Grant, unlike you, I did not try on Islam like a pair of socks; I really and truly surrendered to what I perceived to be the truth. I did not even want to be a Muslim or to belong to a religious community. For goodness sake, Grant, I was an atheist before becoming a Muslim! Whether or not the Muslims are good or bad people had no bearing at all on my choice to convert, or for that matter, on my decision to stay in this religion! Then why did you convert? he asked, sounding bewildered. Because of the Quran! I blurted impatiently, as if he should have already known. Because of the Quran! Grant was sensitive and intelligent, but I could see from the vacant look he gave me that my reply blew right past him. I thought I should elaborate on my answer. Grant, I read the Quran-fought and struggled with it-argued with it-and finally capitulated to it. I surrendered to the one God, whom I came to know and trust through reading it. I cannot simply walk away from all that I didnt read very much of the Quran, Grant admitted.
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