Oh God, Creator of heaven and earth, God of the Muslims, Christians and
Buddhists; God of the moon and the stars, valleys and mountains; God of
the
universe; please show me the truth about what is mentioned in the Qur'an
concerning the Torah and the Gospel. Does it mean that the original Torah
and Gospel which no longer exist have been summarized in the Qur'an? If
that
is true, I beg you God to strengthen my heart that I may never study the
Bible. But if the `truth in the Torah and the Gospel' mentioned in the
Qur'an, means the truth found in the Bible now, I beg You to open my heart
so that I will be more eager to study the Bible honestly."
I did not ask anyone to help me make my decision. I did not ask a
preacher,
a pious Muslim, nor my wise and intelligent friends. I asked the
omniscient
God directly to choose for me, so that I would make the right decision
according to his divine will. I prayed fervently and earnestly hoping for
God's guidance that he would choose the truth for me and help me know and
confess the right religion.
Every religious person hopes that there is real life after death. And
being
one of these people, I put my hope in God. I believed that after death,
there would be only two places we could go to: hell, with its endless
punishment of eternal fire; or heaven, to be with God in everlasting
glory.
I could not think about my eternal future lightly.
For example, let us suppose we have bought 10 grams of pure gold. We would
have to examine it carefully, to make sure that nobody had cheated us so
that we would have no regret in the future. How much more have we to think
very carefully about the future of our soul. We must study and test the
truth of our wor****p in accordance with the will of God, the owner of that
heavenly life. Otherwise, we will forever regret our carelessness. I was
always sure that the maker of heaven and hell is God himself. For this
reason I did not ask the advice of a man - neither Christian nor Muslim
preachers. They are human beings, and cannot know the exact truth that is
in
accordance with the will of God. I approached God, the possessor of all
truth, directly, begging him with hope and trusting that he would give me
true guidance.
Praise God all my prayers were answered! This proves that he gives his
truth
to everyone who wants to know it, asking for it earnestly.
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