Peace and greetings,

I am torn, my mom is african american and my father is Nigerian (Yoruba). My mom is not religious at all, although she says she is Christian, but growing up she was never deeply involved with it. My father and his side of the family however are devout Muslims. I was Muslim since childhood but throughout the years I've been interested in Ifa/Orisha worship since it was revealed to me by my father that my grandmother was into Ifa before she met my grandfather and converted to Islam. My father is totally against Ifa/Orisha worship and calls it "Idol Worship" which I disagree. I want to honor my ancestors but I do not know which path to go with, there is something within me that says to look more into Ifa, then there is also a lingering feeling that I don't know what I'm doing regarding Ifa worship and I should stick to Islam. The question is since my ancestors were also Muslim should I continue with my Islam out of respect for them and my father or shall I research and study Ifa since some of my family members took that path as well? All of my family on my father's side are devout Muslims, I have no current family members that practice Ifa so I would probably end up being a black sheep which doesn't bother me much because I've always been different. Also I had a dream not too long ago, an ancestor visited me in my dream and I believe she was speaking Yoruba (I am not fluent in Yoruba yet but I know some words) to me and she also recited the Al-Fatitha and said "Bismillah" before she left. I took that as a sign that maybe I shall continue on the path of Islam. Thank you and blessings to anyone who replies. Modupe.

Why do you have to choose. All follow join

in modenine voice dear follow your heart,follow your heart nobody should coax you to serve their gods or God ooooo

I will choose Ifa over Islam any day but if you are really looking for the truth then you have to follow Christ.

Salaam,

I hear u sister. I'm in something a bit similar. My mother was Muslim and I grew up a non-practicing Muslim but in college I fell in love with Ifa and I feel connected to it. Everything feels perfect with it but I also have a connection to Islam..the problem is that I see a lot of things I dont agree with in Islam but my heart is drawn to it. I really dont know