A Jewish Girl Wants to Learn About Islam

[Zhour_Khan]

I am a Jew born and live in Europe and I want to learn about the Muslim faith. Any help from this site is appreciated. Just to let you know that I know little about Islam.

Thanks in advance.


:muslim_child:

[UmmTaymiyyah]

Hi,

Welcome to the site, feel free to ask anything you want, and we will try our best to answer you.

God willing youve come to the right site.

Take care,

UmmTaymiyyah.

[Basicofislam]

Assalamalikum. welcome sister we will try and help you as much as we can. In Islam we all are student. Can i ask you one question which is amazing me is you are a jew yet the name you chose was Zhour khan? That is very interesting. Are you an Arab jew cause a lot of them have muslim names.

[Signs]

hi welcome i guess you have lots a questions, so ask away and i am sure you will get lots a answers that will help you inshallah may allah guide you on your quest.

[Zhour_Khan]

No, we are not Arab jew, rather from Indian. I really don't know anything about our family roots.

[Submitter]

You are very welcome here :) You've come to the right place to learn about Islam. The people on this forum are very friendly and polite so if you have any specific questions or queries that have not already been answered on the forum please do not hesitate to ask us.

[ibn azem]

Hello Zhour_Khan,

First of all it's good to have you with us, we shall by the will of Allah (swt) try to be of help regards the information on Islam.
I am sure you will find yourself very warmly welcomed and assisted by other brothers and sisters here as well.
As you can also see the links to your left on the main page, there's a lot of intrductionary topics to Islam in general.
Feel free and don't hesitate to ask any specific questions concerning Islam and we shall try and provide you with the adequate information insha'Allah (Allah willing).

Enjoy your stay.

[duran]

Zhour_Khan Welcome to TURNTOISLAM.com

Secondly, You will learn a lot about Islam here, If you want friends who really help u out...This is your website...please come back everyday and check it..

you can check here for now and you will surely get more help....

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

[samiha]

Hello.

lol, :lol: I had to give a double big hello this time.

I hope you find anything you need, ask away becuz asking is the way to learning. Enjoy your time here.

:laughing-dancing:

:SMILY82: :SMILY82:

[sister harb]

Shalom to you new sister! You are the most welcome to this wonderfull path called Islam.

http://www.khalifahforum.net/forum/images/smilies/hug.gif

from your sister

[Zhour_Khan]

Thank you all of you for welcoming me. I guess I will have lots of reading to do. My first question to any learned man or woman would be, what is the role of each of muslim to enter the kingdom of heaven?

[AishaR]

Welcome to the site

There is lots of useful information here for you. Feel free to ask questions you may have.

Take care

[A Muslim]

:salam2:
May Peace And Blessings of Allah Be Upon You,
1 GOD (ALLAH),THE LAST PROPHET TO COME (MUHAMMAD PBUH) AND THE FINALL BOOK THE QURAN THE LAST TESTEMANT TO BE SENT.AND the five pillars of Islam it is very simple our Religon we are not aloud to make anybody higher then our lord we are a kind peolpe we are one nation of Islam and MAY ALLAH SWT MAKE YOU COME TO THE TRUE RELIGON AND FOLLOW HIS RIGHTEUOS PATH.
AMEEN.
IF ANY SUPPORT WE ARE MOST HAPPY TO ANWSER AND GIVE YOU MORE INFOMATION OF THE QURAN AND THIS TRUE RELIGON .

[Zhour_Khan]

:salam2:
May Peace And Blessings of Allah Be Upon You,
1 GOD (ALLAH),THE LAST PROPHET TO COME (MUHAMMAD PBUH) AND THE FINALL BOOK THE QURAN THE LAST TESTEMANT TO BE SENT.AND the five pillars of Islam it is very simple our Religon we are not aloud to make anybody higher then our lord we are a kind peolpe we are one nation of Islam and MAY ALLAH SWT MAKE YOU COME TO THE TRUE RELIGON AND FOLLOW HIS RIGHTEUOS PATH.
AMEEN.
IF ANY SUPPORT WE ARE MOST HAPPY TO ANWSER AND GIVE YOU MORE INFOMATION OF THE QURAN AND THIS TRUE RELIGON .

Is it appropriate for a muslim to wish non-muslims peace and blessings of Allah? I thought this greeting is only between muslims! Am I right?

[ibn azem]

Hello Zhour_Khan,

That shows your interest to know the truth masha'Allah.
The first step that makes you a muslim is to bear witness openly, willingly and consciously that: 'There is nothing which has the right to be worshipped except Allaah (alone) and Muhammad is His Messenger."
And in arabic you say: "Ashhadu an-Laa ilaaha illAllaaha wa ashhadu anna Muhammadur-Rasoolullaah."

As that is what told us the Prophet (saws): “Bear witness that there is no god except Allaah and that I am the Messenger of Allaah, for no person meets Allaah with these two (words), not doubting in them, and is kept away from Paradise.”

That is insha'Allah the first step that will open the door to Paradise (Jannah) to anyone who declares it, and becomes muslim.


And just to understand it a bit more see:
What is a Muslim
http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2426


p.s: And then a muslim can greet you with :salam2: (May Peace And Blessings of Allah Be Upon You);)

[samiha]

Is it appropriate for a muslim to wish non-muslims peace and blessings of Allah? I thought this greeting is only between muslims! Am I right?

Yes you are right. Only a Muslim can greet another muslim with assalamu alaykum. However, if a Muslim enters a mixed gathering with both Muslims and non-Muslims than he/she can give the greeting with the intension of directing it to the Muslims. Also if a non-Muslim greets a Muslim with Assalamu Alaykum, the Muslim can say Wa alaykum (and to you).

It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not initiate the greeting to the Jews and Christians.” (Narrated by Muslim, Kitaab al-Salaam).

Plus, the forum for Introductory Articles about Islam is good.....

http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=11

[Zhour_Khan]

Also if a non-Muslim greets a Muslim with Assalamu Alaykum, the Muslim can say Wa alaykum (and to you).



Thank you for your response. But if the non-muslim speaks Arabic and understands that the Muslim does not mean well, why do you the think the reaction of non-muslim would be?

[Zhour_Khan]

I mean what the reaction of the non-muslim would be? sorry for the typo

[samiha]

I don't understand, why would they react?

The greeting of peace is just for Muslims, BUT if a non-Muslim greets with peace, we give them back what they give us, but if they greet us badly, we just return what they give us as well.

It was narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Do not initiate the greeting to the Jews and Christians.” (Narrated by Muslim, Kitaab al-Salaam).

The Jews used to pass by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and say “Al-saam ‘alaykum” meaning death. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) told us to say “Wa ‘alaykum (and also to you).” (Narrated by al-Bukhaari, Kitaab al-Adaab; Muslim, Kitaab al-Salaam).

So you should not initiate the greeting, but if he greets you and initiates the greeting, then say, “Wa ‘alaykum.” But Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) mentioned in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah that if we know for sure that a disbeliever has said “Al-salaamu ‘alaykum,” then we may say, “Wa ‘alaykum al-salaam.”

[Abu Sarah]

ًHello..Zhour_khan..

Wellcome to TTI..enjoy ur stay..

feel free to ask any Questions about islam..

My first question to any learned man or woman would be, what is the role of each of muslim to enter the kingdom of heaven?

about ur Question :Do You Really Want Paradise? (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1639)

==============
Some helpful Articles to understand islam..

why islam ? (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1975)

The merits of Islam (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3173)

Conditions of the acceptance of the Shahaadatayn (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3611&highlight=paradise)

The Pillars of Islam (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3609&highlight=paradise)

What is a Muslim? (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2426)

The Status of Women in Islam (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2351&highlight=paradise)

I want to be a devoted slave of Allaah … ten pointers (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3761&highlight=paradise)

peace,

[Zhour_Khan]

I don't understand, why would they react?

But Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy on him) mentioned in Ahkaam Ahl al-Dhimmah that if we know for sure that a disbeliever has said “Al-salaamu ‘alaykum,” then we may say, “Wa ‘alaykum al-salaam.” [/I]

Why you dont accept what Ibn al-qayyim said? You are generalizing single incident happened long time ago and igonring simple commonsense, like what this learned man said.

[Submitter]

:salam2: to my brothers and sisters

Allah says in the Qur'an (interpretation of the meaning):

When a greeting is offered you, answer it with an even better greeting, or (at least) with its like. Allah keeps count of all things. (Qur'an, 4:86)

So whenever somebody greets you with "asalamu alaikum" you should greet it with at least "walaikum asalam" or even better "walaikum asalam warahmatullah" or better still "walaikum asalam warahmatullah wabarakatahu", whether it be a Muslim or non-Muslim.

But as sister Samiha has said, if a non-Muslim greets you with "asaam alaikum" (may death be upon you), or indeed any other such greeting, then the reply should be "wa alaikum".

:wasalam:

[Abu Sarah]

Hi..

Here : Principles and guidelines for Muslims’ relations with non-Muslims (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3828)

any way About greeting and regreeting..it's k..

when u say hi..i should say hi....or Hello..

But why u say salam..when u say salam Alaykum..i think u
Interested Islam..Right ?

peace,

[rguyah]

Thank you all of you for welcoming me. I guess I will have lots of reading to do. My first question to any learned man or woman would be, what is the role of each of muslim to enter the kingdom of heaven?

Hello Zhour Khan,
To enter the kingdom of heaven there are many things to be done. Other's have point out the 5 pillars of Islam. A Muslim must strive to be complete in following those 5 pillars. The most general answer is 'to follow the Quran and Sunnah'. Once you start to follow the Quran and Sunnah of Prophet Muhammed then it is easy. It is a guided path made perfect by the Creator of the worlds. The Prophet lived this path and if we follow him then by the will of Allah we shall enter the gates of paradise.

[sister harb]

Shalom sister! I welcomed you by the word shalom (hebrew = peace) and called you as sister. You are my sister, not by religion but because you are human being.

your sister :shymuslima1:

[khalique]

welcome sister to turntoislam i am sure you have your quastion answer here

[Mabsoot]

But as sister Samiha has said, if a non-Muslim greets you with "asaam alaikum" (may death be upon you), or indeed any other such greeting, then the reply should be "wa alaikum".

:wasalam:

Assalamu Alaykum dear brother,

this is incorrect.

If a non Muslim says the Salam in its completeness and you have no doubt that they said it properly, then we should reply with the proper Salam back.

We only say "Wa Alaykum" when we do not know what the other person said or we have doubts if they said it properly.

This is what we understand from the Verse in the Quran that you had supplied and also from the Hadith of the Jewish man not giving correct greeting to our blessed Prophet :saw:

wasalam

[Abdul Hasib]

http://members.tripod.com/arabicpaper/qa.html

Assalamu Alykum:holaaa:
This might hopefully help you.
May the tidings of Allah bless you! :wavyarms:
Inshallah you will become our sister of islam.

Others who embraced:

Abdullah

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6030257247245417380&q=islam

Rasheed

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2134535507344646367&q=islam

Cool things :jumpclap: :

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1305176437087230574&q=5+min

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-62736498019539898&q=islam

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2979861908119853420&q=islam

Importent things:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2979861908119853420&q=islam

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7887211471403188552&q=the+last+breath
(for the last one above, just skip to 00:42)

[Maryem]

Well come to the site wish you learn from this site and we are so happy that have you here

[m_alnaanah]

It's good that people want to know more about islam.

And me also I want to know about other religions

It will be very good if can use yahoo messenger or Skype for voice chatting

anyway if you like to share ideas and thoughts with me, my username for all addresses is *******


with my best wishes

[Zhour_Khan]

I will have a surprise for you tomorrow. Just hang on please.

:salah:

[zarah]

:salam2:

I think I know what it is....:muslim_child:


:wasalam:

[syedjamal]

as salam o alaikum wa rahmatullah to everyone
wow .. i like surprises .. sister khan where in india u from ??

[Zhour_Khan]

Mr. Syedjamal,

I am from Surrey, Engnald. My Grandfather immigrated from India, dont know anything about where he was born.

[samiha]

Fun... I like surprises!!

[syedjamal]

masha Allah thats gud been to surrey for cricket tournament .. nice place and people there ..

[Zhour_Khan]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!

[azlina_sam]

Assalamualaikum Sister,

Alhamdullilah, Allah has certainly guide you to the right path, the true, ultimate religion, Islam.. Insya-Allah, may Allah guides you to the way of jannah (paradise)..

:muslim_child:

Wassalam
Azlina Sam
Singapore

[Abu Sarah]

Assalam alaykum...
....Allah Alkar.....

Wellcome to intering ummah..

...........

I bear wtiness that there is no Deity worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Muhammad :saw: is His Messenger.

Alhamduillah 4 blessing of islam..
we would like to congratulate ourselves for having been guided by Allaah to embrace Islam, the true and final religion. I ask Allaah to help us and you remain steadfast in adhering to it until we die.

..................
Allah Alkbar.....
.................
...ur Brother in isalam....

[Zhour_Khan]

Thank you dear brothers and sisters, I feel very relieved now.

[Abdul Hasib]

It's good that people want to know more about islam.

And me also I want to know about other religions

It will be very good if can use yahoo messenger or Skype for voice chatting

anyway if you like to share ideas and thoughts with me, my username for all addresses is *******


with my best wishes


islamworld.net---->tears of finding the truth.

[rguyah]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!

Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar
Allahu Akbar

Anyone reverting to Islam is forgiven of all of their sins immediately no matter how small or great the sin was! Allahu Akbar!

[Khadijah]

:ma: :allahuakbar: :SMILY206:
Assalamu Alaikum Sister and welcome to this beautiful Deen!
Wasalam, Khadijah

[stranger786]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!


:mashallah:
:muslim_child: :arabi1: :muslim_child: :muslim_child: :arabi1: :muslim_child: :arabi1: :muslim_child: :arabi1: :muslim_child: :salah:

Welcome to this beautiful message of God...May ALLAH Grant you lot of blessing respected sister in Islam...I hope u will find an islamic centre near you...you know sister i cried by reading urs message thought i was so short but it is v inspiring.

May Allah give u strenght and lot of happiness in all of urs life.Ameen Ameen

Keep remember me in urs Prayers.

[mbw2h]

what a positive post. very nice.

[stranger786]

sister can u tell us detail how u become interested in Islam and wat ultimatly brought u to accept the light of ISlam

MashaAllah

[American Muslim]

Wa salam,

the best place to start is ofcourse, with alot of the introductory material that you can find surfing through the home page. one of the really good things that i've noticed about this site, is that once you pose a question, there will be multiple replies.

many of the brothers and sisters here are either really knowledgable, or else they have all the appropriate hadith to hand.

all of us welcome anyone asking about Islam. also, have you considered going to a mosque in your community?

[ibn azem]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!

Bismillah,

:salam2:

Masha'Allah, welcome to Islam sister, and may you be a wonderful muslimah.
For those who are truly seeking the path of Light it is not hard to find it with the permission of the Almighty Allah (swt).
Alhamdulilah, stick to it and never let go of the Mercy that Allah has shown to you sister.:SMILY206:

Wassalaam.

[Mrmuslim]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!

:mashallah:

may allah guide more people inshallah through you

as one of the sister said all of your sins are forgiven no matter how small or great the sin was! You are like a new born without any sins, keep every one in your Du'aa ( prayres)


wa salaam alikom

[samiha]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH


Thank you all for your help!

:salam2:

:ma: sis, May Allah lead you to the Straight Path, and may He keep you upon it for all of your life.

Oh, I'm so happy for you! We Muslims are an Ummah, and I'm so glad you joined it. Your pages of life truly are blank now, so you can Inshallah fill them up with good deeds. May Allah make it easy for you, as well as the rest of us. Ameen.

Allahu Akbar!

:hijabi: :hijabi:

[Abu Sarah]

:mashallah:

may allah guide more people inshallah through you

as one of the sister said all of your sins are forgiven no matter how small or great the sin was! You are like a new born without any sins, keep every one in your Du'aa ( prayres)





subhan Allah..

when u reverted to islam.. = Forgiveness for All Previous Sins (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=977)

Allah Alkbar..

<wasalam>

[Abu Sarah]

Thank you dear brothers and sisters, I feel very relieved now.

Subhan Allah..

u must be proude to be muslimah..

Allah saied :

Is one whose heart Allah has opened to Islam, so that he has received enlightenment from Allah, (no better than one hard-hearted)? Woe to those whose hearts are hardened against celebrating the praises of Allah! they are manifestly wandering (in error)! (39:22)

Can he who was dead, to whom We gave life, and a Light whereby he can walk amongst men, be like him who is in the depths of darkness, from which he can never come out? Thus to those without Faith their own deeds seem pleasing.
(6:122)


islam....Real Happiness and Inner Peace (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=976) ...

islam...Salvation from Hellfire (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=975)

islam....The Door to Eternal Paradise (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=974)

<wasalam>

[Submitter]

:salam2:

Congratulations on accepting the truth sister! Mashallah news of your acceptance has made me very happy :biggrin: This is the biggest decision you have had to make in your life and you have made the correct one.

You may encounter people that can't understand your decision to become a Muslim but always remember that you have brothers and sisters on this forum for support whenever you need it. Take everything slowly step by step, learn the ropes at your own pace and inshallah you will become an excellent example of a Muslim :)

Once again congratulations on joining our Muslim family. May Allah continue to guide you and keep you on the straight path to Jannah (paradise). Ameen.

Wasalam

[Faisa Abdullahi]

Salaam sister wlcome.

[Tahar]

Congratulations sister. Islam is beautiful and is the best gift you can ever give yourself or anybody else you care about. You will be surprised at how much more sense the world makes around you. Islam provides all the answers to a proper life of devoutness to God and goodwill toward yourself and others. Equally important, learn about the faith and spread the word to help others out of darkness. Islam is God’s gift to mankind and should be shared.

[Marwa17]

WELCOME!!!!!!!!!!!! shalom and everything...hopefully you will be able to find the answers to your questions on this website...feel free to ask any questions...Even as muslims, we all benefit from this forum and hopefully you will too...

[Albint_Almuslima]

:salam2:

Welcome to Turn To Islam.
It is really great to hear that you want to learn about Islam and Insha Allah everyone in the site will try to help you as best as they can.
I hope we can be much benifit to you Insha Allah.
If you have any questions please do ask.

[addan]

i need to know way all muslims thay sow welcoming new muslims ore those
want to becoming muslims.
:salah: :salah: :salah: :salah:

[allmuslimsrequal]

Salaam to you Zhour Khan!

Welcome to the web site, this is a great place to begin learning about Islam, because many of us are new to the faith that come here and we ask a lot of questions. There are many friendly Muslims willing to lend their knowledge and advise.
Welcome!!!!
-sara

[samiha]

Brothers and Sisters in Islam, today I took my Shahada;

I BEAR WITNESS THAT THERE IS NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MOHAMMAD IS THE MESSENGER OF ALLAH

Thank you all for your help!

:salam2:

:mashallah: :SMILY252: :SMILY252:

:wasalam:

[muslimah 06]

:salam2:
just tell us what u want to learn for e.g hadith
we will try to help :hijabi:
:wasalam: :)

[Abdul Hasib]

I hope sister Zhour Khan comes back to this site.

[Zhour_Khan]

Brother Abdul Hasib,

I am back and would like to tell everyone here that I am happy with my Islam.

Thank you all

[Abu Sarah]

Assalam alaykum

Alhamdulillah 4 blessing of islam..



I am back and would like to tell everyone here that I am happy with my Islam.



Welcome back sister..enjoy ur stay

<wasalam>

[Muhammad_A]

MInd you, you're still Jewish in your profile.

[Abu Sarah]

MInd you, you're still Jewish in your profile.

yeah Brother !

sister just Edit Profile (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/profile.php?do=editprofile)...

<wasalam>

[Abdul Hasib]

Assalamu alykum sister, it's been months since I've remembered you. :) I hope you stay in this site. The fist post i've made ever since I've registered to this site was on this forum. :) And now I've gotton more knowledge Mashllah. :ma: It feels like I've changed in a span of acouple of years, like when I meet a long lost friend sister. :ma: I even start my own articles . :) And now everything feels great.
And like I said before sister, when I'm typing this post it feels like I'm talking to a long lost friend, someone that I haven't seen in years. Pah, you probably changed, eh sister Zhour Khan? :)

So here are some of my Islamic articles that I have made:
The Jinn-Exorcism and Giudelines (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10206)

Errors in Prayer that must be avoided (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9938)

Chechnya, The Srtuggle continues (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9088)

The Betrayer (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=8860)

ummi Falesteen. (http://www.turntoislam.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6675)

[*Saniyah*]

:salam2:

Is sis Zhour_Khan still a member of this forum?

[Ideoudou]

Shalom sister
I hope you will find at TTI the answers to all your questions. We will do our best with the willing of God to make your journey at TTI full of islamic's knowledge.

[zarah]

:wasalam::salam2:

Is sis Zhour_Khan still a member of this forum?


:salam2:

Yes,just gone for a break.

[sajjuaiah]

As-salaam Alaikum,

:tti_sister::ma:
ALLAHUAKBAR ALLAHUAKBAR ALLAHUAKBAR

May Allah guide you and protect you from every difficulty.

Please always keep in touch to learn more about islam.

May Allah help you to understand this beautiful deen.

Jazakmullah Hu-Khairan.


From today you are my sister in Islam. (May allah protect you and help you):tti_sister: