Name: Finding Faith Through the Prophet's ﷺ Conviction: Dr. Omar Suleiman | My Moment of Conviction
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Description: Was there a moment in your life when you knew for certain Islam was the truth? Dr. Omar Suleiman reveals his moment of conviction. Hear how the life of Rasulullah ﷺ and the undeniable proofs of his prophethood, inspired his decision.

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Every one of us reaches a point in our lives where we take the <em data-renderer-mark="true">shahadah</em>–a moment in which we recognize that Islam is undoubtedly the truth, regardless of whether or not we were born Muslim. It may have been a conversation with a friend, the example of a pious family member, or an epiphany in your own knowledge-seeking that sparked your faith and brought it to life. Whatever the source, it was life-changing. By sharing their stories, reflections, and transformations, our research team invites you to reflect on your moment of conviction.

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My Moment of Conviction

 So I've said it in a few interviews at this point that the point that I arrived at with  Islam as a young man that was really exploring was that there is no doubt in my mind that  Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam is the Messenger of Allah, that he is receiving revelation  and that the man's character is divine, the proof of his prophethood are too many to ignore.  And that was where my heart became settled with Islam even as someone who was taught  about Islam growing up that this man is Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam, this man is the  Messenger of Allah.  And it was through several points, you know, part of it is obviously the emotional and  reading whatever was there in the seerah, you know, at the time, watching the message  which was very impactful to me, you know, as a young man just watching that movie and  thinking subhanAllah what an amazing human being he was.  But how this connects specifically to my own journey, being the only Muslim in my context  as far as my circle of friends was concerned and as far as what I consider to be socially  fulfilling and how I used to, you know, think of myself as a very popular person within my context, right?  I was playing basketball and I had a lot of friends.  I remember one particular proof that would have an immediate impact on me was the fact  that Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam gave up his social circle and his safety,  you know, it wasn't just being estranged from the people when he stood up on Safa in the  sense that people would call him crazy but they would call him crazy and then eventually  try to kill him.  Going from being as-sadiq al-ameen, going from being the honest one, the trustworthy  one, the truthful one and having all the comfort that you had in Mecca, for him to be willing  to relinquish that where the probability from a purely worldly perspective of him gaining  acceptance for his message was actually very, very low, right?  Over a decade of rejection even in Mecca speaks to that.  That to me was one of the most inspiring and enlightening moments for me as a teenager  because I thought to myself, what did the Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam have to  gain from a worldly perspective?  What did he have to lose?  And we usually talk about this from the perspective of, you know, he never got rich off of this message.  Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam never became a wealthy man.  The Prophet salallahu alayhi wa sallam never abused power.  He never exploited power.  He never became a tyrant.  Rasulullah salallahu alayhi wa sallam showed mercy to people that showed cruelty to him.  All of that, and we talk about those as proofs from his character was profited.  But the fact that Allah Azawajal reveals in the very early days,  وَالضُّحَى وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَى مَا وَدِّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَى  that your Lord has not abandoned you, your Lord has not forsaken you, speaks to how extreme  the change in attitude towards him was.  And for him to insist the way that he insisted, losing that social safety, again, from a predictability  perspective with very little hope from a purely worldly analysis of this ever-changing, is  to me one of the most stunning proofs of his prophethood.  Alihi salatu was salam.  Because anyone that would have been analyzing that from a worldly perspective at the time  would have been saying, this is not going to end well for him.  This is not going to end well for him.  So for me, subhanAllah, it was sort of a crossroads where I came to the realization that he is  the messenger of Allah.  And then I also came to the very personal realization that, well, wow, I'm going to  have to sacrifice everything now.  My friends are not going to know me after this.  They're going to look at me weird.  I'm going to be excommunicated in ways.  And obviously that's not as difficult as someone who gets thrown out of their home or faces  that from their family.  But to me it was a moment of clarity and it was also a moment of determination that whatever  the social cost of this truth, know that the one who received the truth bore the greatest  social cost.  And that is the law of husna.

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