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A guide for the new Muslim
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Jammaal al-Din M. Zarabozo
 
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A GUIDE FOR THE NEW MUSLIM
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Preface
In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. All praises aredue to Allah; we praise Him; we seek His help; we seek His forgiveness; and weseek His guidance. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil in our souls and thebadness of our deeds. For whomever Allah guides, there is none to lead himastray. And for whomever He allows to go astray, there is none to guide him. Ibear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, for whomthere is no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant andMessenger.I would like to take this opportunity to express praise and to thank Allahfor giving me the opportunity to write an important work of this nature. MayAllah forgive me for my shortcomings in presenting His religion.As with
What is Islam
, this book’s “sister,” I must express my thanks tothe noble Shaikh Muhammad al-Turki of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, En-dowments, Da’wah and Guidance for his support. I would also like to expressmy thanks to Ahmad Ba-Rasheed for his continual efforts as well. These twohave been the driving force behind this project.There are many people that I would like to thank for their help in thisparticular work. First, I must express my thanks to my beloved wife who isalways a source of assistance and help. Special thanks must also go to Dr. Ab-dulkarim al-Saeed, Br. Nahar al-Rashid, Dr. Mohammad al-Osimi, Dr. Ahmad al-Teraiqi and Br. Jalaal Abdullah. I can only pray that Allah rewards them andblesses them in both this life and the Hereafter.I must point out that I have previously written about many of the topicsincluded in this work. I borrowed or adapted liberally from my earlier works
“He Came to Teach You Your Religion”
and
Purification of the Soul: Concept,Process and Means
. To a much lesser extent, I also adapted material from
What Is Islam
and
Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi.
 
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emjaynaseem

One needs to understand and evaluate Qoran and islam in the light of qoran and Hadith and irrespective of the coloured views of the bigots from Europe.Islam is th only solution to all the evils.

reply09 / 19 / 2011
Ebtessam

welcome emjaynaseem.. Realy .. Islam is the only solution to all the evils. Thanks for you ..

09 / 20 / 2011
Ebtessam

You are welcome Dear Maria .. Thanks for you ..

reply06 / 06 / 2009
Maria Bossa

Thanks Ebtessan for helping me with the reading! I hope I can read all your publications!! :)

reply06 / 06 / 2009
Ebtessam

The Englishman George Bernard Shaw wrote a book called Muhammad, which was burned by the British authorities. He said: The world is in the utmost need of a man with the mentality of Muhammad. Medieval ecclesiastics, either through ignorance of bigotry, painted Mohammadanism in the darkest colors. They were in fact; trained to hate both the man Muhammad and his to them was anti-Christ. But I have studied his life, and found him to be extraordinary. I have reached the conclusion that he was never an enemy to Christianity. He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness. The English philosopher Thomas Carlyle, the Nobel Prize winner, says in his book Heroes: """ [ It is very shameful for any individual in this era to listen to what is said about the religion of Islam being a fabrication and Muhammad being a treacherous fabricator. ] Throughout his life we see him holding firm beliefs, sincere in resolve, generous and kind, compassionate, pious, virtuous, very serious. In spite of that, he was easy-going, cheerful, friendly, and even sometimes light-hearted. He was just, sincere in intention, smart, chivalrous, and quick-witted, as if he carried in his heart the lamps of every dark night, filled with light; a naturally great man who never studied in school or at the hand of a teacher, because he had no need of that. """"

reply06 / 05 / 2009
Ebtessam

If you think about the non-Muslims who have entered this religion, you will realize something amazing. Not a day goes by when someone does not enter Islam, and each and every one of them has a story. They have no worldly interests to be served by entering Islam, rather they all entered Islam out of conviction and with firm belief that it is the true religion. The one whom Allaah honours by bringing him into Islam may have reasons for entering it that no one else has, and he may see aspects in it that no one else sees. That is because of the greatness of this religion, and the many aspects of good that there are in it, and the fact that it is suitable for all classes of people, in all environments and all cultures. - A man was asked: Why did you become Muslim? He said: I have never seen any word or deed that reason regards as good or sound human nature (al-fitrah) indicates is right but Islam encourages it and enjoins it and the Lord of Glory permits it. And I have never seen anything that reason sees as bad and sound human nature indicates is wrong, but Allaah prohibits it and forbids it to His slaves. - Robert Dixon, the head of the American Lawyers’ Association, said: My answer to the one who asks me why I became Muslim is: Islam is the religion of monotheism, happiness, peace of mind and dignified living, if I adhere to it and apply its teachings. It is the religion of divine justice. This religion has been exposed to a great deal of criticism and misrepresentation in the media – newspapers, radio and TV – but by the grace of Allaah its followers have only become more committed and stronger in conviction, because they realize that the criticism and misrepresentation are based on whims and desires, ignorance and hatred, and they have no basis in knowledge. Despite all the hostility and propaganda against Islam, we see thousands entering the religion of Allaah in crowds, from the countries where the extremists are leading the campaign of criticism and misrepresentation against Islam. Look at an example of that. In America, after the events of September 11th, the number of those who entered Islam in America reached 25,000, which was the highest number in its history. This happened despite the accusations and misrepresentations of Islam that are produced by the government and by many foundations and organizations. Michael Hart said in his book The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History (p. 13), where he put Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) at the head of his list of one hundred: I chose Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to be top of this list … because Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels.

reply06 / 05 / 2009
free2009all

Simple: stop thinking.

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