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Category: Da'wah to Non-MuslimsSource: يمالسإلا ركذو عقوم Publication Date: 19 Muharram 1434 (12/3/12)

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How to Convert to Islam?

How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim?

How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim? The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race,nat ionality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process thatrequires no pre-requisites. One may convert alone in privacy, or he/she may do so in thepresence of others. If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full convict ion and strong belief thatIslam is the t rue religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”,

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Islam is the t rue religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”,the test imony of faith, without further delay. The “Shahada” is the f irst and mostimportant of the f ive pillars of Islam. With the pronunciat ion of this test imony, or “Shahada”, with sincere belief andconvict ion, one enters the fold of Islam. Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of God, all of one’s previous sinsare forgiven, and one starts a new life of piety and righteousness. The Prophet said toa person who had placed the condit ion upon the Prophet in accept ing Islam that Godwould forgive his sins: « Do you not know that accept ing Islam destroys all sins which come before it? »[Saheeh Muslim]

ملسم هاور ؟» ھلبق ناك ام مدھی مالسإلا نأ تملع امأ » When one accepts Islam, they in essence repent f rom the ways and beliefs of theirprevious life. One need not be overburdened by sins commit ted before theiracceptance. The person’s record is clean, and it is as if he was just born f rom hismother’s womb. One should t ry as much as possible to keep his records clean andstrive to do as many good deeds as possible. The Holy Quran and Hadeeth (prophet ic sayings) both stress the importance offollowing Islam. God states: {Truly, the religion with Allah is Islam.} [Aal-‘Imran 3:19]

19 نارمع : لآ ـم} لسإلٱ ـھ للٱ دنع نیدلٱ نإ } Transliterat ion: Inna alddeena AAinda Allahi alislamu In another verse of the Holy Quran, God states: {And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and inthe Hereafter he will be one of the losers.} [Aal-‘Imran 3:85]

85 نارمع : لآ { نیرس ـ خلٱ نم ةرخا ـ لٱ ىف وھو ھنم لبقی نلف انید ـم لسإلٱ ریغ غتبی نمو }

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Transliterat ion: Waman yabtaghi ghayra alislami deenan falan yuqbala minhu wahuwafee alakhirat i mina alkhasireena In another saying, Muhammad, the Prophet of God, said: « Whoever test if ies that there in none worthy of being worshipped but God, Who hasno partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Prophet, and that Jesus is the Slave ofGod, His Prophet, and His word [1] which He bestowed in Mary and a spirit created fromHim; and that Paradise (Heaven) is t rue, and that the Hellf ire is t rue, God will eventuallyadmit him into Paradise, according to his deeds. » [Saheeh Al-Bukhari]

میرم ىلإ اھاقلأ ةتملكو ھلوسرو ، دبع هللا ىسیع نأو ھلوسرو ، هدبع ادمحم نأو ھل ، كیرش هدحو ال الإ هللا ھلإ نأ ال دھش نم »يراخبلا هاور « لمعلا نم ناك ام ىلع ةنجلا ھلخدأ هللا قح ، رانلاو قح ، ةنجلاو ھنم ، حورو

The Prophet of God may the blessing and mercy of God be upon him, also reported: « Indeed God has forbidden to reside eternally in Hell the person who says: “I test ifythat none has the right to worship except Allah (God),’ seeking thereby the Face ofGod. » [Saheeh Al-Bukhari]

يراخبلا هاور ھجو هللا» كلذب يغتبی الإ هللا ، ھلإ ال لاق : نم رانلا ىلع مرح نإف هللا » The Declarat ion of the Test imony (Shahada) To convert to Islam and become a Muslim a person needs to pronounce the belowtest imony with convict ion and understanding its meaning: I test ify “La ilah illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah.” The translat ion of which is: “I test ify that there is no true god (deity) but God (Allah),and that Muhammad is a Messenger (Prophet) of God.” When someone pronounces the test imony with convict ion, then he/she has become aMuslim. It can be done alone, but it is much better to be done with an adviser. The f irst part of the test imony consists of the most important t ruth that God revealedto mankind: that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except forAlmighty God. God states in the Holy Quran:

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{And We did not send any Messenger before you (O Muhammad salla Allah ‘alyhiwasallam) but We inspired him (saying): La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to beworshipped but I (Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else).} [Al-Anbiya’ 21:25]

25 ءایبنألا : { نودبعٱف انأ آلإ ـه لإ ۥھنأ آل ھیلإ ىحون الإ لوسر نم كلبق نم انلسرأ آمو } Transliterat ion: Wama arsalna min qablika min rasoolin illa noohee ilayhi annahu lailaha illa ana faoAAbudooni This conveys that all forms of worship, whether it be praying, fast ing, invoking, seekingrefuge in, and of fering an animal as sacrif ice, must be directed to God and to Godalone. Direct ing any form of worship to other than God (whether it be an angel, amessenger, Jesus, Muhammad, a saint , an idol, the sun, the moon, a t ree) is seen as acontradict ion to the fundamental message of Islam, and it is an unforgivable sin unlessit is repented from before one dies. All forms of worship must be directed to God only. Worship means the performance of deeds and sayings that please God, things whichHe commanded or encouraged to be performed, either by direct textual proof or byanalogy. Thus, worship is not restricted to the implementat ion of the f ive pillars ofIslam, but also includes every aspect of life. Providing food for one’s family, and sayingsomething pleasant to cheer a person up are also considered acts of worship, if such isdone with the intent ion of pleasing God. This means that, to be accepted, all acts ofworship must be carried out sincerely for the Sake of God alone. The second part of the test imony means that Prophet Muhammad is the servant andchosen messenger of God. This implies that one obeys and follows the commands ofthe Prophet. One must believe in what he has said, pract ice his teachings and avoidwhat he has forbidden. One must therefore worship God only according to his teachingalone, for all the teachings of the Prophet were in fact revelat ions and inspirat ionsconveyed to him by God. One must t ry to mold their lives and character and emulate the Prophet, as he was aliving example for humans to follow. God says: {And verily, you (O Muhammad salla Allah ‘alyhi wasallam) are on an exalted standardof character.} [Al-Qalam 68:4]

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4 ملقلا : { میظع قلخ ىلعل كنإو } Transliterat ion: Wainnaka laAAala khuluqin AAatheemin God also said: {And in deed you have a good and upright example in the Messenger of God, for thosewho hope in the meet ing of God and the Hereafter, and ment ions God much.} [Al-Ahzaab 33:21]

21 بازحألا : { اریثك ـھ للٱ ركذو رخا ـ لٱ مویلٱو ـھ للٱ اوجری ناك نمل ةنسح ةوسأ ـھ للٱ لوسر ىف مكل ناك دق } Transliterat ion: Laqad kana lakum fee rasooli Allahi oswatun hasanatun liman kanayarjoo Allaha waalyawma alakhira wathakara Allaha katheeran He was sent in order to pract ically implement the Quran, in his saying, deeds, legislat ionas well as all other facets of life. Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when asked about thecharacter of the Prophet, replied: « His character was that of the Quran. »[Authent icated by Al-Albani]

ينابلألا ھححص « نآرقلا ھقلخ ناك » To truly adhere to the second part of the Shahada is to follow his example in all walksof life. God says: {Say (O Muhammad, salla Allah ‘alyhi wasallam, to mankind): If you (really) love Allahthen follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Quran and the Sunnah),}[Aal-‘Imran 3:31]

31 نارمع : لآ { ىنوعبتٱف ـھ للٱ نوبحت متنك نإ لق } Transliterat ion: Qul in kuntum tuhibboona Allaha fait tabiAAoonee It also means that Muhammad is the Final Prophet and Messenger of God, and that no(true) Prophet can come after him. {Muhammad (salla Allah ‘alyhi wasallam) is not the father of any man among you, buthe is the Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever

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AllAware of everything.} [Al-Ahzaab 33:40]

40 بازحألا : { امیلع ءىش لكب ـھ للٱ ناكو ـن یبنلٱ متاخو ـھ للٱ لوسر نك ـ لو مكلاجر نم دحأ آبأ دمحم ناك ام } Transliterat ion: Ma kana muhammadun aba ahadin min rijalikum walakin rasoola Allahiwakhatama alnnabiyyeena wakana Allahu bikulli shayin AAaleeman All who claim to be prophets or receive revelat ion af ter Muhammad are imposters, andto acknowledge them would be tantamount to disbelief . We welcome you to Islam, congratulate you for your decision, and will t ry to help you inany way we can. Footnotes:[1] God created him through His statement, “Be!”

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