How to Convert to Islam and Become a Muslim

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The word “Muslim” means one who submits to the will of God, regardless of their race, nationality or ethnic background. Becoming a Muslim is a simple and easy process that requires no pre-requisites. One may convert alone in privacy, or he/she may do so in the presence of others.

If anyone has a real desire to be a Muslim and has full conviction and strong belief that Islam is the true religion of God, then, all one needs to do is pronounce the “Shahada”, the testimony of faith, without further delay. The “Shahada” is the first and most important of the five pillars of Islam.

With the pronunciation of this testimony, or “Shahada”, with sincere belief and conviction, one enters the fold of Islam.

Upon entering the fold of Islam purely for the Pleasure of God, all of one’s previous sins are forgiven, and one starts a new life of piety and righteousness. The Prophet said to a person who had placed the condition upon the Prophet in accepting Islam that God would forgive his sins:

“Do you not know that accepting Islam destroys all sins which come before it?” (Saheeh Muslim)

When one accepts Islam, they in essence repent from the ways and beliefs of their previous life. One need not to be overburdened by sins committed before their acceptance. The person’s record is clean, and it is as if he was just born from his mother’s womb. One should try as much as possible to keep his records clean and strive to do as many good deeds as possible.

The Holy Quran and Hadeeth (prophetic sayings) both stress the importance of following Islam. God states:

“...The only religion in the sight of God is Islam...” (Quran 3:19)

In another verse of the Holy Quran, God states:

“If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him; and in the Hereafter, he will be in the ranks of those who have lost (their selves in the Hellfire).” (Quran 3:85)

In another saying, Muhammad, the Prophet of God, said:

“Whoever testifies that there in none worthy of being worshipped but God, Who has no partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and Prophet, and that Jesus is the Slave of God, His Prophet, and His word[1] which He bestowed in Mary and a spirit created from Him; and that Paradise (Heaven) is true, and that the Hellfire is true, God will eventually admit him into Paradise, according to his deeds.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

The Prophet of God, may God praise him, also reported:

“Indeed God has forbidden to reside eternally in Hell the person who says: “I testify that none has the right to worship except Allah (God),’ seeking thereby the Face of God.” (Saheeh Al-Bukhari)

The Declaration of the Testimony (Shahada)
To convert to Islam and become a Muslim a person needs to pronounce the below testimony with conviction and understanding its meaning:

I testify “La ilah illa Allah, Muhammad rasoolu Allah.”

The translation of which is:

“I testify that there is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and that Muhammad is a Messenger (Prophet) of God.”

To hear it click here or click on “Live Help” above for assistance by chat.

When someone pronounces the testimony with conviction, then he/she have become a Muslim. It can be done alone, but it is much better to be done with an adviser through the “Live Help” at top, so he may help you in pronouncing it right.

The first part of the testimony consists of the most important truth that God revealed to mankind: that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God. God states in the Holy Quran:

“We did not send the Messenger before you without revealing to him: ‘none has the right to be worshipped except I, therefore worship Me.’” (Quran 21:25)

This conveys that all forms of worship, whether it be praying, fasting, invoking, seeking refuge in, and offering an animal as sacrifice, must be directed to God and to God alone. Directing any form of worship to other than God (whether it be an angel, a messenger, Jesus, Muhammad, a saint, an idol, the sun, the moon, a tree) is seen as a contradiction to the fundamental message of Islam, and it is an unforgivable sin unless it 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 which He commanded or encouraged to be performed, either by direct textual proof or by analogy. Thus, worship is not restricted to the implementation of the five pillars of Islam, but also includes every aspect of life. Providing food for one’s family, and saying something pleasant to cheer a person up are also considered acts of worship, if such is done with the intention of pleasing God. This means that, to be accepted, all acts of worship must be carried out sincerely for the Sake of God alone.

The second part of the testimony means that Prophet Muhammad is the servant and chosen messenger of God. This implies that one obeys and follows the commands of the Prophet. One must believe in what he has said, practice his teachings and avoid what he has forbidden. One must therefore worship God only according to his teaching alone, for all the teachings of the Prophet were in fact revelations and inspirations conveyed to him by God.

One must try to mold their lives and character and emulate the Prophet, as he was a living example for humans to follow. God says:

“And indeed you are upon a high standard of moral character.” (Quran 68:4)

God also said:

“And in deed you have a good and upright example in the Messenger of God, for those who hope in the meeting of God and the Hereafter, and mentions God much.” (Quran 33:21)

He was sent in order to practically implement the Quran, in his saying, deeds, legislation as well as all other facets of life. Aisha, the wife of the Prophet, when asked about the character of the Prophet, replied:

“His character was that of the Quran.” (As-Suyooti)

To truly adhere to the second part of the Shahada is to follow his example in all walks of life. God says:

“Say (O Muhammad to mankind): ‘If you (really) love God, then follow me.’” (Quran 3:31)

It also means that Muhammad is the Final Prophet and Messenger of God, and that no (true) Prophet can come after him.

“Muhammad is not the father of any man among you but he is the Messenger of God and the last (end) of the Prophets and God is Ever All-Aware of everything.” (Quran 33:40)

All who claim to be prophets or receive revelation after Muhammad are imposters, and to acknowledge them would be tantamount to disbelief.

We welcome you to Islam, congratulate you for your decision, and will try to help you in any way we can.

[Rathpig]

Ms_Maryam,

From what you have demonstrated you do not know enough about your religion to even form a reasoned opinion. You are enamored by a cultural mythology, yet you seem to know almost nothing of the religious reality itself. You are a victim of a predatory ideology.

Perhaps one day you will explore the reality of Islam. It is a very dark and destructive ideology as is all of Abrahamism.

[Ms_Maryam]

Ms_Maryam,

From what you have demonstrated you do not know enough about your religion to even form a reasoned opinion. You are enamored by a cultural mythology, yet you seem to know almost nothing of the religious reality itself. You are a victim of a predatory ideology.

Perhaps one day you will explore the reality of Islam. It is a very dark and destructive ideology as is all of Abrahamism.

I do know about my religion, and just because I don't agree with your opinions/views of the way you think it is, doesn't mean I don't know about my religion.

Please don't underestimate me at all.
I've been exploring the reality of Islam for a few years, and I am no where near finished. Believe me, at first I went into it wanting to find faults and mistakes, but in the end this only made me understand my religion more and made me believe it more.

I will never see the dark and destructive ways, and perhaps you will never see the way I see my religion.

I believe that the religion debate is never ending. It's something that amazes me to this day. If we were to just keep on debating, we will go back and forth for years.. Maybe till I become an old woman. But, however if someone is spreading lies about my religion, then it's my job as a Muslim to correct them.

So I believe we can agree to disagree.

[Rathpig]

I've been exploring the reality of Islam for a few years, and I am no where near finished.

So you are a convert?

And not a cultural Muslim?

Interesting.

Of all the various world myths, why choose Islam?

[Ms_Maryam]

So you are a convert?

And not a cultural Muslim?

Interesting.

What do you mean by cultural Muslim?

So you are a convert?

Of all the various world myths, why choose Islam?

Convert..Revert.. One of those...I guess you can look at it that way. I don't want to make an autobiography, so I'll try to make it short and sweet.

I try to go into debates and discussions with an open heart, because that's how I would want others to be towards me. But, I've been through before so I know what the outcome will be, but am always ready to be surprised.

Parents converted and raised me Muslim. Growing up, I don't even know if I would've considered myself Muslim at all. I was just like a puppet and did what I saw everyone else around me do (Muslims), and had NO clue why I was doing it. Then, not too long ago, I just started to feel lost . I started to ask myself the questions. "What is the purpose of life?" "What if there isn't a God." What if there is no Hell? If there is afterlife, then I certainly want to prepare myself for it. I started to believe the negative things about Islam the media and other people said about it. I saw soo many bad things about Muslims and Islam on TV, I started to believe it. I didn't want to talk to my family because ...well personal reasons. So, I would cry so many nights because I didn't know what to do. I think that's one of the worst feelings that I've ever felt. To be lost. I started to learned about christianity and other religions, trying in my heart to disprove the teachings I was taught at a young age about Islam being the right way. Every time someone asked a good question that seemed to disprove Islam, I would secretly be happy at first, but then there would be something wrong with that question or in the end it would all be false and misunderstood. (For example... Someone said that the Quran said "do this is this and it is permissible." (it would be something bad) so I would look it up, hoping to find it, but in the end, either he made all that up or just misunderstood.

Sorry I have to cut it short.Yes, I call this short.
But in the end, trying to disprove Islam, just taught me more about it and made me see the real Islam. So, when I hear people say the negative things about it,I can kinda relate..I've been in their shoes before because I once used to think and ask the same things.

But Islam and being Muslim is something in my heart that is truly unexplainable and I really believe. Wearing the hijab, is something in my heart, and something I love. No matter what anyone says about it, I know how I feel about it and wouldn't change it for anything. I love my religion that much. The same person of another religion (Christianity or Atheism for example) may have the same feeling in their heart for their own religion. So which one (if any of us) is right?.. The day will come for everyone when we find out whose "right" or "wrong."

[Ms_Maryam]

I apologize for the lengthy post

Haha,

Looking back I don't even think I answered your question... Sorry, if I didn't.

[Rathpig]

No you explained all I really need to know.

[muhammad rasullah]

So basically, since his kingdon extends everywhere, he can't find a place to kick you to. Rathpig has not contradicted himself at all, whereas your argument does more to back up your opponent's point than it does to strengthen yours. This seems to be a common occurrence in your posts.

Okay you seem to be thinking I'm contradicting myself lets see then.

Let us remove all doubt. That is exactly what I am thinking.

When I said that Allahs kingdom extends everywhere where would he kick someone out to? I want you to tell me where he's gonna kick the person out of his kingdom if his kingdom extends everywhere?

That, if I may be direct, is your problem, not mine. You argued that his kingdom extends everywhere. You argued that this means he cannot kick anyone out of his kingdom. What you seem to be saying now is 'it's not Allah's fault that he can't kick them anywhere - there's nowhere else.' The fact remains that he is not able to do so.

Tell me a place? Where?

Well nowhere, Muhammad, obviously. That's the point. If Allah's kingdom extends to everywhere, as you say, there is nowhere he can kick them. OOPS!

How does this show that you are not contradicting yourself?

It's that old argument against an all-powerful being again - can God (Allah) make an object which is too heavy for him to lift? Both the answer 'yes' and the answer 'no' result in the same outcome - he is not all-powerful.

Your logic is very faulty and here's why.

Thank you for attributing that very good, old exercise in logic to me. Sadly I cannot claim to have thought of it.

Let's say Allah did make something that was too heavy for him to lift to you this would show how powerful he is but then he tries to lift what he created and he cant is he still all powerful? The answer is clearly no? So to your question asking if he can created something too heavy for him to lift the answer is no he cant does that mean that he is not all powerful again NO!

You contradict yourself within one sentence. The clue, again, is bolded for you. You say 'can he make such a thing? No. Does this mean he is not all-powerful? No.'
It doesn't seem to be my logic which is faulty here.

that means that there is nothing that he cant lift and anything that he created he could lift it and crush it. That is all powerful!

The logical gymnastics you are employing, while quite spectacular in their own right, are rather disturbingly obvious. You are saying that he only makes things which he can lift. I asked you if he could make something which he CAN'T lift. You already admitted that HE CANNOT.

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Unfortunately you have contradicted yourself in trying to say Allah is not all-powerful. Here's how. When I told you that Allah's kingdom extends everywhere then said that's why he can't kick u out of his kingdom because there is knowwhere he doesn't rule so where can he kick you? u said Nowhere which is the right answer. And your logic seems to be that since he can't do something this makes him not all-powerful right, therefore he should be able to kick this person out of his kingdom. So let's apply your logic to this situation. Now if he did kick u out of his kingdom would he still be all powerful?

That, if I may be direct, is your problem, not mine. You argued that his kingdom extends everywhere. You argued that this means he cannot kick anyone out of his kingdom. What you seem to be saying now is 'it's not Allah's fault that he can't kick them anywhere - there's nowhere else.' The fact remains that he is not able to do so.

Well this doesn't seem to be my problem this is moreso your stumbling block you can't get over which is very simple you just refuse to acknowledge. Your logic is that since I keep saying that he cant kick him out of his kingdom or he cant lift create something too heavy for him to lift this means he is not all-powerful. So this is my logic, I say if what you are saying is true then after he kicks the person out of his kingdom and creates the thing too heavy for him to lift he should still be all-powerful right? So the question is if he kicked the person out of his kingdom will his kingdom still extend everywhere? And if created something too heavy for him to lift then tried to lift it and couldn't would he still be all-powerful?

These are yourstumbling blocks you need to solve for yourself but don't deflect them to me as if I am the one who doesn't understand. The answer is quiet obvious! It's just a matter of if you choose to acknowledge it or not.

[daedalus 2.0]

You didn't answer the question, you only asked another question.

Maybe other Muslims can answer for you - assuming the religion is the same for every Muslim....


Either that or I can't understand a word you are saying. But, hell, I give you credit for trying to speak English. You don't want to see my Arabic!

[Ms_Maryam]

You didn't answer the question, you only asked another question.

Maybe other Muslims can answer for you - assuming the religion is the same for every Muslim....


Either that or I can't understand a word you are saying. But, hell, I give you credit for trying to speak English. You don't want to see my Arabic!

Daedalus, whom was this directed towards? muhammad rasullah?

[Pazuzu bin Hanbi]

well you are a bit wrong,
(only the illeterate

*cough* Muhammad *cough* …at least that’s what muslims claim. Oh and look he DID interpret it any way he wanted, wrt abrogation and certain rules not applying to him that applied to other muslims… So many of it logged in the ahadith by Islam–loving men! No wonder the Qur’an–aloners feel so embarrassed by the ahadith, painting a true picture of Muhammad as they do…