Becoming a Muslim is not easy especially for women living with family. Embracing or converting to Islam can be hidden but time come, one nobody in a position to hide his/her Islam and that he/she accepted Islam as a purpose of life, because Islam doesn’t only requires to accept Islam but also to practice it, and it becomes hart to hide the practices such as obligations and living far from forbidden.

Anonymous, software developer from East Midlands, a story of a Sikh born girl is a similar story. She became a Muslim at her 23 living with her non-practicing Sikh religious family hiding her Islamic inclination in fear of punishment or Isolation. How she converted to Islam and what she has to face and how she dealt with all the problem and hurdle came in her life due to embracing Islam. Read her below story in her own words she expressed with pure heart and truth and all the answers of above mentioned questions.
 
"I was the talk of the student Islamic society when I became a Muslim: happy-go-lucky, trendy, and outspoken me. After meeting Muslims at university, I'd become intrigued. I started studying Islam and taking heed of the Qur'an's teachings. Two years later, at 23, I took my shahadah (Islamic profession of faith).
 
The fact that my family were Sikhs intrigued many Muslims. I was handed many sisters' phone numbers and people wanted to meet me. Then it all went quiet: the sisters were too busy. It hurt; I was alone.
 
I am single, 26, and live at home with my family who are non-practising Punjabi Sikhs. My family and Sikh friends have yet to learn of my conversion, but I am not hiding my copies of the Qur'an. I want my family to see that I'm studying Islam with a fine-tooth comb, so they'll know I've made a well-informed decision; Islam has given me a sense of independence and serenity, I've become more accepting of what life throws at me and less competitive. But I feel they will be disappointed, somewhat embarrassed and also scared that the world will treat me unfairly if I'm Muslim.
 
Becoming a Muslim is not easy: people say hurtful things about your faith, and it's a struggle to fit in with pious-looking sisters who wear traditional Arabic dress. It's also hard to kiss goodbye to nights out in bars with friends. I loved to party; I still do. I take pride in my appearance: I wear makeup, dresses and heels. Initially, I went in all guns blazing and covered every inch of my body. I used to go to work in the hijab and remove it as I drove back into my home city. It was as if I was leading a double life and that became tiresome and stressful, so I stopped.
 
I would like to marry sooner rather than later, but how will I ever find a suitable husband? Most Muslims find mingling with women haram [forbidden by Islamic law]. Because I am not fully out in the open, Muslim men won't know I exist."

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Last Updated: 21/7/2015