I am so happy to be a Muslim, alhamduilillah.

Since Ive embraced Islam, my life has changed for

the better.
Im a proud revert to ISLAM. I have been a Muslim now for just over 2 years and started wearing
the hijab from day one.
My life before islam was very bad as I was involved in a lot of bad things and my life had been
turned upside down after losing my youngest son at birth due to complications. I lost all faith in
God, astagfirullah. Then a few of my Muslim friends told me about Islam so I started to read and
learn about Islam and I fell in love with it. It was what I had been missing in my life.
None of my family supported me. They were all against me and still to this day they are against
me but I dont care what anyone thinks. I am so happy to be a Muslim, alhamduilillah. Since Ive
embraced Islam, my life has changed for the better. Ive met my amazing husband who is a born
Muslim. He helps me every day with my deen (religion) and so supportive of me. Just everything
in my life has changed for the better and I couldnt be happier, alhamduilillah.
Now that Ive found Islam, I cant imagine my life without Islam. I dont care anymore about what
people think of me or say because I only need to please one being and thats ALLAH. I pray 5
times a day and I read Quran everyday and it just makes me feel so relaxed and happy,
Alhamdulillah. I cant imagine my life without my hijab or Islam. I cant even try to step outside
without my hijab. If I do by mistake, Im quickly running inside because it feels like Im walking
outside nakedIm so so proud to be a Muslim, alhamdulillah. -Ameera - Australia

Asalam alikom, y'all from Texas. My name is Heather Faith Efird-Salas. I am a 47 year old
teacher. I converted last July during Ramadan. My road to Islam started in an unusual way. I
was working as an administrator at a private school. My boss came to me in a panic and asked
me to go and speak to the woman waiting for information about our school. I asked her what
the problem was and she asked me to look at the woman. I looked and saw a woman in a
nikbah. I asked my boss what the problem was and she said that she was scared because she
didn't know what was under there. I was very insulted and said, "she's a mom, just like us!" I
went and spoke with the Muslim woman. After she left, my boss and I argued because she
said that all Muslims wanted to kill everyone else and their 'bible' tells them to do this. I told
her I didn't believe this and I was going to prove her wrong. I went to a book story and bought
a Quran. I read it quickly, basically scanning for the verse that said to kill everyone. I went
back to her and told her that she was wrong because I read the Quran and it didn't say that.
After that, I began to meet more Muslims and ask questions about Islam. The Muslims I met
were from many different countries, but they all had a very gentle and gracious way about
them. I admired they peacefulness and I wanted to be like them. They were so kind and

lovely. I admired them like a child looking through the window of a shop...longing for a gift I
believed I couldn't ever have.
I thought I could make my life more peaceful on my own. I quit my job and went back to
teaching at a smaller school. I moved into a new home. I let go of negative people. But I still
didn't have peace.
I had a child in my call from Saudi Arabia, he was eight years old. He was talking about
Ramadan and I joined his discussion. He asked me how I knew about it and I told him that I
studied Islam. He asked me if I was Muslim. I said no and he asked, "why not?" I didn't have
an answer. He said, "oh, you want to drink alcohol?" I told him that I didn't. He said, "oh, you
want to eat pork?" I said, "no, I haven't in many years because it is not healthy." He said,
"then why aren't you Muslim?" I told him I was worried about what my family would think.
He said something I will never forget, "They are your family, they love you always, no matter
what." And there it was, he had removed my only excuse. I told him I didn't know how to
even start to become a Muslim. He suggested we email the local mosque. We did and we
waited. The next day, his dad told me Saif had told him a story about me and asked if I
wanted to convert. I told him yes and he called the mosque and set it up. Saif and his family
went with me and his dad helped me say my shahadah. Alhamdulilah and Allahu Akbar! I
was instantly embraced by the most loving sisters in the world! I have never been treated so
nice! And with each hug, peace washed over me.
And Saif was right, my family still loves me! I was still worried about what they would say so
I prayed for five weeks before I told them. And it was fine, they are happy that I am happy
and they notice the change in me. This July, my 10 year old son accepted Islam as well,
Alhamdulilah! And now, my 20 year old son is reading Quran. En sha allah, he will find his
way.
My path started in a negative way, but the journey was blessed. Islam has given me that peace
that I looked for all my life. I realized that I don't have to carry the weight of my worries by
myself, I can give them to Allah. Five times a day, I stop to say thank you for all you have
done for me and it is so humbling because it reminds me that all I have is because of Allah.
My children, my family, my home, my job, my precious sisters, my health, all gifts from
Allah.
Marriage is Beautiful added 3 new photos.

November 14 at 1:30pm
I saw a bunch of beautiful stories about their marriages. So I thought I would share our story
too. So this is a story about two high school teenagers me and my now husband Austin. We
came to find each other by an amazing mutual friend that introduced us. He later on became
our best man at our wedding and made sure to make it known he was the person that got us
together. haha. At first I was hesitant to even date him because a few months before I went
through an extremely bad break up but he was very consistent. We talked on the phone and he
walked me to almost every class that whole week. I just instantly started having feelings for
him. He also had a bit of a difficult past with his family like I had it was like we were two
broken souls but together we fixed our past wounds. Now let's skip a couple months all
through the under the stars kisses the endless conversations and the valentines day food fight
and were at about 8 months of dating it's my senor year austins sophomore year I find out im

pregnant. One of the scariest moments of my life this is the moment where i found out he was
my soul mate. He told me that he will do anything he can for our baby and he will be there
every step of the way. For the next couple moths it was a roller coaster telling our parents was
a disaster at first but at the end they all came around mostly anyways but once our son Tristan
arrived Austin and I both knew God gave us this perfect gift for a reason even if we are so
young. It was the best day of our lives! Now let's skip a few months we've been together 1 and
10months Austin proposes to me on a my birthday on a cake he bought me and of course
there was no doubt in my mind that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him so I said
yes! We eloped on the same day we started dating January 14. Then finally last year we had
our wedding and our son was able to be apart of it also. It was perfect we even incorporate our
neediness in our wedding by making it super hero themed! Today we are happily married for
3years and dated for 5years. I've loved every moment of it. Everyone has a soul mate we were
just blessed enough to find each other early. I love Austin more and more each day. He is my
soul mate. Everyday with him is the best day of my life high school sweet hearts forever
Austin-Kelly