My family asked me to play the Qur’an while they sleep even though they aren’t Muslim
Assalamu alaikum. So my cousin follows this belief called La Ciencia del Alma, which is like a science of the soul thing, and the other kids in the family are Christian. But they actually asked me to play the Qur’an while they sleep because they find the sound so beautiful and calming. I’m Mexican, and my extended family isn’t really on the same page about my beliefs. After I took my Shahada, rumors started spreading that I got married, and my grandma even asked to see my husband. I had to tell her she was misinformed-I didn’t marry anyone. The family didn’t want to explain to her that I chose to leave the teachings of William Marrion Braham and follow Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. I’m still very new to Islam. I took my Shahada on July 31, just a few days ago. I’m trying to get my life in order. The house I live in belongs to my cousin, and it’s usually messy. But as I cleaned a spot for my prayers and started praying, that spot kept growing, and the rest of the house started looking cleaner too. It surprised me. Then my cousin noticed a lot of flies and started looking up spiritual meanings and stuff about witchcraft. I told her, “Playing the Qur’an can get rid of jinn,” and she was totally on board. She said I can play it out loud as much as I want and even leave my device on repeat. She also asked me to seek advice on making the house more spiritually safe, which is why I’m here. On my mom’s side, they’ve hit me before just for questioning Christianity. On my dad’s side, they’re now spreading the idea that I got married so I can’t live with or even visit my grandma. When my grandma asked to see my husband, I was like, “I want to see him too, unless he’s Casper or Peter Pan, I’ve got nothing.” Then it hit me-they were talking about me taking my Shahada. But how do I explain to a strict Christian family that I don’t see Jesus as God, but that God is only One? These are my confessions…