Hi Jenni .... me again
assalamo alaikom,
I can understand what some brothers/sisters telling you now that you "maybe" should wait a bit before you say the Shahada.
<< I DO NOT AGREE WITH THEM >>
First of all, Islam is the deen (religion) of the truth because it is the truth. Inshallah when you will be a Muslim be sure that you will not lie, becoz lying is the first step for every bad way in life, and if you lied then the others will not believe u if you call them to Islam.
Iam learning Islam since I was child, more than 33 years, and I am still learning new things, so if you wish to wait for how long it will be ?! 1 month, few months or maybe even a year will not make a difference if you don't have that time in your life to know about Islam, sooooo ....WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR ?
Please Jenni read below:
STEP1: Ask your heart if you like to be a Muslim and worship your only creator or not. (If YES go to step 2).
STEP2: Take a shower & clean clothes on. (There is no YES/NO here
)
STEP3: If you believe that no one of us can ensure his life for the next few seconds then go to step 4.
STEP4: Did the prophet Mohammed ask any one who wish to say the Shahada to come back again? ( answer is NO, go to step 5).
STEP5: A. Say "I seek refuge in Allah from Shaitan, the accursed one."
B. Say your Shahada "I testify that there is no god but Allah, and
I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah"
You can start to say it alone in your place if there is no Muslim friends around you at that moment. Allah say in the Holy Quran:
Q 04:79 ".....and
Allah is Sufficient as a Witness"
Q 50:16 "We verily created man and We know what his soul whispereth to him, and
We are nearer to him than his jugular vein"
Allah sobhanaho said to His prophet, Mohammed:
Q 60:12 "O Prophet! when believing women come to you giving you a pledge that they will not associate aught with Allah, and will not steal, and will not commit fornication, and will not kill their children, and will not bring a calumny which they have forged of themselves, and will not disobey you in what is good, accept their pledge, and ask forgiveness for them from Allah; surely Allah is Forgiving, Merciful."
STEP6:Read the last 2 chapters (sora) of the Holy Quran, and keep these 2 in your heart with time. use the site quran.com, u can find 6 different translations.
STEP7: Do your Shahada when your Muslim friends available again.
BE SURE1: to chose the
Sunni way of Islam in ur life because they are the majority and the right way.
BE SURE2: get a translation book for the Quran where the name of Allah have not been translated to "God".
BE SURE3: Not to lie as a Muslim and keep ur prayers, keep ur prayers, keep ur prayers " & give everyone his rights, Muslim or non Muslim.
Just start with learning how to pray and start with it and join your Muslim friends the first times. The other duties with time like
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Allah bless u inshallah.
WE ARE ALL WAITING FOR THE HAPPY NEWS INSHALLAH