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A confusing upbringing
Growing up, Zuber Shah, now a member at Salem, Stillwater, Minn., says he often felt confused about religion. He was born in Chicago to parents with very different backgrounds. His father, originally from India, was a practicing Muslim. His mother was a Catholic from Minnesota. When his parents divorced, his father stayed in Chicago with his oldest brother, and Zuber moved to Stillwater, Minn., with his mother and two brothers.
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From then on, Zuber was raised Catholic. However, when Zuber visited his dad, he would go to the mosque. “When I was in Chicago, I was Muslim. But when I was in Stillwater, I was Catholic,” he says. “As I got older, I said to my mom, ‘This is confusing. How does this work?’ ” She replied, “You can decide for yourself when you turn 18.”
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Zuber Shah and his wife, Sarah, have three children. The youngest, Eliana, is now in heaven. Learn more about how the Shahs' faith and their church family helped them through Eliana's health struggles and her passing.
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