I realized I was getting tired of sitting, so I started dhikr, when you repeat something over and over again. Praise God. I said the words aloud. All the names of God I could remember. And that’s when I felt it. That the seed had grown, pushed its way through the soil, and that the bud was opening. Yes, I think I’d say it was the most wonderful experience I’ve ever had. Better than any drug. This is what I want, I thought. I want Islam. When you experience something so strong, something so beautiful, of course you want to repeat the experience. You could say I was hooked. I tried to reproduce
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