How Does One Become a Muslim?

One becomes a Muslim by believing in the Two Testifications of Faith (referred to in Arabic as ash-Shahadatayn) and uttering them with the intention of leaving out blasphemy.

What are the Two Testifications of Faith?

The Two Testifications of Faith are:

In English

I bear witness that no one deserves to be worshiped except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
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In Arabic

أشهدُ أنْ لا إلهَ إلاَّ اللهُ وأشهدُ أنَّ محمّداً رسولُ الله

(ASHHADU ALLA ILAHA ILLAllah, WA ASHHADU ANNA MuhammadAR-RASULULLAH)
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The non-Muslim embraces Islam by believing in the Two Testifications of Faith and uttering them with the intention of leaving out blasphemy.

1. The first Testification means that no one or thing deserves to be worshipped except God Who is the Creator of everything.

2. The second Testification states that Muhammad the son of ^Abdillah who was born in Makkah about 1400 years ago is a messenger of God. He was sent to convey what God revealed to him so that the humans believe in and work with the Laws he received and brought. He is truthful in all what he conveyed.

The Two Testifications reject the Godhood of anyone or anything other than God. They confirm the Godhood of God only with the acknowledgment of the message of prophet Muhammad.

كيف يدخل غير المسلم في الإسلام

يَدخل غيرُ المسلم في الإسلام بالإيمان بمعنى الشهادتين وقولِهِما سامعًا نفسَه بأيّ لغةٍ يُحسنها.

وإن أراد قولَهما بالعربية فهما:

أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لا إلَـهَ إلَّا اللهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله

وَهَذا هو التسجيل الصوتي للشهادتين

اضغط

وإن شاء قال:

لا إلَـهَ إلَّا اللهُ، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُولُ الله

وَهَذا هو التسجيل الصوتي للشهادتين

اضغط

إنَّ الحمدَ للهِ نحمدُه ونستعينُه ونستهدِيه ونشكرُه ونستغفرُه ونتوبُ إليهِ ونعوذُ باللهِ من شرورِ أنفسِنا ومن سيئاتِ أعمالِنا من يهدِ اللهُ فلا مضلَّ لهُ ومنْ يُضللْ فلا هاديَ لهُ. وأشهدُ أن لا إلهَ إلا اللهُ وحدَه لا شريكَ ولا مثيلَ ولا ضدَّ ولا ندَّ ولا جسمَ ولا أعضاءَ ولا هيئةَ ولا صورةَ ولا مكانَ له جلَّ ربِّي هو الواحدُ الأحدُ الفردُ الصمدُ الذي لم يلدْ ولم يولدْ ولم يكُن لهُ كفوًا أحد. وأشهدُ أنّ سيدَنا وحبيبَنا وعظيمَنا وقائدَنا وقرةَ أعينِنا محمدًا عبدُه ورسولُه وصفيُّه وحبيبُه صلَّى الله وسلَّم عليهِ وعلَى كلِّ رسولٍ أرسلَه.

أما بعدُ عبادَ اللهِ، فإنِّي أوصيكُم ونفسِي بتقوَى اللهِ العليِّ القديرِ القائلِ فِي محكمِ كتابِه: ﴿ياأيهَا الذِين ءامنُوا اتقُوا اللهَ حقَّ تقاتِه ولا تَمُوتنَّ إلا وأنْتم مسلِمونَ﴾ ءال عمران/102.

ويقولُ ربُّ العزةِ في محكمِ التنـزيلِ: ﴿وكذَلكَ جعلناكُم أُمَّةً وَسطًا لتكونُوا شهداءَ علَى الناسِ ويكونَ الرسولُ عليكُم شهيدًا﴾ البقرة/143 .

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Undoubtedly, Muslims will gain profoundly from knowing the life events of their greatest and final prophet, Muhammad the son of ^Abdullah. Since Prophet Muhammad is our paragon, it makes sense that in order to follow his example that we know his sayings and actions.

Studying the Prophetic Sirah (Life of Prophet Muhammad ) is an important matter that the Companions and the following generations invested in learning and teaching. Imam Zaynul-^Abidin ^Aliyy Ibnul-Husayn said:

"كُنَّا نُعَلَّمُ مَغَازى النَّبِيّ صلَّى اللهُ عليه وسلَّمَ كمَا نُعَلَّمُ السُّورةَ مِنَ القُرءَان"

It means: “We were taught the battles of the Prophet as we were taught the chapter of the Qur'an.”

By looking at the Prophetic Sirah, Muslims learn the explanations of the Qur’anic verses and the circumstances of revealing those verses. They gain more understanding of the rulings that were deduced from the statements of the Prophet. The various inspirational aspects of the lives of the Prophet and his Companions are revealed. These are a few fruits of learning the Prophetic Sirah.