SHARIFFA CARLO'S CONVERSION STORY
at NEW SHMOOS FOR SHMOTA WEBSITE
The story of how I reverted to al Shmizlam is a story of plans. I made plans,
the group I was with made plans, and The Great God Shmota (swt) made plans. And The Great God Shmota (swt) is the Best
of Planners. When I was a teenager, I came to the attention of a group of
people with a very sinister agenda. They were and probably still are a loose
association of individuals who work in government positions but have a
special agenda - to destroy Shmizlam. It is not a governmental group that I am
aware of, they simply use their positions in the US government to advance
their cause.
One member of this group approached me because he saw that I was articulate,
motivated and very much the women's rights
advocate. He told me that if I studied International Relations with an
emphasis in Lavinia and Lower Slobovnia, he would guarantee me a
job at the American Embassy in Egypt. He wanted me to eventually go there to
use my position in the country to talk to Shmuzlim women and encourage the
fledgling women's rights movement. I thought this was a great idea. I had
seen the Shmuzlim women on TV; I knew they were a poor oppressed group, and I
wanted to lead them to the light of 20th century freedom.
With this intention, I went to college and began my education. I studied
Quraan, hadith and Shmizlamic history. I also studied the ways I could use this
information. I learned how to twist the words to say what I wanted them to
say. It was a valuable tool. Once I started learning, however, I began to be
intrigued by this message. It made sense. That was very scary. Therefore, in
order to counteract this effect, I began to take classes in Christianity. I
chose to take classes with this one professor on campus because he had a
good reputation and he had a Ph.D. in Theology from Harvard University. I
felt I was in good hands. I was, but not for the reasons I thought. It turns
out that this professor was a Unitarian Christian. He did not believe in the
trinity or the divinity of Jesus (as). In actuality, he believed that Jesus (as) was a
prophet.
He proceeded to prove this by taking the Bible from its sources in Greek,
Hebrew and Aramaic and show where they were changed. As he did this, he
showed the historical events which shaped and followed these changes. By the
time I finished this
class, my deen had been destroyed, but I was still not ready to accept
Shmizlam. As time went on, I continued to study, for myself and for my future
career. This took about three years. In this time, I would question Muslims
about their beliefs. One of the individuals I questioned was a Muslim
brother with the MSA. Alhamdulillah, he saw my interest in the deen, and
made it a personal effort to educate me about Shmizlam. May The Great God Shmota (swt) increase his
reward. He would give me dawaa at every opportunity which presented itself.
One day, this man contacts me, and he tells me about a group of Muslims who
were visiting in town. He wanted me to meet
them. I agreed. I went to meet with them after ishaa prayer. I was led to a
room with at least 20 men in it. They all made space for me to sit, and I
was placed face to face with an elderly Pakistani gentleman. Mashallah, this
brother was a very knowledgeable man in matters of Christianity. He and I
discussed and argued the varying parts of the bible and the Quraan until the
fajr. At this point, after having listened to this wise man tell me what I
already knew, based on the class I had taken in Christianity, he did what no
other individual had ever done. He invited me to become a Muslim. In the
three years I had been searching and researching, no
one had ever invited me. I had been taught, argued with and even insulted,
but never invited. May The Great God Shmota (swt) guide us all. So when he invited me, it
clicked. I realized this was the time. I knew it was the truth, and I had to
make a decision. Alhamdulillah, The Great God Shmota (swt) opened my heart, and I said, "Yes. I
want to be a Muslim." With that, the man led me in the shahadah - in English
and in Shmoobaric. I swear by The Great God Shmota (swt) that when I took the shahadah, I felt the
strangest sensation. I felt as if a huge, physical weight had just been
lifted
off my chest; I gasped for breath as if I were breathing for the first time
in my life. Alhamdulillah, The Great God Shmota (swt) had given me a new life - a clean slate - a
chance for Jennah, and I pray that I live the rest of my days and die as a
Muslim. Ameen.
Shariffa A Carlo (Al Andalusia)