First day in a mosque [Masjid El Nur, RJ]

Good evening, reddit friends, I hope everyone is well and in good peace. As some of you know, I came here in r/islam recently to ask more about your faith, they told me to go to a mosque, because there they would surely do the best to teach me. So ... I went with my best friend this afternoon of June 7. He and I arrived there and were very well attended, the Muslim brothers greeted us with "Salaam Aleikum" and we responded - well, we try to give our best by answering - "Waalaikum As-Salaam", sometimes we were just silly looking at the brothers who they greet us like that, it's different when, in our daily lives, someone greets you with something so significant, it's too different and, honestly, it's very beautiful. The Sheikh has treated us very well, answered all our questions, explained to us a lot about the history of Islam, about the prophets who came before Prophet Muhammad - may Allah bless him and his family - about the Sunnah, about the the theology of Islam, about the prayers, as the Prophet Jesus - may Allah exalt him always - prostrated himself and had never said that it was God himself, encouraged us to read all these sources so that our own reason and intellect would seek the way, I I always say and I will say that I find this openness on the part of the Muslim brothers to make us study, to read, to go after knowledge and to seek knowledge without any kind of obscurantism or mystery, things are here so that we can learn them. We had the opportunity to see a prayer, which was a beautiful, simple moment. To be barefoot, with the afternoon light knocking on the window of the mosque, with everyone there praying and prostrating, with the recitation going on ... It was happy, really, it was calm. There were also many young men and women, my age, blacks, whites, various ethnicities, foreigners, and people here too! I do not know if that celebrated letter from Lord Malcolm X is indeed true, but it is true, it seems that the Oneness of Allah shows that there is also the oneness of man, we are really brothers. The Sheikh invited us to spend more time there and learn, as there are free classes of the religion and also to read and write in Arabic, which is essential for reading the Quran. I will go fairly quietly in this process, I think I should learn more, seek more, and be sincere with the heart when I am ready for my testimony of faith. Now, at night, resting at my house, I laugh, remembering my friend, who, when I met him years ago, had already commented that he would almost become a Muslim, and over the years he has spoken it vaguely (and, with me, for being my best friend and for having deep interest and dedication): ​ "We can not convert ourselves to emotion, but, I confess, I'm really very emotional now, but let's wait, we have a lot to do yet." ​ In the end, we got small books about Islam that are being valuable, and also a book on the meaning of the verses of the Quran, which will also be incredibly useful to me, I am happy for all this opportunity. And as much as I did not come here to talk about my testimony of faith, although I believe that one day I will come here to talk about it, and may Allah grant, I am very grateful for the support of Islam for having encouraged me and encouraged to go to my local mosque, I could begin to crumble prejudices and respect and love Islam even more. ​ This is the first step of a great journey which, even in my ignorance, for not knowing how to pray, not knowing how to put myself to Allah, I ask Him to help me to guide me on this journey. Thank you all. Before the prayer, I asked the sheikh if I could take a photo of that afternoon, he gave consent. Just to register this photo here, to make the post more beautiful and the memory stronger. submitted by /u/ananxiouscaco98 [link] [comments]

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