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To: soc.religion.islam
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From: tyagi mordred nagasiva <tyagi@shell.portal.com>
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Subject: Re: How does one become a muslim (9406.bcmmslm.h)
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Date: 49940807
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Quoting: |nkosi@wam.umd.edu (PG2User)
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[I wrote this on 940628 but didn't figure out how to post it until now.]
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Assalam alaikum, my kin.
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|I have a simple question: what are the steps needed for a non-muslim to
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|become a muslim. I will like to know
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1) learn to acknowledge the unity of Allah and His Prophet
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This involves seeing all gods as One God (fostering a healthy respect
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for all of the divinities of the world) and being able to place yourself
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in a student relation with all sources of Allah's wisdom (seeing the
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perfect Prophet in each).
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It is said that this first is all that is actually necessary to become
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a muslim, but if you persist in the Righteous Path you shall come to
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know the following paths as well....
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2) learn to pray
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This involves knowing the direction of prayer (toward Allah), the timing
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of prayer (when the heart/qalb is open) and the content of prayer
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(acceptance).
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3) learn to make pilgrimmage
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This involves journeying to the omphalos of the world and kissing it
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with the devotion of the saints.
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4) learn to give alms
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This involves opening your resources to the truly needy.
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5) learn to foster a reservoir of discipline in remembrance
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This involves celebration of holy days (months, like Ramadan)
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with undertaking of fasts or other disciplines, honoring and
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remembering the very important principles taught to us by Allah
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through His Prophet.
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Some also say that struggle in the cause of Allah (jihad) is quite
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important. In any case, given all of the above, one may feel secure
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that one is treading the way of islam.
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Of course if you are talking about *Islam*, the religious sect, then
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practice and doctrine vary, though the above may translate into the
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pilgrimmage to the Ka'ab; prayer 5 times a day toward the Ka'ab;
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the recitation, understanding and belief in the Double-Testimony of
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Faith ('There is no god but God and Muhammad is His Prophet'); the
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celebration of the month of Ramadan with fast from sunup to sundown;
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and the giving of alms to the poor or to the religious community.
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|nkosi@wam.umd.edu
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beware the infidels
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Haramullah
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tyagi@houseofkaos.abyss.com
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