Assalam alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh
Congratulations brother
Wade ! and our best wishes and greetings of peace (salaam) and that even though we are thousands of miles away, we are praying you will stand firm in your faith and gain a proper understanding of islam religion. and you already have brothers in faith who share your joy at having entered Islam. This is the relationship of believers with one another, like a structure parts of which support other parts.We ask Allaah to make you steadfast until death.
Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“Is he who was dead (without Faith by ignorance and disbelief) and We gave him life (by knowledge and Faith) and set for him a light (of Belief) whereby he can walk amongst, like him who is in the darkness (of disbelief, polytheism and hypocrisy) from which he can never come out?…” [
al-An’aam 6:122]
“And whomsoever Allaah wills to guide, He opens his breast to Islam, and whomsoever He wills to send astray, He makes his breast closed and constricted, as if he is climbing up to the sky…” [
al-An’aam 6:125]
First of all, we would remind you that in this world man passes through great tests and trials, which require him to be patient and steadfast, and to stand firm until death.
“O man! Verily, you are returning towards your Lord with your deeds and actions (good or bad), a sure returning, and you will meet (the results of your deeds which you did)”
[al-Inshiqaaq 84:6 – interpretation of the meaning]
One of the trials with which Allaah tests His slaves is the enjoining of obligations and duties such as prayer, fasting, zakaah (poor due), Hajj (pilgrimage) and other acts of worship, and the things that He forbids them to do such as lying, cheating, adultery, homosexuality and all other forbidden things, so as to see the sincere believer who obeys the commands of Allaah, so that He may admit him to Paradise, and the liar and hypocrite who does not obey Allaah, so that He may send him to Hell.
Try to do your best to learn what Allaah commands, and do it, and what He forbids, and avoid it. There are many commands, and many prohibitions, and it is impossible to list them or explain them all in one place. But we refer you to what is mentioned in this site of ours of questions that deal with the teachings of Islam, so you can look at it and read what it says, and may Allaah benefit you thereby.
With regard to learn Arabic, you do not have to learn the whole language, rather just what you need for religious purposes. The fact that you do not know Arabic does not justify your not praying, because you can learn what you need for prayer in a short period of time, and until you learn it you should still continue to pray regularly on time, and pray according to what you are able to do. “
Allaah burdens not a person beyond his scope” [
al-Baqarah 2:286].
I wish you check this link out :
A-Z to Perform wudu and Prayer
Finally we advise you to look for an Islamic Centre in your city, and to keep company with Muslims who practice their religion. Do not forget to read trustworthy websites, and try to benefit from them as much as you can. And feel free to ask us any questions
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