Allaho Akbar! Congratulations..
Actually I was very happy when I read your nice news and so I wrote for you a long reply, but then I preferred to say it for all new Muslims ^^
You can find it here:
http://www.islamicboard.com/new-muslims/134285435-all-new-muslims.html
And about your question:
PS. My wife asked me at what age can one no longer become Muslim. I told her i didnt think there was an age one could not enter in but i would sure appreciate an "official" answer.
Since you requested an "official" answer, I’ll answer it in details..
Islam is accepted from people at
ANY age(as you told your wife, but
IF they believe on it during the life..
I’ll tell you what I mean, but here I am talking about both becoming Muslim or repentance from sins..
They will not be accepted only in two conditions:
1) When a person dies, he/she will see the angle of death (Izraeel peace be upon him) who will take out his/her soul. In this moment, all people will realize that the truth is in Islam. However, being Muslim at this last moment will not be accepted..
Allah says in the holy Quran:
[4:18] Not acceptable is the repentance of those who commit sins until death comes to them, then say, "Now I repent." Nor is it acceptable from those who die as disbelievers. For these, we have prepared a painful retribution.
Also, the Prophet Mohammad said what means that: Allah (glorious and exalted is He) accepts the repentance if the person is not gargling.
What the prophet (pbuh) meant here is the moment of taking the soul out because the angle of death takes it out from the gorge, so the person then gargles..
2) After the life finishes, there will be the Day of Judgment (Al Qeyama day), and then each one will be either in the paradise or the hell. The last sign that evidence that the life is finishing and the Day of Judgment is starting is that the sun will rise from the west instead of rising from the east as usual. In this moment, all people who still alive in the earth will believe in Islam since they saw what Allah promised, and how He is powerful; however, their belief in this last moment will not be accepted..
Allah says:
[6:158] Are they waiting for the angels to come to them, or your Lord, or some physical manifestations of your Lord? The day this happens, no soul will benefit from believing if it did not believe before that, and did not reap the benefits of belief by leading a righteous life. Say, "Keep on waiting; we too are waiting."
About the
physical manifestations, the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) explained it when he said what means that: the Day of Judgment (Al Sa’a) will happen just after the sun rises from the west. And when people see that, all of them will become believers, but it’s a moment when they will not benefit from this belief..
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ALL people from all religions will become believers whatever their original religions are, because they will see the truth by themselves. But it is too late to be accepted!
You know, if we think about it, Allah is
fair because Muslim people with good deeds will not be equaled to those who did very bad actions during their lives and then believe at the last moment..
However, if we also think about it, Allah is very
merciful as well because he accepts people who become Muslims or repent from their sins at any time, any age, and whatever bad thing they did previously will be replaced by favours (hasanaat) in the book of their deeds..
Hadith Qudsi:
Allah the Almighty said:
O My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you.
Allah the Almighty said:
O son of Adam, so long as you call upon Me and ask of Me, I shall forgive you for what you have done, and I shall not mind. O son of Adam, were your sins to reach the clouds of the sky and were you then to ask forgiveness of Me, I would forgive you. O son of Adam, were you to come to Me with sins nearly as great as the earth and were you then to face Me, ascribing no partner to Me, I would bring you forgiveness nearly as great at it.
From these words we can see how merciful Allah is & know that He accepts any new Muslim at any time at any age, and he forgives any sin if we ask truly. But he is also fair, nothing will be accepted when the soul going out or the Day of Judgment starts..
May Allah mercy us in these two situations..
May Allah forgive our sins..
May Allah bless you in your new & nice life in Islam..
Hope You get my points..
& congratulations again for being Muslim..
By the way, I liked your username very much..
Don’t forget to read my thread for all new Muslims ^^
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Longing for the Paradise (Al-Jannah) where the endless happiness…
,and please do post the rest of the story, would love to read the rest.
may allah guide u.
