It Is Easy to Become a Muslim
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It Is Easy to Become a Muslim
Among the beauties of Islam is the fact that in this religion there are no
intermediaries in the relationship between a person and his Lord. Entering
this religion does not involve any special ceremonies or procedures that
need to be done in front of any other person, nor does it require the
consent of any specific people.
Becoming Muslim is very easy and anyone can do it even if he is all alone in
the desert or in a locked room. All it takes is to say two beautiful
sentences which sum up the meaning of Islam and which include the statement
that a person is the slave of his Lord and that he submits himself to Him
and recognizes that He is his God and Helper and Protector Who decrees for
him whatever He wills; and that Muhammad is the slave and Messenger of Allah
whom he must follow with regard to what was revealed to him from Allah, for
obeying the Messenger is part of obeying Allah.
From this it should be clear that one can become a Muslim straight away, sohe gets up, has a shower and says: "Ash-hadu an la ilaha ill-Allah wa
ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasooluhu (I bear witness that there is
no god except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and
Messenger)."
The Arabic word Allah means God (the one and only true God who created the
whole universe). This word Allah is a name for God, which is used by Arabic
speakers, both Arab Muslims and Arab Christians.
Whoever utters these twin statements of faith, with conviction and believing
in them, becomes a Muslim, sharing all the rights and duties that other
Muslims have.
The one who wants to utter the twin testimony of faith may simply utter the
words with his tongue, and that is sufficient for him to enter Islam without
having witnesses present.
If he does not pronounce the twin testimony of faith and enter Islam, we
cannot say that he is a Muslim, even if he admired Islam and recognized that
it is the best religion, a great religion, and so on.
Abu Talib, the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) died a kafir
(unbeliever), and Allah forbade His Prophet to pray for forgiveness for him,
even though he used to defend the Prophet Muhammad and said in his poems:
"I do know that the religion of Muhammad is better than all other religions
of mankind;
Were it not for fear of blame or slander, you would find me accepting it
completely."
If a person accepts Islam out of conviction, and begins to practise it, then
he is a Muslim, even if he does not register his Islam officially, or go to
a court or Islamic centre to obtain documentation, or announce it to others.
If such a person dies, then Muslims hope for Paradise for him and pray for
mercy for him.
After that the new Muslim can start straight away to do the things that
Allah has made obligatory, such as the five daily prayers at the right
times, fasting during the month of Ramadan, and so on.
Useful links
http://www.studying-islam.org/index.aspx
Discover Islam
http://islamonline.net/English/Discover_Islam/index.shtml
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