A Beautiful Reversion Story from British Sister - He - S.a.w - Is our biggest inspiration

I just want to tell you briefly about my journey. And I actually learnt about Islam from a Turkish friend of mine from Mid Wales. And he'd been telling me about, how he'd quit drinking and smoking... And I was like for so much better early since following the true path of Islam. He was actually born a Muslim and have decided to start taking religion seriously Alhamdulillah. At that time in my life I was a single parent. I had a very good high playing career within the recruitment business. And I was going out quite a lot partying and drinking quite a lot. And I was always searching for something that I couldn't quite find. I was quite empty a lot of the time. So I decided to have look into Islam for myself based on what he told me. And before you knew it I'd ordered a first copy of the Quran in English from the internet and I started to read it. And I started to read a few of the sort of fixing material and things like that. And then something just clicked in my heart and in my head really and I thought you know I'm gonna have to follow this through. I'm gonna I'm gonna look into it so I asked some advice and I decided to take my Shahada which I did in my bedroom on my own with no witnesses at the time. Cuz I didn't actually have a witness and as I did take my Shahada. I felt like this really electric shuddering feeling through my spine and then I became a Muslim. I started becoming very sort of God aware and very conscious of everything that I was doing. Because this was all from new to me. So initially I was still having the odd drink of alcohol and I didn't realize and then then I was actually told and informed that it's completely forbidden. So every time I felt like reaching for a bottle of wine, I just knew that Allah was watching me and to not do it Alhamdulillah. I started to learn myself just looking on YouTube, how to recite the Salah, in then Arabic and I learnt the meaning as well. And I just went from strength to strength really in learning myself and I met a friend on Facebook along the way through an Islamic group. I can't remember the name of the group. And Alhamdulillah he was very helpful and gave me many hints and tips and websites. And one of the most beautiful gestures he did him and his mother puts a big package together for me and sent me a beautiful Quran many many books the reverts covering all aspects of Islam. And a beautiful story called the Seerah of the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him. If you're going to follow Islam that you need to read this Seerah. Because obviously the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him is our role. He is our biggest inspiration and he is the man that we follow Alhamdulillah. There's no greater man on earth but in order to know him you need to read his story among understand Islam a little bit better. I've had such a hard life you would not understand all self-inflicted. I'm not blaming anybody else you know. And basically my year my friend actually proposed to me Alhamdulillah. We're now married and have been for four months Alhamdulillah. I got a fantastic job working in Birmingham and a new home and my relocation was made very easy Alhamdulillah, Mashallah and SubhanAllah. I now attend Arabic classes. I am I also attend the sister circle with the UK Islamic mission where I learn everything that I know today. But I've still got such a long way to go and by no means of genius yet. And my advise to anybody wanting to follow Islam is definitely to follow it in its truest form which is from the Quran and Sunnah. Because it's very easy to get mixed up with cultures. And there's a lot of bad press and things about Islam. If you just read it it's actually probably the most peaceful peaceful religion. And it's sorted my life out. I can not express to you how much better Alhamdulillah my life is now. Because that's how it was three years ago and that's my story. Salaam alaikum.