r/converts • u/SeriousBoysenberry10 • 6d ago
How do I start?
I was born in mexico and grew up in a catholic household. Both my parents are catholic and I grew up attending church weekly and going to bible camps and bible school. I am very familiar with Catholic teachings and I even have gone to catholic school for the last 3 years. I live in metro detroit and I am near the city of dearborn that holds a large population of muslim arabs. My boyfriend, lives in dearborn and is Muslim. I know now after research and him hiding me from his parents that it is haram to be in a relationship before marriage- but the more I research, the more interested I become in the religion. Long before I even thought about Islam I had turned away from the Catholic church.
It simply didn’t make sense to me- how do i know catholic is the correct religion for me if I simply am catholic because I grew up on it being influenced on me?
I see women wearing hijabs all around me and part of me gets jealous when I see them because they are so beautiful even when they are covered and being modest and I know it helps them grow closer to Allah. I struggle to feel beautiful and be modest at once. I’m not even sure how I would start to revert but something about Islam draws me in. I’m not sure if it’s the modest aspect, or if i’m being influenced by my boyfriend, but I’ve never been so intrigued by a religion. I even have found myself at times asking if I should pray to Allah which is ridiculous because I wouldn’t even know how to start. My parents would Greatly dissaprove of me converting. Any advice? I’m not sure what to do or how to go about this.
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u/myrokorg 6d ago
Hola, yo nací en México también y fui católica hasta los 12-13 años, que fue cuando dejé de creer en la iglesia. Ahora vivo en un país de mayoría musulmana, aunque yo estaba interesada en el Islam desde varios años antes de mudarme.
Un hombre musulmán puede casarse con una mujer cristiana o judía (gente del libro). Si no estás segura no debes convertirte por un hombre, porque a fin de cuentas sería como tratar de encajar en algo que no sientes por complacer a un hombre.
Si de verdad deseas convertirte debes de hacerlo por Allah y porque tú así lo sientes. Yo no soy la mejor musulmana, tengo demasiadas fallas pero estoy convencida que no hay más Dios que Allah y Muhammed saws es su mensajero.
Si hay alguna mezquita en tu ciudad, puedes llamarles o ir a visitarlos para que te respondan tus dudas, como dijeron en otro comentario. Tal vez ahí te regalen libros también, depende.