I Have Discovered Jesus – The Story of Muhammad Aslam

Muhammad Aslam was a seasoned secondary faculty instructor of Islamic Research within the northeast area of Punjab. Recognized for his inflexible method to faith, he usually directed harsh phrases and arguments at Christian college students in his class, claiming their religion was false. He believed it his obligation to appropriate what he noticed as spiritual error—and typically, that meant punishing Christian college students merely to strengthen his convictions.

In April 2024, whereas educating a Tenth-grade class, a quiet however honest query was raised by a Christian pupil:

“Sir, if Jesus is just not the Son of God, then why does the Quran name Him ‘Rūḥ Allāh’ (Spirit of Allah)?”

Aslam answered from an Islamic perspective, as he all the time had. However later that day, whereas driving his motorcycle residence, the query echoed in his thoughts. “That reply… it didn’t convey me peace,” he would later confess. Drawn by an odd restlessness, he turned towards a close-by church and approached a Reverend on the Methodist Church.

“I requested him, ‘Why do Christians name Jesus the Son of God?’” Aslam recalled. “The Reverend answered gently, however nonetheless, I wasn’t glad. But one thing in me stirred. I requested for a Bible.”

That evening, Aslam started studying the New Testomony. The subsequent day was Saturday, and he spent hours poring over the textual content—to not discover the reality, however to show it mistaken. However the deeper he went, the extra his coronary heart wrestled with the phrases. He shared his confusion along with his spouse, Rehana, a major faculty instructor.

“Rehana,” he mentioned, displaying her passages like John 1:1 — ‘At first was the Phrase, and the Phrase was with God, and the Phrase was God.’

And Luke 1:35 — ‘The Holy One to be born can be referred to as the Son of God.’

His spouse listened silently, watching her husband wrestle with questions he had by no means dared to ask earlier than.

Pushed by an internal starvation for readability, Aslam reached out to an previous Christian classmate. At first reluctant, the pal ultimately agreed to assist him join with a Bible instructor in Lahore.

It was summer time trip, and Aslam took the chance to journey—utilizing the excuse of visiting in-laws in Lahore. There, he met with a pastor in a quiet public park. “I requested him so many questions. Thank God, he had solutions. Actual solutions,” Aslam mentioned.

For a full week, Aslam met with the pastor each day, and one thing profound modified in him. “After I left Lahore,” he mentioned, “I used to be not the identical man. I used to be reborn.”

Six months later, in December 2024, Aslam returned to Lahore and requested baptism. In a quiet ceremony within the pastor’s residence, surrounded by a small group of believers, he was baptized into the Christian religion. “They warned me,” he mentioned. “‘Watch out. Your life might by no means be the identical.’”

Again residence, Aslam confided in Rehana, his closest companion. She too started studying the Bible in secret. In February 2025, Rehana and their 4 youngsters additionally obtained baptism—however the household saved their religion hidden.

Aslam stopped attending the mosque and commenced planning for early retirement and a transfer to a distinct metropolis. However God had different plans.

Sooner or later, Rehana’s sister got here to remain throughout a close-by marriage ceremony celebration. Whereas in the home, she stumbled upon the Bibles. Alarmed, she started shouting accusations and referred to as her kinfolk.

“We tried to calm her, to elucidate,” Aslam mentioned, “however she screamed so loud the entire neighborhood gathered.”

Information unfold like wildfire—the Islamic Research instructor had grow to be a Christian.

Aslam rapidly organized for a ride-hailing service, locked the home, and fled along with his household—taking only some paperwork. They returned to Lahore, instructed the pastor all the things, and have been instantly relocated to a village in Multan.

Later, they discovered their residence had been burned down. Aslam was fired from his educating place by the federal government.

“I’ve misplaced all the things,” Aslam mentioned quietly. “My job, my home, my place in society… however I’ve discovered Jesus. And He’s value all of it.”

Now, Muhammad Aslam and his household reside removed from the house they as soon as knew. They’re hidden from those that as soon as referred to as them neighbors, associates, and even household. The partitions that sheltered their laughter at the moment are ashes. The classroom the place Aslam taught for many years now holds solely silence the place his voice as soon as rang out.

However within the quiet of their new life, they’ve discovered one thing the world might by no means give them—peace with God.

They not reside in concern of questions, for they’ve discovered the Reply. They not attempt to show their value, for they’ve obtained Grace. They’ve walked via fireplace and are available out with a religion extra treasured than gold.

Aslam, as soon as a person of guidelines and faith, is now a person of religion and freedom. His spouse Rehana, as soon as hesitant and watchful, now walks boldly beside him as a sister in Christ. And their youngsters, as soon as caught between two worlds, now know the love of the One who gave His life for them.

They could have misplaced all the things this world holds expensive—however they’ve gained Christ.

And in Him, they’ve discovered a brand new title, a brand new household, a brand new starting.

“Whoever loses his life for My sake will discover it.” – Matthew 10:39

Due to the rising threats to their lives, our group is actively working to relocate Aslam and his household to a safer nation in Southeast Asia, the place they’ll reside in peace, rebuild their future, and proceed rising of their new religion with out concern of persecution.

Allow us to bear in mind them in our prayers—Aslam, Rehana, and their youngsters—not simply as a household in hiding, however as a dwelling testimony of braveness, conviction, and the unstoppable love of Jesus Christ.