My name is Bassam. I am a very serious and religious person. When I was 18 years old, I joined an Islamic group. with my relatives leading the group. Not long after, I joined. They taught me how to use a gun and make bombs!
It was then that I began to question Islam. I don't want to hurt other people for the sake of Allah. Because Islam is supposed to be a "peaceful" path to Allah, I thought there might be some things I still didn't understand. So I began to study the Quran and Hadith seriously again.
After a few years, I was amazed at what I discovered. “This is not the peaceful path to Allah!” It is violence! I became confused about my own faith. Being religious and having faith does not bring me closer to Allah. But...it is leading me away from Allah.
Knowing that you are “Walking the wrong way my whole life” hurts me a lot. I started having mood disorders. I started taking drugs and drifted further and further away from Allah. Finally...I stopped talking about Allah.
One day, I met a man who was full of love. He loved everyone, even those who wanted to kill him. I later found out that this man was "Followers of Al-Masīh".
This surprised me because Muslims often speak badly of him. But because I was impressed that this man knew how to show love to others. In the end...he became my friend.
One day, I asked him to read the Injeel scroll... I began to see a discrepancy between what Injille had said. with what I have learned
I was amazed to learn that “everyone sinned” except Jesus, Al-Masīh, even other prophets. Like Prophet Ibrahim, Prophet Yaqub or Prophet Dawood, they still did things that were against Allah. No one is pure in the sight of Allah except Isa al-Masih.
One heart...I don't believe it. But again...I want to believe. I struggled with this for about a year until I finally decided that I wanted to follow and learn about Isa. Really Al-Māsih
When I scolded Ah to get to know Jesus better That was the first time in my life that I felt “The presence of Allah” I cannot explain what that feeling was like. But I am sure that Allah was with me at that time. Later, I felt deep regret when I learned that I had sinned against Allah in many ways.
From that moment on... I followed Isa Al-Masih, and I was freed from drugs and saw that my life had changed.
When my father found out I was coming Then he sent someone to arrest me. I have to go to jail. I was tortured with electric shocks, beaten, and many other tortures to force me to return to my old faith, but... I never turned back!
From days to months from month to year imprisoned and tortured. Even so... I never rejected Jesus, the Messiah that I believe in.
Finally, I was released from prison. So I decided to move to another country.
Even though I have been through a lot of suffering But I saw that Allah had blessed me in many ways. And the most important blessing is “Confidence that Allah will be with me forever.”
I have decided that I will spend the rest of my life telling people about The “great love” that Allah has for us.
“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent” (Acts 18:9)
