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By Khalid the tiger on Sun, 07/06/2009 - 11:11am

Many people ask me how a preacher or priest in Christianity can ever go to Islam, especially considering all the negative things that we hear about Islam and Muslims everyday. Some people are simply curious, while others take a profound exception to my "conversion" to Islam. Some have asked how I could have turned my back on Jesus, or if I truly understood the Holy Ghost and some even questioned whether or not I considered myself as "born again" or had ever really been saved at all. These are good questions to which I will offer answers to at the end of this writing. I would like to thank everyone for their interest and offer my humble story, God Willing.

One very nice Christian gentleman asked me in email why and how I left Christianity for Islam. This is more or less a copy of the letter I sent to him.

Introduction
My name is Yusuf Estes now, but in years past my friends used to call me Skip. I have preached Christianity and worked in the entertainment and music industry since I was a boy in the 1950's. My father and I have established music stores, TV and radio programs and outdoor entertainment for fun (and profit). I was a music minister and even used a pony ride and entertained the children as "Skippy the Clown."

Once, I have served as Delegate to the United Nations Peace Conference for Religious Leaders. Now I am a retired former Muslim Chaplain for United States Bureau of Prisons, Washington, DC. and I join alongside many American Muslims, working with Muslim student and youth organizations as well as schools for Muslim children. As such, I travel around the entire world lecturing and sharing the message of the Christ of the Quran in Islam. We hold dialogs and discussion groups with all faiths and enjoy the opportunity to work alongside rabbis, ministers, preachers and priests everywhere. Some of our work is in the institutional area, military, universities and prisons. Primarily our goal is to educate and communicate the correct message of Islam and who the Muslims really are. Although Islam has grown now to nearly tie Christianity as the largest of religions on earth, we see many of those who claim Islam as Muslims, that do not correctly understand nor properly represent the message of "Peace, Surrender and Obedience to God" [Arabic = 'Islam']
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nuhy2k9 said ---- TOO MANY ...

Too many misconceptions has been Told about ISLAM to the People in NON MUSLIMs.
When they Hear That Muhammad Peace be upon Him is the Last Prophet & His ForeFather is ABRAHAM.... They get shocked...
Muhammad Peace be upon Him Came after JESUS peace be upon Him.
Even in Bible & Torah... you can see the PROMISSED PROPHET...
Who is that PROMISSED PROPHET...... If You see the details about the PROMISSED PROPHET......
It Fits exactly on Muhammad Peace be upon HIM...

Just search in GOOGLE..... or YOU TUBE....... Muhammad in BIBLE... or Read the BOOK.... Muhammad in BIBLE.... U will know the TRUTH--- Click the LINK.. If U are a TRUTH SEEKER... You can not Say No to iT..... Trust me BROTHERs & SISTERs ... Just Try ONCE
http://www.youtube.c...

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 2:22pm

xpressodoc said well... ...

that's one side of the coin...

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 2:27pm

prettypink said if you people can just not ...

if you people can just not interfere with anyone and respect each one for who they are, there will be more peace in this world. Be loving to each one you come across. If you changed your faith, good for you!! People should learn to leave religion out of public talk and just learn to love and forgive first, even people not of your faith.

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 3:04pm

prettypink said Being Qatari you were ...

Being Qatari you were Christian, converted to Islam??

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 3:08pm

Khalid the tiger said You are slightly right prettypink ...

Religion should affect us in a good way of respecting each other no lie no cheating, and religion tells us to be honest.
Some people miss understand and think that muslim should not respect christian and vice versa.
In Islam the closest one to God is the one who is most obeying God and doing exactly the good things which Islam asks him to do.
Ok in the political life I would agree with you pretty pink, religion should not be a stone preventing conventions between different countries.

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 3:29pm

laurana said Wow, at the begining ...

I thought it was for real about you Khalid....
I liked the way this guy presented his options...
I met once a Christian priest who told me something similar: it is not important to go to a church. It is enough to have God in your hart and to follow His teachings/lessons.
It was very hard to understand what he mean; at that time I was only 15.
I don't know very much about Islam. Mostly was picked up from historical books, but what surprised me was that most of the scholars of all times and religions (obviously not the fanatics) accepted Islam as the most tolerant religion.
And this show that all the horror stories about dark side of the Muslims are nothing but media propaganda. I learned during my country's communist period to discern between what they want us to know and what we have to understand... Unfortunately the ignorance is the rule and TV is the mastermind of the game.
Thanks for sharing this story with us

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 3:42pm

verisimilitude said for a second there... ...

I thought you... Khalid were 'Estes' who is a remarkable man... I see him on TV often
Anyway, I think you should edit the thread and quote the reference properly so people don't mistake you for someone else...

Sun, 07/06/2009 - 3:47pm

nuhy2k9 said ===>>> Look at these WESTERN Intellectuals ...

Look at these Western Intellectuals......

Why Did They ACCEPT ISLAM

http://www.welcome-b...

Trust me BROTHERs and Sisters.....

Check it Yourslef

http://www.welcome-b...

Mon, 08/06/2009 - 12:29pm

ishqia said watch peace tv... listen to ...

watch peace tv... listen to dr zakir naik, bilal philips, yousuf estes,and the list can go on,,
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i want to learn until i die, if u have some knowledge then share it with me.
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Mon, 08/06/2009 - 12:39pm

nuhy2k9 said ===>>> Watch Free PEACE TV ...

You can watch all three Peace TV Channels from Dubai, UK, USA ........ FREE

http://www.rizwanash...

Mon, 08/06/2009 - 2:12pm

Platao36 said I have been always ...

I have been always wondering, why is so important for some of my muslim brothers who converts or not, it's more important to love and respect Allah, let him worry about who converts, who's right or not.

Ayman

Only God Can Judge Me
الله فقط يمكنه محاكمتي

I am you and you are me, if you love i love, if you suffer i suffer
أنا أنت, و أنت أنا, إذا أحببت نفسك أحببت نفسي, إذا عانيتَ عانيتُ

Mon, 08/06/2009 - 2:34pm

nuhy2k9 said Platao...... We dont want any One to Go to HELL... ...

Trust me Brother......
It is the Duty of Each MUSLIM to Tell every one on the Earth to COME TO THE GOD.
Worship one & ONLY ONE GOD...
& Everyone should know that Muhammad peace be upon Him is the Last Prophet...
No More Prophets coming..... So WE HAVE TO spread the Message of the LAST PROPHET.
The Last Prophet has been mentioned in BIBLE. TORAH..
see the Book : Muhammad in BIBLE..
or Watch: http://www.youtube.c...

Take Your time Brother.. Islam is the TRUTH
No Messenger is coming to You.
If U want to know, Who GOD is... Just Read QURAN...
You will know the REAL Knowledge...
Try it BROTHER... You will feel the differance

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Mon, 08/06/2009 - 8:25pm

Stone Cold said Propagations, Silent ...

Propagations, Silent crusade. Once inside they will be a sleeper cell.

Mon, 08/06/2009 - 8:29pm

britexpat said I have listened to Yusuf ...

I have listened to Yusuf Estes in the past and he is indeed an extraordinary man.

Mon, 08/06/2009 - 8:34pm

Khalid the tiger said Thanks britexpat ...

You are also good man

Thu, 02/07/2009 - 5:55pm

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