RAHEEM BAILEY'S CONVERSION STORY
It was in 1993 that
I was first exposed to Islam. I watched a movie called "Malcom X" by Spike Lee
that totally opened a whole new door in my ind to a whole new perception of
reality. It was during this time that I was attending a Job Training course
called Job Corp. My room mates were brothers from the Nation of Islam. They gave
me books to read like Autobiography of Malcom X, Message to the BLack Man, and
The Isis Papers. I soaked up all this information. But yet I had not the
intention to convert I only wanted to learn. I was later transferred to a mental
hospital because of mental problems. It was there I met a man named Redzuan he
was a practicing Sunni Muslim. He taught me Wudhoo and Salat and I practised
Salat for a time, though I had yet to take Shahadah. I didnt take shahadah until
Aug. 6 2001, I went far astray after having had been selected and guided to
Islam, but I have decided to finally embrace Islam and use all the knowledge I
have aquired concerning this deen and apply it to practicing my religion. For
all those considering converting, it is a big step, it took me 8 years to
finally stop testing the waters and decide to take the full dive. I+You just
have to take a deep breath and take a leap of faith. The more you learn about
Islam the more the truth of Islam will be reconfirmed for you. As Salaamu
Alaikum(May Peace Be Unto You)
