Becoming a Muslim
- RafiM
- RafiM
- 4eyes66
- Anayat_Durrani
- 4eyes66
- whitesoulbro
- Anayat_Durrani
- saskson
- Anayat_Durrani
- abdislove
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» RafiM - Re: Turning to Islam
In response to message posted by AngelinaRua:As-salam-alaikum Angeline,
Firstly let me congratulate and welcome you to Islam. I was reading your post and I had come across a friend who had a similar situation, and she over came very courageously, just thouht of sharing it with you.
Firstly Angeline, if you are serious about your relationship (I'm sure you are), please get married to him (Nikkah).
Secondly make it a habbit to go to the nearest mosque every friday afternoon for noon prayer. This will help you in strengthining your faith i Allah (Inshallah).
And most importantly remember, Allah knows all, He is the most merciful, so he will forgive you.
Once again congratulations and I pray to GOD that your path towards Islam is most rewarding. Amen.
-- posted by RafiM
» RafiM - Islam is for the Mass and not for the class
Dear All,Islam (Voluntary submission to Allah) is not a religion for a chosen few. Islam is for all the people of all ages and races.
Weather you are black,blue,green,yellow or white, rich or poor, literate or illiterate, married, divorced or unmarried, employed or unemployed it should not matter. Islam has an answer to YOU, who ever you may be.
In short remember that Islam is for the Masses and not for the classes.
If any of you think that Islam is not applicable to you or you do not qualify to be a muslim, THINK AGAIN. Also post it here, so that experts can explain to you as how Islam has a solution.
-- posted by RafiM
» Anayat_Durrani - Re: married reverts
In response to message posted by 4eyes66:That's a really good question. Someone posed a similar question to a scholar on this subject. Here is the question and reply:
Status of an Existing Marriage with a non-Muslim Man After Conversion to Islam
Others of interest:
No Need to Repeat the Marriage Contract of a Couple that Become Muslim
Questions Regarding Social Issues in the Perspective of Islam
-- posted by Anayat_Durrani
» whitesoulbro - Re: Welcome to Islam
Dear Sir:I have been skimming through some of your articles. I have been reading about Islam and Sufism in particular for about a year now, and subsequently have made the decision to convert to Islam. I imagined the process would be easy enough, but unfortunately I haven't recieved much help in this department. I could go online and get 1000 tonnes of Christian literature sent to me instantly, but trying to get even so much as a used Qur'an or Hadith is like turning lead to gold. So far the material I have is beautiful, where's the reality?
-- posted by whitesoulbro
» Anayat_Durrani - Re: Re: Welcome to Islam
In response to message posted by whitesoulbro:That's Mrs. =) Thanks for your message. I know Islamicity.com is giving free Islamic literature (including Qur'ans) to non-Muslims interested in Islam. You might want to visit them. Here is a direct link to the free material:
-- posted by Anayat_Durrani
» saskson - Daily Prayers
Greetings:I am a Christian with a great respect for the Muslim faith (I trust I use the correct terminology). Especially, I am impressed with the Muslim devotion to prayer.
Can you tell me please, where I can find the words of the daily prayers offered by Muslim men?
Your help will be much appreciated.
Neal
-- posted by saskson
» Anayat_Durrani - Re: Daily Prayers
In response to message posted by saskson:Hi Neal,
Thanks for stopping by. I have an excellent book that I want to recommend to you that has a very useful section on the daily Muslim prayer. It shows a person exactly how the Muslim prayer is performed and shows what a person says while performing the prayer. This book is called "Islam in Focus," and can be purchased at:
http://store.yahoo.com/astrolabe/-biif.h...
This is a great book and it's only about $7. I have the book and I love it. Let me also recommend that you purchase a Qur'an too to go with the book because when a Muslim prays, he/she recites verses directly from the Qur'an. Actually everything you would need can be purchased at: www.astrolabepictures.com. I buy from them all the time.
I also have a link category called "Learning how to pray":
http://suite101.com/linkcategory.cfm/357...
But I would really recommend the book because it has pictures and details the prayer and gives a good explanation. And purchase the Qur'an because that is what a Muslim recites when they pray. For example one Surah (chapter) that a Muslim recites when he/she prays is Surat Al-Fatiha (The Opening). The below link has the chapter in Arabic text, in English text, and you can hear it being recited in Arabic.
http://islam.org/mosque/arabicscript/1/1...
(when you get there click on: "Yusuf Ali English Translation"
Please also note that you can get a free Qur'an from this link (I think they are still providing them):
http://www.islamicity.com/community/free...
I hope this helps. Please let me know if you need any other information and I would be more than happy to help you.
-- posted by Anayat_Durrani
» abdislove - Re: married reverts
This was a very interesting question. I had previously researched this question and my findings were a bit different from the links. I found that it is not permissable for a woman who converts to islam to remain married to a non muslim man. He is given a certain amount of time to convert and if he doesn't then Allah recognizes this marriage no longer."The man who does not believe in Islam can in no way be legally married to a Muslim woman, according to Islamic law. This rule has been made very clear in the Qur'aan. Since this type of marriage is unacceptable in Islam, to go ahead and marry a non-Muslim man is considered fornication."
Is this true?
-- posted by abdislove
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