Written By: A'nas Abd Al-Hamed Al Qos
Translated By: IslamWay Sisters Team
1. You should give the new Muslim the feeling that Islam is a
perfect religion, its source is divine, and it is totally
inclusive. You have to emphasize that there is no truth but the
truth of this religion.
2. You should clarify to the new Muslim that Islam erases every
sin before it. Otherwise, he will keep thinking about his
previous sins. You should make it clear for him that the moment
he converted to Islam, his records became clean, and if he was
Christian in the past, he will receive twice the reward from
Allah.
3. Assure him that the only reference for Islam is quraan and
sunnah, not the wrongdoings of Muslims. Only Qur’an and Sunnah
can define what is right and what is wrong.
4. Advise the new Muslim to read Qur’an, Hadith and Serah as
often as possible.
5. Advise him to take care of his personal cleanness in all its
types, (Ablution, Ghusl…etc.)
6. He should perform prayers in time, and you should point out
the importance of praying in Gama’ah.
7. It is very important that the new Muslim lives in an Islamic
environment. This will help him to obey Allah, mainly by
keeping him away from sins, and wrongdoings.
8. Take the new Muslim to a nearby mosque. It is better to have
someone from the neighborhood accompanying him and following
his progress.
9. Let the Imam of the mosque know about this new Muslim, and
remind the Imam to take special care of him.
10. Advise him to read and learn more about Islam. It is better
if he can dedicate some of his time to do that, whether by
himself, or with a group.
11. It is very important for the new Muslim to ask about
everything he doesn’t know or can’t understand. He should try
to contact scholars or at least ask anyone he trusts.
12. Try to know about his financial status, and help him as
much as possible to make him feel friendlier. It will be more
encouraging to have his salary raised a little, if you are in a
position to make that possible.
13. You should make it clear to him, that his conversion to
Islam would cause him some problems. Allah is testing his faith
by these problems. He can always handle these problems by
referring to Qur’an and Sunnah.
14. You should emphasize the importance of Monotheism and
Islamic belief basics. You can provide him with a book that
explains these important things in a simple way.
15. Try to keep him away from his previous atmosphere, and to
involve him in an environment that suits, and helps his
development as a Muslim.
16. Try to engage him in some Islamic activities, and provide
him with important books and recorded lectures.
17. Try introducing him to group from his nationality. The
communication between them will be easier; he can also have
lessons with them.
18. He should feel that he is important and loved by everyone,
because of his conversion to Islam. Giving him a gift would be
a good start…
19. Make it clear to him that the problems he faces have
occurred to every new Muslim, so they are expected. Try to
follow-up with his problems, and help him solving them, so that
he can handle them without doing something terribly wrong.
20. There should be a simple approach that helps him to learn
Arabic language (reading and writing), In order to be able to
read quran by himself and understand it.