Maryam Amir – Pushing people away from Islam

			When I got really into Islam, I
spent a solid few years really
		

			thinking, I have now found the
truth. I want everyone to know the
		

			truth, and I will be as harsh as
possible if they're not following
		

			the truth. I didn't bring anyone
back to Islam. I've pushed the few
		

			people, the people who I was one
of the few people who was Muslim
		

			in their lives. I pushed them far
away from Islam. The repercussions
		

			of that is something that took
over a decade to continue to work
		

			on and rebuild. The trust that was
lost. Took so much time to
		

			rebuild. And so when we think
about our role as people carrying
		

			this message, as and as people who
are trying our best to follow it,
		

			remember it was the character of
the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa
		

			salam, his compassion and his
passion which allowed people to
		

			see the beauty of Islam. Of
course, logically as well, it
		

			makes sense, but also, also, how
does someone believe in that when
		

			the only interactions they've had
with it is one of punishment and
		

			trauma and pain and shame and
guilt,
		

			when that is all that someone has
been taught to feel as a believer,
		

			how much longer before they simply
say, I don't want this anymore.
		

			And that's that's the message that
I've received from so many we
		

			don't have the power to change
someone's heart. We are not
		

			responsible for anyone's
happiness. We are not responsible
		

			for anyone's choices, but we
certainly have the power to decide
		

			how we are going to interact with
them in their lives, helping
		

			people realize that
		

			we will be there inshallah when
they're ready to ask that we will
		

			be there inshallah when they're
ready to process my social media,
		

			whether it's on Tiktok or on
Instagram, when I've shared a
		

			video and I've had someone comment
and say something like they left
		

			Isla,
		

			the the responses, who cares you?
Ex Muslim? Stop being obsessed
		

			with Islam. Islam doesn't need you
anyway. And every single time I've
		

			responded, and I've and I've said,
if you're ever open to processing
		

			how you feel, please know that you
can send me a message, and there
		

			has not been a single time where I
haven't received a message, that
		

			person has always sent me a
message.
		

			And I think that's so important,
because it means that even people
		

			who have left are asking or
processing, but it's about how we
		

			are going to be as callers to
Allah and the Prophet, sallAllahu.
		

			Alayhi wasallam was the most
excellent example of someone who
		

			was there to listen, someone who
was there to mentor. We pray for
		

			ourselves foremost, first and
foremost, the most frequent or the
		

			Prophet saw me was young. It's
called the Aladdin, oh Turner of
		

			hearts. Keep my heart Firm.