People who would even question me about the five pillars of Islam to see if im not a fake. People who would not give me Salam back. Khair, in shaa Allah. Not everybody knows that I have tattoo's, because I dont like to expose them. But I cannot act like I dont have them, like they dont exist. I once made the decision to get them and now I'm facing some sort of consequence.
But its up to me to get something positive out of it. Clearly I've experienced my Jahil (ignorance) days for nineteen years and #Alhamdulillah I'm out of that. I have embraced #Islam , and there is nothing that I'm more proud of. There is nothing that I'm more thankful of for having.
Yesterday I had a photo shoot for an Islamic clothing line and I was afraid that I would mess it up, just by showing my arms because I had to wear t-shirts. After the shoot, I sat with the brothers and we started talking about the shoot and how I fitted into the 'Ghuraba' concept, because I am a stranger.
These tattoo's do not define me, they are part of a past, and everytime I look to my arms I realize that I'm blessed, and that I came a long way by the will of Allah. I should not be ashamed of them, rather they should be a reminder for me, that I once was lost in a dark place, and that Islam came and taught me better and guided me to the light.
Alhamdulillah. This post is not to play the victim role, rather its for people who cannot let the past go. People who want to come back to Islam, or people who want to become #Muslim . Do not let the past hold you back, to work on a brighter future. Learn from it. Let it be a lesson. Move on, and try and do better."
Julian Hoepel / Abu Mohammmed
Nationality: Dutch
Born #Christian
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