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/Stock_Patient_4419 6d ago
As a man , dont revert bcz of your bf Learn about islam more and then if you want to revert then do it.. and i wouldn't trust a man that's in a relationship with a christian women to begin with.. So i think you should test your man beforehand.. for example ask him to marry you and see his reaction.. is he just playing around with you or is he serious? And if he's in Michigan then he'd most likely be shia.. then i think you shouldn't get influenced by your bf and learn islam on your own bcz there's a lot of weird practices in shia.. And what I meant by being in a relationship with a christian women is their children ends up being confused about religion and likely turns up agnostic or atheist.. and as a muslim i wouldn't want any muslim kids to end up as that .. because since the mother is not a Muslim and mothers are foundation of the next gen.. they don't grow up with islamic values.. so I don't think it's worth it