Islam Is Perfect, People Are Imperfect | Denitsa Hristova İyibükücü | A New Person | Episode 41
Summary
TLDRDenitsa İyibükücü, auch bekannt als Amine İyübükücü, erzählt ihre Geschichte vom Christentum zum Islam. Aufgewachsen in Bulgarien, beschreibt sie die religiöse Atmosphäre ihrer Familie und den Einfluss des Kommunismus. Nach ihrer Heirat mit einem muslimischen Mann begann sie, sich intensiver mit dem Islam auseinanderzusetzen. Sie teilt ihre Bedenken und Herausforderungen bei der Konvertierung und betont, dass der Islam für sie eine Quelle des Friedens und der Klarheit wurde. Amine ruft dazu auf, Vorurteile abzulegen, den Koran zu lesen und sich offen mit der Religion auseinanderzusetzen.
Takeaways
- 👩🎓 Denitsa İyibükücü, auch bekannt als Amina, ist 31 Jahre alt, bulgarisch und derzeit Hausfrau und Mutter von zwei Kindern. Sie hat einen Master-Abschluss in Jura von der Universität Sofia.
- 🏡 Sie wuchs in einer weitgehend säkularen Familie auf, in der Religion selten diskutiert wurde, obwohl sie an Gott glaubte und eine spirituelle Neugier hatte.
- 🇧🇬 In Bulgarien wurden während der kommunistischen Ära religiöse Überzeugungen unterdrückt, was zu einem generellen Misstrauen gegenüber Religion führte, das auch ihre Familie prägte.
- 🕌 Ihre ersten negativen Eindrücke vom Islam entstanden durch die Medienberichterstattung nach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September und durch die negative Darstellung der osmanischen Geschichte in der bulgarischen Bildung.
- ❤️ Ihre Sichtweise auf den Islam änderte sich, als sie ihren zukünftigen Ehemann kennenlernte, der Moslem ist. Durch ihn begann sie, den Islam aus einer positiveren Perspektive zu sehen.
- 📚 Über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren setzte sie sich intensiv mit dem Islam auseinander, stellte viele Fragen und fand die Antworten ihres Mannes überzeugend.
- 🕊️ Sie entschied sich schließlich, zum Islam zu konvertieren, weil sie überzeugt war, dass es die Wahrheit ist und weil sie eine konsistente religiöse Grundlage für ihre zukünftigen Kinder schaffen wollte.
- 🤝 Sie betont die Bedeutung der Selbstreflexion und die Verantwortung, eine gute muslimische Mutter und Ehefrau zu sein, und sieht den Islam als eine Lebensreise, bei der man ständig lernt und sich verbessert.
- 📖 Sie fand die islamischen Lehren besonders logisch und schätzte die klaren Regeln und Strukturen, die das Leben erleichtern, obwohl es herausfordernd ist, sie zu befolgen.
- 🌍 Trotz anfänglicher Widerstände aus ihrem Umfeld fand sie durch den Austausch mit anderen Muslimen und durch das Studium des Korans Frieden und Erfüllung in ihrer neuen Religion.
Q & A
Wie lautet der muslimische Name von Denitsa İyibükücü?
-Ihr muslimischer Name ist Amina, aber in der Türkei nennen sie alle Amine.
Was ist Denitsa's beruflicher Hintergrund?
-Sie hat einen Masterabschluss in Rechtswissenschaften von der Universität Sofia in Bulgarien.
Wie war Denitsa's Kindheit in Bezug auf Religion?
-In ihrer Familie wurde Religion kaum besprochen, und sie feierten nur Ostern und Weihnachten durch das Anzünden von Kerzen und den Kirchenbesuch.
Was waren Denitsa's frühe Gedanken über Gott?
-Sie glaubte immer, dass es einen Schöpfer gibt, der keine Erscheinung oder Form hat, sondern eine große Macht ist, die uns liebt und überall um uns herum ist.
Wie beeinflusste Denitsa's Großmutter ihre religiösen Ansichten?
-Eine ihrer Großmütter war religiös und betete regelmäßig, während die andere gegen Religion war und behauptete, religiöse Bücher seien von Menschen gemacht, um die Gesellschaft zu kontrollieren.
Wie reagierte Denitsa auf die Vorstellung von Gott im Christentum?
-Sie fühlte sich immer unwohl mit den Ikonen und der Darstellung Gottes als alter Mann mit weißem Bart und Haar, da sie glaubte, dass Gott keine menschliche Form haben sollte.
Was war der erste Anlass, bei dem Denitsa von Islam hörte?
-Das erste Mal hörte sie von Islam bei den Terroranschlägen am 11. September in Amerika, leider in einem negativen Kontext.
Wie veränderte sich Denitsa's Sicht auf die Türken und den Islam nach dem Kennenlernen ihres Mannes?
-Ihr Mann zeigte ihr eine andere, positive Seite des Islams, und sie begann zu erkennen, dass viele der negativen Ansichten, die sie über die Türken hatte, falsch waren.
Was inspirierte Denitsa dazu, den Islam zu akzeptieren?
-Nachdem sie viele Fragen über den Islam gestellt und beantwortet bekommen hatte, erkannte sie, dass der Islam viele logische und sinnvolle Antworten auf ihre Fragen bot.
Welche Rolle spielt der Islam in Denitsa's Leben nach ihrer Konversion?
-Der Islam bietet ihr eine klare Lebensrichtung und spirituellen Frieden. Sie betrachtet den Islam als eine Reise und eine Mission, bei der sie ständig lernt und sich verbessert.
Outlines
😊 Einführung und persönliche Hintergrundgeschichte
Denitsa İyibükücü, auch bekannt als Amine, stellt sich vor. Sie ist 31 Jahre alt, Bulgarin, Hausfrau und Mutter von zwei Kindern. Sie hat einen Masterabschluss in Jura von der Universität Sofia. Ihre Eltern waren nominelle Christen, was in Bulgarien aufgrund der kommunistischen Vergangenheit des Landes üblich war. Religion wurde als etwas Negatives angesehen und war oft verboten. Obwohl sie sich als Kind immer bewusst war, dass es einen Gott gibt, fühlte sie sich in der christlichen Kirche unwohl. Die religiösen Rituale und Ikonen erschienen ihr seltsam.
🤔 Frühe Begegnungen und Veränderungen in der Wahrnehmung
Amine erzählt von ihren ersten negativen Begegnungen mit dem Islam nach den Terroranschlägen vom 11. September. Die bulgarische Bildung betonte negative Ansichten über Türken und den Islam aufgrund der Geschichte des Osmanischen Reiches. Nachdem sie ihren Ehemann kennenlernte, begann sie, den Islam positiver zu sehen. Sie hinterfragte die historische und politische Erziehung und begann, ihren Ehemann über den Islam zu befragen, was zu tiefgehenden Diskussionen führte.
💡 Der Weg zur Konversion zum Islam
Amine beschreibt ihren dreijährigen inneren Kampf, bevor sie sich dem Islam anschloss. Sie hatte viele Fragen und kämpfte mit ihrem Ego, bevor sie erkannte, dass der Islam die Wahrheit ist. Die Entscheidung, Muslimin zu werden, fiel ihr schwer, da sie sich der Verantwortung bewusst war, die damit einherging. Letztendlich entschied sie sich, dem Islam zu folgen, um ein gutes Beispiel für ihre Kinder zu sein und in Frieden mit sich selbst zu leben.
🙏 Persönliche Überzeugungen und Herausforderungen als Muslimin
Amine teilt ihre Erfahrungen und die Herausforderungen, denen sie nach ihrer Konversion gegenüberstand. Sie betont die Wichtigkeit, den Islam und den Koran zu verstehen und sich nicht von den negativen Beispielen anderer Menschen beeinflussen zu lassen. Sie erläutert, wie der Islam ihr geholfen hat, innere Ruhe zu finden und sich spirituell erfüllt zu fühlen. Sie empfiehlt, keine Angst vor der Erforschung des Islam zu haben und offen für neue Perspektiven zu sein.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Kommunismus
💡Islam
💡Koran
💡Gebet (Namaz)
💡Herkunft
💡Familie
💡Bildung
💡Ehe
💡Türken
💡Vorurteile
Highlights
Denitsa İyübükücü, also known as Amine, shares her background as a Bulgarian housewife and mother of two with a master's degree in law.
Amine discusses the influence of communism in Bulgaria on the perception of religion and how her family did not practice Christianity deeply.
She describes her childhood feeling that there was a God, but disagreed with the Christian representations of God and religious rituals.
Amine recounts how she first learned about Islam negatively through the 9/11 terrorist attacks but later grew curious about the religion.
She explains the historical and political context in Bulgaria that fostered negative views towards Turks and Islam due to the Ottoman Empire's past.
Meeting her husband, who is Turkish and Muslim, prompted Amine to re-evaluate her views and explore Islam more deeply.
Amine's turning point came when she realized that despite the negative historical portrayal, many Bulgarians remained Christian, which made her question the narrative.
She was deeply affected by the Islamic belief that God has no image, which aligned with her own beliefs.
Amine discusses her struggle with the decision to convert to Islam, balancing her inner beliefs with societal expectations and personal responsibilities.
She emphasizes that Islam is a journey and a lifelong path of learning and self-improvement.
Amine found logical answers in Islam for many aspects of life, which she found compelling and helpful.
She addresses common misconceptions about the role of women in Islam, explaining that Islam actually granted women rights not available before.
Amine used various resources, including books, online information, and conversations with knowledgeable individuals, to learn about Islam.
She felt peace and fulfillment after converting to Islam, finding answers to existential questions she had before.
Despite facing negative reactions from family and friends, Amine encourages others to explore Islam without fear and prejudice, emphasizing the importance of understanding and tolerance.
Transcripts
Alaikum salam, merhaba, hello my name is Denitsa İyibükücü but my Muslim name is Amina actually everybody in Turkey call me Amine so yes you can call me Amine İyübükücü
I'm 31 years old I'm Bulgarian right now I'm a housewife mom of two and a wife um I'm not working right now but normally I have a master's degree in law I graduated Bulgaria University in Sofia I
you can say but my mother and father they were just by name Christians as most of the people in
Bulgaria I think the reason of that is that from historical and political point of view Bulgaria
country Bulgaria was the power of Communism the political order in Bulgaria was communism for a
very long time and as you know the idea of these people is against the religion the Bulgarian
people grown up with the idea that religion is something bad it is created by capitalism for
controlling the people it was even forbidden to celebrate our holidays when democracy came
I was just born on this time actually so I didn't see communism but I'm
explaining these things to you to know better my story so
when the democracy came people were confused in my opinion they started
celebrating the holidays but most people weren't attending churches they weren't praying in our
family we never sit on the table and speak about religion why we are here is there a god or
not what's our mission on Earth just on Easter and Christmas we are going to the church we were
lighting candle we were celebrating that's all out of this my one of my grandma is religious person
but again we never spoke about it I just saw how she's praying but she's using religious words like
inshallah, Allah korusun of course in Bulgarian she's not
calling God Allah she's calling God of course in Bulgarian my other Grandma which also affect me
very much in my life she's she's believer but she was believer but she wasn't religious she
was strongly against religion and all the time speaking like all these religious books were
made were made by people with the idea of control the society so this is how I grown up but actually
even since little child in me there is one idea that there is God there is Creator and it doesn't
have any uh appearance it does have image it is just something like great power something which is
beyond us as human something which create us which loves us and it's everywhere around us and for
sure it doesn't have any shape or color this was what I was feeling inside of me every time when
I was entering a christianic church I was feeling myself very weird there was specific environment
there specific religious environment a spiritual environment but everything was coming so weird to
me these icons ever everywhere the faces of people Saints we were supposed to kissing the icons some
of the rituals they were giving us piece of bread and glass of wine and they were saying this is the
Flesh of Jesus this is the blood of Jesus you should drink it this was coming very weird to
me I was thinking that there's something wrong with that whenever I look up to the to the up
part of the church in every Church there is image of God images like a old person with long white
beard a long white hair and this was supposed to be God and every time I was looking I was feeling
this is so wrong it should not be like that God doesn't have any body it's not something material
it should not be and for sure I don't think that God looks like us like human this was when I was
child I was thinking like that when I first met my husband and I understood that in Islam
there is no image of God that thing immediately I took a sign that this is the correct way because
inside deep in me I believe that thing anyway so part of this is my story before the Islam
my first encouragement I think when I was the age of 11 when that horrible terrorist
attack happened in America 9 11. this was the first time when I heard about the Islam and
unfortunately negatively but I was this just child and I didn't give so much value to that
what happened just everybody was speaking about it we're watching television another thing which
I want to mention is from again political point of view in our educational system since kindergarten
we were taught that the Turkish people are bad because of the Ottoman Empire 500 years we were
one country with Bulgaria Bulgaria is older than the Turkish country and we're very proud with that
all the time they're mentioning on that thing and when we lost our control over our land and
the Turks came they're using this period maybe this is Again part of the communistic Republic
I'm not sure what was the meaning of that but it's wrong now I can understand it's really wrong and
most of the people every day they're getting away of this idea they're trying to change it last 10
years I can see that but most of the society is thinking like that negatively against the Turkish
people and of course against Islam the main idea here is that the Ottoman Empire was trying to make
everyone Muslim by force and they're saying are you going to lose your head or you're
going to become Muslim and they were taking the wives they were taking the children making them
soldiers making them killing their own father and mother when they start working this idea
with hate we grown up with hate against Islam and against the Turkish people so that's why
I wasn't very looking warm about the Turkish people like not so much about Islam
about the Turks against that when I met my husband everything changed because I saw the other side I
understood that this is wrong anyway by growing even before I met my husband I started
thinking that this is not so logical it should not there's something wrong in this story and
after meeting my husband he told me okay let's say 500 years we were making you on purpose by force
Muslims why are you Christian now why there's so many churches why why the population of Bulgaria
is Christian and like that I started thinking that he's right and our government is doing
something wrong with this idea our educational system is not correct I can even say when I start
living here there is one uh serial Diriliş Ertuğrul I'm
not sure if I say correctly the sign the way the people were living there this tense they
were making the costumes the woman exactly the same clothes exactly the same sign this sign you
can see in our Bulgarian books about the first Bulgarian people actually uh old bulgarians
are grown up from the same part of the world Yes the breaking point here is as I mentioned
earlier when I met my husband on this time we're both students in
University and I started being curious about Islam because as I said I started seeing the other side
of it the good side and um I started being curious actually when we're speaking about Islam
I was asking him why do you believe in that why do you believe in this what is that what is this
a lot of questions I had and every time he was giving me very good answer I was fighting with
him verbally I was trying to show him that he's wrong I was saying okay there is God I believe in
that but seriously we don't need these religious books this is from all types you believe in that
so strong because your mother and father believed in that because you went to religious school you
grown up like that that's why you're such a person I'm not religious person I was saying
but by the time I understood that he's right and I'm wrong it took me almost three years in these
three years I was fighting with myself with my ego I don't take responsibility I knew that this
is the deep inside me I knew that Islam is the truth but that I believe that if I become Muslim
I should do everything perfectly I should pray I should cover myself and this is very difficult
for a person especially when she growing up in different environment everybody are free and
living completely different way lifestyle that's why I just wanted to postpone that thing I didn't
want to take responsibility of that alhamdulillah the moment came and I became Muslim I just told
myself enough you have to take a decision you can't live like that anymore if if you want to
continue your life together with this person if you want to continue if you want to create family
and have children and declare them you should walk on the same path you should not stay in
the middle because in the future this children is going to ask you are you a Christian are
you Muslim what's your belief why you don't think different why you think different like my father
and I'm not going to be able to give answer of these questions I should just be a responsible
person to give good example of my children and my family that's why I just sit down and spoke deep
with myself and I decided that even if everything is wrong let's say that there is no Islam there's
no God after that there's nothing then even if I become Muslim I'm not going to lose anything
because after that there's nothing but let's say that my husband is Right Islam is the truth and
we're going to be judged after that then better to and to become Muslim as fast as possible and
to try to ask for forgiveness from God and try to be good Muslim good person so this was the moment
that I decided to do it and alhamdulillah since then I'm trying to work on this path and yes Islam
in my opinion is definitely a path it's a journey it's not something that it's not the final point
because all your life you're learning this path is never ending to our death we're trying to be
a good person every day we're fighting with our good and bad side of our character with
our soul with our ego for sure you cannot say I learned everything now I just can sit and wait
no till then you're fighting till the rest of your life God is examine you and yeah it's not easy but
this is how it is that's why we're here this is our mission actually on Earth is what I believe in
I mainly the thing which maybe affect me the most in Islam is the whole system of Islam which is so
logical there is answer for everything there is rule for everything if you follow these rules
your life is going to be so much easier of course following this rules is quite difficult especially
if you haven't used to with this kind of life and unfortunately nowadays even in a Muslim country as
Turkey there is a lot of Muslim people but not everyone are living according to
Islam that's why it's uh it's really difficult to follow the rules but if you find it straight
in you not to look at the others just look at your way just to follow the rules to follow the
Islam then easiness is coming actually Islam is perfect people are imperfect people are making
it difficult and people are giving bad example showing Islam as negative that's why you should
just look at the Islam Quran and not the people not how people are living one of the things also
which affects me a lot as I mentioned earlier the fact that in Islam there's no imagines God
doesn't have image that thing affect me a lot also about the pray about Namaz one time we're
having argued with my husband and I was saying okay if God is so perfect why does he need our
pray plus five times per day it's too much why does God needs that and my husband said of
course God doesn't need that you need that as a human to control your soul to control your
nafs that it impress me very much also another thing is the position of the of a woman in Islam
in Europe in an Islamic world people think that woman is second maybe even third place person
human like a child which doesn't have any rights I understood this is not true even before the
Islam the position of the woman was much more difficult and really a woman didn't have any
rules any rights excuse me with Islam come even from inheritant point of view woman had the right
of inheritance before that no she didn't have everything belonged to the man at the same time
in Christianity there wasn't such a possibility of the woman so this was very impressing for me
main information I took from my husband he has very good education about Islam he finished
in his country in Turkey he finished religious school so I trust him about information but of
course when my curious to start growing in me I wanted to learn more and more I just started
looking everywhere possible for information books on internet people asking a lot of questions and
one time I went to one Book Festival in my capital city in Bulgaria in Sofia and then
I found one group of people there is hands religious books this from this place I bought
a lot of books and they gave me as a present the translation of the Quran Bulgarian I loved it so
much I immediately I started reading and reading and understanding it was great experience I even
can't explain it I was so curious immediately I wanted to take as much possible information
as I can out of this my husband had one friend from school who got married to Bulgarian woman
and just like me she also became Muslim and even she covered herself on this time while living in
Bulgaria and I was so impressed by this story I was thinking this girl is crazy how can you
do such a thing in Bulgaria there's such a risk people's
gonna attack you on the street I met her and understood that she's clever girl she's studying
Pharmacy she's coming from normal family like me and she's not crazy she's just normal person
another source of information I found from one group of women they were making a religious
conversation in Turkish way calling sohbet we were getting together every weekend evening and
we were reading small part of Quran and after that we're reading a small part of the books of this
person and we were having religious conversation yeah like why do we need to cover ourselves why we
need to pray why believe is so important for the Muslim people that thing also affect me there was
a lot of women they were all educated women they were covered but they were studying for a doctors
or a pharmacist and my fear of becoming Muslim got started getting less and less and I start I I took
the information which I needed I found it there before my conversion I may say that there
was something missing I didn't know what exactly it is uh something like
some like free space which needs to be filled some desire about spiritual guiding or maybe answering
of the question what's our mission on this world why do we came here after finding Islam after
converting myself this answer came to me and I felt myself um relaxed I found peace with myself
before the conversion I already mentioned that it wasn't very good
I was looking with negative eyes I was thinking the Muslim people and actually any other religious
people were a little bit old-fashioned and maybe not well educated or maybe the women were in bad
condition they were traumatized they were by force covered or something like that it wasn't real
but unfortunately this is the image which media is showing in the Westworld firstly I
hide from my family and friends that I became Muslim maybe they were suspected they were waiting
for that because with my husband we were already together and I was giving them clues about the
idea that maybe one day I'm going to become a Muslim as well maybe one day I'm gonna cover
myself but everybody were running away from the topic whenever I opened this topic with my mom
or dad they didn't want it to listen even now after so many years they just don't want to listen
about it okay there is God is your decision don't force us to listen don't force us to become
Muslim we don't want that they're trying to run away from responsibility maybe sometimes my
father is getting curious about it but just because he's a curious person he's just like a
different kind of knowledge I think my friends most of them maybe 90 percent of
them just I vanished for them after becoming Muslim they just run away from
me most of them said why are you doing that did you make research one about your
own religion did you read the Bible I think you make a mistake why doing that thing to yourself
you're too young your husband is gonna change when you go to Turkey don't do it everybody were
negative most of the people were negative maybe just few people told me this is good just don't
be afraid maybe going to Turkey maybe coming Muslim is going to be better for you very less
people told me that thing I was fighting with there was big pressure on me about the
decision. My main recommendation is don't be afraid don't be afraid of making research one about Islam
and if it's possible start reading the Quran in your own language because it's very important
to understand what's written inside and also go to community try to speak with people who
are practicing the right Islam if you around you there's no such a people just find the correct
books and again the main source I think it should be the Quran after that everything
else and no fear don't be afraid you're not going to lose anything if you just try if you
try to make your view bigger if you try to be more tolerant and to get rid of your prejudice
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