The Prophet Muhammad (saws) is recorded as having said, “There are as many paths to God as there are breaths of mankind.”
Each story of the journey to Islam and the Prophetic Path, particularly in the wake of our modern materialist culture, is a unique experience filled with inspiration, light and divine wisdom.
In this episode of Soul of Islam Radio, Ahmad and I interview a good friend and fellow student of Islamic Spirituality, Daniel Amin Coleman.
Daniel Amin Colman and His Path to Islam
Podcast: Daniel Amin Coleman and His Path to Islam
Daniel Amin Coleman was raised with a background in Buddhism, and has been a seeker of truth the bulk of his life. In this interview, he shares details about his personal journey which ultimately led him to Islam, and offers valuable insights on the importance and value of an experiential path into faith and religion.
Daniel Amin also shares stories of his personal challenges towards Islam and struggles as a convert to the faith, speaks on the beauty and necessity of Islamic Meditation and Dhikr, the unique value of a living representative of the Prophetic Path and a living lineage, as well as the human potential for holiness, purity and transcendence.
Daniel Amin Coleman represents a growing segment of the population, a new community in a new age of young and passionate seekers of truth who through sincerity are being called and guided to the Divine Prophetic Path revealed as a gift to humanity.
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About Daniel Amin Colman
Daniel Amin Coleman has a degree in Globalization Studies and Renewable Energy and is a graduate of the University of Spiritual Healing and Sufism. He is a talented guitarist and vocalist and a student of both Islamic Spirituality and Martial Arts.
What an amazing talk. From Buddhism to Islam. Taking away from the crap we are having shoved down our throats and onto the true value of this path. Beautiful presentation – gained much insight and inspiration. I agree with him on a point he raised several times that if it had not been for sufism Islam would not have draw.
P.s. I was unable to post on Google or Facebook. They both did unusual things when I tried. Will persist.
Thanks Susan, may the Almighty continue to guide and inspire us with that which is best and draws us nearest unto His Divine Presence.
Daniel Amin Coleman, thanks for sharing your story. I relate to so much of what you’re saying, and have had some similar experiences. Sometimes when you hear a brother or sister , Muslim or not Muslim , share an experience so close to your own, it makes you feel real and alive, as opposed to in a dream state in which all is relative, and truth is just perception, and God is ambivalent to it all, to us all.
Where I have differed from you and many other stories I have heard is in the profound relationship and emotional barriers I have faced after feeling certain of Islam. Only Allah knows how great those barriers have been, like mighty walls on the path testing the sincerity of the direction I am facing. Nothing could ever express how challenging that was for me, except the gentle tears that God has sometimes allowed to flow from me. It’s been a paradox that I hope, is helping me keep it real, check my intention, and not get self-righteous, or too attached to the world. I love what you said regarding meditation, about reaching out to God as opposed to it all coming from yourself, and how there was more ease in that. I think your story is a reminder that conversion or ‘reversion’ stories offer an important perspective on Islam. Maybe to some people, calling conversion ‘reversion’, in Islam, sounds arrogant, as though dismissing the ability of other paths to bring you closer to your authentic self. But it is simply an honest description of how it feels to surrender physically on the prayer mat, and spiritually inside. Perhaps even lifelong Muslims experience different levels of ‘reversion’ along their path.
Thank you for sharing Grace, I’ve forwarded your comment to Daniel Amin. Blessed regards.
Dear Ihsan,
Thanks for your posts. I found what was needed regarding the above statement. It was that Allah SWT says, the only religion accepted is Islam. I think it’s in the Qur’an.
JazakumAllahu khayran
Dear Daniel
Asa.
I don’t know how to find you. I wanted to share what I learnt of the order of reading the books in case you also studied out of order. Pls forgive me it wasn’t my fault also. We didn’t have Islamic school here, when I did it was so cold not much was retained. Luckily we had gatherings with khutbahs or talks as we also attended the masjid. This is how we learned but it wasn’t sufficient. Thanks for your help. I am learning by reading now.
1. When the Moon Split
2. The Sealed Nectar (it was still recommended though some have said something better is available IDK)
I read 3 small ones on him, saw: Mustafa Umar, Tariq Ramadan and Sayyed Abul Hasan Nadwi.
Thank you for trying to help me alot. Sorry if I shared something about marriage that was too restrictive. To be honest I was taught I wasnt supposed to be friends with men if my husband wasn’t comfortable but I rebelled because it didn’t seem natural, ie. on the fitra because the sahaba interacted and Aisha RA taught (behind a veil). I wear a niqab sometimes and the full Saudi style dress most of the time (I just wear black, it’s easier in general).
Regarding the room, I was trying to share back to teach about order, it goes by madhab.
The Shaykh said 1 wall art per year was allowed.
Sister from Toronto
fatimahneedsarabic@gmail.com
ps. I was harmed and he was arrested. I filed a full report to the police so they help me sometimes but it’s messy. I tried coming back but couldn’t make it. I crossed the border, got stuck in the airport, went to the masjid and then got zakat to come home because something was wrong with the Earth so at home I started doing my obligations of my degree.
I tried to keep in touch with everyone, there wasn’t much else I could do. The main problem was the love of the dunya because of the companionship . I don’t attend a majlis now I feel pressured or rushed so I decided to make tawba and go back slowly if I am ever in a safe space and read things at my leisure. Someone else proposed to propose but it was a temporary marriage same as my cousin it was a date. Maybe marriage is only a sunnah in Islam. Suhba was a bigger obligation. Please forgive me for not fulfilling its rights. I slacked on my studies because of overwhelm of the engagements, it was a trap. This whole thing is a trap. I got stuck on a seerah class by S Yasir Qadhi and that’s when I started writing 40 hadith collections and doing science work. And volunteer work. I am not interested in marriage, I just liked you as a person in case I wasn’t clear. Thank you for caring. There’s a class called Deception maybe it was for you I could’t take it it was online through Qalam I think. Salah time. Asa