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Hi, you've gotta watch this video to the end. Yusuf Estes was a protestant Christian who converted to Islam long before.
One day, on PeaceTV during Dr Zakir Naik's question and answer session. Yusuf Estes was asked a question by a Christian lady. Watch the video now, some of the conversations follow:
I believe Brother Yusuf Estes was a Catholic before. I'd like to ask him a simple question: He was raised Catholic, but what made him change? Does he no longer believe the Messiah is real, or did he feel the Catholic religion hadn't presented a true Messiah, and the Bible is false? I'd just like to understand why he converted from Catholicism to Islam.
Actually, I wasn't a Catholic, but I was present the night a Catholic priest converted to Islam. I asked him the same questions you just asked me. After all, I was still a Christian preacher at the time, and I wanted to know why my best friend, a Catholic priest, had converted. It's a big deal, you see.
A Catholic priest isn't like a regular Protestant preacher. They give up everything - wife, children, grandchildren - to serve the church. They live in rectories and go wherever they're assigned. They can't disobey the Pope or risk excommunication and eternal damnation. So, why would someone like this want to become a Muslim?
He explained it beautifully in a few words, something that resonated with me as well. He said he was sincere in his Catholic faith and had a degree in Theology. Part of a priest's training involves studying Islam. Every priest is required to do this. You might not know that, but you can ask your priest, and they'll confirm it. Even when Islam is taught by someone who dislikes it (as long as they're not overly biased), the truth of Islam can still shine through.
(A similar thing happened to me recently in Saudi Arabia. A friend showed me a very old copy of one of the first Quran ever translated into English by George Sale. Sale disliked Islam and Muslims, but when translating the Quran, he remained faithful to the text, even if he didn't capture the full meaning. I was shocked when I read it. Have you seen it? It's amazing. Listen to this: George Bernard Shaw is one of many who read it and recognized the truth of Islam.)
If people are open to guidance and truth, exposure to Islam can change them. You might think, 'I'm Catholic and will never convert,' but let me ask you something honestly: Was Jesus a Catholic? There's no point in debating this. We both know the Catholic Church wasn't established until about 300 years after Jesus. It's even on their website. The Catholic Church was actually founded in Rome by Alexander the Great. Do you know what 'Catholic' means? It means 'universal.' It was the universal church of the Roman Empire. If you weren't part of it, you couldn't be a Roman citizen. The Catholic Church opposed the teachings of Judaism and early Christianity for over 200 years. They were fundamentally at odds, with the Romans even persecuting early Christians.
If you understand this and check their website, you'll see they didn't take over Christianity until 325 AD. And when they did, they changed a lot (again, according to their website). You can verify this in Britannica, Americana, or any other encyclopedia.
Here's a key point: In 325 AD, at the Nicaea Council, the first thing they did was change the date of Jesus' birth to coincide with the birthday of Mithras, a Roman sun god. Constantine, the emperor at the time, was a sun worshipper. You can read about this on their website. There's a lot to unpack here, but even today, you'll see portraits, statues, and idols throughout Catholic churches. This might be shocking to a Muslim who knows the teachings about idolatry.
The first time I walked into a Catholic church (at around 10 years old), I was surprised by all the idols and statues. In Protestantism, we're raised to believe the second commandment is just as important as the first. The first commandment, found in Exodus and Deuteronomy, states, 'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before me.' How many of you agree with this commandment? (Notice the Muslims are raising their hands, as it's also a core belief for them - meaning Allah(God) is one)) And.....
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