Hadi for new Muslims
Becoming Muslim brings a lot of questions, and not all of them are easy to ask in person. Hadi answers patiently, at any hour, as often as you need.
Questions new Muslims often ask
- How do I pray if I don't know Arabic yet?
- How do I make wudu?
- What do I need to learn first?
- Do I have to change my name?
- How do I tell my family?
- What can I eat? What is halal?
- How do I fast Ramadan for the first time?
A step-by-step start
- The shahada and its meaning.
- Wudu and the five prayers. Learn al-Fatiha first.
- The basics of belief: Allah, the angels, the books, the messengers, the Last Day and the decree.
- Halal and haram in daily life.
- The Quran with a translation, a little every day. See read Quran daily.
- A community: a local mosque or a group for new Muslims.
لَا يُكَلِّفُ ٱللَّهُ نَفۡسًا إِلَّا وُسۡعَهَاۚ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتۡ وَعَلَيۡهَا مَا ٱكۡتَسَبَتۡۗ رَبَّنَا لَا تُؤَاخِذۡنَآ إِن نَّسِينَآ أَوۡ أَخۡطَأۡنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تَحۡمِلۡ عَلَيۡنَآ إِصۡرٗا كَمَا حَمَلۡتَهُۥ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبۡلِنَاۚ رَبَّنَا وَلَا تُحَمِّلۡنَا مَا لَا طَاقَةَ لَنَا بِهِۦۖ وَٱعۡفُ عَنَّا وَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَآۚ أَنتَ مَوۡلَىٰنَا فَٱنصُرۡنَا عَلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ ﴿٢٨٦﴾
La yukallifu Allahu nafsan illa wusʿaha laha ma kasabat waʿalayha ma iktasabat rabbana la tuakhithna in naseena aw akhtana rabbana wala tahmil ʿalayna isran kama hamaltahu ʿala allatheena min qablina rabbana wala tuhammilna ma la taqata lana bihi waoʿfu ʿanna waighfir lana wairhamna anta mawlana faonsurna ʿala alqawmi alkafireena
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned. "Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred. Our Lord, and lay not upon us a burden like that which You laid upon those before us. Our Lord, and burden us not with that which we have no ability to bear. And pardon us; and forgive us; and have mercy upon us. You are our protector, so give us victory over the disbelieving people
Quran 2:286 · Surah Al-Baqara
Take it one step at a time. The Prophet ﷺ said: "Make things easy and do not make them difficult" (al-Bukhari, Muslim).
Hadi is a helpful companion, but please also find a teacher and a community near you.
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