Hi, I'm looking for advice, so I made this post, but it kept getting removed immediately after hitting post, so I was wondering if you could tell me why and how I can improve it, because I would sincerely like advice:
Hi all, quick note before I get to the actual post: I am currently a Bahá'í. I love the Bahá'í community and don't want to speak poorly of them. I don't want this post to become an argument about the veracity of the Bahá'í Faith, so please don't attempt to convert anyone to/from the Bahá'í Faith. I'm using a throwaway account because I occasionally am active on the Bahá'í subreddit. Thanks.
Okay, actual post: I converted to the Bahá'í faith when I was fifteen years old. I had some Bahá'í friends who I went to events with and it seemed like a great community with a nice message and I was spiritually lost, so I converted. Seven years later and I'm reevaluating where I'm at in life. This past summer, I decided I wanted to learn more about the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) because even though by becoming a Bahá'í, I technically also accepted the prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and Islam, I didn't know that much about it since my family background is secularish Christianity and I hadn't read the Qur'an. I bought a biography of the Prophet and a copy of the Qur'an and read them. I began following Muslim blogs and learning more. I also read more about the Bahá'í faith. After all that, I don't think I can be a Bahá'í anymore, but at the same time, I'm still unsure of what I believe. I want to explore the Muslim community and learn more about Islam, but I'm nervous that people will judge me because I am (or at least was until very recently) a Bahá'í. I know that some groups treat Bahá'ís as apostates, so I don't know, can I even revert to Islam? Isn't there a penalty for apostasy? I have never thought of myself as Muslim and, as I said, didn't know much and only came across Qur'anic verses when they were referenced in Bahá'í scriptures, so it feels weird to think that they might view me as a muslim apostate. I'm sure not all communities do that, but I just don't know how to talk to an Imam or others in the muslim community about this. Any help or advice would be appreciated. I am very interested in Islam but I don't think I can move forward without reaching out to a muslim community, which I'm nervous to do.
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