“One night in Laos, I stretched out on a straw mat and looked up into the dark sky. I had never seen so many stars. Staring out into space, I just knew there was a Creator. There was somebody watching over me. In the middle of the jungle in Laos, I felt God.”
Born into an atheist family in former East Germany, Claudia Seise spent years searching for her spiritual home before finding peace and tranquility in Islam. InFinding God, she celebrates God’s guidance by recounting the conversion stories of more than 40 people from all over the world. From a young man seeing a coworker’s dedication to his Friday prayer service to a high school student enjoying the hospitality of a friend’s family… From a researcher inspired by the Muslim women she was studying to a Christian missionary reading the Qur’an she received as a gift… These diverse stories explore just some of the manifold paths God uses to turn His servants’ hearts toward Him.
In the latter portion of the book, short essays provide methods for grounding oneself in the faith and living Islam with purpose.Finding Godis a valuable companion in the ongoing process of drawing nearer to Him.
Publisher's Note
We all know that God speaks to people in different ways; He guides people through different means. But the heartfelt stories inFinding God, gathered from around the world and recorded by Dr. Claudia Seise, move that knowledge from the brain to the heart. From East Germany to Indonesia to the Outback, people shared their stories of guidance and Seise preserved them to share their sense of spiritual renewal with all who need it.Finding Godis for all who seek.
By Claudia Azizah Seise
Claudia Azizah Seise was born in 1983 in Germany and converted to Islam in 2008. Ever since then, she has aimed to study Islam and seek knowledge on becoming closer to God. One of her passions is supporting new and old converts to Islam. She obtained her PhD in Southeast Asian studies from Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, in 2016. From 2018 to 2019, she served as an assistant professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia. Besides her academic writings, she has been contributing to the German Islamic newspaper since 2008. Her poetry has been published in several collections. She also writes children's books. From September 2020 to December 2023, she was a postdoctoral fellow at the Berlin Institute of Islamic Theology, Germany. Find her on Instagram: @clazahsei
Binding:Paperback Size:5.5" x 8.5" Pages:214 Publisher:Rabata's Daybreak Press Language:English
