From Catholic schoolboy to Muslim revert. Bryan Maravic's journey to Islam is unlike anything you've heard before.Bryan spent years chasing identity through soccer, literature, and a romanticized writer's life in Lisbon, Portugal, before a conversation with his then-girlfriend about the Trinity sent him down a path he never expected. He picked up a Quran at a call center, listened to recitation on YouTube, and felt something shift. In this episode, Bryan opens up about 13+ years as a Muslim revert, his struggles keeping his faith private from his Catholic family and the moment he whispered the shahada into his dying father's ear.-Order Bryans Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GYG4XGLKSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-00:02:10 — Bryan introduces himself: 13+ years as a Muslim revert and his identity as a writer00:06:20 — The romanticized writer's life: moving to Lisbon, Portugal and encountering Muslims for the first time00:10:30 — Returning to Vermont: drinking, a typewriter, and a dark winter that changed everything00:12:40 — His girlfriend's doubts about the Trinity spark Bryan's curiosity about Islam00:14:50 — Bryan picks up a Quran at his call center job and approaches it as a literary text00:18:50 — Learning to pray, making wudu in secret and deciding to take shahada00:21:00 — The Friday prayer: hearing the adhan live for the first time and the moment of shahada00:27:10 — Keeping Islam hidden from his Catholic parents and the isolation of the double life00:31:20 — Advice for new reverts: focus on your own transformation before trying to bring others along00:35:30 — Learning from the Muslim community in Canada and what humility in Islam really looks like00:39:40 — Understanding qadr (divine decree): why everything in his story had to happen exactly as it did00:43:50 — How a traumatic brain injury at 14 opened him up to accepting Islam years later00:48:00 — The health scare that destroyed Bryan's nervous system and gave him his novel00:52:10 — Everything you chase in this life won't satisfy you, except a connection with Allah-Bryan:   / bryan.marovich  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Matthew reverted to Islam just two months ago, the day before Ramadan. He's 22, born in Ohio, and came to Islam after years of quietly searching: Catholic school, a comparative religions class that changed his life, backpacking through Europe solo, praying for the first time in a mosque in Istanbul, building a successful supplement company, and eventually walking into a masjid in Dayton not even knowing what a shahada was.This is one of the most refreshingly honest revert stories we've had on the show. Matthew didn't come to Islam through crisis or community pressure. He came through curiosity, construction, and a one-way plane ticket.We also get into the real talk: he just made the decision to exit a 2.5-year supplement business. His video about reverting got 3 million views during Ramadan. And he's sitting with the challenge every new Muslim content creator faces: protecting your intention when the algorithm starts rewarding you for being Muslim.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 – Matthew's intro: Ohio upbringing, Christian family, parents leaving the church1:49 – The anxiety attack at 17, Zen and the Art of Happiness, and the comparative religions class5:38 – Quitting construction, buying a one-way ticket to Europe, and heading toward Morocco9:27 – Istanbul: praying in a mosque for the first time and a Moroccan stranger's gratitude13:16 – What Matthew actually asked the imam before taking his shahada17:05 – Fitra explained: how Matthew's whole journey was already aligned without him knowing20:54 – Leaving the supplement company: losing purpose chasing materialism24:43 – The 3 million view video during Ramadan and what it might mean for his path forward28:32 – The hardest challenge for Muslim content creators: protecting your intention32:21 – First Ramadan: diving in headfirst, the last 10 nights, and Imam Abdul Fatah36:10 – Family's reaction: supportive but don't fully understand yet39:59 – Matthew's favorite things about Islam: intentionality in wudu, prayer, and the brotherhood43:48 – Anticipated challenges: riba, protecting intention, and avoiding the identity crisis trap47:37 – One piece of advice to himself two months ago and the closing question-Matthew:   / justicethefriend  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

This female revert grew up attending Jewish school, observing Shabbat and living fully inside a rabbinically Jewish world. Then the questions started. Why can't you rip toilet paper on Shabbat? And why did King David sound like he was describing a completely different religion?Umm Yahia shares her 7-year journey from born-and-raised Jewish to Muslim revert, a slow, logical process driven entirely by curiosity, the Psalms of David, and a late-night Google search about the shahada.We cover what actually triggered her doubts about rabbinic Judaism, the moment she realised Islam felt more familiar than the Judaism she grew up with, secretly praying before telling her mum, the moment her mum caught her wearing hijab in the street and raising a child as a single Muslim mum in a Jewish householdThis is one of the most thoughtful, nuanced revert stories-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 – Introduction & Umm Yahia's story teaser3:08 – The grocery store conversation that started her doubts5:08 – Discovering rabbinic Judaism vs. the written Torah7:08 – Feeling like Judaism had gone "too far" from God's message13:08 – How Islam slowly entered her awareness15:08 – Saying the shahada alone in her room and trying Ramadan17:08 – The Quran felt familiar ("Islam was just Judaism")21:08 – Her mum's reaction: "I feel like I failed"23:08 – Her grandfather's complete rejection27:08 – Sneaking out of the house in hijab29:08 – Where the courage to put on hijab finally came from33:08 – Did her friend groups change after converting?37:08 – Letting go of old habits was surprisingly easy41:08 – What she'd say to the entire world about Islam-Umm Yahia:   / alhmmmddd  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

A trans woman who spent years studying every major world religion (Buddhism, Hinduism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and finally the Quran) walks into a conversation with a Muslim. River was a devout Christian for over a decade before deconverting. She's agnostic now, on a serious search for truth, and she gave Islam the least fair shot of any religion she studied. What is Islam's view on trans people? Is music really haram? Does Islam teach that hell is eternal? What separates sin from disbelief? And how does a faith that looks so rigid from the outside actually deal with people who are genuinely searching?-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 — Intro & highlights reel3:30 — River's decade as a devout Christian and why she left9:12 — River ranked the Quran last and why she regrets it15:00 — What drew River to Muslims: their reverence and joy17:26 — Western propaganda and subconscious bias against Islam22:23 — River's honest take on every religion she's studied27:07 — What River would need to believe in God31:22 — The biggest barrier: if one religion is true, billions go to hell?35:54 — Canyon begins answering River's questions on Islam37:05 — Islam's view on trans people, sin, identity, and the shahada46:10 — The mercy of Allah: the man who killed 100 people (hadith)50:28 — Is hell eternal in Islam? 59:02 — Why is music haram? The real reasoning behind it1:15:26 — Islam vs Christianity on Jesus, Paul, and the Apostles-River:   / sienna.river.ward  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

He spent years in Australian military intelligence, working across the Middle East in war zones, learning Farsi and Dari and somewhere between Iraq and Syria, something started to shift.Joule is a former military intelligence officer, security professional, and now Muslim revert. In this episode, he breaks down the full story from being first approached about Islam in 2003 by an Iranian man in Melbourne, to studying the deen for nearly a decade before finally taking shahada, to selling off his watch collection, giving up eight luxury cars, and finding more peace in a single sujood than he ever got from a platinum Rolex Daytona.This one covers the stuff most revert conversations don't: what it actually looks like to give up materialism after you've genuinely had it all, how studying the Prophet ﷺ changed his leadership style at home, what his first Ramadan was really like (spoiler: the doctor had to get involved), and what he'd say to every single person on earth if he had the chance.If you're on the fence about Islam, considering reverting, or just want to hear what real transformation looks like in a man, this is worth your time.-Spotify: l1nk.dev/0pyfvukApple Podcasts: l1nk.dev/8l9192xSubscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 - Introduction & military background1:27 - First dawah encounter in Melbourne, 20032:54 - Working in the Middle East & early impressions of Islam4:21 - The Iraqi colleague who lost his 2-year-old son and came back to work the next day5:48 - Studying Islam for 10 years before reverting7:15 - The final switch. When did he know it was time?8:42 - What changed most: detaching from the dunya10:09 - Selling the watches, giving up the cars, losing interest in the material world11:36 - Challenges: corporate America, online hate, being called a "race traitor"13:03 - His brother taking shahada & the emotion that came with it14:30 - Umrah experience: a former security professional's honest take on crowds15:57 - First Ramadan: what actually went wrong17:24 - How Islam changed the way he raises his kids18:51 - If you could speak to 8 billion people, what would you say?-Joule:   / thesartorialshooter  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

George grew up in Greece as the son of atheists with no religion, no church, and a deeply negative view of Islam shaped by schools and culture. At 17, feeling something was missing, he started searching. What he found would change everything.In this episode, George shares his full revert story: praying for the first time with his face on the ground, reading one page of the Quran in a hotel room in Istanbul and saying his shahada alone, hiding his first Ramadan from his family, spending years with no mosque, no Muslim community, and no one to call a brother, learning Islam entirely through YouTube videos.We talk about forgiving yourself after Islam, losing the fear that controlled your whole life, the identity shift your family sees before you do, and why Greece may be one of the hardest places in the world to practice Islam as a revert.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 — George's revert story begins: growing up atheist in Greece1:05 — No religion, no church and a growing void at 174:10 — First time praying alone: putting his forehead on the ground7:15 — Taking shahada alone in a hotel room after one page of the Quran10:20 — Greece calls him a Turk and the hatred Muslims face there13:25 — "Why did you become Muslim?" The question his family can't accept16:30 — What Islam freed him from: anxiety, fear of death, and everything19:35 — Born Muslims vs reverts and why we treat them so differently22:40 — What George six years ago would think of who he is today25:45 — The moment the Quran fully clicked: this is literally God speaking28:50 — Forgiving yourself (the hardest and most overlooked step of tawbah)31:55 — First Ramadan: hiding suhoor, watching BrotherNeo's lives alone at night35:00 — How to hold on to your deen when your environment is working against you38:05 — What the Greek Muslim community actually needs to do right now-George:   / the_muslim_greek  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Kristian is a Norwegian revert to Islam who grew up baptized but spiritually empty, until a 3-hour conversation with his Christian girlfriend made him start asking whether God exists, leading him through Christianity and ultimately to Islam. In this episode, he shares how growing up next to a Kurdish-Turkish Muslim family in Oslo planted seeds he didn't understand until years later, how his girlfriend gave him the ultimatum of "me or Islam" during the last 10 days of Ramadan, and what it's like fasting in Norway when the sun barely sets. We also get into the biggest issues facing the ummah today and the five traits every Muslim should embody.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 – Teaser: Taunting Islam as a kid, crying at the Kaaba on TV & the trinity debate1:28 – Christian's full revert story (Born in Bergen, raised in Oslo, baptized but spiritually empty)4:56 – Kurdish-Turkish neighbors become his second family and first encounter with Islam8:24 – Girlfriend asks "why don't you believe in God?" 3-hour conversation changes everything11:52 – Reading the Bible, going 120% into Christianity and abstaining from pork at Christmas dinner15:20 – Bible contradictions pile up and dismantling the Trinity in 10 minutes18:48 – Girlfriend gives the ultimatum: "Choose me or Islam" in the last 10 days of Ramadan22:16 – Taking shahada in the car after Tarawih and going straight to McDonald's after25:44 – Family reaction and praying in secret on a yoga mat while mum kept "checking in"29:12 – What's the biggest issue in the ummah? (Separation by culture, borders & language)32:40 – Born Muslims who don't know the why. (The need for a Khalifa & getting back to fajr)36:08 – The 5 traits every Muslim should have (Gratitude, resilience, knowledge & more)39:36 – First Ramadan in Norway and sleeping in the car between fajr and work43:04 – Umrah experience and his sinus infection healed the moment he entered Masjid al-Haram-Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

She grew up as the only non-Muslim in a 80% Bangladeshi school in East London and it shaped everything.Amanda's story is one of the most raw and courageous we've had on the show. From childhood trauma, to leaving home at 18 with nothing, to a single moment in a mosque that changed her entire life, her path to Islam is a testimony of what happens when the community of the believers shows up for someone who has no one.We talk about how Islam healed her mental state, what she would say to a young sister going through the darkest time of her life, why she put on hijab instantly from day one, and how she's now raising her kids to carry this deen forward.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 – Intro & story teaser0:29 – Growing up the only non-Muslim in a Muslim community in East London2:58 – Childhood trauma and why she wanted to leave the world5:28 – Packing her bags at 18 and how her Muslim friends showed up for her7:57 – Walking into the mosque for the first time and "that" moment during salah10:26 – Life before vs. after Islam and the biggest differences12:56 – How Islam changed her mental state and relationship with her past15:25 – Family reactions and the ongoing struggle with her brother17:54 – What Muslim women face that men often don't see20:24 – What we're not talking about enough in the ummah: community isolation22:53 – Advice to a young sister who has been through serious trauma25:23 – Advice to new reverts: take your time, don't jump in the deep end27:52 – Her favourite thing about Allah: surrendering her worries completely30:21 – Her message to the world: don't judge us-Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

He was raised Jewish, self-described as more Islamophobic than his own family and then a stranger on a New York subway changed everything.Lenny's revert story is unlike anything we've had on the show. Jewish by ethnicity and culture, deeply Islamophobic by his own admission, he went from hostile skeptic to Muslim in the span of a few months, triggered by a random man on the F train who told him to read the Quran.We talk about what he found when he actually read it, why he felt a connection to Allah in his very first sujud that he never felt after years of trying with Judaism, the key theological differences that pulled him toward Islam, how he's navigating a Islamophobic household while trying to show his family through his character, and what he thinks is the best form of dawah for Jewish people specifically.-Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-0:00 – Intro & teaser: raised in an Islamophobic Jewish household1:21 – Growing up more Islamophobic than his own family and why4:43 – The stranger on the F train who told him to read the Quran8:05 – Reading the Quran for the first time and feeling connection in his first sujud11:27 – Hiding his shahada from his Islamophobic family14:49 – Why Judaism never gave him a connection and the checklist problem18:11 – How the Quran tells stories to teach lessons vs. Judaism's history-book approach21:33 – Life since becoming Muslim: the depression, dread and loneliness that disappeared24:55 – Discipline, prayer, and the promise he made to Allah28:16 – Identity: did becoming Muslim make him lose his Jewish identity or deepen it?31:38 – Why he hopes all Jewish people become Muslim one day35:00 – The best dawah for Jewish people: kindness, not debate38:22 – What Muslims can learn from Mormons about spreading their message41:44 – His message to the world-Lenny:   / thatjewishrevert  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

In this powerful Muslim revert podcast, Alex shares his unbelievable journey from gang life, drugs, jail, homelessness, and suicidal thoughts to finding Islam and peace through Allah.Raised Mormon, surrounded by crime, alcohol, and violence, Alex opens up about hitting rock bottom, contemplating suicide on a hospital rooftop, discovering the Quran inside a psychiatric unit, taking shahada, surviving jail, Ramadan in confinement, and rebuilding his life through Islam.This emotional revert story dives deep into faith, hardship, purpose, mental health, loneliness, prison, gang culture, tawbah, and how Allah guides people back to Him even in their darkest moments.If you’re struggling, feeling lost, battling addiction, depression, anxiety, or searching for meaning, this conversation may change your perspective forever.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...Subscribe to the Revert Of The Week Newsletter: https://canyon-mimbs.kit.com/revert-00:00 - Introduction & Alex’s shocking backstory01:05 - Growing up Mormon & searching for meaning03:00 - Gang life, drugs & juvenile prison05:20 - Alcohol addiction & losing control07:10 - Suicidal thoughts & hospital rooftop moment09:30 - Discovering the Quran in psychiatric care11:45 - Taking shahada & first mosque experience14:10 - Getting kicked out for becoming Muslim16:40 - Sleeping in the masjid & finding brotherhood19:05 - Jail, solitary confinement & reconnecting with Allah22:15 - Ramadan behind bars & learning Islam deeply25:40 - Fear, hardship & trusting Allah completely29:00 - Advice for people struggling in darkness34:00 - What born Muslims don’t understand about reverts42:00 - Final message to the world: spread love-Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim