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Innal-Hamdalillah was-Salaatu was-Salaam `alaa Rasoolillah

as-Salaamu `alaykum wa-RaHmatullahi wa-Barakatuhu




IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST GRACIOUS MOST MERCIFUL

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 ones 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 be overburdened by sins committed before their acceptance. The persons record is clean, and it is as if he was just born from his mothers 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 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 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.

When someone pronounces the testimony with conviction, then he/she has become a Muslim. It can be done alone, but it is much better to be done in the company of muslim witnesses, so we may help you in pronouncing it right and to provide you with important resources for new Muslims.

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.

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Footnotes:
[1] God created him through His statement, Be!



O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women and fear All h through Whom you demand your mutual (rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship)[]. Surely, All h is Ever an All Watcher over you. ( Surah An-Nisa )

Tawheed ar-Ruboobeeyah (Maintaining the Unity of Lordship)

This category is based on the fundamental concept that Allaah alone caused all things to exist when there was nothing; He sustains and maintains creation without any need from it or for it; and He is the sole Lord of the universe and its inhabitants without any real challenge to His sovereignty. In Arabic the word used to describe this creator-sustainer quality is Ruboobeeyah which is derived from the root "Rabb" (Lord). According to this category, since God is the only real power in existence, it is He who gave all things the power to move and to change. Nothing happens in creation except what He allows to happen. In recognition of this reality, Prophet Muhammad (saws) used to often repeat the exclamatory phrase "La hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah" (There is no movement nor power except by Allaah`s will).



The basis for the Ruboobeeyah concept can be found in many Qur`anic verses. For example, Allaah says:


"Allaah created all things and He Is the agent on which all things depend."9

"And Allaah created you all and whatever you do."10

"It was not you who threw, when you threw, but it was Allaah who threw."11

"And no calamity strikes except by Allaah`s permission."12

The Prophet (saws) further elaborated on this concept saying, "Beaware that if the whole of mankind gathered together in order to do something to help you, they would only be able to do something for you which Allaah had already written for you. Likewise, if the whole of mankind gathered together to harm you, they would only be able to do something to harm you which Allaah had already written to happen to you"13



Thus, what man conceives as good fortune and misfortune are merely events predestined by Allaah as part of the tests of this life. The incidents follow patterns set only by Allaah. Allaah has said in the Qur`aan,



"O Believers! Surely there Is In your wives and children an enemy for you, so beware of them."14

That is, within the good things of this life there are severe tests of one`s faith in God. Likewise, in the terrible events of life there lies test as is mentioned in the verse,



"Surely We will test you with fear, hunger, loss of wealth and life and the fruits of your work, so give glad tidings to those who are patient."15

Sometimes the patterns are recognizable, as in the case of cause and effect relationships, and sometimes they are not, as in the case when apparently good results come from evil means or bad results from good means. God has explained that the wisdom behind these apparent irregularities is often beyond man`s immediate comprehension due to his limited scope of knowledge.



"Perhaps you may dislike something which is really good for you or like something bad for you, but Allaah knows (what is best for you), and you do not."16

Apparently evil events in human lives sometimes turn out to be for the best and apparently good things which people desire turn out to be harmful. Consequently, man`s realm of influence in the course of events which make up his life is limited to the mental choice between options presented to him and not the actual results of his choice. In other words "man proposes and God disposes". Apparent "good fortune" and "misfortune" are both from Allaah and can not be caused by good-luck charms such as rabbit`s feet, four-leaf clovers, wishbones, lucky numbers, zodiacal signs, etc., or by omens of bad luck like Friday the thirteenth, breaking mirrors, black cats, etc. In fact, the belief in charms and omens is a manifestation of the grave sin of Shirk (association) in this form of Tawheed. `Uqbah, one of the companions of the Prophet (saws), reported that once a group of men approached Allaah`s messenger to give their allegiance to him, and he accepted the oath from nine of them but refused to accept it from one. When they asked him why he refused their companion`s oath, he replied, "Verily, he is wearing an amulet"17 The man who was wearing the amulet put his hand in his cloak, pulled the amulet off and broke it then made the oath. The Prophet (saws) then said, "Whoever wears an amulet has committed Shirk."18



As for using the Qur`aan like a charm or amulet by wearing or carrying Qur`anic verses on chains or in pouches to ward off evil or to bring good fortune, there is little difference between such practices and those of the pagans. Neither the Prophet (saws) nor his Companions used the Qur`aan in this fashion, and the Prophet (saws) said, "Whoever innovates in Islaam something which does not belong to it will have it rejected."19 It is true that the Qur`anic chapters, an-Naas and al-Falaq, were revealed specifically for exorcism (that is, for removing evil spells), but the Prophet (saws) demonstrated the proper method by which they should be used. On an occasion when a spell had been cast on him, he told `Alee ibn Abee Taalib to recite the two chapters verse by verse and when he became ill he used to recite them on himself.20 He did not write them down and hang them around his neck, tie them on his arm or around his waist, nor did he tell others to do so.



"From the perfection of a person`s Islaam is to leave alone that which does not concern him." [Saheeh: Relatedby at-Tirmidthee (no. 2318) and others from Abu Hurayrah (r)]





THERE IS NO GOD WORTHY OF WORSHIP BESIDES ALLAH


LEARN THE RELIGON OF ABRAHAM, MOSES, NOAH, JESUS, MUHAMMAD....ETC..IT`S ALL THE SAME.

ISLAM IS FOR ALL MANKIND

ISLAM IS THE ONLY RELIGION THAT CAN BRING ALL RACES TOGETHER IN BROTHER/SISTERHOOD NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE......




"O ye who believe!what Is the matter with you , That, when you are asked To go forth in the Cause of Allah, You cling heavily to the earth? Do you prefer the life of this world to the Hearafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as compared with the Hearafter....





O you who believe! Do not take for intimate friends from among others than your own people; they do not fall short of inflicting loss upon you; they love what distresses you; vehement hatred has already appeared from out of their mouths, and what their breasts conceal is greater still; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you, if you will understand. Lo! you are they who will love them while they do not love you, and you believe in the Book (in) the whole of it; and when they meet you they say: We believe, and when they are alone, they bite the ends of their fingers in rage against you. Say: Die in your rage; surely Allah knows what is in the breasts. If good befalls you, it grieves them, and if an evil afflicts you, they rejoice at it; and if you are patient and guard yourselves, their scheme will not injure you in any way; surely Allah comprehends what they do. 3:118-120

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ANYTHING THAT I SAID OR SAY THAT IS CORRECT IS FROM THE QURAN AND THE SUNNAH ,

ANYTHING THAT I SAID OR SAY THAT ISN`T CORRECT ACCORDING TO THE QURAN AND THE SUNNAH IS FROM A MISTAKE OF MY OWN OR A TRICK OF SHAYTAN

ISLAM IS PERFECT THE PEOPLE ARE NOT!!!

LA ILAHAILALLAH MUHAMMAD AR RASULULLULLAH
SaaS


If Allah helps you, then no one can overcome you:

so put your trust in Allah"

Surah 3:160



"Surely Allah is always with

those who are patient."

Surah 8:46



"Truly with every difficulty there is relief."

Surah 94:5



"Not a leaf falls without his knowledge."

Surah 6:59





"Surely those who believe, and those who are Jews, and the Christians, and the Sabians, whoever believes in Allah and the Last day and does good, they shall have their reward from their Lord, and there is no fear for them, nor shall they grieve. " ~ Surah 2:62

<Question:





When asked "Where is Allah ?"

I reply "Above the seven Heavens and the Arsh"

But taking the Hadith regarding that Allah descends to the lowest heaven in the latter part of the night.

If someone asks where is Allah and they state it is the latter 3rd of the night now. What reply should you give. Another point is that some people say it is the latter part of the night all the time (somewhere on the earth at a paticular point in time) From this they conclude that Allah is not above His Arsh.



Answer:



Praise be to Allaah.



Firstly, we have to know the aqeedah (belief) of Ahl al-Sunnah wa l-Jamaa ah concerning the names and attributes of Allaah. The belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wa l-Jamaa ah is to affirm the names and attributes which Allaah has affirmed for Himself, without distorting or denying them, discussing how they are or likening them to anything else. They believe that which Allaah has commanded them to believe, for Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):



There is nothing like Him, and He is the All Hearer, the All Seer



[al-Shooraa 42:11]



Allaah has told us about Himself. He says (interpretation of the meaning):



Indeed, your Lord is Allaah, Who created the heavens and the earth in Six Days, and then He rose over (Istawaa) the Throne (really in a manner that suits His Majesty).



[al-A raaf 7:54]



The Most Gracious (Allaah) rose over (Istawaa) the (Mighty) Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty).



[Ta-Ha 20:5]



and there are other aayahs which mention that Allaah rose over His Throne.



The rising of Allaah over His Throne, which means that He Himself is High and above the Throne, is of a special nature which befits His Majesty and Might. No one knows how it is except Him.



This was proven in the saheeh Sunnah, where it is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) that Allaah descends during the last third of the night. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: Our Lord descends every night to the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says, Who will call Me that I might answer him, who will ask of Me that I might give him, who will ask My forgiveness, that I might forgive him? (narrated by al-Bukhaari, Kitaab al-Tawheed, 6940; Muslim, Salaat al-Musaafireen, 1262)

According to Ahl al-Sunnah, the meaning of this descent is that Allaah Himself comes down to the lowest heaven in a real sense, as befits His Majesty, and no one knows how that is except Him.



But does the fact that Allaah comes down mean that He vacates the Throne or not? Shaykh Ibn Uthaymeen said concerning a similar question: we say that this question is based on unnecessary and excessive questioning, and that the one who asked this is not to be thanked for his question. We ask, are you more keen than the Sahaabah to understand the attributes of Allaah? If he says yes, we tell him, you are lying. And if he says no, we tell him, then be content with what they were content with. They did not ask the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), O Messenger of Allaah, when He comes down, does Hevacate the Throne? Why
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