Why Arnoud Van Doorn in Islam? this story

Conversion to Islam Netherlands Arnoud Van Doorn make an uproar . Because , Van Doorn is a friend Geert Wilder and former Vice Chairman of the Party for Freedom ( PVV ) . Geert Wilders is widely known as an anti - Islam politician ever made ​​a movie Fitna in 2008 . While the establishment of the PPV is also known as the liberal -leaning political party that opposes Islam .
What is the reason Van Doorn Islam and how it is getting guidance ? Here is her story :
Arnoud Van Doorn is not a new name in the world of Dutch politics . He was active in the PVV , and even become one of the top leadership as Vice Chairman . But that's exactly what 's bothering him . Why the party is always hostile to Islam ? Van Doorn curiosity towards Islam increasingly unstoppable , until he began to learn what Islam really is.
" I really started to deepen my knowledge of Islam out of curiosity , " said Van Doorn commemorate the beginning of Islamic guidance to him .
Curiosity that made ​​Van Doorn search for translations of the Qur'an , hadith , and Islamic reference books . Day after the next day he went through by reading and reviewing the books one by one , leaving no other activity . During this time Van Doorn only know Islam from the word of those who hated him .
People close to actually know that Van Doorn Van Doorn read references to Islam , but they do not seem to think that it will be the way of guidance for Van Doorn . Because prevalent in their world , examines a thought or an ideology without having to trust and follow him . In fact , many people who study Islam and then attack him .
Van Dorn spent nearly a year to review the Qur'an , Sunnah and the Islamic reference number . He also took time to dialogue with adherents of Islam to learn more about the religion that appealed to him .
" The people around me know that I have been actively researching the Qur'an , Sunnah and other writings for nearly a year . Besides that, I also have many a conversation about religion with Muslims , " said Doorn told Al - Jazeera television England .
The longer the study of Islam , Van Doorn increasingly interested . He began to feel Islam as something special . Although earlier he also has a Christian foundation as a religion , Islam Van Doorn feel special.
What had been there in his head that the Islamic fanatics , oppress women , intolerant , hostile to the West blindly , slowly disappear from his mind . Van Doorn find Islam as something completely different from what he had thought .
Van Doorn also found that Islam is a religion of peace. Unlike western media allegations that during this portray Islam as a terrorist .
" 99 percent of Muslims are peace-loving and hardworking . If more people learned about true Islam , the more people will see the beauty of it , " Van Doorn said when interviewed by the MNA .
Guidance for the way Van Doorn more wide open when meeting with a Muslim named Aboe Khoulani , a friend who served on the City Council Hague . In addition to explaining Islam further, he also connects Van Doorn at Masjid As- Soennah .
Peak " inner battle " experienced Van Doorn some time later . Is he going to follow the guidance that was echoed by his nature or the extent of making it as knowledge . Luckily, those moments are not protracted . After steady with Islam , Van Doorn also pledged creed . He was a Muslim and is a brother for about 1.9 billion people . But for the party and its followers , Van Doorn labeled " traitors . " [ IK / MNA / Rpb / bsb ]