His first question says: I am of Egyptian nationality and I live in Germany. Many of the people I know who are Christians have tried to win me over and entice me to
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The questioner : In his first question, he says: I am of Egyptian nationality and I live in Germany. Many of the people I know who are Christians have tried to win me over and entice me to embrace their religion. Due to my lack of knowledge about Islam and the unavailability of the Qur'an to me, I became confused and doubted which of the two religions is the correct one. I read the Gospel they gave me, and I did not find in it anything that sound reason or logic would accept. This confirmed for me that it is distorted and not correct, which strengthened my faith in Allah and my adherence to my religion, Islam. Finally, I obtained a copy of the Noble Qur'an and began to read it, along with some tafsirs. This, praise be to Allah, increased my strength of faith and certainty that Islam is the true religion. After that, I began to try to get them to embrace Islam. Is there any sin on me for my initial confusion? What do you advise me to do regarding these people? I also ask for guidance on where I can find religious books, the Qur'an in a clear script, and correct tafsirs.
The Shaykh : What happened to you, my brother, is a blessing from Allah upon you, where Allah (Mighty and Majestic) kept you firm during the doubt and deception from these people. There is no doubt that what Allah opened up for you regarding the knowledge of the truth and the knowledge of the distorted Gospel is a good and a blessing. For this reason, Allah made it easy for you, as you were seeking the truth, to obtain this copy of the Noble Qur'an, as well as the tafsirs you are reading. The confusion you experienced during their invitation to you does not harm you, as long as, praise be to Allah, you remained firm on the religion of Islam and then increased in certainty through what you obtained from this copy of the Noble Qur'an and the valuable tafsirs. We hope for your steadfastness, and we hope that you will proceed in calling these people and others to the religion of Islam, by explaining its correctness from the perspective of revelation and from the perspective of reason. It is the true religion in which no sane, fair person has any doubt once he knows that it is the truth. So, continue in your calling to it, for guiding one man by your means is better for you than red camels. As for what you mentioned regarding guiding you to someone who has tafsirs or religious books, we guide you to contact the General Authority for Islamic Research and Fiqh, Ifta, and Guidance in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and request the appropriate books from them, so that perhaps Allah may benefit those who look at them. Yes.
The questioner : Also, there are Islamic centers spread out, praise be to Allah, in every country, and the brother can contact one of them to obtain what he wants.
The Shaykh : What happened to you, my brother, is a blessing from Allah upon you, where Allah (Mighty and Majestic) kept you firm during the doubt and deception from these people. There is no doubt that what Allah opened up for you regarding the knowledge of the truth and the knowledge of the distorted Gospel is a good and a blessing. For this reason, Allah made it easy for you, as you were seeking the truth, to obtain this copy of the Noble Qur'an, as well as the tafsirs you are reading. The confusion you experienced during their invitation to you does not harm you, as long as, praise be to Allah, you remained firm on the religion of Islam and then increased in certainty through what you obtained from this copy of the Noble Qur'an and the valuable tafsirs. We hope for your steadfastness, and we hope that you will proceed in calling these people and others to the religion of Islam, by explaining its correctness from the perspective of revelation and from the perspective of reason. It is the true religion in which no sane, fair person has any doubt once he knows that it is the truth. So, continue in your calling to it, for guiding one man by your means is better for you than red camels. As for what you mentioned regarding guiding you to someone who has tafsirs or religious books, we guide you to contact the General Authority for Islamic Research and Fiqh, Ifta, and Guidance in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and request the appropriate books from them, so that perhaps Allah may benefit those who look at them. Yes.
The questioner : Also, there are Islamic centers spread out, praise be to Allah, in every country, and the brother can contact one of them to obtain what he wants.