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A while back we introduced to you a very precious Australian lady whose maiden name was Lynette Vivienne Burton. She used to be a Christian, but -All Praise be to Allah- through sincere imploration to God and unbiased research she embraced the True Islam. The name she uses now is Shifa Lynette Vivienne Mustapha. This is what she has said herself in regard to the name she has chosen:

"After embracing Islam I took the first name "Shifa".  This I did because I believed that I had undergone spiritual healing, being thus now able to see the truth of Islam. While many converts refuse to keep their original names, I believed that as a mark of respect to my parents I should keep the names they, in love, gave me. My first name was close to the name of my father's brother who was killed in an accident years before I was born, and my second name was the feminine form of my father's name. . . We take our husband's surname when we marry over here."

It is valuable to emphasize the point that she embraced Islam through imploration and research and not only through her marriage. The following is a paper in regard to Hadrat Fatemah (PBUH) which she presented last year:

… And at the Last Days when the Ever-Promised Savior -Imam Mahdi (PBUH)- shall Emerge, all Shaitaan-directed misguidance as propagated by usurpers and liars will be disclosed. It has been exactly such Shaitaan-directed misguidance and distortions of the usurpers throughout history -such as …, Paul, AbuBakr, 'Umar, …- which have caused the concealment of the Truth, i.e. the Divinely Bestowed Position and Rightfulness of Mohammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT) -the Allah Appointed lords and masters of all creations- from many; and that has exactly been the goal and promise of Shaitaan as the clear enemy of humankind, i.e. to deviate human from the 'Straight Path' leading to Everlasting Salvation: Qur'an 7:16 … Verily I (Shaitaan) shall lurk in ambush for them on Thy 'Straight Path'.; the 'walaayat' (Wilayat) -Divinely Ordained lordship and mastership- of Muhammad and his AhlulBayt (PBUT) over all other creations, has always been the only 'Straight and Right Path' to Everlasting Salvation.

Lately on the anniversary of Lady Fatimah's (PBUH) martyrdom, we quoted a very soul-touching statement from Shifa L V Mustapha, an Australian -formerly Christian- lady who by Grace of Allah has embraced the True Islam with all her mind, heart and soul. That beautiful statement of hers was:

"Have you ever noticed how the most beautiful of 'crushed flowers' releases its perfume more strongly than ever?"

Shifa Mustapha has narrated her very thought-provoking journey, from Christianity to Islam, in her renowned book "In quest of Truth, from deception to deliverance", and other complementary books are, Allah-Willing, going to be followed.

The following is an article from her which has already been published by "The Ahl ul Bayt World Assoc.". On this very auspicious occasion of the anniversary of Hadrat Ali's (PBUH) miraculous birth in the Holy Ka'bah, we cordially invite you to read this article, written by a sincere person whose pure love for God and His Chosen Ones, miraculously, guided her to the heavenly 'Straight Path' of the True Islam

Two Messiahs – part v

Another thought-provoking point is the role of Paul in Christianity; Paul was originally a Jew:

The New Testament, Book of Acts 22:3 "I (Paul) am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus …"

Two Messiahs - Part IV

Let us explore another interesting aspect of the issue of 'Two Messiahs'.

Two Messiahs - Part III

Many verses of Qur'an state the various favors which were bestowed upon the Bani-Israel, such as verses 47 and after in Surah Baqarah [2], for instance:

Zaynab, graceful emblem of obedience and patience

Part II

In the arena of human history, a Lady has shined; a Lady whose grandfather, the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), at her birth, by Allah's command, named her the 'adornment of father' (the meaning of the Arabic name, Zaynab); Zaynab, the adornment of Ali (PBUT), how perfectly and beautifully chosen … .

Zaynab, graceful emblem of Obedience and patience

Part I

We never wish to be free, from the commands of Ali and infallible sons of Ali;

we have learned this, from a broken flower named Zaynab, loving daughter of Ali.

Two Messiahs - Part II

This is how the Christians have tried to justify the prophesied concept of 'two Messiahs' through combining the two Promised Ones into one; according to M. P. L. Dunteman:

Two Messiahs - Part I

Stay with us as we shall, Allah-Willing, explore the issue of the 'Two Messiahs', and its connection to Imam Mahdi (May Allah hasten his glorious Emergence) … .