized. With a loud and and accusatory tone, Ali said “It must be because of Ahmad” (a local believer who would frequently visit Lia and her family). “He made her become a Christian!” His anger boiled over and he began to beat Lia and then he cut the electric cable to her house. At the height of this anger, Ali threatened to kick her out of the village. All of these events made Lia become very sad but God gave her the grace to survive and she continued to stay in the village.
After hearing what happened to Lia and her family, Ahmad went to visit them. He met with Lia and her husband and using God’s word he encouraged them to endure. Suddenly, when they had just finished, there was a loud noise like some one had just fallen outside. Many people ran out to see what had happened. A young child had fallen down from high place and laid unconscious and motionless but the onlookers kept hearing him passing gas. Everyone was shocked at his condition. Ahmad offered to pray for the child and the family granted him permission. Ahmad lovingly laid his hands on the child and prayed. After his prayer the child began to come to consciousness and he stopped passing gas. It was evident that Jesus had healed the child. Many people witnessed the miracle, including Ali, but because of his anger, he stormed off.
Later Ali’s adult son Budi contracted a mysterious illness. Ali had a dream in which he saw that the only person who could help his son was his sister Lia, however, he was too ashamed and embarrassed to visit Lia and asked for her help because of all the problems he had caused her. As his son’s disease continued to worsen Ali knew he had to tell Lia about his dream. As new believer, Lia doubted that Budi could be healed by her prayers, but the Holy Spirit gave her the courage to pray boldly in the name of Jesus. After Lia prayed, Budi arose from his bed and began to recover from his illness. Just like his father, Budi also hated Christianity, however, he became very open and willing to hear the Gospel. It wasn’t long before Budi came to faith in the Messiah and was baptized. Shortly afterwards he found a job after many years of unemployment.
Knowing that Budi had been baptized, Ali decided to meet with Ahmad. During their time together Ali expressed his desire to trust in the Messiah. Ahmad thoroughly explained the Gospel to him and after some weeks of practical instruction, Ali made the decision to be baptized. The deep hatred towards Christians that lived in Ali’s heart disappeared because God’s Love changed his heart.
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Assalamu alaykum (Peace be with you),
Dear brothers and sisters in Christianity,
As a muslim i am order by Allah to respect all religions and i only commented here with good intentions and no bad feelings.
You have a very interesting story but how come the faces(Photographs) of these individuals have not been shown,the story can be believed if only there are facts to it.I am a revert my family is christian and read your booklet and was amazed by the little lies inserted about Islam.Alhamdoulilah (Thank God) I am Muslim and i am proud to be one even after all the beatings i under went for the sake of ALLAH (swt).
I would like to share some links with you to give you a true picture of Islam(finding peace by submission to the ONE TRUE GOD). http://islamtomorrow.com/ here you will find true testimonies by reverts from all over the globe with their pictures and contacts to confirm their testimonies.
It would be sad if my comment would be deleted from your website because the truth about Islam is being denied to people.
Once again my intention is to share the true message of Islam not a distorted one as it was done in your booklet.Please do respect each others religion and live in peace and harmony rather than trying to play the “Who’s right?” game.
With lots of love and respect for you dear brothers and sisters!
SALAM (PEACE)
Amira Rathor
Good day Amira!
I hope to find you well. I know your comment was a few months ago but do you mind if I reply?
Concerning the fact that there are no pictures of these individuals, I understand why people wouldn’t want to believe their story. However, if they still live in a country that is not tolerant of their beliefs, they could be hurt or killed. It is usually not safe to post images on the internet because psychotic killers who shame their religion might decide to track them down and destroy them.
It’s true, we all need to be respectful for each other. I am sorry that people beat you, anyone who physically hurts another in “religious zeal” is a shame to their faith.
…However, I would like to also state that while we need to be respectful of each others beliefs, it is impossible to have the religions all “co-exist”. Because one, Jesus made it clear that with the price He paid, He is the only way to God and the only way to be cleansed of sins. And two, although there are some peaceful passages about the Jewish people in the Quran, Islam itself will never truly accept Judaism or the Jewish people. And three, Judaism solidly rests on the statement that God made a covenant (promise) with Israel.
Something interesting to note, do not be offended- I am NOT trying to offend ANYONE. It is a simple observation!:
If Jesus is the way, then everyone outside of the way who refuses to go the way, is in trouble because of sin. If Islam is correct, then any Jewish person who doesn’t revert is in trouble because of their bloodline. If Judaism is right, then everyone who was anti-semetic is in trouble on Judgment Day. If all three statements that each faith makes is wrong, then we’re all in trouble with persecution from non-believers.
Either way, someone’s in trouble. Someone is right though and while we need to be respectful of others opinions, we all need to pray that our God reveals Himself strongly to the world so everyone who wants to can worship…
Dear Brother/Sister,
Sorry as your name is not familiar to me.
I commend you for you politeness.In Islam there is no compulsion in religion.Anyone is allowed to follow the religion they wish to follow even if it be that they are falling from light into darkness.The Quran has mentioned several verses where Allah swt talks about He does not like compulsion in religion.There are several verses in the Quran which also say that the righteous people among the Jews and the Christians will also be admitted into Paradise so as long as it is a Monotheistic religion and they all believe in ONE GOD and do not associated any partners with HIM.My question to you would be that why is that in the Headlines of News papers people mention a Muslim Terrorist or a Muslim that?The bombings that happened in Netherlands were by Christians so why didnt the headlines read Christian terrorist?What about fathers incesting with their very own daughters who are Christians?Why does NOT the Headline say Christian Man Incests his own daughter?Why is that Muslims are stereotyped and hated?We have good and bad people in very community,race,cast or creed.That does not mean We are all bad people.About beating people up Our Beloved Prophet has clearly mentioned that you cannot raise your hands over innocent people.I can’t exactly agree with you on the above points.Islam is truly a misunderstood religion.Please do not judge a religion by its people because people tend to mix culture with Islam and call the whole thing Islam, judge it by its TRUE TEACHINGS.
I am a Muslim and I do not hate my Christian any other religion followers brothers and sisters.Allah guides Whom He wills and He misguides whom He wills.I am glad He guided me.
I am an ex Christian Who reverted to Islam.
May the Peace and Blessings of God be upon you.
Hello
,
I do think it is not right and unfair that Muslims are grouped together in the media, but actually, you would be surprised when it concerns Christians. The media dislikes and even hates Christians (especially in my country). As for that man in the Netherlands, there was a lot of uproar about the fact that he called himself a “christian” and committed that horrible crime.
I think it is wrong for anyone, regardless of what religion they align themselves to, to rape/murder/hurt another.
As for your statement about researching Islam’s teachings, I would agree and say that people need to do that for every faith. What does the true teachings say instead of someone who is (mis)representing the religion?
In the Bible, God says that it is wrong to hurt and/or kill the innocents and the ones who cannot protect themselves. Jesus said to love everyone and to even forgive and love those who hate you. Therefore, a true Christian would NOT kill, rape or hurt others.
Perhaps if people could let go of their preconceived ideas about others and realize that we are all human, the hurtful attitudes, comments and actions would begin to subside. Too many hearts have been wounded because people forgot that others are human.
If respect only starts with you and me, at least it has a foothold.
Have a great day and God bless you!
Dear Brother/Sister,
I am glad that there still people like you who have an unbiased approach.All Praises be to Allah the Lord of this World and the Hereafter.May Allah bless you for your kindness.Ameen.
Have a Blessed day and May God bless you more!
Hello,
Thank you for your kindess and blessings, may God multiply it back for you! Be blessed in all that you do!
Peace,
Hotaru (Sister)