WHY DID THESE PEOPLE EMBRACE ISLAM?

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THE INTERCESSOR

I am L. J. Cox, 35 years. In Christianity, in order to repent, you have to go to the priest as an intercessor. In Islam, you can just say what you want to say directly to God without the intercession of anyone.

In Islam, there are no intercessors between man and God. I like the simplicity of Islam and the direct relationship between man and God.






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MORE COMPREHENSIVE

I am N. R. Mansfield, 42 years. Christianity tells you not to kill, steal, or commit adultery, but it does not tell about the punishment of possible transgressors. In contrast, Islam prohibits such crimes and at the same time sets a deterring penalty for each crime. I find Islam more comprehensive, more practical, and more related to the needs of life. Islam gives moral guidance and penal laws at the same time.

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GOD'S FAMILYI

I am S. B. Lecky, 51 years. The reason why I have embraced Islam is that I have heard many non-understandable and unacceptable things in Christianity. For example, it is said that God has a son. We know that Jesus' mother is Mary. If God is Jesus' father and Mary is Jesus' mother, it follows that Mary is God's wife. Thus, God has a family. I could not accept a god with a family. I accept this about humans, but not about God.

I asked about God in Islam and I was told that God according to Islam has no sons, no wife, was not beaten, did not beget, and has no partners and no equals. I find that the concept of God in Islam is very much more convincing than the concept of God in Christianity.

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GOD'S AGENT!

I am A. H. Horton, 28 years. Something surprised me when I was listening to a sermon at a church. The pastor said that God authorized Jesus to judge people on his behalf on the Day of Judgment. He gave him an exclusive agency and an absolute authorization.

I asked myself why God would do so. We humans give such an agency when we are busy or not available at a certain place or time. Such limitations do not apply to God, Who is never too busy to do anything, and He is available at all places and all times. I could not swallow that exclusive-agency story.

I asked a Muslim friend about who judges on the Day of Judgment. His answer was God and no one but God. Judging people is the most important thing in the two lives, i. e., this first life and the other life. Why would God skip it? I am convinced more by the Islamic scenario.

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FOUR GODS!

I am S. J. Cason, 27 years. The church says that God the Father is God. God has a son and, as we know, the son is like his father. So Jesus is a God also. A God cannot marry but a goddess. Here, up till now we have three gods. Don't forget God the Holy Spirit. Hence, we end up with four gods: God the father, God the Son, Goddess the Mother, and God the Holy Spirit.
I could not understand why there are four gods, who would quarrel or disagree. If the four gods are equal, each one of them will compete with the others. They may give contrary instructions or teachings. Which god are we going to obey? If they are not equal, then only one of them is God and the other three are inferior to Him. I could not buy the Christian four-god theory or even the three-god theory.

Islam gives us the clear concept of monotheism. There is no god but God, i.e., Allah, as he calls Himself. Islam emphasizes the Oneness of God. I am for this Oneness.