r/muslimrevert

I was born a muslim by name, into a secular family. Under a year ago, I started to practice my religion. Like most reverts, I was frowned upon, belittled, judged, challenged. I learnt how to pray and commited to my Salah. However, I am in a dark place in life, and my heart is turning. My iman is falling. I am suffering and started to doubt myself, my purpose, my religion, my reason and many more...

The author discusses this quite well imho, but as a Qur'an alone, God alone believer, I must mention that further down he uses hadiths to ALSO support his arguements, which I find to be unneccessary.

https://beginnings.org.uk/converts-reverts-or-new-muslims/

I’m female and in my mid 20s. I met a guy a few years ago and fell in love with him. He is not Muslim; he’s Christian (not very practicing, but he does believe). He is open-minded and seeks the truth.

My parents recently found out about him. They said they want to support me because they believe he must be a good person for me to have talked to him for so long. They have also said that if he is interested in learning about Islam, he can ask them questions and they would be happy to speak with him.

I will be speaking to my parents in a few days about this, and I’m very nervous about the whole situation. I care about him deeply and hope that he chooses Islam.

My parents are knowledgeable and know much more than me, so I think they could answer some of the questions he has. He is also a good person and we have always had open discussions about religion. I have never sensed a lack of sincerity from him when he asks questions.

He already knows quite a lot about Islam because he has learnt from me. He knows about prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, charity and many of the fundamental beliefs.

One thing he has struggled with is the idea of becoming Muslim because he feels that he would never be able to live up to the expectations. He once told me that he worries about sinning and that he would have to change too much to become a “perfect Muslim”.

More recently, he has asked me questions about Prophet Muhammad PBUH. He has questions about the number of wars the Prophet PBUH participated in or initiated, and about certain things he has read or heard regarding the Prophet PBUH.

He has tried reading the Quran in English but found it difficult to understand. He said that he feels an interpretation or explanation is needed. He also often sends me videos by Sheikh Assim al Hakeem and finds him to be sincere and genuine.

For those who converted to Islam, particularly those who converted from Christianity, what was your experience like? What helped you understand Islam and eventually become convinced of it?

I would also really appreciate recommendations for books, lectures, scholars or other resources that helped you understand the life of Prophet Muhammad PBUH, the historical context of the early Muslim wars, or the history of how Islam spread.

I’m mainly looking for resources and personal experiences that I could share with him so that he can explore things for himself.

I would really appreciate any advice or experiences, and please keep us in your prayers.