🔺The story of Steve Wood, a newly converted American Muslim and former Guantanamo prison guard, embracing Islam. A journey of transformation and faith! ✨ #ConversionStory #NewMuslim #Guantanamo #FaithJourney 🌐 @rahyafte_en
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🔺The story of Steve Wood, a newly converted American Muslim and former Guantanamo prison guard, embracing Islam. A journey of transformation and faith! ✨ #ConversionStory #NewMuslim #Guantanamo #FaithJourney 🌐 @rahyafte_en
🔺The story of Steve Wood, a newly converted American Muslim and former Guantanamo prison guard, embracing Islam.
According to Rahyafte (Comprehensive Platform for Preachers and New Muslims) – as reported by Al Jazeera, Steve Wood, who worked as a guard at Guantanamo Bay, revealed that he converted to Islam after interacting with many Muslim prisoners, especially "Mohamedou Ould Slahi," prisoner number 760 from Mauritania.
He stated: "After continuous contact with Mohamedou Ould Slahi inside the prison, I resigned from my position in the U.S. military to embrace Islam."
Steve Wood added that it was through the prisoners at Guantanamo that he became familiar with the lives and beliefs of Muslims.
He emphasized that his life changed after meeting Ould Slahi and that he had tasted the sweetness and beauty of faith after converting to Islam.
Wood had a special mission within Guantanamo Bay, tasked with guarding prisoners arriving from Afghanistan. During this time, he met Mohamedou Ould Slahi, whose religious commitment, tolerance, and kindness toward his American captors, despite the harsh conditions he faced daily, had a profound impact on him.
He continued: "When I met Ould Slahi, despite the harsh treatment he endured from solitary confinement, I realized he was a different person, characterized by his constant calmness and optimistic outlook on life."
Despite the various forms of torture endured by Guantanamo prisoners, including Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Wood noted that this prisoner "holds no grudge against his captors."
He added: "After his release from Guantanamo, Slahi demonstrated even more forgiveness, harboring the least amount of resentment toward his captors or anyone else. This was due to his deep commitment to Islam and belief in its teachings."
Steve Wood had kept his conversion to Islam secret for some time, fearing the social perception and negative stereotypes surrounding Islam and Muslims, especially in the West after the events of September 11, 2001.
He said: "I was afraid people would think I was influenced by extremists coming from Afghanistan."
However, after publicly declaring his conversion to Islam, he denied facing any harassment.
Nevertheless, he stressed the importance of addressing hatred and racism, which target Muslims worldwide.
He concluded: "It’s difficult for the world to forget what happened on 9/11 and the loss of about 3,000 Americans, but the American reaction was harsh, and we witnessed many violations."
🌐 @rahyafte_en #NewMuslim #ConversionStory #Guantanamo #Islam #FaithJourney #Tolerance #Forgiveness
According to Rahyafte (Comprehensive Platform for Preachers and New Muslims) – as reported by Al Jazeera, Steve Wood, who worked as a guard at Guantanamo Bay, revealed that he converted to Islam after interacting with many Muslim prisoners, especially "Mohamedou Ould Slahi," prisoner number 760 from Mauritania.
He stated: "After continuous contact with Mohamedou Ould Slahi inside the prison, I resigned from my position in the U.S. military to embrace Islam."
Steve Wood added that it was through the prisoners at Guantanamo that he became familiar with the lives and beliefs of Muslims.
He emphasized that his life changed after meeting Ould Slahi and that he had tasted the sweetness and beauty of faith after converting to Islam.
Wood had a special mission within Guantanamo Bay, tasked with guarding prisoners arriving from Afghanistan. During this time, he met Mohamedou Ould Slahi, whose religious commitment, tolerance, and kindness toward his American captors, despite the harsh conditions he faced daily, had a profound impact on him.
He continued: "When I met Ould Slahi, despite the harsh treatment he endured from solitary confinement, I realized he was a different person, characterized by his constant calmness and optimistic outlook on life."
Despite the various forms of torture endured by Guantanamo prisoners, including Mohamedou Ould Slahi, Wood noted that this prisoner "holds no grudge against his captors."
He added: "After his release from Guantanamo, Slahi demonstrated even more forgiveness, harboring the least amount of resentment toward his captors or anyone else. This was due to his deep commitment to Islam and belief in its teachings."
Steve Wood had kept his conversion to Islam secret for some time, fearing the social perception and negative stereotypes surrounding Islam and Muslims, especially in the West after the events of September 11, 2001.
He said: "I was afraid people would think I was influenced by extremists coming from Afghanistan."
However, after publicly declaring his conversion to Islam, he denied facing any harassment.
Nevertheless, he stressed the importance of addressing hatred and racism, which target Muslims worldwide.
He concluded: "It’s difficult for the world to forget what happened on 9/11 and the loss of about 3,000 Americans, but the American reaction was harsh, and we witnessed many violations."
🌐 @rahyafte_en #NewMuslim #ConversionStory #Guantanamo #Islam #FaithJourney #Tolerance #Forgiveness