Leaving Islam for Christianity?

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Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
 
I’ve not had to do that, but you have my prayers. Always seek the Truth, and sometimes that can be so hard.

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Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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I personally do not know anyone who has. You say most of your family are strong Muslims so I understand this to mean for them Islam holds the truth. I don’t know how tolerant or receptive any of them would be about your conversion. Before posting, I did not check to see if you are in the U. S. or not.
My prayers are with you and I hope you will find someone here who can help you who has gone through the experience and will give you advice about approaching family members about conversion to Catholicism. You might try researching and seeing if any books have been written about this kind of conversion and others share how they dealt with family members.
 
Different families react in different ways. Consider how your family reacts to other things, the “type” of Islam they espouse, whether they value truth.

If there is a large Middle Eastern community where you live, you might go to nearby churches and ask the priest if he knows of any people who help Moslems convert.
 
wantthetruth5 said:
Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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I have a friend who was raised Muslim, but did not really practice the religion. She told me that she searched for the Truth and later converted to Catholicism. During her college years, she was very involved in the parish, sang in the choir, attended daily mass (she was often present at the 7 am Mass that I served on Thursdays), received spiritual direction, and with the help of our parish priest (he is a member of the FSSP), she moved to the U.S. and joined the convent. She recently received the habit of a postulant. I was so proud and happy for her when she told me that she was entering the religious life and I told her that I would be counting on her prayers for my sanctification :). I did not really pry into her personal affairs regarding her family’s reaction to her conversion to The Faith since it is a very delicate subject and of course, it’s none of my business, but she told me that she will always pray for them and their conversion.
 
wantthetruth5 said:
Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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Love and prayers, my friend.

Many have walked your path before - even those that lived in a part of the Islamic world where such a conversion would mean death. Some have written books detailing their journey. A quick google search will give results.

Start attending Mass when you can and make some friends. Having someone to catch you when you jump makes the jumping a bit easier 🙂
 
I have some Muslim friends. Very nice people. I am not going to get into why you are correct for leaving Islam. I will say Christianity and specifically Catholicism is the Truth and you are loved by God. May his mercy and grace be on you. Christ is calling you. Many people would stay with what they know just to keep the comfort zone but you my friend have been called by Christ back to the truth and I will pray for you in this time of confusion of what to do.
 
wantthetruth5 said:
Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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What kind of Islam does your family practice?
 
Thank you all.
My extended family is Sunni, my immediate family do not practice, but still say they are.
 
wantthetruth5 said:
Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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While there may be good reason for that, I have seem here on CAF MANY similar concerns of other Christians choosing to CONVERT to Catholicism.

The key to right understanding is a single word: TRUTH, which can only be singular per defined issue.

Becoming or BEING a Catholic has never been easy, or with out a “price of admission”; but as HEAVEN is the GOAL, is any asking price really too much?

TAKE UP YOUR CROSS

Mt 5:48 Be you therefore perfect, as also your heavenly Father is perfect.

Lk 14:27 And whosoever doth not carry his cross and come after me, cannot be my disciple.

Phil 2:8 He humbled himself, becoming obedient unto death, even to the death of the cross.

Heb 12: 2 “Looking on Jesus, the author and finisher of faith, who having joy set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and now sitteth on the right hand of the throne of God.

Mk 8: 34 And calling the multitude together with his disciples, he said to them: If any man will follow me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me

Mt 5:16: So let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Mt 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mt 5:12 Be glad and rejoice, for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.

Mt 5:16 For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven

Lk 9:23And he said to all: If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me

Gal 2: 19 For I, through the law, am dead to the law, that I may live to God: with Christ I am nailed to the cross.

Gal 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; by whom the world is crucified to me, and I to the world.

John 19:17 “And bearing his own cross, he went forth to that place which is called Calvary, but in Hebrew Golgotha.
AMEN!

Pray very much my friend!

God Bless and Guide you

Patrick
 
I will pray for you and your family. How long have you thought about this? Are you really sure you want to do this? Have you done a RCIA course?

Muslims who convert can be disowned etc. Similarly some protestants who convert to Catholicism are disowned, hated, disliked, ignored or unsupported by their family, friends and old congregation.

Fortunately for me, my family and friends didn’t react negatively when I converted. I worried for months and their reaction was the total opposite of what I expected.

Your family and friends may not be as disappointed or unsupportive as you may think they will be. Often we think people will react badly or negatively and then when the event occurs their reaction totally surprises us. We work ourselves into a state and then the reaction is not as bad as we imagined it would be. Perception doesn’t always = reality.

If there are “negative reactions” within your family regarding your conversion I would suggest setting up a meeting between your Priest, yourself and your parents…perhaps even include a muslim cleric in the mediation.

Good luck and don’t forget CAF and the rest of us are all here to support you in your journey.
 
I have a sister that was Muslim for sometime. I was at her baptism. I think, the reason she became Muslim was not because she sincerely believed it which is one thing but because it made her a part of something unfortunately she came in contact with some extremists and I think that kind of scared her out of it. eventually though, she was baptized into the Catholic Church. I know plenty of Muslims that aren’t extremists so please don’t think I’m trying to push that view.
 
wantthetruth5 said:
Has anyone gone through this or know anyone who has? If so how did their family react??
I am wanting to become Catholic, but most of my family are strong muslims so I am nervous.
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Dear whatthetruth. Where are you? I presume you are not from my country but if you are, please email me directly. If you are not you can still email me for advice that is best not in a public forum.
 
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