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A Christian woman who converted to Islam explains the reason for her conversion:
“When I committed sins, I would go to the priest to confess them. He would make me kneel before him, as if he represented God on earth. If the priest forgave me, then God in heaven forgave me — which meant there was no forgiveness without the priest acting as an intermediary.
What shocked me the most was that the priest knew all my secrets.
But in Islam, when I commit a sin — intentionally or unintentionally — I turn directly to my Lord, Glorified and Exalted be He, without any intermediary. I ask Him for forgiveness without anyone knowing my secrets, neither father nor priest.
When I wanted to understand why the priest had to know our secrets and why forgiveness could only come through them, I studied Islam. I found that the Noble Quran says:
‘They have taken their scholars and monks as lords besides Allah, as well as the Messiah, son of Mary, though they were commanded to worship only one God. There is no deity except Him. Glory be to Him above what they associate with Him.’ (Quran 9:31)
I was also amazed by a beautiful verse in the Quran that says:
‘And when My servants ask you concerning Me, indeed I am near. I respond to the call of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me and believe in Me that they may be rightly guided.’ (Quran 2:186)
Praise be to Allah for the blessing of Islam — what a tremendous blessing!
There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.”
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On July 15, 1984, 42-year-old James Huberty told his wife, Etna, that he felt something was wrong with his mind. Two days later, on July 17, he phoned a mental health clinic in San Diego and asked to see someone. He left his name and number, and the receptionist promised someone would call him back soon. James sat by the phone for hours waiting, but no one rang. Because he had sounded calm and said he had never been in a hospital for mental problems, the clinic marked his call as “not urgent” and planned to get back to him within two days. The next morning, July 18, James took his wife and two daughters to the San Diego Zoo. While they walked around, he quietly told Etna that he thought his life was basically finished. He was still angry that the clinic never called, and he muttered, “Society had their chance.”
They had lunch at a McDonald’s in Clairemont, then went home. A little later, James walked into the bedroom dressed in a maroon T-shirt and camouflage pants. Etna was resting on the bed. He bent down, kissed her, and said, “I want to kiss you goodbye.” Etna asked where he was going—she was about to start dinner. James looked at her and answered, “I’m going hunting humans.” He picked up a bundle wrapped in a blanket, a box of bullets, and a gun slung over his shoulder. As he headed for the door he looked at his older daughter Zelia and said, “Goodbye.
I won’t be back.” James got in his car and drove a short distance down San Ysidro Boulevard. Witnesses saw him pull into a supermarket parking lot, then a post office, before finally stopping at another McDonald’s just a few blocks from his apartment. He walked inside carrying his weapons and, in the next 77 minutes, shot and killed 21 people—men, women, and children—while wounding 19 others. A police sniper finally ended it by shooting Huberty dead on the spot.
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Asian Lady Married To An English ManThere was this Asian lady married to an English gentleman and they lived in London. The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but managed to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries. One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy pork legs. She didn’t know how to put forward her request, and in esperation, lifted up her skirt to show her thighs. The butcher got the message and the lady went home with pork legs. The next day, she needed to get chicken chest. Again, she didn’t know how to say, and so she unbuttoned her blouse to show the butcher. The lady got what she wanted. The 3rd day, the poor lady needed to buy sausages. Unable to find a way to communicate this, she brought her husband to the store… What were you thinking? Hellooo, her husband speaks English!!
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