Reverting to Islam?

Question

I live in a small town with no muslim population...and I would like to know how to pray properly and just more explanation on that. As many details as possible or links would be good. Any information would be much appriciated.
Salam

Answer 1

Praise be to Allah.

Here's how the prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be upon him) prayed:
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ref=13340&ln=eng

And if you have any question of any kind about Islam. Insha'allah this site will help.
http://www.islam-qa.com/index.php?ln=eng

May Allah keep you on his straight path and true religion; Islam. Ameen.

Answer 2

Mashallah...you have just made the best choice of your life.

www.revertmuslims.com

This is a very good sight for new Muslims. If there are anything that you need, contact the people from the sight and they can send you certain things that it's probably hard for you to get such as turbah. It has many things, including the steps for prayer. If you have any specific questions, you can ask them and they are very fast with getting the answer back to you. You can also feel free to e-mail me with any question that you may have.

Salam

Answer 3

http://www.islam101.com/
http://www.islamdoor.com/Prayers.htm
http://islam.about.com/od/prayer/a/learnsalaat.htm
http://www.islamonline.com/cgibin/news_service/spot_full_story.asp?service_id=669

I hope these websites help.
I would just like to congratulate you for becoming a Muslim.
I will pray for you brother, or sister (im not sure if your a guy or girl because you don't have a picture..lol) that Allah may guide you and keep you on the right path of righteousness.
Stay strong do your best as a Muslim.
Its nice to see someone embrace Islam.
and i will wish for the best of you.

salams to you
May Allah Bless you.

Answer 4

Assalamualykum. I suggest you see http://www.islamicity.com and http://www.sultan.org to help you out. Also make sure you pray east towards Makkah and perform Wudu before you pray. Steps in Wudu:
1) Clean yourslef after you go to the bathroom.
2) Wash your right hand three times and make sure you get the water between your fingers.
3) Wash the left hand 3 times and make sure you get the water between your fingers.
4) Cup some water in your right hand and wash your mouth 3 times.
5) Cup some water in your right hand and sniff the water into your nose, than use your left hand to blow the water out of your nose.
6) Wash your right arm three times up to the elbow.
7) Wash your left arm three times up to the elbow.
8) Wash your face three times.
9) Wash your hair one time.
10) If your a man wash your beard three times by running your wet fingers through the beard.
11) Wash the inside of your ears with your index fingers one time and make sure your fingers are wet.
12) Wash your right foot three times and use your pinky finger to get between the toes.
13) Wash your left foot three times and use your pinky finger to get between the toes.

Prayers:
Fajr prayer is two units and is done before the sun rises.Both units are done aloud.
Zhur prayer is 4 units, done silently and is done a little after noon.
Asa prayer is 4 units, and done silently.
Maghrib prayer is 3 units and is done at sunset. The first two untis are done aloud and the third is done silently.
Isah prayer is evening prayer, and is 4 units. The first two units are done aloud and the last two are done silently. Each unit is called a Rakah.

Make sure your hair is covered by hijab which is the headscarf that Muslim women and girls wear. It covers the hair and throat. Also you can only marry a Muslim man.

Answer 5

You end a entry about Islam with Salam (Peace) lol

Answer 6

Salam and welcome to islam :)

Maybe these links will be helpful:
http://islam.about.com/c/ht/01/03/How_Pray0985072209.htm
http://www.islam-usa.com/pray1.html

If you need any more information plz email me anytime and I will try my best to answer.

Answer 7

islam?

do u know that when muslim men who fight for the cause of islam, and they die, there awaiting in heaven for them are women to fulfill them?

do u know that it is ok for a man to hit a woman in islam?

do u know that once u go to islam, and u try to leave again, its punishable by death in muslim countries?

correct me if im wrong

Answer 8

Muslims (and Islam) say Jesus was a prophet but they reject all His teachings ....that is hypocrisy.

They reject Christ's diety;
they deny his claim to be the Son of God;
they deny his death on the cross...
they deny His resurrection..
They deny Jesus is the Christ/ Messiah...
In fact, the Quran says : "Allah has no son".
Need I say more...?

Don't be deceived. The Islamic god is totally different than the God of Jesus Christ.

The Bible calls Muhammed and those like him false prophets:
"Who is a liar but he that denies that Jesus is the Christ? He is anti-Christ, that denies the Father and the Son. He that denies the Son, the same has not the Father." (I John 2:22)

Answer 9

This way of performing prayers is permissible for you until you can learn


After you Stand facing towards the direction of QIBLAH, that is the direction of the Sacred mosque in Makkah, in(Saudi Arabia). you say Allahu Akbar" (Allah is the Greatest). in the begining of the prayer While standing, bowing, prostrating, and sitting, you should say "subhaan allaah wal-hamdu lillaah wa-laa ilaaha illallaahu wallaahu akbar." (Glory be to Allaah, and praise and thanks be to Allaah, and there is no god but Allaah, and Allaah is the most Exalted and Great.) you can say it in your language Then conclude the prayer by turning your head to the right then left, each time saying "as-salaamu alaikum." (which means Peace be upon you and The Mercy of Allah! This way of performing salaat is permissible for you until you can learn and memorize what should be said in each movement and position of the salaat.remember you can say the prayers in your language

Abu Dawood reported that a man came to the Prophet Muhammed (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and said: "I cannot learn anything of the Qur'aan. Teach me something that will suffice me." He said, "Say Subhaan Allaah wa'l-hamdu Lillaah wa Laa ilaaha ill-Allaah wa Allaahu akbar wa Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illa Billaah."(Glory be to Allaah, and praise and thanks be to Allaah, and there is no god but Allaah, and Allaah is the most Exalted and Great.)

The Prayer in arabic is must only for people who know arabic. You can not read koran (about 30 words only they call it Fatihaa and Surah)while standing in prayers in your language because God said it in Arabic and we have to say it as he said it to make sure that we have his words not translation. But all other parts of the prayers like SUPPLICATIONS u can say it in your language. If u can not learn these 30 words there are easy words u can use it and say it in your language here it is (Glory be to Allaah, and praise and thanks be to Allaah, and there is no god but Allaah, and Allaah is the most Exalted and Great.) for new muslim he can use and say these words in his prayers for all movements
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Khadijah 'Sue' Watson - Former pastor, missionary, professor. Master's degree in Divinity
"What happened to you?" This was usually the first reaction I encountered when my former classmates, friends and co-pastors saw me after having embraced Islam. I suppose I couldn't blame them, I was a highly unlikely the person to change religions. Formerly, I was a professor, pastor, church planter and missionary. If anyone was a radical fundamentalist it was I.

I had just graduated with my Master's Degree of Divinity from an elite seminary five months before. It was after that time I met a lady who had worked in Saudi Arabia and had embraced Islam. Of course I asked her about the treatment of women in Islam. I was shocked at her answer, it wasn't what I expected so I proceeded to ask other questions relating to Allah and Muhammad (pbuh). She informed me that she would take me to the Islamic Center where they would be better able to answer my questions.

Being prayed up, meaning-asking Jesus for protection against demon spirits seeing that what we had been taught about Islam is that it is Demonic and Satanic religion. Having taught Evangelism I was quite shocked at their approach, it wa s direct and straightforward. No intimidation, no harassment, no psychological manipulation, no subliminal influence! None of this, "let's have a Qur'aanic study in your house", like a counter part of the Bible study. I couldn't believe it! They gave me some books and told me if I had some questions they were available to answer them in the office. That night I read all of the books they gave. It was the first time I had ever read a book about Islam written by a Muslim, we had studied and read books about Islam only written by Christians. The next day I spent three hours at the office asking questions. This went on everyday for a week, by which time I had read twelve books and knew why Muslims are the hardest people in the world to conver t to Christianity. Why? Because there is nothing to offer them!! (In Islam) There is a relationship with Allah, forgiveness of sins, salvation and promise of Eternal Life.

Naturally, my first question centered on the deity of Allah. Who is this Allah that the Muslims worship? We had been taught as Christians that this is another god, a false god. When in fact He is the Omniscient-All Know ing, Omnipotent-All Powerful, and Omnipresent-All Present God. The One and Only without co-partners or co-equal. It is interesting to note that there were bishops during the first three hundred years of the Church that were teaching as the Muslim believes that Jesus (pbuh) was a prophet and teacher!! It was only after the conversion of Emperor Constantine that he was the one to call and introduce the doctrine of the Trinity. He a convert to Christianity who knew nothing of this religion introduced a paganistic concept that goes back to Babylonian times. Because the space does not permit me to go into detail about the subject insha'Allah, another time. Only I must point out that the word TRINITY is not found in the Bible in any of its many translation nor is it found in the original Greek or Hebrew languages!

My other important question centered on Muhammad (pbuh). Who is this Muhammad? I found out that Muslims do not pray to him like the Christians pray to Jesus. He is not an intermediary and in fact it is forbidden to pray to him. We ask blessing upon him at the end of our prayer but likewise we ask blessings on Abraham. He is a Prophet and a Messenger, the final and last Prophet. In fact, until now, one thousand four hundred and eighteen years (1,418) later there has been no prophet after him. His message is for All Mankind as opposed to the message of Jesus or Moses (peace be upon them both) which was sent to the Jews. "Hear O Israel" But the message is the same message of Allah. "The Lord Your God is One God and you shall have no other gods before Me."(Mark 12:29).

Because prayer was a very important part of my Christian life I was both interested and curious to know what the Muslims were praying. As Christians we were as ignorant on this aspect of Muslim belief as on the other aspects. We thought and were taught, that the Muslims were bowing down to the Ka'bah (in Mecca), that that was there god and center point of this false deity. Again, I was shocked to learn that the manner of prayer is prescribed by God, Himself. The words of the prayer are one of praise and exaltation. The approach to prayer (ablution or washing) in cleanliness is under the direction of Allah. He is a Holy God and it is not for us to approach Him in an arbitrary manner but only reasonable that He should tell us how we should approach Him.

At the end of that week after having spent eight (8) years of formal theological studies I knew cognitively (head knowledge) that Islam was true. But I did not embrace Islam at that time because I did not believe it in my heart. I continued to pray, to read the Bible, to attend lectures at the Islamic Center. I was in earnest asking and seeking God's direction. It is not easy to change your religion. I did not want to loose my salvation if there was salvation to loose. I continued to be shocked and amazed at what I was learning because it was not what I was taught that Islam believed. In my Master's level, the professor I had was respected as an authority on Islam yet his teaching and that of Christianity in general is full of Misunderstanding. He and many Christians like him are sincere but they are sincerely wrong.

Two months later after having once again prayed seeking God's direction, I felt something drop into my being! I sat up, and it was the first time I was to use the name of Allah, and I said, "Allah, I believe you are the One and Only True God." There was peace that descended upon me and from that day four years ago until now I have never regretted embracing Islam. This decision did not come without trial. I was fired from my job as I was teaching in two Bible Colleges at that time , ostracized by my former classmates, professors and co-pastors, disowned by my husband's family, misunderstood by my adult children and made a suspicion by my own government. Without the faith that enables man to stand up to Satanic forces I would not ha ve been able to withstand all of this. I am ever so grateful to Allah that I am a Muslim and may I live and die a Muslim.

"Truly, my prayer, my service of sacrifice, my life and my death are all for God the Cherisher of the Worlds. No partner has He, this I am commanded. And I am the first of those who bow to Allah in Islam."

(Holy Qur'aan 6:162-163)

Sister Khadijah Watson

Sister Khadijah Watson is presently working as a teacher for women in one of the Da'wah (Invitation To Islam) Centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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