Story of a Reversion: How I converted to Islam and returned to Sanathana Dharma

Bharat is a Great Continent and who ever goes away from it without knowing about its greatness is very sad thing. Here we see the efforts made by ShrutiJi to reconnect with Bharat and its wonderful culture. The only thing is it is not so easy to understand Bharat, but once understood it is beyond comparison

To me, the story of a woman reverting to Islam is of particular interest because what the Koran and the Hadith says about women is pretty easy to find out. The counter argument has been that there are anti-women verses in the texts of all major religions. That is hardly a justification. More important than that, the suffering of women in Islamic countries is well know. Even Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) favorite wife Aisha said, "I have not seen any woman suffering as much as the believing women.' Here is where the psychology of Sruthi helps explain what is going on. We only know for sure what we are going through, not anyone else. Sruthi's parents did not know what she was going through, she did not know what they were going through. They seemed to be opaque to each other's inner experiences. The people targeting them on the other hand had good knowledge of their thought process and can take full advantage of it. This is a feature of the modern world. People are self-indulgent consumerists who don't think much of the society at large. It is easy for well-funded influencers to target them. In a world where people care for one another, we take real efforts to understand the thought process of those we care for, so that we can help them. The present direction of Sruthi's life indicates that she has learned this lesson.

Hinduism or Sanatan Dharma is undoubtedly the oldest. But we have not been taught to convey and whereas other religions have an agenda as regards expansion is concerned. And Islam used brute force for converting people. And the tragedy is that fear for one s life is a factor one cannot ignore. Sarv Dharm Sambhav has brought us down inspite of it being virtuous. India s history of facing Islamic invaders is an eye opener for us. So Shruti s book is going to be a good read.