{"id":1181,"date":"2021-04-07T21:12:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/path-guidance-christianity-led-light-islam\/"},"modified":"2021-04-07T21:12:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T18:12:14","slug":"path-guidance-christianity-led-light-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quran-for-all.com\/blog\/path-guidance-christianity-led-light-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Path to Guidance: Christianity Led Me to the Light of Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>God guides whom He wills to His path, <a title=\"Islam: Guidance to the Straight Path\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/articles-of-faith\/islam-guidance-and-the-straight-path\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the path of guidance<\/a>. Though, we have to seek His guidance to get on that path. That\u2019s how brother Philippe found his way to Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Born and grown up in Brazil his life was not different from what is usual for a child there. It was when he moved to New Jersey, United States that he began to question the truth behind all this.<\/p>\n<p>Exposed to <a title=\"Differences between Islam and Man-Mad Religions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/divine-unity\/differences-islam-man-mad-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">different religions<\/a>, backgrounds and lifestyles, he wanted to seek and find the truth himself. He went to various religious schools and joined different churches that reading the Bible was a part of every day. He joined the Marines Corps which was before 9\/11.<\/p>\n<p>During his traineeship upon graduation from the Marines he embarked on his soul searching journey; reached a stage where he introspected and questioned life on a much deeper level, beginning with his very<a title=\"From Atheism, to Christianity to Islam\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/converts\/conversion-stories\/atheism-christianity-islam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Christian background<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was his Christianity that opened the door to <a title=\"The Life of a Muslim: How Islam Shapes Our Lives?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/articles-of-faith\/life-muslim-islam-shapes-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the light of Islam<\/a>, bringing him closer to <a title=\"True Monotheism\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/divine-unity\/tawheed-real-monotheism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the true religion of God<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Nine years into Islam now, brother Philippe is not just a devout Muslim; <a title=\"The Life of a Muslim: How Islam Shapes Our Lives?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.new-muslims.info\/abcs-of-islam\/articles-of-faith\/life-muslim-islam-shapes-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Islam has guided every aspect of his life <\/a>and profoundly influenced his family members and almost every one who get to know him.<\/p>\n<p>Watch brother Philippe Martins unfold unbelievable details of his very interesting journey to Islam in his interview with \u2018Path to Guidance\u2019\u2026<\/p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aNwHuNDJ8vc?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<p>[ica_orginalurl]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exposed to different religions, backgrounds and lifestyles, brother Philippe Martins wanted to seek and find the truth himself. And he did! 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