In one of our community engagements, a group of New Muslims gathered in a small circle online—some with notebooks in hand, others with just the questions weighing on their hearts. The air was filled with both eagerness and uncertainty, as many of them had recently embraced Islam and were still trying to find their footing.
As the session began, every question was welcomed—whether about prayer, family challenges, or how to deal with doubts. Each was answered with patience and care, reminding them that no question was too small on the journey of faith.
What touched them most, however, was when they learned about the resilience of the earliest reverts—the Sahabah (RA). Stories were shared of Bilal ibn Rabah being tortured under the burning sun, of Sumayyah bint Khayyat giving her life as the first martyr, of Salman Al-Farisi’s long search for truth.
The New Muslims sat in awe, realizing that their struggles today—rejection, loneliness, or misunderstanding—were not new. They were part of a noble path walked by some of the greatest people in history.
By the end of the engagement, their faces glowed with renewed strength. They no longer felt alone; they felt connected—to each other, to the Ummah, and to the legacy of the ahabah who once stood exactly where they stood today: reverts finding their place in Islam.
