Hello everyone.....
I've occasionally come on this site and forum for about a month with the intention of meeting like minded individuals! but never posted anything ....until now!
My story is a long and convoluted one which involved a lot of hurt and confusion. I am in my mid twenties living in London. I am Indian....born Hindu. I entered into a long term relationship with a Pakistani guy. I'd been brought up in a similar way to a lot of people from Asian cultures I guess, fairly traditional but my Hindu background taught me to be very tolerant by nature. I was always taught there is one god and people just have different names for him, so saw all religions as equal. Which is probably how I ended up with a Muslim. I was with my boyfriend for years....long story short he asked me to convert before marriage. I did, learning only some vague facts and still holding this belief that heyy all religions are good anyway right??! So I did it anyway learned basic prayers fasted with him...all so we could be married. I learned more and and learned more and more,,,and honestky could NOT BELIEVE what I read about Islam. 'How could any half decent person believe this' I would think to myself over and over again. I eventually began to REALLY dislike it despite being the future wife of a Muslim. I tried to prove myself wrong, looking up the facts to see if I could have possibly misinterpreted it. Long story short i left the relationship and cant believe how I had almost married a Muslim thinking that because we were culturally similar the religion wouldn't be a problem. There are still things I find beautiful about Islam, I guess with all religions, but ultimately learning led me to believe in no religion!! It was a long journey and although not born Muslim , Islam has had a hugeeee part in my life! And my 'being a Muslim' well you can't be something that doesn't exist!! Ha ha ha....