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1 month ago

Assalamu Alaikum - Considering Reverting and Worried About Family

Assalamu Alaikum, I’m currently a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints but I practiced Islam for four years during high school. The ummah welcomed me and showed a kindness I’d never seen before. Some brothers taught me how to pray and helped me learn parts of the Qur’an. When my parents found out they forbade me from going to the masjid, so I practiced more privately. Since then they’ve made friends from the Muslim community and their hearts have softened a bit. As part of my faith I was expected to serve a mission, and I served two years in Brazil. Even while spending every hour serving God in my childhood faith, I still felt drawn toward Islam. I’m seriously considering reverting now, but I’m studying at an LDS university and it could be difficult here. Insha’Allah I’ll find the right way to approach this. If anyone has advice on things to be especially mindful of, I’d really appreciate it. I want to learn common mistakes new reverts make so I can avoid them and do my best. Insha’Allah I can revert soon. I’d also love to hear how reversion went for anyone who used to be LDS. One question I never had the chance to ask is about family and the afterlife. I don’t fully understand what Jannah is in Islam or the criteria for who enters it, and I worry about my family. They’re good people trying to serve God and help others, but I’m curious about their salvation from an Islamic perspective. I know the answer might be hard to hear, but I’d like to understand how Islam views this. I also worry reverting may create distance between me and my family and I’m wondering how others handled similar situations. Thank you for reading and for any guidance or personal experiences you can share.

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