He reverted to Islam at 14 years old and faced backlash for leaving Christianity. This podcast explains how "Gen Z" accepted the Quran and rejected Christianity, thus becoming a muslim revert to Islam. Canyon and Gen Z answer the question of "what is Islam" and what made Gen Z actually convert to Islam. -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 – Gen Z shares his revert story, raised Lutheran, never fully believed0:36 – Years as an agnostic, then reconverting to Christianity before finding Islam2:06 – Learning the truth about ISIS, discovering how diverse the Muslim world really is4:05 – Taking his public Shahada and facing pushback from critics and detractors6:19 – Why converting to Islam felt like coming home, logic, monotheism, liberation8:28 – Taking Shahada at 14 in secret, practicing Islam in a Christian household10:45 – The biggest challenge of the journey, family conflict and identity questions12:45 – Favorite things about Islam, ontology of God, debunking media misconceptions14:58 – Quran verses taken out of context, the wife-beating and "kill disbelievers" myths17:06 – Understanding the oneness of God and how it compares to the Trinity19:21 – Meeting Muslims at 17-18, going to the mosque, and what conversion really looked like21:42 – Islam actively invites reason, how the Quran commands you to use your intellect24:06 – Should Muslims engage in debates? Balancing apologetics with actually practicing26:19 – How to convince someone Islam is the truth, beyond "trust me bro"-Gen Z:   / genzislam_  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Josh didn't choose Islam, Islam chose him.He grew up in New York City, blocks away from "Little Yemen," but had no real idea what Islam was. Then a long-distance relationship took him to a village in Indonesia, and the hospitality of the people he met there cracked something open in him.What followed was a prayer to Allah."Islam has been protecting me through all these years and I hadn't even taken my Shahada yet."In 2022, Josh flew back to Jakarta, walked into a mosque in front of hundreds of people, and took his Shahada.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 – A New Yorker who didn't know she was Muslim. Josh's story begins0:57 – Growing up near Little Yemen in Brooklyn3:54 – Flying to Indonesia for the first time and experiencing the hospitality6:51 – Facing racism on move-in day and turning to prayer9:48 – After one prayer, a $1,000 apartment appears, the same day12:45 – Realizing Islam was protecting him before he'd even taken his shahada15:42 – A near-death experience alone at home and waking up healed18:39 – A taxi driver in Jakarta offers to take him to a mosque21:36 – Life after the shahada: peace, direction, and discipline24:33 – The social experiment at the mall and standing firm as a Muslim27:30 – Islamophobia online and criticism from fellow travelers30:27 – Visiting Muslim countries like the UAE, Oman, Malaysia, Jordan and the same hospitality everywhere33:24 – Opening someone's eyes to Islam at a corner deli36:21 – If he had a microphone to speak to the whole world: follow your instinct-Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

This is the revert story of a Christian pastor who left Christianity and converted to Islam after reading the entire Quran in under 5 days.She tells us the reasons why she believes Islam is the truth and why Christianity is false. She also shares how Christians reacted to her becoming Muslim and all the struggles she faced as Muslim living among Christians.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 — Introduction & Menaka's background in ministry2:04 — Growing up Methodist, marrying young, 11 years of full-time ministry in South Africa6:09 — Reading the Quran for the first time and clearing years of theological doubt10:14 — Taking her shahada in secret and learning salah alone14:18 — The initial shock from friends, family, and the church community18:23 — Phasing out of ministry before the shahada and the internal conflict22:28 — Praying salah under a bedsheet and the moment everything shifted26:32 — Why the Azan was the turning point that made her call her friends30:37 — Surah Mariam, her connection to Issa, and choosing her new name34:42 — Why she waited two years to wear hijab and what finally changed38:46 — What the hijab actually means to her as a revert42:51 — Identity before and after Islam (what really changed and what didn't)46:56 — Questions from Catholics, evangelicals, Buddhists, and Hindus on the path to Islam51:01 — Closing message: trust the journey, give it time, don't give up-Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Rasheed spent 13 years chasing something he couldn't name. And still, a massive hole in his soul.Then a taxi driver in Thailand handed him the Quran and called it "the instruction manual for the human." Rasheed took his Shahada on his 40th birthday.This is his revert story.Rasheed is a California native and union electrician who walked away from Silicon Valley materialism, sobered up in Bangkok, and found the peace he'd been searching for his entire life, not in another country, but in Islam.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 — Intro: Street fights, hip-hop, and a broken heart at 252:29 — Grandfather sends him traveling to Spain, Portugal, and the bug bites hard6:58 — Ayahuasca in the Amazon and how it changed the way he saw life11:27 — Getting stuck in Mexico during COVID and the financial crash that followed15:56 — The hole in his heart that nothing, not travel, not a new Mercedes could fill20:25 — Sober in Bangkok: Two taxis cancel, and the third driver changes everything24:54 — Sitting in the taxi for 5 minutes more: "Tell me everything about the Quran"29:23 — The shahada happens over halal food with strangers in southern Phuket33:52 — 5 months as a Muslim: What Islam has actually given him38:21 — His 40th birthday, his first time in a masjid, and the Prophet ﷺ's age42:50 — The western money trap: Why Silicon Valley programming is the hardest thing to unlearn47:19 — Are we traveling to grow or running from ourselves?51:48 — Why he goes to the beach alone at night to talk to Allah56:17 — If every person in the world could hear one thing-Rasheed: Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Liam had a six-figure salary, a brand new apartment, designer clothes arriving every weekend and a growing feeling that something was missing. This is his revert story: from corporate Edinburgh to Islam, through business collapse, losing friends, delivering Amazon parcels in the Scottish winter, and coming out the other side with more contentment than he ever had before.A raw, honest conversation about what it really looks like when Allah tests you right after you take your shahada and what to do when you're at the bottom of the pit with no light in sight.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-00:00 – Cold open: a certainty downloaded to his consciousness01:02 – Liam shares his full revert story03:35 – Biohacking, longevity, and the search for something more05:29 – Law of attraction, manifestation, and where it falls apart07:22 – Watching religious debates: why the Muslim always wins09:00 – The night everything changed: lying in bed on his birthday11:44 – Taking shahada, then watching everything fall apart13:10 – What Allah was actually doing by taking it all away16:30 – Why losing everything made his iman stronger, not weaker19:39 – Advice for someone in the pit right now21:42 – The Day of Arafat dua that changed his year25:39 – The Quran as direct transmission from the Creator30:50 – Entering the harder jihad: purifying the heart38:23 – The 30-day challenge: live like a Muslim and see what happens-Liam:   / 30daymuslim  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

She was about to sign her soul away, until Islam found her in a psychiatric hospital. Maryna Noor shares her full revert story: from blackout nights in France and a manipulative producer in Argentina steeped in Freemasonry, to reading the Quran for the first time in a locked ward and never looking back.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-00:00 – The night that started it all: a blackout in France01:42 – First question about Islam: why is alcohol forbidden?05:24 – Going viral in Spain for asking about Islam at 7am09:06 – Already on Spotify and why music kept her from converting12:48 – The Argentine producer, Freemasonry, and a contract she couldn't sign16:30 – Trapped in a psychotic state and finally saying no20:12 – The video clip, the jealousy, and the moment everything shifted23:54 – Flying back to Spain and finding the painting in her notebook27:36 – Reading the Quran for the first time in the psychiatric hospital31:18 – Finding joy in the most unlikely place35:00 – Getting married in Bali to a revert she showed Islam to38:42 – Allah's plan vs. the plan she had in her head42:24 – When she finally took her shahada46:06 – Giving dawah in Spain and facing racism and bullying49:48 – If she had a microphone and all 8 billion people were listening-Maryna:   / marynanoor  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Marie had no intention of ever becoming Muslim. Then October 7th happened and what she discovered down the research rabbit hole changed everything. This is her revert story.A lifelong Catholic turned party girl, Marie began questioning Western narratives about Palestine and Islam in 2023. After 18 months of deep research, including reading the Quran cover to cover, she took her Shahada on February 25th and never looked back.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 — Introduction0:53 — October 7th sparks Marie's journey into Palestine and Islam3:46 — Reading the Quran for the first time: "Where's the oppression?"6:40 — Taking her shahada and going straight into Ramadan9:33 — Moving to Bradford, joining a sisters group, building a new life12:26 — Invited to the Blue Mosque Istanbul revert residential15:20 — Reflecting on her revert story and what she still wants to learn18:13 — The concept of Fitra: why so many reverts can't explain the pull21:06 — Telling her daughters, walking away from old friendships24:00 — The hardest part: feeling unworthy and the mountain of learning26:53 — Islamophobia in the UK: up 800% since she took her shahada29:46 — Why she feels free in Istanbul but repressed in her own country32:40 — Islam is growing and nothing can stop it35:34 — Marie's message to the world-Marie:   / the.sky.is.velvet  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Jenna, an Australian revert known as "Muslim Cowgirl," shares her journey from working security at a casino and as a prison officer to finding Islam through the Quran on Spotify. She opens up about Islamophobia in Australia, navigating her marriage as a new Muslim, and why she believes there's room for everyone in Islam.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 – Intro & Jenna's revert story begins0:54 – Growing up in an Anglican school & questioning the Trinity2:38 – Working security at a casino & seeing society's problems firsthand4:18 – Why Christianity never gave her the answers she needed5:22 – Discovering the Quran on Spotify & crying for 3 days7:21 – The 2-month research phase before taking her shahada9:16 – Australia's anti-Muslim propaganda & her neighbor killed in Afghanistan11:39 – How family and friends reacted to her becoming Muslim13:36 – The biggest change Islam brought: discipline & purpose15:44 – How her husband eventually found his way to the shahada19:34 – Why she calls herself "Muslim Cowgirl" & breaking the Muslim stereotype22:38 – Facing Islamophobia on the street as a hijabi mom26:13 – The biggest misconception about Islam in Australia35:38 – What Ramadan felt like: "like going home"-Jennah:   / the_muslim_cowgirl  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Enzo, an 18-year-old revert from the Philippines, shares his powerful journey from Catholicism to Islam, influenced by Andrew Tate, Khabib, and the miracles of the Quran. He opens up about the sacrifices he's made, the loneliness of being the only Muslim in his household, and how his iman has only grown stronger through it all.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 – Intro & Enzo's revert story begins1:02 – Growing up Catholic & first exposure to Islam post-9/112:50 – How Andrew Tate opened the door to Islam4:34 – Quranic miracles & why Catholicism stopped making sense6:48 – Living a double life: high school, bad influences & low discipline8:51 – Taking his shahada alone in his room10:24 – Family's reaction: accepting but not supportive12:21 – The loneliness of being the only Muslim in school14:39 – Giving up his dream of being a Muay Thai fighter17:57 – What replaced martial arts: BJJ & social media dawah20:09 – How Islam changed his character & removed his ego22:00 – His honest take on Andrew Tate & the red pill space26:10 – Did he experience an identity crisis as a revert?38:20 – Why reverts often have stronger iman than born Muslims-Enzo:   / therealenzolucino  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim

Tim, a Sydney-based revert, shares how a Muslim boxing gym changed his life from asking questions between training sessions to taking his shahada in the gym kitchen. He opens up about family pushback, the lessons Islam taught him about discipline and Allah's mercy, and his powerful Umrah experience.-Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0xfSSc1...Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...-0:00 – Intro & Tim's revert story begins1:53 – Joining a Muslim boxing gym in Sydney without realizing it5:21 – How the Muslim brothers' discipline made him want to be more religious8:08 – Going to the gym just to ask questions about Islam11:56 – Why he accepted Islam: rational deduction, not just appeal15:17 – Family drama: mom nearly kicks him out, old friends turn their backs19:43 – How Islam beautified his life without changing who he is23:00 – Old Christian friends turning their backs & the anti-Islam propaganda machine26:43 – What kept him steadfast: following the Prophet ﷺ as a role model30:27 – Allah's infinite mercy & why repentance is always possible34:51 – Balancing fear and love of Allah (the airplane analogy)38:18 – First Umrah experience & seeing the Kaaba for the first time43:19 – First Ramadan: mom forcing him to eat & navigating it alone47:54 – The two proven methods for giving da'wah to family-Tim:   / talhahtimbowyer  Clips Channel:    / @canyonmimbsshowclips  Canyon:    / canyonmimbs  Contact Us: [email protected]#Revert #RevertStory #Muslim