Help & Support thread for New Muslims

Asalaamu-Aleikum,

I am a new convert to Islam, and 13 years old. I am definetely not putting on hijab this year but dont know if I should during high or not, even though I want to I have some concerns of wearing it in public school and things like that. Is it okay if I wait until college to put hijab on?

Salaam :)
 
Sorry I'm totally confused.........
Okay the first prayer in the morning is only 2 raka but most the others r 3 or 4. Once u do 2 raka do u start all over again to get to 4? I'm totally confused plz help my husband is away he can't help me. I get sense that I'm doing all my prayers wrong.
 
i know i mean when u do the other prayers which are more then 2 raka to do u start from the beginning again?
 
okay let me ask a different question wots the difference between 2 raka and for 4 raka?

edit: yea thats hw u do 2 raka..which im okay at but i dont get 4 raka....is it the same?
 
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Ah. It would be so much easier for me to just show you.

OK uhm...watch this video...an example of a prayer with 4 rakat

 
Aprender said:
Ah. It would be so much easier for me to just show you.

OK uhm...watch this video...an example of a prayer with 4 rakat

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thank you thats very helpful ive added it to my faves on my utube account..i think i doing it okay but thats gonna help me more..thank you for having the patience with me..i know sometimes i cant explain properly wot im trying to say thanks again.
 
Salam are you allowed to go to mosque when you have your period? I don't want to go to pray but there is group for new Muslim at the mosque but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to enter I've search but I'm not sure
 
marina-hadeya said:
Salam are you allowed to go to mosque when you have your period? I don't want to go to pray but there is group for new Muslim at the mosque but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to enter I've search but I'm not sure
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If the masjid is a permanent masjid that has been dedicated by the community for such and is considered a permanent endowment or like an endowment. This means that is not a rented apartment, house or industrial unit which is used temporarily until the community can afford to purchase a permanent place.

In the above case it would be permissible for menstruating women to enter into the prayer area and take part in classes. However, since it is used as a masjid for the daily prayers then menstruating women should not enter into the prayer area unnecessarily. It would be superior to arrange seating for all the women or at least the menstruating ones in an adjacent room. However, if this is not possible then menstruating women could also enter into the women's prayer area of the prayer hall.

In the case that it is a proper masjid then it would not be permissible for menstruating women to enter into the prayer area [the shar'i masjid] for this or other reasons. However, if there are multi-purpose rooms within the building which are not designated permanently for prayer (as is found in many Islamic centers nowadays), then menstruating women are allowed to enter into those rooms for classes. Basically, a masjid is the room or hall that has been permanently designated for prayer, even if there are other rooms in the building.


And Allah knows best.

Source: http://spa.qibla.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=2110&CATE=32


So if your having your new Muslim classes in the main prayer hall where other worshippers come to pray their daily prayers then it will not be permissable for you to attend when you are on your menses, but if it is in a room or place in the Masjid not designated for daily prayers then you can attend. Hope that helps.
 
I just have a really quick question. I am a new muslim convert, currently working on learning my prayers. My quick question is simply, after I learn my prayers and can do them well, what should I then try to start to learning? thank you.
 
Justin1 said:
I just have a really quick question. I am a new muslim convert, currently working on learning my prayers. My quick question is simply, after I learn my prayers and can do them well, what should I then try to start to learning? thank you.
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Nice to see other converts here from the USA too. After I learned how to do the prayers properly, I turned my attention to learning how to recite more chapters of the Quran in Arabic and the understanding of them in English. I also try to learn specific duas that I can make.

I'm still working on both. The next big thing you should do is learn Arabic. It can be intimidating at first but it will make a world of a difference for you to learn Arabic as a Muslim. I'm still working on that too. I want to read the Quran in Arabic and be able to understand it in that way to see the beauty in the way it is composed.
 
Justin1 said:
I just have a really quick question. I am a new muslim convert, currently working on learning my prayers. My quick question is simply, after I learn my prayers and can do them well, what should I then try to start to learning? thank you.
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Mashallah brother. After learning the prayers you should concentrate on two things. They are: Learning to recite the Qur'an with the correct pronounciation (Tajweed) and also solidifying your knowledge on the basics of Islam. It is better if you can enrol in a class either in any of the Masjids in your area or Islamic centres or a similar establishment that teaches the basics of Islam.

There are many programmes for new Muslims running nowadays and you should try and find out if there is such a programme in your local area as that would be a good way to meet other like minded brothers and reverts of whom you can befriend as well as an opportunity of meeting good knowledgeable teachers and scholars of whom you can establish a contact with and that way they will help you in your journey to learn more knowledge and increase imaan (faith) and taqwa (fearful awareness of Allah) etc. Also try to learn the short Surah's (chapters) towards the end of the Qur'an as well as daily Adhkar (daily supplications).

Ensure that you do all of this gradually and at your own pace as the last thing you want to do is to over whelm yourself or to take on more than you can handle. Instead gradually build up pace and do things at your own speed.

If you ever need anything at all then please do not hesitate to ask.

Hope the links provided in the following thread helps:

Free E books & resources on Islam

http://www.islamicboard.com/discover-islam/134306218-free-e-books-resources-islam.html

May Allah give you the best of this world and the next. Ameen
 
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My question has to do with this issue of marriage. I know that in Islam if a guy wants to marry a girl he has to come and talk to the father about it before anything is made official. What about converts who don't have any Muslim male relatives? I come from a non-Muslim family and my parents don't care much for the way halal marriages are to come about in Islam.

Even if they did, would a marriage be exactly valid if a non-Muslim male relative approved of the guy and said it was OK?

I don't have any proposals or anything like that. I'm just wondering how that would work.
 
Aprender said:
My question has to do with this issue of marriage. I know that in Islam if a guy wants to marry a girl he has to come and talk to the father about it before anything is made official. What about converts who don't have any Muslim male relatives? I come from a non-Muslim family and my parents don't care much for the way halal marriages are to come about in Islam.

Even if they did, would a marriage be exactly valid if a non-Muslim male relative approved of the guy and said it was OK?

I don't have any proposals or anything like that. I'm just wondering how that would work.
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Assalamualaikum, sister.

Non Muslim cannot become wali for Muslim woman. If a Muslim woman want to get married and she doesn't have any male relative who could become "wali nasab" for her, she could request a Muslim govt officer (or officer from sharia council) to become her wali. It's called "wali hakim". Or, she could request a scholar to become her wali. It's called "wali tahkim".

From what I know, usually Muslim convert in non-Muslim countries use wali tahkim from local Islamic center.
 
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OK. Then I should go to the Islamic center and talk to them about this. Thank you.
 

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