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[JoshD1991]

Hi,
I am Josh, I am 17 years old and from England.
I currently have no religion; but I have been interested in Islam for a few months, I've never been to a Mosque and don't know any Muslim people personally, but over the past 2 months a person from Jordan who I met on a language exchange website, has been teaching me the basic principles of Islam, So, I've come here to try and discover more about the religion. :D

[aamirsaab]

Ah welcome to the forums. Hope your stay is beneficial!

[Civilsed]

Hi,
I am Josh, I am 17 years old and from England.
I currently have no religion; but I have been interested in Islam for a few months, I've never been to a Mosque and don't know any Muslim people personally, but over the past 2 months a person from Jordan who I met on a language exchange website, has been teaching me the basic principles of Islam, So, I've come here to try and discover more about the religion. :D

Peace be with you Josh,

welcome to the forum, if you have any questions please ask and we will do our best to answer.

Please also check out this link has some great presentations and information on Islam
http://theislamicummah.ning.com/

[crayon]

Hey Josh, welcome to the forums.

Here's a link that talks about the basics of islam, you may find it helpful:
http://www.islam101.com/dawah/IslamBrief.html

Be sure to ask any questions you have.:)

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[JoshD1991]

Thanks for the welcomes, and for the links!

[transition?]

Welcome to the forums

Hope you learn a lot.

[sevgi]

Heyya Josh,

Welcome to the forum.

I don't live in England...but where I am from, I work for an interfaith organisation. Our organisation utilises the largest mosque in Australia to hold mosque tours. They take about an hour long with Q/A session afterwards.

You mentioned you hadn't been to a mosque. I suggest you do. I don't know if they hold mosque tours where you are from, but they are a nifty little thing and you should look into whether or not something like this is available around you.

You might find some stuff that interests you on our website: All our courses etc are organised for people of non-muslim background so it's all pretty straight forward and easy to comprehend.

http://www.affinity.org.au/

Also, our old president, now deputy, wrote a book called '101 Questions you asked about Islam'. He took note of the common questions being asked during mosque tours etc and wrote a book. Don't worry, he isn't some drongo off the street. He lectures at my university and is completing his phd in religions.

http://www.amazon.com/101-Questions-.../dp/1566566088

Peace :)