Faith & Doubt
1 min
I Left Islam at 21. I Came Back at 28.
It wasn't philosophy that pulled me away. It was loss. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was grief.
Revert journeys. Identity struggles. Faith found, lost, and found again. Unfiltered voices from your brothers and sisters across the world.
In Egypt, a divorced woman is a tragedy. I decided to be a plot twist instead.
It wasn't philosophy that pulled me away. It was loss. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was grief.
It wasn't atheism that pulled me away. It was anger. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was beauty.
It wasn't atheism that pulled me away. It was exhaustion. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was community.
It wasn't science that pulled me away. It was pain. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was grief.
It wasn't logic that pulled me away. It was pain. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was silence.
It wasn't atheism that pulled me away. It was loss. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was beauty.
It wasn't philosophy that pulled me away. It was pain. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was mercy.
It wasn't logic that pulled me away. It was exhaustion. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was mercy.
It wasn't philosophy that pulled me away. It was anger. And it wasn't theology that brought me back. It was beauty.