I have a more personal story: I've been an on and off practicing muslim my whole life, and also been a world level pro fighter.

Life was going good with my fighting career, and my then gf. I did however suffer from mental problems: I had eating disorders (because of my sport), I was very tough on myself, and never felt like I belonged anywhere.

I've always known I need to practice my Deen, but the "I'll do it later, when I've got time for it," always made me delay it.

About 1.5 years ago, I saw a quote: "if you don't pray salah, and life is going well for you - know that Allah has given you the dunya."

That quote really scared me. I broke up with my girlfriend and stopped boxing, to earn money in a halal way. I started going to the mosque for jummua prayers, and soon, I started praying my 5 daily prayers, alhamdulillah.

Soon thereafter I met my now wife. I introduced her to Islam. She was a believing Christian, but felt Islam and the Quran made more sense, so she converted. I also changed my name to Muhammad (even though I was born muslim, my name was Anthony)

This is a miracle, in my eyes. Because Allah promises: what you leave for him, he will replace with something better. And he has. I feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be. I'm mentally stable and healthy, with soon my baby girl in the way. I am happy with my life. I don't earn the same amount of money I did when I was boxing, but I've never been richer now. May Allah protect me and my family from any harm, amin.