Truth, Love, and Newness of Life
Why Muslims become Christians
For some of these brothers and sisters it is important that the area where
they live now, or where they originally come from, is not too closely
identified to ensure either their own safety or that of their families.
Others do not have as great safety concerns and a country name is given.
Many of these believers from Muslim background are "online" and welcome
your response. Those with email are listed first in each category. A *
after the name means the testimony is available in several languages,
usually English and the native language of the convert. Most of the
testimonies were written by former orthodox and practicing Muslims,
some came from a nominal or sectarian Muslim background.
Some necessary comments on copyright, use and abuse
of these testimonies.
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Men |
Women |
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Middle East |
Al-Gharib,
Bassam,
Younathan,
Abdul S.,
Emir R.,
Omar*,
Shawqui,
Abd El-Fady |
Fatimah,
Seham |
Israel |
Walid |
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Egypt |
Ibrahim*,
Bahaa el-Din el-Akkad,
Adel,
Sheikh Mansour*,
Suraj El-Din,
Mahmoud,
Ahmad |
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Palestine |
Masab Yousef,
Joseph,
Tahir,
Thayer* |
Amal |
Jordan |
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Fatima |
Iraq |
Khaled,
Abdullah,
Monthir*,
Samir |
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Kurdistan |
Azad,
Ali,
Sinur,
Zana |
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Kuwait |
Ibrahim |
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Syria |
Kamil,
Ziad* |
Amina |
Lebanon |
Haytham (Druze) |
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Kosovo |
Ibrahim* |
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Turkey |
Masud,
Yücel*,
Erkin,
Zinnur*,
Mustafa*,
Baris*,
Taryk |
Hatice*,
Pinar,
B.N.*,
Sirpil |
Saudi Arabia |
Mutee'a Al-Fadi,
Ubaidullah*,
A Brother |
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Iran |
Mohammad,
Dr. Hormoz,
Behnam,
Bagher,
Saeed,
Ali,
Hussein,
Mansur |
Sara,
V. S.,
Nadereh,
Halimeh,
N.N. |
Russia |
Farid* |
Khadija* |
Pakistan |
Farooq Ibrahim,
Paul Michael,
Mawlawi Dr. Imad ud-Din Lahiz,
Barakat Ullah,
Abdul Haqq*,
Mohammad,
N.N.,
N.N.,
Steven Masood,
G.M. Naaman |
Esther |
India |
Dr. Deshmukh,
K.K. Alavi*,
N.N.,
John A Subhan |
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Afghanistan |
Hussain Andaryas,
Zia Nodrat*,
Sultan Muhammad Paul*,
N.N.,
more |
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Morocco |
Jamel,
Sami,
Mustafa,
Mouhammad,
several in Arabic |
Malika* |
Algeria |
Kader,
Hamid,
T.A.,
Ahmed |
N.N.,
Dalila |
Nigeria |
Adewale,
Garba Adamu |
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East Africa |
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Leah |
West Africa |
Gunjoa |
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Somalia |
Liiban,
N.N. |
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Far East |
Baharom |
Siti Zainab*,
Rabiyah |
Indonesia |
D.,
Hamran Ambrie(*),
Mathius,
Kartini,
Hamzah*,
N.N. |
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Malaysia |
Sharafuddin*,
Chariah*,
Faisal,
Yahya*,
Tarmizi*,
Hisham*,
Hamzah,
Anuar |
Aishah*,
Rogayyah*,
Jamilah (.mp3),
Sharifah* |
Trinidad |
Fareed |
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Unidentified |
Omar,
N.N. |
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United Kingdom |
Naz (Ismaili) |
Khadija Butt |
United States,
Canada |
Nabeel Qureshi,
Khalif M. Hassan (NoI),
Omar Muhammad (NoI)
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Martha, Negeen,
W.L. Cati, Grace, Mary |
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Please contact me if you want your story to be added. |
Testimonies on other web sites:
Many Muslims have a hard time accepting the fact that there are converts
from Islam to Christianity. The common reaction is that these testimonies
are all fake. Here a selection of those attacks and some answers:
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18, ...
but at least one Muslim knows better and speaks up:
1,
2
Dear brothers and sisters from Muslim background, there are many of
you, I know this. I hope the above articles will show more of you
the necessity to speak up and let the Muslims know of the fact that
it is not so uncommon for Muslims to find to the truth of God in
Jesus our Savior and Lord, and the reason for your new faith.
Miscellaneous important and/or interesting conversion reports
Christians who are claimed to be Muslims:
Falsly claimed conversions to Islam
"Buying converts" is an Islamic practice that is not often spoken about:
Some non-converts explain why they are Christian rather than Muslim:
Related Topics
As a new Christian you need to know about some issues
how to live your new life.
Churches and ministries:
Marriages between Muslims and non-Muslims
If you yourself are a former Muslim, I would love to hear from
you. And that not only if you would like to contribute your testimony
with or without an invitation to correspond with you.
Please contact me.
Other testimonies sites:
Challenging:
Philosophers Who Believe:
The Spiritual Journeys of 11 Leading Thinkers
(Does there exist a comparable Muslim book? Let me know, I want to read it. A similar title is Professors Who Believe.)
Testimonies published in books:
- William McElwee Miller, Ten Muslims Meet Christ, Eerdmans, 1969, 1987,
150 pages, ISBN 0-8028-1304-6, tells the stories of ten Iranian converts.
- More to be Desired than Gold, True Stories Told by Christy Wilson,
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, ISBN 0-9640910-1-1, with several
dozens of short testimonies, many from Afghanistan, 180 pages.
- JESUS - more than a prophet, Edited by RWF Wootton,
Inter-Varsity Press, England & Send The Light (Operation Mobilization), 1982,
reprinted 1984, contains 15 testimonies.
- Mark Hanna, The True Path: Seven Muslims Make Their Greatest Discovery,
International Doorways Publishers, 1975
- Jean-Marie Gaudeul, Called from Islam to Christ,
320 pages, Monarch Publications 1999, ISBN: 1-85424-427-2
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