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In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful. All praises are

due to Allah; we praise Him; we seek His help; we seek His forgiveness; and we

seek His guidance. We seek refuge in Allah from the evil in our souls and the

badness of our deeds. For whomever Allah guides, there is none to lead him

astray. And for whomever He allows to go astray, there is none to guide him. I

bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, for whom

there is no partner. And I bear witness that Muhammad is His servant and

Messenger.

I would like to take this opportunity to express praise and to thank Allah

for giving me the opportunity to write an important work of this nature. May

Allah forgive me for my shortcomings in presenting His religion.

As with What is Islam, this book’s “sister,” I must express my thanks to



the noble Shaikh Muhammad al-Turki of the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, En-

dowments, Da’wah and Guidance for his support. I would also like to express



my thanks to Ahmad Ba-Rasheed for his continual efforts as well. These two

have been the driving force behind this project.

There are many people that I would like to thank for their help in this

particular work. First, I must express my thanks to my beloved wife who is



always a source of assistance and help. Special thanks must also go to Dr. Ab-

dulkarim al-Saeed, Br. Nahar al-Rashid, Dr. Mohammad al-Osimi, Dr. Ahmad al-

Teraiqi and Br. Jalaal Abdullah. I can only pray that Allah rewards them and



blesses them in both this life and the Hereafter.

I must point out that I have previously written about many of the topics

included in this work. I borrowed or adapted liberally from my earlier works

“He Came to Teach You Your Religion” and Purification of the Soul: Concept,

Process and Means. To a much lesser extent, I also adapted material from

What Is Islam and Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi.



A GUIDE FOR THE NEW MUSLIM









This is a gift for all the new Muslims who currently know the right

path to Allah. This is a means to strength and preserve their belief. In this book Sheikh Jamaal alDin Zarabozo shows the fruits of becoming a Muslim, the excellent features of Islam and all aspects of Islam. Sheikh Jamaal illustrates the pillars of faith on which one’s belief is based and the pillars of Islam which contain the best practical deeds e.g. prayer and the best deeds of the heart i.e. the monotheism. As Islam is a social religion, Sheikh explains the Muslim’s behavior towards all individuals in the society, old or young, whether they embrace Islam or not. Afterwards he puts up some notice about both of the permissible and prohibited financial dealings. He also mentions the factors which increase the one’s belief and help the Muslim to abide by Allah’s commands. He refers to the obstacles e.g. lust, misconception and ignorance in the path of the Muslims prevent him from continuing his way to Allah. He also shows the prerequisites of the sincere repentance which is between the person and his God without a mediator. Finally, he gives a word for the new Muslim.