A former Muslim has told an organisation that serves persecuted Christians worldwide in more than 60 countries that most Muslims today decide to turn to Jesus Christ because of visions and dreams.
This revelation has been made by a present day professing Christian from the West Bank who lost everything because of his decision to leave behind his Islamic faith, Open Doors USA has said.
Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has also reported that with this, history is changing for Christians who tried to reach them with the good news, but with little success.
“Most Muslims come to the Lord through visions and dreams, not through evangelists,” the Christian, identified as Ismail, told Open Door USA noting that he has seen many Muslims come to Christ over the years.
Ismail recalled growing up in a devout Muslim family, but was prompted as a teenager to investigate questions about Jesus after an overseas Christian organization sent evangelistic material to his cousin.
He pursued knowledge about Christianity despite highly negative views of Christians from his community.
“Some parents tell their kids stories that Christians are not human beings, or that they have tails like devils. That was the time before internet and social media, so we lived more isolated,” he said.
His searching continued, however, leading him to get in contact with Christian students and a Christian pastor, who tried to answer his questions about why God would send His son to Earth.
Ismail said that he was fascinated with the way Christians would pray directly to God, and tried it out himself.
“I told the Lord that I was a sinner and prayed about His love. The words were amazing, but in my heart there was still doubt. The Muslim notion of ‘what you don’t see doesn’t exist’ kept me from accepting Christ,” he explained.
That changed, he said, when God appeared in a short dream and spoke to him.
“I saw a white face and heard a voice: ‘Follow Me.’ Nothing more. But it was enough. I made the decision to follow Him,” Ismail recalled.
His decision to become a Christian at the time was met with great hostility in the Palestinian village he lived in, and he was cast out by his family.
“I lost all my status, all my family. I was forced to leave the house. My father told me to leave and never come back again,” Ismail said.
He has since been engaging with the Bible even more intensively, declaring that his faith fills his “whole existence.”
