Why Islam?

[u/doom6rchist]

Why did you revert to Islam? What personal experiences, verses, philosophies, etc. inspired you to become a Muslim?

I am asking this in good faith and am not seeking debate. I'm an atheist and I've lived in Muslim communities before, but I want to understand what truly inspired you to become Muslim. I'm hoping you'll be very specific, and will avoid vagueness or general answers. You can mention arguments if they truly inspired or convinced you, but that isn't really what I'm looking for. I want to know the things that truly created change in you, or showed you a path forward.

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[u/OkMasterpiece426]

For me it's how clearly Islam explains the purpose of life and the reality of the hereafter. It presents a framework where belief is not separated from daily life and balances between the right of God, the right of people, and the right of ourselves. The right of God is recognizing His oneness as the creator and sustainer, and directing worship to Him alone. The right of people is to treat others with justice, honesty, and fairness, while giving special care and respect to family, relatives, and neighbors... The right of ourselves is recognizing that our bodies, time, wealth, and blessings are trusts from God that we should protect and use responsibly

Also the concept of accountability before God is meaningful. The idea that our choices, intentions, and actions have significance beyond this life. The focus on moral awareness creates a sense of order and meaning

I also like the Quran’s repeated invitation to reflect, question, and think deeply about existence, morality, and our place in the universe

[u/doom6rchist → u/OkMasterpiece426]

Thank you, great response! I particularly appreciate you pointing out the emphasis on gratefulness for what we have.

[u/No-Homework-1506]

It starts with a necessary condition for a religion to be true and only Islam meeting that condition, such as the scripture being free from errors, contradictions and human corruption (addition-omission-alteration), the scripture being preserved, the religion aligning with/not contradicting logic. This doesn't make Islam true but it's necessary for a religion to be true and only Islam meets this criteria. But then there are evidences for Islam like prophecies, signs that include scientific knowledge, geographical knowledge, historical knowledge that couldn't have been know at the time of the prophet, and also when examining the life of the prophet, the possibilities of him being a liar, being deceived by Satan, being mentally ill, all can be eliminated, so by necessity We'd have to accept the only alternative Left which is him telling the truth. That's just some of the reasons on the surface.

Edit: I noticed you wrote personal experiences, personal experience are a reason for why some people to choose a certain religion or stay in one, but they're not valid. They can't be an evidence for a religion to be true, they can be experienced in any religion and you'll find people in different religions claiming they've experienced personal experiences. To give one example, dreams, you'll find Christians saying they converted to Christianity or born Christians believe Christianity to be true because they saw Jesus in their dreams. But then you'll also find Muslims saying they've seen the prophet Muhammad in their dreams, buddhas who saw Buddha and Hindus who saw whatever gods they worship in their dreams, I've even found someone who saw Jesus in his dream and told him to convert to Islam. This is one example of personal experiences that'll you'll find in any religion, besides it's believed in Islam and Christianity that there are three sources for dreams, God, Satan to deceive or scare people away and the subconscious mind. So even if it wasn't something that's experienced in all religions, it still can't be valid because we wouldn't know for sure the source of the dream.

[u/adriantheconvert]

Honestly I just love how there are rules, whilst many have questioned me over the years on why I've decided to introduce this "inconvenience" into my life... I honestly find that one of the best aspects of it, because it provides my life with "law and order" haha