How Does Someone Become a Muslim?
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Simply by saying with conviction,
“La ilaha illa Allah, Muhammadur rasoolu Allah,” one
converts to Islam and becomes a Muslim (to
hear it click here). This saying means “There is no true god but
God (Allah),1 and
Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.” The first part, “There
is no true god but God,” means that none has the right to be worshipped
but God alone, and that God has neither partner nor son. To be a
Muslim, one should also: |
n Believe that the Holy Quran is the
literal word of God, revealed by Him.
n Believe that the Day of Judgment (the
Day of Resurrection) is true and will come, as God promised in the Quran.
n Accept Islam as his or her religion.
n Not worship anything nor anyone
except God.
The Prophet Muhammad 
said: {God is more joyful at the repentance of someone when he turns to
Him in repentance than one of you would be if he were riding his camel in
the wilderness, and it runs away from him, carrying his food and drink, so
that he loses all hope of getting it back. He comes to a tree and lies down
in its shade (awaiting death), for he has lost all hope of finding his
camel. Then, while he is in that state (of desperation), suddenly it is
there before him! So he seizes its halter and cries out from the depth of
his joy, “O God, You are my servant and I am Your Lord!” His mistake comes
from the intensity of his joy.}2
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The saying, “There is no
true god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God,”
inscribed over an entrance. |
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Footnotes:
(1) As
was mentioned previously, 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. For more details on the word Allah,
click here.
(2)
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, #2747, and Saheeh Al-Bukhari,
#6309.
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