Acknowledgement

All praise to Allah Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Who, Alone, brings forgiveness and light and new life to those who call upon Him; and to Him is the dedication of this book.

“Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of loving kindness, Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.” Qur’an 85:12-15

We praise Allah for His great loving kindness which has brought us all together to tell and encourage each other and mankind with stories of His care and leading. In so doing, we also give thanks for those who answered His call, who have started their journey upon the Straight Path of Allah.

We gratefully acknowledge these brothers and sisters in faith who have given of themselves in the telling of their experiences. May their reward with Allah be great.

Islam-Australia (www.islam-australia.net) has been responsible for the gathering and compilation of these stories of Muslim reverts. This is an organisation dedicated to bringing truth and understanding of Islam to the thousands of Australians who have no true knowledge; whose vision has been clouded by misrepresentation of Allah; the Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (peace be upon him); the Glorious Qur’an, the Word of Allah; and of Islam itself, the religion of Allah and all His Prophets and Messengers. In so doing we also recognise the work carried out by Islam-Australia team members, who are light bearers of Islam in this era. May it please Almighty Allah to grant them the joy of fruitfulness in their endeavours.

As for the book itself, Sister Tuba Boz, on researching the position of Australian Reverts for her Honours thesis, was responsible for bringing together many of those who have given their stories. Thus her work has strongly influenced the compilation of this book. We gratefully acknowledge her help and the effort she has put into this publication, including the writing of the introduction. May Allah, upon Whom we depend, grant her great reward now and in the future.

Another sister whose help and constancy in the scriptural research for this work, has been Sister Nasirah Cavaney. Mr. and Mrs. Ali have also been instrumental in the editing of a great deal of the work. We express our gratitude for all that they have done for the sake of Allah, for brothers and sisters and fellow Australians.

Allah has given the promise: “Those who believe and work righteous deeds - from them shall We blot out all evil (that may be) in them, and We shall reward them according to the best of their deeds.” Qur’an 29:7

May it please Him to accept this publication and the endeavours of all who have participated in it.

Shifa Mustapha.

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