So for context : I was raised Christian so I’ve always had a belief in God, but later into my teens started learning more about other religions as I wanted to re-evaluate my religious beliefs and discover my own truth. Now, For a while I have considered myself mostly to align with Buddhist teachings, though still have mostly maintained a belief that god does exist in some way or another.
Now for what actually sparked my curiosity :
for a while I have watched a YouTuber who plays a game I like, who happens to be Muslim. It has always caught my attention how caring and genuine of a person he is, and how important his religion appears to be to him. Through his videos I’ve picked up on some things, particularly relevant to this post for example is how he greets his close friends / family with Assalamualaikum (sorry if I’m not spelling it right)
One day I was on a website which is essentially the same as Omegle (in case anyone doesn’t know, you just go on with a mic and camera and it puts you on a call with a random person also using the website) when I met a man who was Muslim. Upon realizing I decided to greet him with “Assalamualaikum”, to which he responded happily with “Wa-Alaikum-Salaam” and asked if I was also Muslim. I kindly told him no and explained that I don’t know a whole lot about the religion. He then asked if I would say a prayer with him, and naturally I agreed because… well why not lol. He had me repeat some phrases in Arabic (I don’t remember at this point at all what he had me say)
at the end of the prayer, he says “There you are Muslim now.” And I was kinda… not shocked per se, but surprised and a little unsure how to react other than saying “well, thank you sir”. There was more to the conversation but for the sake of the post, that’s the important bit
That encounter has been in my head now for over a year pretty regularly and I decided I wanted to clear up some of my confusion or questions regarding it.
First of all, would anyone be able to guess what the prayer he had me say was? Because I’m very curious but of course I can’t remember as i don’t speak Arabic. Second, is that how it works? I imagine he was doing his part in spreading the word of Allah, but I guess it was just strange to me that he said “you are Muslim now”. (I’m not at all bothered by it, in fact it felt good and welcoming) it’s just I can’t imagine saying a Christian prayer with someone for instance, and then saying “you are Christian now”
A bit of a lengthy post but I appreciate anyone willing to read through and help me clear up some of my confusion. As time passes I have grown a large amount of respect for the religion of Islam and its people, as most who I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing / interacting with have been extremely wonderful people. Much love and I’m excited to see what you have to share
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