Let’s Honour Reverts for the Sake of Allah

As-salamu alaykum. I keep noticing born Muslims putting reverts down or treating them like they’re somehow less of a Muslim. That really hurts to see. You hear people warning others not to marry reverts, or to avoid them when looking for a spouse. But then a young brother takes shahada in the masjid, everyone celebrates him, and later when he respectfully asks for someone’s hand in marriage they reject him. Why is that? They say it’s because of his past, or his culture, or how he was raised - when really it’s just that he’s not from a Muslim family. That’s not fair. On the flip side, some revert sisters get fetishized - men assume they have less knowledge and will be overly submissive, only to discover those sisters often know their rights and boundaries very well, subhanAllah. As a born Muslim, I’ve learned so much from reverts. They’re a gift to our Ummah and I’m grateful to have many as friends, alhamdulillah. Remember the companions: many of them embraced Islam from other backgrounds and sacrificed everything for the deen. They preserved knowledge, fought for the faith, and strengthened the Ummah. We should honour reverts - not belittle them, not fetishize them, but respect and protect them. Reverts are a treasure of faith that deserves our kindness and support.