How Their Lives Changed
- Testimony of Desert Son (Islam)
- Sommer's Testimony (Islam)
- Mark Gabriel's Testimony (Islam)
- Doris's Testimony (Greek Orthodox)
Testimony of Desert Son (Islam)
I was born in Saudi Arabia as a member of a Muslim family. We were a very happy family, and I loved my relationship with them. I also felt very happy because I did all the things that God asked me to. I had learned one sixth of the holy Quran by heart and a lot from the Hadieth. When I was a teenager, I was an Imam for the mosque.
I was always very serious to do all that God ordered me to do--fasting during Ramadan, praying five times a day…
Sommer's Testimony (Islam)
Christ Changed My Life
Unlike many of my brothers and sisters on this website, I had attended Church as a child. This was only during the summer time though, when I visited my mother's parents in The USA. I grew up in Kuwait with a Muslim father and a Christian mother. Having a Muslim father required me to study Islam. I remember the confusion at such a young age.
I thought Jesus died on the cross, but I had friends who strongly disput…
Mark Gabriel's Testimony (Islam)
The Story of M A Gabriel The former professor of Islamic history at Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
Disillusioned at Al-Azhar
Fifteen years ago I was the imam of a mosque in the city of Giza, Egypt, which is where the famous Egyptian pyramids are located. (Imam of a mosque is a position similar to pastor of a Christian church.) I preached the message of the week on Fridays from 12 to 1 in the afternoon, as well as performed other duties.
On…
Doris's Testimony (Greek Orthodox)
Doris's Testimony
I was born in Jerusalem in 1963 to a Greek Orthodox family, I was the youngest of six sisters, and then a brother was born two years later. In 1969 my family moved to Amman, Jordan, where I attended a Christian missionary school. As a child, I did not attend the Orthodox church regularly. I remember going to church on special occasions like Christmas and Easter. Besides, we lived too far from the church and we did not have a c…