Miraculous Conversion of a Muslim

Nasir Siddiki

Nasir Siddiki was diagnosed with the worst case of

shingles ever admitted to Toronto General Hospital.

His immune system was shutting down and the

doctors left him to die. Then he saw Jesus.

The blisters were growing beyond an inch in diameter,

spreading from the side of his face, down his neck

and onto his shoulder. His ear was so deformed it

was hanging down to his shoulder. And the

thermometer reading screamed 107.6. He was .4

degrees from death.

It was October 1987 when he was diagnosed with

what Canada's Toronto General Hospital called the

worst case of shingles in the hospital's history. There

was no cure. His first million dollars in business

profits could offer him little hope now. At age 34,

Muslim businessman Nasir Siddiki lay on his deathbed.

Doctors were ready to report his death come

morning.

Nearly 24 years later, Siddiki sits across from me in

Charisma Media's editorial library, teal eyes shining

with passion, as he recalls the night he cried out to

Muhammad—and the only answer was silence.

"I knew what was on the other side of death was

fearful, but I didn't know what it was," recalls Siddiki.

In the midst of silence and fear, Siddiki remembered

the numerous healing stories of the prophet Jesus. "In

desperation I cried out, 'God if you're real, don't let

me die.'"

When it seemed as though the night couldn't get any

darker, a light entered the hospital room.

"It was the outline of a person. I couldn't see the

facial features because there was so much light

shining from this person," describes Siddiki. "This

person spoke without opening their mouth ... He said,

'I am the God of the Christians.' and He said, 'I am

the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.'"

Hailing from the line of Ismael, Muslims recognize

Abraham as the father, but do not recognize the line

of Isaac. When the figure spoke, claiming to be the

God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, Siddiki was able to

identify the glow.

"It was Jesus Christ," affirms Siddiki, undoubtedly.

Siddiki holds up a photo showing the intensity of the

shingles he endured. He has clearly been healed. The

differences are evident. The blisters are gone. His ear

is perfectly formed. His complexion is olive, smooth

and scar-less. His hair has grayed. But there is more.

The most significant difference is not physical, yet it

is exceptionally visible. Siddiki is now a Christian.

His new heart in Christ is obvious through his glowing

smile and his gracious words. It is clear that this man,

who had followed seven generations of Sunni

Muslims, beginning with Abu Bakr Siddiq ,

Muhammad's closest friend and Islam's first Caliph,

has been made new by the healing power of Jesus

Christ.

Doctors searched for the answer as to why this man

with a battered immune system had inch-wide blisters

that, overnight, had entered a remissive state.

"I tried to tell them His name was Jesus but of course

they didn't believe me ... And this big question I had

is, 'Is this Jesus really the Son of God the way the

Christians claim or is He just a prophet the way I was

brought up all my life?'"

Siddiki was released from the hospital the next day.

The following morning another miracle occurred—one

Siddiki says proves the deep love and mercy of Jesus

Christ.

"I remember Sunday morning I woke up at 6 o'clock

in the morning, walked over to the television—I don't

know why I did that—turned on the television and

right on the screen it said, 'Is Jesus the Son of God?'

Coincidence? I don't think so ... Alone in my living

room ... in front of the television set in tears I asked

Jesus to be the Lord of my life ... The fact that He

would heal a Muslim on a Friday and save him on a

Sunday talks about how great His love and His mercy

is."

"He does love the Muslims and He did die for the

Muslims," Siddiki continues. "God so loved the world

and that includes everybody and Jesus died for

everybody."

Siddiki looks to his personal testimony to find hope

for those involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

within the Middle East. He says those in battle are

blinded, they are being misguided, and they are being

deceived. Siddiki himself spent 34 years in a blind

state, walked an ungodly path and was continually

deceived by worldviews. Yet, God sought Siddiki to

be a worker in His field. And he says God is seeking

out more laborers. “The Muslim nations are his

harvest. These are people Jesus died for.”

Siddiki feels Christians are called to help in the

current circumstances within the Middle East.

“We need to love all Muslims,” he adds. “They really

are good people, they just are misled. They are just

deceived. We have the greatest weapon on planet
earth and the universe—it's called the weapon of
love. The Bible says love actually never fails and that's
an incredible statement that means that love has to
win in every situation.
"We don't win Muslims by debating with them, by
arguing with them ... none of that will win Muslims
over to Christ," Siddiki explains . "But we will win
them with that love of Jesus. And even when they
persecute us and we respond with love they have a
very difficult time understanding that response. 'How
can we persecute you and you love us?' And that's
what will break down the barriers and the walls.”
Though Christian love will win in every situation,
Siddiki says prayer will have dominant influence, for
prayer literally gives God legal entry into any
situation.
“The Muslims, radicals, the terrorists have been
blinded by the god of this world ... and because they
have been blinded, they don't really see the truth. And
so the first thing we need to do is to pray for those
scales to come down. Three times the apostle Paul
prayed for wisdom for other people. So we pray for
wisdom for those in leadership in these Islamic
nations, that they will make the right choice. The
Bible says the king's heart is in the hand of the Father
and He can turn it which way He pleases.”