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Revert Podcast

Revert Podcast

By: Matt Drake
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 My name’s Matthew Drake (Matt for short). I’m from Wokingham, Berkshire in England and I embraced Islam in 2005 when I was 19 years old.

When I look back to when I first became muslim nearly two decades ago, I realize that I made a lot of mistakes along the way.

And more often than not, these incidents were a direct result of a lack of Islamic knowledge or a lack of knowing how to apply Islam correctly in my life, either because of my own ignorance of the religion or because of the bad advice I received from other muslims who, despite the good intentions they may have had, were ill-informed themselves or had a lack of understanding.

This, in addition to the excessive zeal I had as a new muslim, as well as immaturity and a lack of life experience, all contributed to me going to extremes in aspects of the religion, obligating or prohibiting things in my life that I didn’t have to, getting into arguments and debates with other people, ruining friendships and upsetting family members.

Mistakes were made, damage was caused and people were hurt unnecessarily.

But as time went on and the more I learned about Islam and lived my life as a muslim and the general life experience I gained, I began to understand the mistakes I made and where and how I went wrong.

After graduating from the Islamic University of Madinah back in 2014, I felt a need to give back to muslim communities and contribute to the Islamic call but wasn’t sure what to do. I would often think back to the early days of my Islam, the mistakes I made and how I would have done things differently had I had known then what I know now.

So the idea came about for ‘Revert Podcast’ a project aimed at helping new muslims and muslim reverts in general, by educating them more about Islam and how to practice it. By returning back to the Quran, authentic Hadith and works of the great scholars of Islam, I hope to shed some light on key issues that affect reverts, clarify any misunderstandings they may have and teach some of the basics of Islam.

I don’t claim to be a scholar or ‘sheikh’ and I don’t give religious verdicts. My goal is simply to convey Islamic knowledge that is most relevant to muslim reverts – within my capacity – and to help them on their journey.

I hope this initiative can help serve as a guide to reverts and new muslims, and that by way of it, I can rectify some of the wrongs and help to prevent others from making the mistakes I made.

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/revert-podcast--4998688/support.© Matt Drake 2025. All rights reserved. This work may not be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form without prior written permission from the author. Islam Spirituality
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  • Abu Hurayrah's Mother

    Abu Hurayrah's Mother
    Jan 27 2025
    One challenge many reverts face is dealing with their immediate family members such as their parents and siblings. This can be even more so when they live under the same roof, and especially when they try to call their family to Islam, which sometimes doesn’t go as planned, and can, at times, end up in heated arguments or other unwanted results.

    The majority of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) - Allah be pleased with all of them - were also reverts and faced similar challenges when dealing with their own families and we can learn a lot from them and how they acted in these kinds of situations.

    One story in this regard was when Abu Hurayrah invited his mother to enter Islam.



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    5 mins
  • Relationships Before Islam

    Relationships Before Islam
    May 24 2023
    What happens when someone becomes muslim whilst they’re in a relationship with someone; such as being married, having a long term partner, or having a boyfriend or girlfriend?

    This person could be someone they love very dearly and care for. They may have been with eachother for many years, or even have children together.

    Does it mean that because one of them has become muslim and the other hasn’t, that eveything comes to an end?

    The relationship’s over and they have to seperate or divorce?

    Or can they still be together, living their lives as they did before?

    This episode is based on Ibn Qayyim’s work ‘Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimma’ as well as religious verdicts of contemporary scholars.

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    8 mins
  • I'm muslim, what next?

    I'm muslim, what next?
    Oct 6 2022
    Once someone becomes muslim, what should they do next?

    Are there things they should do straight away, such as praying, changing their name or taking a shower or bath?

    Should they start dressing up in a certain way or prepare to move to a muslim country?

    Are there things that are more important to do than others?

    In this episode I speak about what someone should do once they've entered Islam.

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    8 mins

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