Abdal Malik Rezeski, impressed Piety and Humility Muslim Attitudes

He is a middle-class New Yorkers as well as an officer in the U.S. Army (USA). In 1991 he gladly joined in the task of serving the country in the Gulf War I.

The following year he was sent to Pakistan, where he met the pious and was impressed with them. "They're good, humble people who are trying to practice with the devout," he said.

He began studying Islam first because it is driven by curiosity, then out of the conviction. Right at the end of the year, he became a Muslim.

"My father is Jewish, my mother is Christian," said Abdal Malik Rezeski who lives in Dallas. "Islam is the first religion that makes sense to me."

Islam is one of the fastest growing religions in America. One cause is the increase of immigrants and high birth rates among them. But over time, more precisely Native Americans who converted to Islam.

They are attracted by the strict moral code that brought Islam, a belief system which is actually similar to Judaism and Christianity. The resemblance was, according to scholars, easy steps to practice and converted to Islam.

"Direct messages regarding the Lord, it is much easier to understand than the concept of the Trinity, said Jane Smith, an expert on Islamic studies at Hartford Seminary.

The majority of Americans yan switch, 64 percent were African-American, according to The Mosque Report, a national study conducted four Muslim organizations. One is the Share Mohammed, 48, who since childhood diligently visited black churches.

"What caught my attention from Islam is I do not see racism," he said. At the mosque, she claims to have met with many immigrants from around the world and the diversity of America.

About 6 million Muslims live the United States. The Mosque Report estimates that about 30 percent of the congregation are converts.

But no one was sure how many converts there because Muslims do not record the information. They said it was also quite difficult because people often converted to Islam without the involvement of the mosque.

"For Muslims, it is between you and God," said a sociologist of religion, Dr. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi, at Georgia State University. "While the Jews and Christians, you have to follow a formal ritual."

As experienced Rezeksi, on the day he decided to embrace Islam, he sought Pakistani friends. In their presence he uttered two sentences syahadt. "There is no god but Allah (swt) and Muhammad is His Messenger."

Once the study of the Qur'an, the Muslim holy book, he admitted becoming more interested in the religion.

"In Islam I can see how the ingredients to successfully undergo this life and the life of the future." He said. "Not only a practical guide about divorce and how to treat orphans, but also a spiritual guide who explained what God is and how we should relate to Him."

source: kisahmuallaf.com