11/05/2025
Let me tell you a story.
Not just any story — my story.
One of ambition, transformation, and finding truth in a world of illusion.
For over a decade, I lived at full speed.
Closing deals. Building. Crossing continents like the world was mine to shape.
On the surface, it looked like I was winning.
But beneath the shine… there was silence.
I wasn’t lost —
But I was searching for something more.
Then came a moment.
Subtle, quiet — but it would change everything.
I was in Dubai, sitting across from my brother Hamza.
A man I admire deeply.
We talked — not just about business and success —
but about life, purpose, and Islam.
There was no preaching. No pressure.
Just a presence. A peace.
And in that moment… something shifted.
It planted a seed what has been there a long time!!
And in the silence it followed — I began to water it.
Through reflection. Through listening. Through study.
On 11.05.2025, I stood with a full heart.
Clear. Still. Certain.
And I spoke the words that changed everything.
I took my Shahada with a guidance of my brother Hamza.
I became a Muslim.
Alhamdulillah.
This wasn’t about changing religion.
This was about finding clarity, discipline, and peace.
To my brother —
You didn’t try to change me. You didn’t push.
You simply lived the truth —
And let me find mine.
You were the mirror I didn’t know I needed.
You reminded me not of something new —
But of something eternal.
This is just the beginning.
Of a life led with faith, with power, and with Allah by my side.
Whatever comes next, I face it with light in my chest and purpose in my steps.
Alhamdulillah.
– Rashid Rauno Liiva
