EPISODE · Jun 7, 2026 · 38 MIN
Atheist Reverts To Islam After Life Changing Experience In Indonesia
from Canyon Mimbs Show · host Mimbs.canyon
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
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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
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