Dr. Periyardasan becomes Abdullah

Source: Arab News

“I was well known in India for my atheist theology and later I became to realize that religion is the only way out for human beings both in this world as well as in the hereafter,”

RIYADH: A well-known Indian psychotherapist embraced Islam on Thursday(11/03/2010).

Dr. Periyadarshan, who has changed his name to Abdullah, told Arab News Friday that Islam is the only religion in the world that follows a book directly revealed from God.

He said that as a student of comparative religions he believes books of other faiths have not been directly revealed to mankind from God. He said the Holy Qur’an is still in the same format and style as it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) from Almighty Allah.

He also acted in the famous Tamil film “Karuthamma” about the killing of newborn baby girls in some remote villages in India. The production received national award from the Indian government.

“I was well known in India for my atheist theology and later I became to realize that religion is the only way out for human beings both in this world as well as in the hereafter,” he said.

Dr. Abdullah will be performing Umrah on Saturday(15/03/2010) on his first visit to the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah.

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Obituary for Uncle Dawood Ngwane

Obituary for Uncle Dawood Ngwane

Uncle - Baba - Attorney: DAWOOD NGWANE
Born: Gabriel David Ngwane on the 30th March 1930
Died: 17 September 2009
28 Ramadaan 1430 AH

Trustee and Past Amir of IPCI & Chairman of African Muslim League. Passed away on the 17th of September 2009. From Youth he played a major role in the Catholic Church. Chairman of Family Life Committee of Marian Hill Ministry.

His Journey to Islam

When his son left home he was clearing up and came across the book, Cruci-fiction or Cruci-Fixion by Ahmed Deedat (Rahimullah) and went to challenge Ahmed on the Concept of Trinity NOT Being in the Bible. After meeting with Mr Ahmed Deedat he went right up to his Archbishop who could not convince him and told him just to believe in Trinity. After much Research, he embraced Islam and invited all his children to embrace Islam.

Baba Ngawane believed in continuous learning and started work as a labourer and also loaded trucks with goods. He completed his matric in his 30's, thereafter BA, then masters in law, whilst in his 50's qualified as an Attorney and opened his practice. He never stopped Dawah. On Tuesday the 15th of September came out of Hospital and called the IPCI for a quotation on a revised edition of his book, which was delivered to him on the 16th of September. He addressed many gatherings at Universities, conducted public lectures in various town and cities in South Africa.

Author of both Zulu and English versions of Ubhaqa (the instrument of Light) through his writings many became Muslims. Never afraid to do Dawah, he met with King Goodwill Zweletini on several occasions and invited him to Islam. He also met with Zweli Mkhize, Premier of Kwazulu Natal recently. He fully practiced Islam, picked up neighbours at Fajr time to join him. He was unique, he lived Islam fully to the end.

He also went for Hajj at the invitation of RABITA. He was a simple, humble and caring person and was a Khalifat ul Ard (representative of Allah on Earth).

The Muslim Community of South Africa will dearly miss him.

Source: http://www.ahmed-deedat.co.za/frameset.asp

Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi rajioon (To Allah we belong and To Him we will return)

[Joshua Evans] How the Bible Led Me to Islam?: The Story of a Former Christian Youth Minister

The Topic (includes Link): How the Bible Led Me to Islam?

A talk by Brother Joshua Evans

[Islamic Institute of Orange County, Masjid Omar Al Farouk Anaheim, California, USA, February 6th 2009]

• Is Jesus Christ God or just a Prophet?
• Did He ever claim to be God?
• What do the ancient texts tell us?

Brother Joshua was raised by his grandparents in Greenville, South Carolina in a very strict Methodist home.

In his teenage years, he became very involved in the church and was studying at a small Bible college in his hometown with the intention of eventually enrolling in Bob Jones University.

He was learning to read the Bible in Hebrew and Greek and was very interested in textual criticism of the Bible. It was during these years of intense Bible study that he read the Bible cover to cover a half a dozen times. In doing so, he realized there were many inconsistencies and contradictions.

He realized the Bible was not the inerrant Word of God as he had always been taught. He eventually left Christianity and searched for the truth about God elsewhere.

SHAALOM 2 SALAAM: A MUSLIMAH'S JOURNEY FROM JUDAISM TO ISLAM

Just came across this beautiful post on the blog "SHAALOM 2 SALAAM: A MUSLIMAH'S JOURNEY FROM JUDAISM TO ISLAM" by a revert sister named Safiyyah.

I was impressed by her voluntary activities, to name a few "Member of Islamic Writers Alliance (IWA) and Muslim American Journalists Association (MAJA). Islamic weekend school teacher. Muslim prison chaplain. Volunteer Muslim Patient Visitation Coordinator. "

I'd insist you all to read her post on "Shahadah".

This is just another reminder for us Muslims to get back to the Basics and utilize our best in learning and sharing the message of Islam.

May Allah make understanding and practicing Islam easy for us. May Allah use in spreading the Message of his Deen, that To Believe in One God, and not associate parters with Allah, the All-Mighty. Ameen...

Surah/Chapter 112. Al-Ikhlas [The Purity of Faith]

1. Say: He is Allah, the One!

2. Allah, the eternally Besought of all!

3. He begetteth not nor was begotten.

4. And there is none comparable unto Him.

"Gitmo" Guard Accepts Islam

'TJ' Became Mustafa: "Gitmo" Guard Accepts Islam

As a guard in Guantanamo Bay, Terry Holdbrooks was charged with..

...keeping a careful watch on detainees in the infamous detention center. But after a series of extraordinary interactions between the former US Army specialist and Muslim detainees at the center, the Phoenix, Arizona-born prison guard decided to convert to Islam.

Watch the video and read more about it here.

[Sheikh Yusuf Estes] A Question to Sheikh

"Many people ask me how a preacher or priest in Christianity can ever go to Islam, especially considering all the negative things that we hear about Islam and Muslims everyday. Some people are simply curious, while others take a profound exception to my "conversion" to Islam. Some have asked how I could have turned my back on Jesus, or if I truly understood the Holy Ghost and some even questioned whether or not I considered myself as "born again" or had ever really been saved at all. These are good questions to which I will offer answers to at the end of this writing. I would like to thank everyone for their interest and offer my humble story, God Willing.One very nice Christian gentleman asked me in email why and how I left Christianity for Islam. This is more or less a copy of the letter I sent to him."

Please Read the answer he gave to the Questioner and know about his full story here.