Originally born in Zimbabwe, Mark (@Think Revert) had a regular Christian upbringing but could never quite get his head around the idea of worshipping a human being. His parents separated and he moved to England with his mother. During this time he becomes even more despondent from the Christian religion and leaves it altogether. Mark thinks his only option after this is living a hedonistic lifestyle (chasing a life of pleasure).Mark befriends his flatmate, Kamran, at University where the hedonism continues, however, his pursuit of pleasure was stifled via a near death encounter with alcohol poisoning. This experience further exacerbated the spiritual gap in his life and it was around this time his flatmate Kamran opened up to Mark about researching further into Islam. Mark's initial reaction was stupefaction but with each passing day as they dug deeper and deeper into their research their true purpose of life was being unveiled to them. There was only so much research they could achieve on their own and reached out to the only person who — their non-Muslim narcotics dealer — who was acquainted with the Muslims in the area. He gave them directions to the local mosque which was only a stone’s throw away from where they lived.You’ll need to watch this episode to learn how Mark’s journey to Islam unravels and he also shares insights of what he’s learnt on his decade long journey which other New Muslims can learn from.
