A Guide for New Muslims

The purpose of A Guide for New Muslims is to make it easy for new Muslims to transition into an Islamic life by learning the basic beliefs and practices of Islam.

The author writes: "For the past 45 years of giving da'wah and assisting new converts to Islam, I have compiled in this book the fundamental principles of Islamic beliefs and actions with evidence from the Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ."

Why Experience Shows in a Book Like This

Because after forty-five years you know which questions actually come, and in what order.

Someone who has just taken shahadah does not need a systematic theology. He needs to know how to pray tomorrow morning, what to say to his family, what to do about the food in his kitchen, and whether the mistakes he is certainly going to make will count against him.

A guide written from that experience answers those, in that order. One written from a syllabus does not.

What Makes the Early Months Hard

Rarely doubt. Usually isolation, the practical mechanics of daily practice, and the gap between what a convert can read about and what he can actually do yet.

A short book with the evidence attached lets him build at his own pace without depending on whoever happens to be at the masjid.

Who It Is For

New Muslims, and the people supporting them — family members, masjid outreach committees, and anyone who has taken responsibility for a convert and is not sure where to start.

Related Reading

• English Tafheem-us-Sunnah — a fuller series covering each subject in turn
• Noble Qur'an with Transliteration — the Quran with transliteration
• A Guide to Salat — a practical guide to the prayer