Step 1:
Review the five pillars of Islam: testifying that there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet; praying five times a day; fasting for the month of Ramadan; offering charity each year; and making the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime. Affirm these to yourself.
Familiarize yourself with the various strains of Islam. Sunnis, Shias, and Ismailis are all Muslim but have slightly different core beliefs or aqeedah. Because Sunnis make up roughly 85 percent of the world’s Muslim population, this represents a sort of default option for conversion.
Step 2:
Sitting quietly by yourself, make your intention, either silently or out loud, to convert to Islam to please God alone, not for personal gain or to please other people.
If someone is pressuring you to convert to Islam—for example a spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend, remind him or her that according to Islamic law, a conversion without inner conviction is morally meaningless and religiously invalid.
Step 3:
Read out loud this statement in Arabic: “Ash-shadu an laa ill-laaha illa-lah.” This means in English: “I testify there is no God but God.”
While many converts like to profess their new faith in a mosque and/or in the presence of other Muslims, witnesses are not required. You can become Muslim by yourself at home.
Step 4:
Read aloud this statement: “Wa ash-shadu anna Muhammadun-a rasuulu-lah.” This means “And I testify that Muhammad is the prophet of God.”
Step 5:
Repeat Steps 3 and 4. These two statements are known as the shahadah, or testament of faith, and they comprise the first pillar of Islam.
Saying the shahadah in Arabic is required, but it might also help to repeat the statements in your native language.
Step 6:
Take a shower or bath, completely immersing your hair and body. With this washing, you are shedding all of the sins you may have committed before becoming Muslim.
Step 7:
Accept God’s mercy in forgiving all your past sins. It’s part of the gift of becoming Muslim.
Step 8:
Use this time to pray for others. God says the prayer of a new convert is likely to be accepted.
Step 9:
Begin to practice the other pillars of Islam as soon as you are ready. Most immediately, this means offering the five daily prayers.
When you decide to make the pilgrimage, or hajj, another of Islam’s pillars, you might need your local mosque to write a letter certifying that you are now Muslim, as only Muslims are allowed in the city of Mecca.
Step 10:
Some converts like to start using an Arabic name in addition to or instead of their given name. Changing your name, however, is not required.
While you will need to master a small amount of Arabic to correctly say the daily prayers, learning Arabic is not required.
Step 11:
When you are ready, begin to tell your friends, family, and co-workers that you have embraced Islam. Be patient with them if they express alarm or hostility. Don’t forget that there was a time when you, too, knew little about Islam.
Step 12:
Gradually incorporate other aspects of Islam into your life, whether that means dressing more modestly, reading the Quran, or visiting the mosque. While you may be tempted to completely change your lifestyle right away, realize that making slow, deliberate changes will serve you better in the long run.
In the West, some of the most prominent Muslim are converts, including Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, and boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
I hope I have been some help.
Walaikum Salaam (and peace be upon you)
Review the five pillars of Islam: testifying that there is only one God and Muhammad is his prophet; praying five times a day; fasting for the month of Ramadan; offering charity each year; and making the pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in your lifetime. Affirm these to yourself.
Familiarize yourself with the various strains of Islam. Sunnis, Shias, and Ismailis are all Muslim but have slightly different core beliefs or aqeedah. Because Sunnis make up roughly 85 percent of the world’s Muslim population, this represents a sort of default option for conversion.
Step 2:
Sitting quietly by yourself, make your intention, either silently or out loud, to convert to Islam to please God alone, not for personal gain or to please other people.
If someone is pressuring you to convert to Islam—for example a spouse or a boyfriend/girlfriend, remind him or her that according to Islamic law, a conversion without inner conviction is morally meaningless and religiously invalid.
Step 3:
Read out loud this statement in Arabic: “Ash-shadu an laa ill-laaha illa-lah.” This means in English: “I testify there is no God but God.”
While many converts like to profess their new faith in a mosque and/or in the presence of other Muslims, witnesses are not required. You can become Muslim by yourself at home.
Step 4:
Read aloud this statement: “Wa ash-shadu anna Muhammadun-a rasuulu-lah.” This means “And I testify that Muhammad is the prophet of God.”
Step 5:
Repeat Steps 3 and 4. These two statements are known as the shahadah, or testament of faith, and they comprise the first pillar of Islam.
Saying the shahadah in Arabic is required, but it might also help to repeat the statements in your native language.
Step 6:
Take a shower or bath, completely immersing your hair and body. With this washing, you are shedding all of the sins you may have committed before becoming Muslim.
Step 7:
Accept God’s mercy in forgiving all your past sins. It’s part of the gift of becoming Muslim.
Step 8:
Use this time to pray for others. God says the prayer of a new convert is likely to be accepted.
Step 9:
Begin to practice the other pillars of Islam as soon as you are ready. Most immediately, this means offering the five daily prayers.
When you decide to make the pilgrimage, or hajj, another of Islam’s pillars, you might need your local mosque to write a letter certifying that you are now Muslim, as only Muslims are allowed in the city of Mecca.
Step 10:
Some converts like to start using an Arabic name in addition to or instead of their given name. Changing your name, however, is not required.
While you will need to master a small amount of Arabic to correctly say the daily prayers, learning Arabic is not required.
Step 11:
When you are ready, begin to tell your friends, family, and co-workers that you have embraced Islam. Be patient with them if they express alarm or hostility. Don’t forget that there was a time when you, too, knew little about Islam.
Step 12:
Gradually incorporate other aspects of Islam into your life, whether that means dressing more modestly, reading the Quran, or visiting the mosque. While you may be tempted to completely change your lifestyle right away, realize that making slow, deliberate changes will serve you better in the long run.
In the West, some of the most prominent Muslim are converts, including Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, and boxing champion Muhammad Ali.
I hope I have been some help.
Walaikum Salaam (and peace be upon you)
Source(s):
I Want to embrace Islam but ...
http://www.islamicweb.com/begin/converts…
OK then, convince me... Why accept Islam
http://www.islamic.org.uk/whyislam.htm
beginner’s short course on Islam
http://www.islam101.com/dawah/course101.…
A comprehensive introduction
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/t…
The purpose of life (a beautiful article by a former Christian pastor)
http://www.islamtomorrow.com/purpose.htm
What is the purpose of life?
http://www.islam-guide.com/purpose-of-li…
Fundamental Beliefs of Islam: a comprehensive website
http://www.TodayIslam.com/belief.htm
http://www.islamicweb.com/begin/converts…
OK then, convince me... Why accept Islam
http://www.islamic.org.uk/whyislam.htm
beginner’s short course on Islam
http://www.islam101.com/dawah/course101.…
A comprehensive introduction
http://www.ucalgary.ca/applied_history/t…
The purpose of life (a beautiful article by a former Christian pastor)
http://www.islamtomorrow.com/purpose.htm
What is the purpose of life?
http://www.islam-guide.com/purpose-of-li…
Fundamental Beliefs of Islam: a comprehensive website
http://www.TodayIslam.com/belief.htm
But what they dont tell you is if you want to leave Islam they will kill you
So did Weiner become a Muslim YOU BET HE DID. No Muslims woman would marry a Infidel!
Was anyone else wondering during this Anthony Weiner scandal whether this whole thing was because Jewish Anthony Weiner is secretly a Muslim? Right-wing “Islam expert” Robert Spencer thinks so, because here is what he knows: Weiner is sneaky, exactly like a secret Muslim would be. And he is married to a Muslim woman, which means he automatically converted to terrorism in his sleep right after Bill Clinton married the two of them. Bill Clinton is also a secret Muslim, and Hillary Clinton is a giant lesbian for Anthony Weiner’s wife. What? Oh, fine, Spencer does not exactly say that Anthony Weiner likes to beam his weiner pix all over the Internet just because he is a secret Muslim. This more likely explains the fact that he is a liberal who does stupid things.
Here is Spencer giving one of the world’s most incoherent, paranoid interviews to the paranoid, militant pro-Israel FrontPage Magazine:
So did Weiner become a Muslim YOU BET HE DID. No Muslims woman would marry a Infidel!
Anthony Weiner Scandal Caused By His Secret Conversion To Islam
Was anyone else wondering during this Anthony Weiner scandal whether this whole thing was because Jewish Anthony Weiner is secretly a Muslim? Right-wing “Islam expert” Robert Spencer thinks so, because here is what he knows: Weiner is sneaky, exactly like a secret Muslim would be. And he is married to a Muslim woman, which means he automatically converted to terrorism in his sleep right after Bill Clinton married the two of them. Bill Clinton is also a secret Muslim, and Hillary Clinton is a giant lesbian for Anthony Weiner’s wife. What? Oh, fine, Spencer does not exactly say that Anthony Weiner likes to beam his weiner pix all over the Internet just because he is a secret Muslim. This more likely explains the fact that he is a liberal who does stupid things. Here is Spencer giving one of the world’s most incoherent, paranoid interviews to the paranoid, militant pro-Israel FrontPage Magazine:
Certainly the most likely scenario is that Weiner did convert to Islam, as Abedin’s mother, a professor in Saudi Arabia, would almost certainly have insisted that he do so. Weiner has made no public statement of this conversion, but since it would almost certainly have cost him politically if he had announced it, this silence is not any indication that he didn’t actually convert.Anthony Weiner not saying he converted to Islam proves he probably converted to Islam is what we finally got from this, and he is a pragmatist political whore, which makes him normal. And Hillary is a lesbian. Okay!
However, it is also possible, given the recent scandal involving Weiner’s apparently frequent and sexually charged contact with other women, that the rumors that the Abedin/Weiner union is a political marriage of convenience are true. After all, in 2008, Hillary Clinton was running for president. There were widespread insinuations that she was involved in a romantic and/or sexual relationship with Abedin, her ever-present personal assistant. Those whisperings persisted into Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State. Abedin’s 2010 marriage to Weiner, at which Bill Clinton presided, put those rumors to rest.
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