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| Salaam!   Status: Offline Posts: 448 Reputation: 2486 Rep Power: 17   Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minne-snow-da Gender:  Way of Life: Muslim |  Re: Praying in English -
10-11-2007
Learning how to pray is not a prerequisite for accepting islam. If you believe la ilaha il Allah, Muhammadur rasul Allah, then you're muslim.
__________________Praying perfectly also isn't a prerequisite for a new muslim. Allah (swt) revealed the Quran to the Prophet (saws) over a 20 year period. The early muslims didn't become perfect muslims overnight, they had decades to work on it. Ditto for their salat. |
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| Salaam! Status: Offline Posts: 448 Reputation: 2486 Rep Power: 17 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minne-snow-da Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-11-2007
Why not? Khadija (ra) became a muslim without salat, as did hundreds of others.
__________________Did you print out the cards? Seriously, read through them a few times, then stand and pray with them. You may be able to pray salat your first time through  It won't be pretty, but it will be salat. Plus, you'd be converting in the blessed month of Ramadan. That would be seriously sweet   |
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| الله أكبر , مطوعين  Status: Offline Posts: 306 Reputation: 698 Rep Power: 9 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: temporarily this duniyah. Gender:  Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-11-2007
 akh Swiftsword WELCOME TO OUR COMMUNITY (ummah) alhamdulillahi rabbil 3limeen (all praises and thanks to Allah(swt) lord of all that exists) remeber since you say shahadah ( Ash Hadu An La Elaha ElAllah wa Ash Hadu Ana Muhammadan Roosulullah ) you are clean from all your past sins!!! ( like a newborn baby ) Dont forget this mecry Allah(swt) puts upon you and right after shahadah take a bath then establish the salaah and seek help from the brothers in your city ask all the questions you have and remeber always be upon truth, forbid evil and command good the basics will come in time and Islam alhamdulillah (all praise to Allah(swt) ) is not a mystery or un solvable riddle, Allah(swt) revealed the Quran as guide for all aspects of our life and made the Prophet(saw) an example. InshaAllah we'll see you around here and please akh find a masjid (mosque) and talk to the imam he will help you inshaAllah, explain your postion. Again akh WELCOME!!!also this flash you can benefit from it insahAllah also it has a free version of Azaan (call to prayer) software: http://www.islamicfinder.org/prayer/index.html  أُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ حَقًّا لَّهُمْ دَرَجَاتٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَمَغْفِرَةٌ وَرِزْقٌ كَرِيمٌ "Onlar namazlarını dosdoğru kılan ve kendilerine rızık olarak verdiğimizden [Allah yolunda] harcayan kimselerdir".8:3 |
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| Member  Status: Offline Posts: 50 Reputation: 232 Rep Power: 8 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Rio Rancho, New Mexico Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-11-2007
yeah brother dont wait until you know salat! I converted on Sep. 27 never having done salat. Now I know the whole prayer except the end which I am now working on. My suggestion(what I did/do) is to memorize part by part. First the first part, then second ect.. |
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| Skillganon  Status: Offline Posts: 2,497 Reputation: 3280 Rep Power: 23 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: London Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-12-2007
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Since you know surah fatiha you can just recite surah fatiha for just now. And the basic stuf like you say in between each posture. Until you learn the rest. Also you might wan't to get a translation so you know what you are saying. It is not so hard to grasp. I would not exactly advise trying to give it in english. Here is a similar thread already answered. http://www.islamicboard.com/new-musl...y-english.html (Can I pray in English?) | |
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| Malikaat Falesteen  Status: Offline Posts: 1,776 Reputation: 15731 Rep Power: 43 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: I am a traveller, May Jannah be my home ameen Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-14-2007
Bro, the way I learned salaah is by writing out all the steps, then I'd take a few min a day to memorize a du'a or a part of the salaah, not the entire thing so as to not overwhelm myself and forgetting quickly, but just enough so that I am able to implement more into my salaah for the next time. I recommend you take some time to memorize the following:
__________________1. A short surah (from the end of the quran) 2. Tashahud (Ati-hayati lillah...) 3. Subhana rabiyal a'la 4. Subhana rabiyal adheem 5. Salatul Ibrahimeeya (Allahumma salee 3ala Muhammed...) Learn the meanings along side the arabic so that you don't feel like you're just reciting without meaning. If you need links or want me to type out the transliteration & translations, I wouldn't mind doing that for you... After you can get those down (step by step of course), you can add more to your salaah inshallah. I know how you feel, but just because you may not be doing it 100% perfectly, doesn't mean you should stray away from other duties (i.e. becoming a Muslim), the intention is what matters most and that you're trying real hard, to Allah your salaah is perfect and its not like He doesn't know how difficult it is for you right now, He knows EXACTLY what you're going through, and that's why you'll be rewarded much more for it than someone who already knows what he's doing. Also, going to the masjid often and praying with others will help you pick up some of the supplications subconciously through repetition. Islam is very easy, do not overburden with yourself to the point that it will make you think its impossible. Also, the shahada is within the salaah itself, so you might as well just convert if you whole-heartedly believe this is the straight path, because you never know whats going to happen tomorrow. We all wish you the best, and if you need any help in anything thing, just ask inshallah. (become a Muslim so i can give you my salaams!!) "No pain, no gain." "Pain is weakness leaving the body." "What doesn't kill me, makes me stronger." Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief. [65:7] |
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| LI Senior Member  Status: Offline Posts: 193 Reputation: 281 Rep Power: 7 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cairo Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-22-2007
Dear bro, Congrats on your Islam.  Do you like the idea of we contact on yahoo messenger and I teach you prayers in Arabic and their meanings in English? If this is ok with you, just tell me. I think it wont be tough lessons to learn. Just bit by bit and everything will be a piece of cake to u. |
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| Slave of Allah  Status: Offline Posts: 567 Reputation: 543 Rep Power: 25 Join Date: Dec 2004 Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-24-2007
Learn the arabic and also the english translation so you will always know what youre reciting.
__________________"Lo! the Hour is surely coming, there is no doubt thereof; yet most of mankind believe not." (Al-Ghafir:59) |
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| Limited Member   Status: Offline Posts: 11 Reputation: 22 Rep Power: 0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: kuwait Gender: Way of Life: Muslim | Re: Praying in English -
10-25-2007
u must learn arabic too bcuz allah send the quraan to prophet mohammed in arabic and arabic reading is much better than in english but u also can understand the prayers in english just to be sure that u r not saying anything wrong  but believe me : it's all correct |
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