Ali Ataie – God Did Not Give Up on Me The Blessing of Islam

Ali Ataie
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The speaker describes how Islam became a priority at a time when it wasn't. They also mention a personal story about a Muslim brother's name being' Ali and how they mocked his accent. The speaker describes how Islam has affected their personal lives and their community.

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			How did you get to Islam? It's a
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			nirma Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. At one point
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			we were totally heedless.
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			At one point this was not a priority
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			at all. I'll tell you something, when I
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			was in 9th grade
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			I was at the San Ramon library and
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			a south asian brother who was an exchange
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			student, I think he was in my history
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			class he saw me there and he said,
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			what is your name? I said Ali. He
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			said, oh you're Muslim. And I said, no
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			not really, my parents are Muslim. So he
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			started to tell me about the meaning of
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			la ilaha illa Allah. And he started to
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			tell me about Islamic ethics. And wallahi, I
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			started laughing in his face.
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			I mocked and derided him. I made fun
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			of him. I made fun of his accent.
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			I can remember this very, very clearly. Allah
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			subhanahu wa ta'ala did not give up on
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			me. You probably have similar
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			stories in your own life.