The Beginning of a Quest
Sometime in 2012, I remember preparing for the Junior WAEC examination with my best friend Peter, and then the conversation just went from normal school talk to me trying to get Peter to come to Islam.
Before that day, in a meeting I attended, I heard an Imam preaching that there is only one God which is Allah, that Prophet Muhammad is a messenger of Allah, and whoever does not believe in this will perish in Jahnah which is Hell fire.
When I told Peter this, he told me that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and no one can come to the Father except through Him (Jesus). We started arguing about which is true and I wasn’t ready to give in because I didn’t want him to perish in hell.
But Peter was so sure about his conviction, he was certain that Jesus is the son of God. But I thought otherwise… that He’s only a prophet not the son of God!
After our argument, Peter asked me a very important question which I didn’t forget in a hurry. He said that different people were born in different countries, into different cultures and even different religions. He asked, “what if you were unfortunate to be born into an Idol worshiping home, would you still be in Islam?” I told him yes, that I would find a way to still end up in Islam.
I pondered on what he said and knew that I was being a hypocrite to say that I’ll be in Islam irrespective of where or how I was born. I left him questioning myself in my heart, “But Musa, what if you were actually born into an idol worshiping family, would you have been a muslim?”
That was where my quest for the truth began.
To be continued…
Miraculous Monday: 5th August 2024
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