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How Islam Fails and Christ Redeems - Abner Wahhab - The MakeReady Podcast #28
In this episode of the MakeReady Podcast, we sit down with Abner Wahhab for a testimony that will leave you speechless.
A Turkmen raised Muslim in northern Iraq, Abner grew up second-class under Saddam: no rights, no property, no dreams, just daily survival. When the regime collapsed in 2003, he went from pharmacy student to U.S. military interpreter overnight, living behind wire in one of the most hostile regions because working with Americans made him a dead man walking outside the gate.
Years of questions, a vivid dream of a robed figure reaching out, and one blunt conversation in Dallas (“Can I do a free-trial of Christianity?”) led him to accept Christ on Good Friday 2011. The cost hit immediately: his mother said she would never forgive him unless he returned to Islam. His father declared, “You are not my son.” Thirteen years later he has not spoken to his parents or siblings.
Yet in that same season he discovered a grace Islam never offered, got baptized (it took seven nervous brothers to dunk him), served against ISIS as a cultural advisor, and found a new family that will never disown him.
This conversation is raw, unflinching, and loaded with hard-won truth: what real manhood looks like when everything is stripped away, why counting the cost is non-negotiable, and how the same God who turned Baghdad chaos into a path to Texas is still writing redemption stories today.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Jesus is worth losing your family for, if you’re a man trying to figure out how to lead when your past screams you can’t, or if you just need proof that grace is stronger than a death sentence for apostasy, this episode is for you. One former Muslim. One irreversible decision. One unshakable hope.
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By Bryan SimsIn this episode of the MakeReady Podcast, we sit down with Abner Wahhab for a testimony that will leave you speechless.
A Turkmen raised Muslim in northern Iraq, Abner grew up second-class under Saddam: no rights, no property, no dreams, just daily survival. When the regime collapsed in 2003, he went from pharmacy student to U.S. military interpreter overnight, living behind wire in one of the most hostile regions because working with Americans made him a dead man walking outside the gate.
Years of questions, a vivid dream of a robed figure reaching out, and one blunt conversation in Dallas (“Can I do a free-trial of Christianity?”) led him to accept Christ on Good Friday 2011. The cost hit immediately: his mother said she would never forgive him unless he returned to Islam. His father declared, “You are not my son.” Thirteen years later he has not spoken to his parents or siblings.
Yet in that same season he discovered a grace Islam never offered, got baptized (it took seven nervous brothers to dunk him), served against ISIS as a cultural advisor, and found a new family that will never disown him.
This conversation is raw, unflinching, and loaded with hard-won truth: what real manhood looks like when everything is stripped away, why counting the cost is non-negotiable, and how the same God who turned Baghdad chaos into a path to Texas is still writing redemption stories today.
If you’ve ever wondered whether Jesus is worth losing your family for, if you’re a man trying to figure out how to lead when your past screams you can’t, or if you just need proof that grace is stronger than a death sentence for apostasy, this episode is for you. One former Muslim. One irreversible decision. One unshakable hope.
Support the Mission:
The MakeReady Podcast exists to equip men to stand firm in their faith and lead with biblical strength in a culture that opposes it. If this content has encouraged you, consider partnering with us to reach more men with the truth. Your gift helps us create resources, share powerful stories, and build a movement of godly leaders.
Give today: https://makeready.org/give