May Allah guide more and more people to the truth...
My name is Angelo Ryan Alfred Diaz Jr. I was raised a Roman Catholic. I was so devout, I even hoped to one day serve in the priesthood. I accepted the churches teachings even when I didn't agree with them.
I took a parttime job as a roomboy at Sangri-La Hotel when i was 17yearsold. I worked with a man named Ahmed Faris. In the beginning I didn't trust him simply because of his background. I'm lucky that he was patient with me.
Slowly, due to my ignorance, he taught me about the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Quran. He didn't teach me with words. He showed me that Muslims are not evil by his actions. More than that, he taught me the truth of Allah's message.
After I came home, I began to study Islam in earnest. i took a religion course at Pusat Pembangunan Pondok Branch sabah.Though I found the course prejudicial to Islam, it seemed to push me closer to it. I met a young boy named Amal in the class. We would spend hours talking and debating Islam against Catholicism. I found him arguments both logical and reasonable.
I started taking Arabic courses, so I could learn to read and understand the Quran properly. I still have a long way to go. I spoke to everyone I knew that was Muslim but, more than that, I watched them to see if their actions matched their words. I never saw any hypocrisy. I even went to the masjid in Bandaraya Kota Kinabalu to talk to other Muslims and the imam.
Catholicism, whatever else it was, was polytheistic. The realization was shattering to me. I knew at that point that I could not obey the laws of Allah and continue to praise Prophet Jesus (peace be upon him) as his son.
Becoming Muslim was no doubt the right decision. My father would not speak to me for on years three months. I have no doubt that Allah will soften their hearts in the future.
I thank Allah for all the people he has brought into my life to show me the truth. I thank him for giving me a mind to understand the truth. More than that. I shall end this paper as I began the day. There is no deity worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is his prophet.
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