Teti had studied the Holy Quran to great extents with her dad when she was young. After I was married with her she began teaching me how to pray and that I needed to memorize the Arabic scriptures. At first I had a problem with this. I did not completely understand in the beginning. I had always prayed to God from my heart rather than using words. I could not understand how reciting scripture written in a language I could not even know the words too could help me get closer to God.

At this point I feel that I understand completely the purpose of Allah's message "The One God For All Of Mankind" he sent to his servant Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. I now know that I must learn to recite the Holy Quran completely if possible someday. It is only because that people have recited and memorized the Holy Quran since the time of Muhammad that we are able to get exactly the same message that he got more than 1400 years ago. I realize that it is a duty as part of my worship to Allah that I must learn and memorize the Holy Quran. It is a duty like doing good deeds, washing and helping others. It is in this way that the future generations might get the same message unchanged. It is for this reason I have come to trust the words in the Holy Quran as being directly from Allah. Unlike the other holy book's that have been revised, translated, and sometimes even destroyed.
But I still believe that true worship comes from the heart. So I do my duties as prescribed by the Holy Quran and the teachings of the prophet Muhammad. After that I still go that extra step and constantly praise Allah throughout the day and after completing my duties as a Muslim from my heart. Thinking Allah for all that he has provided me and taught me from my heart with true love and worship of The One and Only God of all mankind.
In the US I was unable to do my duties as a Muslim as I should. This was because the nearest Massid from my house was a two-hour drive in my car. There were no Muslims living anywhere near to my home.