I only crawled but Allah taa’lah opened ways for me to not only discover but understand the core principles of Islam.”Īs Shadab’s love for Islam increased, his problems at home multiplied. He explains, “It is said that when you walk towards Allah, he runs towards you. His journey began when he decided to read the Quran, which strengthened his calling towards Islam. Islam advocates equality among all humans and calls for equal respect to everyone irrespective of colour, race, financial status, social status, he says. You don’t have to be rich or born into a particular social category to be close to Allah,” says Shadab.
“In Islam, be it a beggar or a banker, all stand in the same rows for namaz, all are equal in the eyes of Islam. On being asked what attracted him towards Islam, he said equality inspires him.
He says, “Whenever I asked my parents about the significance and logic behind lighting diyas, they cited their elders as followers of tradition, but they never gave me a logical explanation.” Born to Hindu parents who had taught him the days of the week in accordance with which day belonged to which God, he found himself questioning his faith. From to the Kshatriya caste, he says all festivals and traditions were celebrated in complete adherence to the Hindu customs prescribed by priests for their caste.Īt 19, Shadab began to question ritualistic practices. He would offer obeisance to everything that the religion mandated, and recalls taking sweets to the temple to offer to the Gods. He was a devoted Hindu who prayed at the temple every Tuesday and Saturday. New Delhi: “I have hated Muslims most of my life and today I proudly call myself one,” says Siddharth, who assumed the name Shadab when he converted to Islam in 2012.Īt a time when many BJP-ruled state governments have passed or plan to pass so-called anti-religious conversion laws, his journey from Hinduism to Islam has given him a special insight in to the rise in anti-Muslim sentiment.
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