Timothy Harris

It was built in 1937. It's old and historic. And we went for the meal after the.

It was built in 1937. It's old and historic. And we went for the meal after the.

at night to the end of the day during ramadan and we joined in with uh the muslim men and sat on the floor and uh just enjoyed you know kind of talking and they were welcoming us but finally one old man uh he was listening to conversation i was having with a couple of other men about islam and he said you know islam you know so much about it why haven't you said the shahada

at night to the end of the day during ramadan and we joined in with uh the muslim men and sat on the floor and uh just enjoyed you know kind of talking and they were welcoming us but finally one old man uh he was listening to conversation i was having with a couple of other men about islam and he said you know islam you know so much about it why haven't you said the shahada

Now, the Shahada for your listeners is the statement of faith that someone says to become a Muslim. It's a statement of faith that Muslims say many times a day. And so he just I said, you know, I wasn't interested, but I was there to be a friend.

Now, the Shahada for your listeners is the statement of faith that someone says to become a Muslim. It's a statement of faith that Muslims say many times a day. And so he just I said, you know, I wasn't interested, but I was there to be a friend.

interact and he just he began to preach at me louder and louder and more and more men gathered around us like encircling us my friend John said Tim I think it's time to go man we need to get out of here and I just and I just I mean we're outnumbered like 300 to 2 or 4 there might have been four of us And I just couldn't leave.

interact and he just he began to preach at me louder and louder and more and more men gathered around us like encircling us my friend John said Tim I think it's time to go man we need to get out of here and I just and I just I mean we're outnumbered like 300 to 2 or 4 there might have been four of us And I just couldn't leave.

I didn't want to get into a competition with this guy, but I didn't want to give in to a spirit of fear. And I also didn't want the rest of the Muslim men there to kind of see me as a defeated foe for the glory of Islam. So I wasn't determined to win because I think that's a bad place. When we get in an argument with a Muslim and we're determined to win, it's not a good thing. But

I didn't want to get into a competition with this guy, but I didn't want to give in to a spirit of fear. And I also didn't want the rest of the Muslim men there to kind of see me as a defeated foe for the glory of Islam. So I wasn't determined to win because I think that's a bad place. When we get in an argument with a Muslim and we're determined to win, it's not a good thing. But

His temperature kept rising, man, and he just kept challenging me to say the Shahada. And finally, I just said to him, I challenge you to see that Jesus died for you on the cross and wants you to accept his sacrifice for you. And he said, oh, man, now he was hot. He was visibly angry. His temperature kept rising. His voice kept getting louder.

His temperature kept rising, man, and he just kept challenging me to say the Shahada. And finally, I just said to him, I challenge you to see that Jesus died for you on the cross and wants you to accept his sacrifice for you. And he said, oh, man, now he was hot. He was visibly angry. His temperature kept rising. His voice kept getting louder.

And he just shouted at me in front of all these Muslim men, you have insulted my holy Quran, you know, my holy book. And so at that point, Brandon, even I knew it was time to go. So we started up the steps from the basement. He followed us. He was just preaching at me all the way. We got out on the sidewalk. He was still preaching at me. He shouted at me, I know you're in the CIA or the FBI.

And he just shouted at me in front of all these Muslim men, you have insulted my holy Quran, you know, my holy book. And so at that point, Brandon, even I knew it was time to go. So we started up the steps from the basement. He followed us. He was just preaching at me all the way. We got out on the sidewalk. He was still preaching at me. He shouted at me, I know you're in the CIA or the FBI.

You're spying on us. I said, no, my friend. No, I just came here to love you in Jesus name. And and he's and then he just said to me, you'll be the first one in line on the day of judgment because you knew the truth about Islam and you rejected it.

You're spying on us. I said, no, my friend. No, I just came here to love you in Jesus name. And and he's and then he just said to me, you'll be the first one in line on the day of judgment because you knew the truth about Islam and you rejected it.

and so so the way the story ends this story ends brandon is uh i really i just thanked him for the warning and i just i just gave him a hug and i think he was just so shocked uh and disarmed by the hug he just didn't know what to say and so he turned around and left but yeah that was um That was one interesting story of going to a mosque and things escalating, let's say.

and so so the way the story ends this story ends brandon is uh i really i just thanked him for the warning and i just i just gave him a hug and i think he was just so shocked uh and disarmed by the hug he just didn't know what to say and so he turned around and left but yeah that was um That was one interesting story of going to a mosque and things escalating, let's say.

Yeah. So good, brother. So good. Let me before I answer that, let me just say that that is the. I think maybe I've only had two or maybe three situations like that in 15 years in mosques all over the United States and many mosques in the Middle East also. Generally, Muslims will welcome you to the mosque because, first of all, they want to convert you.

Yeah. So good, brother. So good. Let me before I answer that, let me just say that that is the. I think maybe I've only had two or maybe three situations like that in 15 years in mosques all over the United States and many mosques in the Middle East also. Generally, Muslims will welcome you to the mosque because, first of all, they want to convert you.