Hello everyone. I’ll try to make this post as short as possible without rambling too much.
I didn’t grow up very religious, in fact my parents were agnostic pagans (less emphasis on deities and more emphasis on traditions following the seasons). Although I did have Christian grandparents and attended Lutheran Sunday school for the first 9 years of my childhood. My parents have always been open to religious exploration but never declared or practiced a religion of their own. I’ve always been open and spiritual but never declared any specific faith of my own.
A few years ago out of curiosity I decided to learn more about Islam because surely it is not a faith weapons and violence my country (the U.S.) loves to portray Islam to be. I do not know Arabic so I’ve listened to an English audio translation of the Quran and played around with following along a translation while it’s been recited in Arabic. I have found much peace in all of my interactions with Islam and the Quran.
I am currently a college student and finishing up a world religion course where we were assigned to explore another faith and attend a prayer or service and I took this as the perfect opportunity to visit one of my local mosques.
The service was beautiful and although the Arabic was in parts hard to follow the warmth and glow in the room was very real. Being lovingly called “sister” in a room full of people I’ve never met will forever sit with me. I have never felt more welcome. My time at the mosque is the only time I’ve prayed as well.
I love Islam, the faith, the people, and the practice. I don’t know that I could convert though. I worry that I have far too many vices, interests, and behaviors that go against the piousness required and if I were to convert Id want to do it right and respectfully but I don’t want to completely reconfigure everything I am and everything I love. Islam is a very big commitment. A beautiful commitment, but I’m just really not sure it’s something I could do.
I also find the language barrier to be extremely overwhelming to overcome to pray and follow along fully during service.
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