Question for Muslims regarding conversion of religions?
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No, You shouldn't be a muslim unless you are totaly sure that this is what you really want, else you would be Monafek(pretender).\nIslam rules say that you must be convinced, mind and heart by your religion before following it, if you are not convinced, don`t follow it at all.\nAs for other religions being condemned to hell, this is not true. Islam says "there is no difference whatspever between one person and the other except how virtuious each one is" and it didn't necissate a religion, just virtue. Also islam say "Religion is how to deal not how to pray" which means that dealing with others nicly and in a just manner is the important thing . And about other religions it says"All prophets are brothers, and their light comes from the same source." it also says" We are all from adam, and adam is but a handfull of dust, only the good deeds remain"\n\nAbout christians it says"And no one will be closer and dearer to the muslims you than those who say'we are true christians' for amongst them there are priests and saints and people who dedicate their lives to Goodness" .\n\nAnd about talking to people about joining islam" Smile and talk to them with the manner they prefer best, and don't be rude or thick at heart else they yould never listen"\n\nAnd as for freedom of choosing one's religion"To each his faith, they have theirs and you have yours and only the mercifull God can judge amongst them"\n\nI hope I answered your question.
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Well, first of all I wanna make some things clear.\n\nsomeone here said that the devil has led them away from jesus by tempting them. now, the DEVIL makes people sin right? now, why should the devil lead them to islam? in islam we respect jesus as our prophet, we even have on e whole verse for marriam (or mary). what is so satanic about that? isnt sex a sin in christianity? then why are most of them from "good christian families" doing it so openly? \n"CONVERT OR DIE"? theres no such things. Our prophet mohamed (p.b.u.h) respected the non-muslims, and didnt force them. in our holy book theres a verse that goes " ...you go your way, and we go ours..".\n whos gonna kill these people if they dont convert? your just saying these dumb things to cover up ur insecurity\n\npeople convert to islam, beacause they have found the truth for themselves.\n\nthe reason that people attack this fact buy saying the devil this and that is because they are insecure.\n\nread harun yahya, mauriche bucilles and ahmad deedats books.\nkeep an open mind and read these books before you say this and that.\n\nso far, i have never heard of a muslim converting to any religion and preaching.\n\nOverall, i think its best we stop attacking each other, and learn to respect each other. religion is somthing for yourself, what you believe is sacred in your heart. so the more you question the more you try to make excuses it means youre insecure. peace
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First of all, I would like to thank everyone for their concern and questions on my religion.  It brings joy to me to see so many wanting to find the truth.\n\nThat said, there are some importnat notes we most consider.\n\n1. As Muslims we cannot lie about anything, especially about our religion.\n\n2. We have original recorded sources of our religion:\n\nA) The Quran\n\nB) Teachings of Muhammad.\n\nThis is a very unique part of Islam, not available in any other ancient religions.\n\n3. Sometimes "questions" contain misinformation. We must qualify what it is that someone is saying against what they are implying.\n\n4. If you find the answer to your question makes you say, "I didn't know that" or "This is good" are you ready to worship your God and your Lord without and partners?\n\nThis what Islam is really all about. The most important subject is the worship of Almighty God, without any partners or associates or "gods" besides Almighty God.\n\n\nYou speak of an arabic word when you do not know the language nor what the word means.\n\nNow, Islam is an arabic word. In order to understand what it means we must look at it in arabic rather than english.\n\nThe root word is s-l-m. Which has 5 distinct meanings:\nSurrender\nSubmission\nObey\nSincerity\nand Peace.\n\nSo you see, Islam is Surrendering and Submitting to the Will of Allah by obeying His Commandments in sincerity and peace.\n\nLike in English, the verb would be submitt, someone doing this would be a submitter. the er at the end makes it clear that it is an attribute to a person. In arabic, -mu is added but to the beginning of the word. For example, Islam would eb a Mu-islam, or just Muslim. Hajir, means to make pilgrammage, to miagrate, and so forth, a person would be called a muhajir. Once that is understood, then you can see that all "Mu-Islam"s do is surrender, submit, obey Allah in sincerity and peace.\n\nNow, what is this "Allah" that I speak of? "It makes no sense" Well, like in english, you have God and god, Gods or goddess. In arabic, there is ilah, which means god, eliha, which means gods. Howeever, in arabic, it also means someone to be worshiped. Allah is The One and Only God, it cannot be made plural nor genderized. It is not lower case nor upper case. IT is clear. So, Allah is The One and Only God to be worshiped.\n\nNow, from the time of ADam to Muhammad peace be upon them all, there was only one thing being preached, Islam, which you can substitute for "Surrendering, submitting, and obeying the Will of Allah(The One and Only God to be Worshiped) in sincerity and peace" . They all preached this same thing, therfore making them Muslims. This means that What we have today as Islam was actually a way of life, a verb, that was followed by all the prophets of Allah Almighty.\n\nSo once you can understand this, we can see that It isnt Allah's Words that are constatnly changing it is Man's words. Allah keeps on sending the same messege. In arabic the word Man is Insaan which comes from the root word, Nasa(bear with my translations) which means to forget.\nSo what did Adam preach to his children and grandchildren and so forth? To Surrender, submit, obey the Will of the One and Only God to be worshiped in sincerity and peace. (peace be upon Adam)\nWhat did Noah peace be upon him preach to his people?the same thing.\nWhat did Moses peace be upon him preach to his people?the same thing.\nDavid?Soloman?Jacob?Ishmael?Isaac?Abraham?and all the rest?peace be upon them all.the same thing, they all preached the same thing.\n\nSo now, and I dont have time to continue all of this, What did Jesus peace be upon him preach? All the prophets preached that Islam(To Surrender, submit, obey the Will of the One and Only God to be worshiped in sincerity and peace.) was the correct and only way. So why would Jesus peace be upon him say otherwise?Why would he preach otherwise? Of course he didnt.
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Why would you not accept your current religion?  Perhaps you need to study the Quran more fully or at the least, pray for guidance.  No one can "convince" you to change your religion - it is something you must do on your own.
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I converted for many reasons: \nThere is no class in Islam, everyone is equal \nThere is only one book, never transformed, nor changed\nThere is only one God, no associates, u do not need a priest or the pastor to ask for forgiveness, its done directly to God. \nAs I read the Quran everything made sense, its so clear and teaches a person how to live peacefully. \nWomen have tremendous amount of rights. God dedicated a whole chapter in the Quran to women. \nIm also a science major and ever since i read the quran and the science discussed in it i automactially converted. The Science in the Quran proves it is the truth!
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There were rumors, but I haven't heard anything definite.  Isn't it strange that when alot of people do something wrong in public opinion they convert to Islam.  Why is that?  Do they not have laws or morals at all?  Not being sarcastic, it's just odd.
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I am a convert to Hinduism.  So obviously, I believe one can convert.  I have never met a Hindu here in the USA who did not accept me as a Hindu.  However, I do know that some do believe you cannot convert.  So it just depends on who you ask.  There is no official "Church" in Hinduism which decides such matters.  There are many variations of thinking among Hindus.  So it is natural that you will find some differences of opinion on this.\n\nMost modern-day Hindus I have found accept me as a convert, as I have said, but many Hindus think it is odd that someone would convert to their religion, because they do not actively seek converts, and they teach that theirs is one among many valid paths to God.
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What are the requirements of a Non-Muslim who wishes to convert? \nEvery person is born a Muslim because we are all created by God. Therefore, a preferred term would be reversion rather than conversion. A non-Muslim becomes a Muslim when he believes in his heart : "There is no God but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad is His Messenger" Hence, belief in the Unity and Oneness of God and that Muhammad is his Messenger makes one a Muslim at heart. Recommended steps: \n\nOfficially convert by pronouncing the shahadah (pledge of conviction of faith) in Arabic thus: "Ash HaduAllaa Ilaaha Il-lallaah Wa Ash Hadu Anna Muhammadar Rasullulah" which means "I bear Witness that there is no deity but Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad if His Messenger". The pledge is to be taken in front of at least two adult Muslim witnesses. \nIt is recommended that he/she take a Muslim name \nIt is recommended that he/she take up a basic course on Islam (if he/she hasn't already) and keep the company of other Muslims \nIs it compulsory for a Non-Muslim man to be circumcised upon conversion? \nA boy who has not attained puberty must be circumcised when his family converts to Islam. Circumcision is optional for a man above the age of puberty. But he who opts not to be circumcised should regularly clean the area underneath the foreskin of his penis because, in Islam, cleanliness of the body is obligatory for performing prayers. \n \n\nWhy is adopting a Muslim name so important upon conversion? \nTwo important reasons are given below, but otherwise, adopting a Muslim name is not necessary. \n\nFor the sake of identification as a Muslim \nWhen a Muslim wants to enter Makkah and Madinah to perform Hajj or Umrah, he has to produce documents to show that he is a Muslim as Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter these cities. \nCan reverts retain their previous names? \nYes he/she certainly can do so. Here are examples of names of people who have converted: \n\nHassan Guy Eaton previously known as Guy Eaton, Ruke Aldeen Smith, Aisha Gouverneur, Abdel Rashid Skinner, Ahmed Holt, Murad Aldeen, Ibrahim Hewitt, Ahmad Bullock, Ahmed Thomson, Jodi Anway, Mohammadzadeh, Susan Elsayyad, Jamilah Kolocotronis Jitmoud\n\nHow Long Does it Take for a Convert to be a full-fledged Muslim? \nA person becomes a Muslim upon pronouncing the shahadah in front of two adult Muslim witnesses. A Muslim has to do the daily prayers, fast in Ramadan and apply the teachings of Islam in his daily life. But if a revert is unable to do all the prayers immediately after his conversion, he should try to do those he could. However, he should aim to be a practicing Muslim as soon as possible in order not to miss out in the race to accumulate blessings.\n\ngood muslim names\nmostly arabic or persian but i think u can pick anything.\n\n'Abal - Wild rose\nAbia - Great\n'Abidah, Abida - Worshipper\n'Abir, Abeer - Fragrance, perfume\n'Ablah, Abla', Ablaa - Perfectly formed\nAbra - Example, lesson\nAbrar - Devoted to God\nA'dab, Aadab - Hope and need\nAdara - Virgin\n'Adawiyah - Summer plant\nAdiba - Well-mannered, cultured, polite; writer\n'Adilah, Adila, Adeela - Equal, just, honest\n'Adn - Paradise\n'Afaf - Chaste, virtuous, decent, pure\n'Afifah - Chaste, modest\nAfnan - Tree branches or twigs\n'Afra', Afraa - White\nAfrah - Celebrations, festivals\nAfya - Shadows\n'Ahd - Pledge, commitment, delegation\nAhlam - Witty, imaginative; one who has pleasant dreams\n'A'idah, Aida - Visiting, returning; reward\nAin - Eye, thus "precious"\nAini - Spring, flower, source, choice\n'A'ishah, Aisha, Ayishah - Living, prosperous; youngest wife of the Prophet\nAkilah - Intelligent, logical, one who reasons\nAla', Aalaa - Signs of Allah\nAlhena - A ring; (A star in the constellation Gemini)\nAlima - Wise\nAlimah - Skilled in music or dance\n'Aliyah, Aliyyah, Alia, A'lia - Exaulted, elev
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i live in a predominantly muslim country, ...several of my friends were previously christian, then converted to islam to marry their man... my observations are:\nAdvantage 1: you'll never have to worry if or not he is cheating cuz he is allowed to have up to 4 wives! oh, n they dont have to be legally married, title of mistress is good enough (but he has to financially support them)\nAdvantage 2: if ur intrested in converting to islam, here's your chance! moslems aren't allowed to marry anyone of a different faith.\nAdvantage 3: he's definately circumcised and your sons will be as well - this slippery operation is done at age 12.\nAdvantage 4: he will have 100% control over you. spousal abuse is not frowned on in the moslem religion\nAdvantage 5: in order to marry him, u need to convert first. this is a tedious process if done "correctly." oh, u'll have to learn arabic as well.\nAdvantage 7: if ur more of a "service" type personallity, this religion will suit you very well because the wife's role is to literally serve her husband (its not reciprocal) if he wants hot coffee, u'd better make it quick girl!\nAdvantage 6: when ur married, you'll be moslem, and guess what?!! its a sin (a really bad sin) to refuse ur husband sexually\n\nDisdavantages: none or all of the above...depending on ur point of view\n\noh, a word of caution, the moslem men act very "normal" while ur dating. after u marry, well....
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There are a large number of people who have converted (or reverted as it's refered to by Islam), it is one of the fastest growing faiths presently.  Faith is something that is very personal, and specific to the individual.  If they feel that Christianity isn't the right mode to connect with their spirituality, then they most certainly should go forward and look for one that helps them connect better.  It's very easy to be disenchanted with Christianity right now, and Islam is presented as an alternative.  Do I think they are crazy, no.  It's not my place to call anyone crazy for their beliefs.  Everyone is entitled to do what gives them peace, regardless of my personal view of that thing.
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Reading the all these "Yes" posted in response to the question as if it was "still" a granted freedom to change or leave Islam is evidence that people often don't understand that religions are not all the same...\n\nLeaving Islam is Apostasy. It is not "considered" IT IS A CRIME as quoted in all aspect of Islamic scriptures and legislatures in or outside of Islamic countries.\n\nIf a member of you family turns his back to Islam it brings shame to reletatives.\nHonor crimes are endorsed in the Koran, which explains the killings or at least the mistreatment of people who leave Islam even today.\n\nThe Koran is very very very clear and explicit, you do not need to be a scholar to figure out that leaving Islam puts you in a position where you become less than a slave. A muslim may not focus on those passages yet a more fondamentalist will use the same scriptural autority to apply this inhuman blackmail.\n\nHere are the quotes from Islamic scriptures:\nAnd do get a Koran yourself, read in your living room on your own. \n\nI am not quoting everything about Apostasy (Leaving islam) but they should make you understand why a peaceful Muslim may feel tremendous termoil when faced to choose between his heart and the situation of someone leaving the religion...\n\nQuotes:\n\n----------------\n\n"Those who blasphemed and back away from the ways of Allah and die as blasphemers, Allah shall not forgive them." Suratan Nisa', Ayah 48\n\n"Kill whoever changes his religion," Hadith\n\n"Kill those who believe in many gods" (Sura al-Tawba 9:5)\n\n\nHere this is not even the Pakistani constitution:\n\n"If a Muslim is found guilty of the crime of apostasy, either through words or through actions, he will be asked to repent during a three day period. If he has not repented within this time limit, he will be sentenced to death as an apostate and his property will be seized by the Revenue office. Every Muslim who refuses to pray will be asked to comply with the obligation to pray within the prescribed time limit. If he persists in his refusal, he will be punished by death." \n           - Article 306 of the Mauritanian Constitution\n\n---------------------------\n\n\nYES you can be killed for leaving Islam...\n\nEven here in America, many who leave the religion must often move to another location in order to protect the wellbeing of their family and the future of their children. Many leave without mentioning it to anyone so that there is no repercussions about it.\n\nIt is so amazing to take our civil right for granted and express such a naive YES to this question. \n\nThink about the reactions to the cartoons, will you trust someone practicing Islam to tell you it is a religion of tolerance or will you trust how they act and walk their talk ...\n\nGo ! read the Koran, wake up and see what this religion is all about.
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Well first of all, you can't just convince/force people to convert. Thats not your call, you can tell them what being an atheist is like and let them choose themselves. And since my dad is a muslim, i've come to now that you can no longer convert to anything else if you're a muslim. it's a sin. so even if they'd convert they'd probably feel guilty for the rest of their lives.
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No I do not believe I have converted anyone to my religion. Hinduism does not require people to make converts. As far as Hinduism is concerned every person will find the path that is right for them, that best represent their experiences of the Divine, and has the spiritual goals they desire. I am a convert to Hinduism, although I was not preached to by anyone. I met others from various different religions, learned about them, read texts, etc and Hinduism connected with me. When I am asked about Hinduism I always answer the questions, but my aim is not to convert the person but simply to educate them. If they should decide to research more on Hinduism and eventually convert (not that Hinduism has any universal official conversion process), then that is up to them. If I inform them and answer their question and they have no other interest in Hinduism, then atleast they have a question answered. Whatever religion, beliefs, spirituality, faith, etc they have is what is right for them. If they are searching, then I was happy to help them on their journey and can help them to other sites, books, people, etc within other religious and spiritual communities to seek other answers should they choose.
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nice question, i would tell you to email your question to \naskislam@aol.com\n\nthe person that will answer your question is a former christian preacher and now reverted to islam he will answer your question with refrences, u will get the maximam benefit
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NO. To bribe someone to convert or attract to any religion is WRONG. Converting should only come from a person's heart & what they feel led to do. GOD "Allah" wants your heart to be pure. It shouldn't be tainted by bribing. Thats sinful & makes the bribor untrustworthy.
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Those Christians who did accept it became Muslims. I'm sure it has happened plenty of times over history. (Islam believes the Qur'an to be the fourth and final book, so the philosophy is pretty similar).\n\nAs other people have said, though, not believing Jesus to be divine or to have been crucified is pretty difficult for Christianity to accept. So that's why the Church itself never has. It would kind of be the undoing of Christianity.
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what are the contradictory answers that you have notices.. Quran is very clear. \n\nYes if he/she wishes to rejoin islam, he/she can joins it.. but with sincere repentance ,, becuase it was a grevious sin which he&#92;she did. \nthese verses will be helpful regarding this question\n\n\n "Again and again will those who disbelieve, wish that they had bowed (to God's will) in Islam.   Leave them alone, to enjoy (the good things of this life) and to please themselves: let (false) hope amuse them: soon will knowledge (undeceive them)."\nNoble Verses 15:2-3\n\n\nNoble Verse 3:90 "But those who reject faith after they accepted it, and then go on adding to their defiance of faith never will their repentance be accepted; for they are those who have (of set purpose) gone astray."  \n\nThere is no compulsion in the religion; Truth stands out clear from error; so whoso disbelieves in idols and believes in God, has laid hold of the most firm handle, which cannot break; and God is Hearing, Knowing.\nAl-Quran (2:256)\n\n\n\n"Say: "O my Servants who have excessively wronged their own souls, despair not of God's Mercy: for God forgives all sins for He is Most Forgiving, Most Merciful.\nTurn to your Lord (for forgiveness) and bow to His (Will), before the Penalty comes on you: after that you shall not be helped." ( Quran 39:53-54.)\n \n\nHOPE THIS ANSWERS.. AND YA.. PLEASE REFER TO A PERSON WHO HAS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT ISLAM, THERE IS NO CONTRADICTORY ANSWERS.. OR IF YOU HAVE ANY..POST IN THIS QUESTION,, WE WILL TRY OUR BEST TO ANSWER IT FROM QURANIC VERSES. \n\nPEACE BE ON YOU