num_pages: 278
description: Tito Momen was raised Muhammad Momen. He was born in Nigeria and was taught to observe the strict teachings of Islam. At age five he woke at 4:45 every morning to attend the mosque and perform dawn prayer with the other men in his village. His training to memorize the Qur'an began at age five. It was at this same age that he began copying the entire Qur'an word for word. He was being raised to emerge as a leader among clerics capable of leading a jihad or holy struggle to convert nonbelievers to Islam. However Tito's path took an expected turn when he was introduced to Christianity. His decision to believe in Jesus Christ cost him his family and his freedom. Tito thought he would spend his remaining days enduring a life sentence in an uncivilized Egyptian prison. For fifteen years he suffered and waited and prayed. Tito said I never gave up hope. I never stopped believing. Although he was falsely imprisoned beaten and ridiculed Tito's remarkable true story is one of faith forgiveness and testimony that God does hear and answer prayers.
language: English
title: My Name Used to Be Muhammad: The True Story of a Muslim Who Became a Christian
publisher: Ensign Peak