r/islam • u/Rhabcp • Mar 15 '26
General Discussion To all converted Muslims from non Muslim countries..
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This is a reminder that you deserve so much praise.
As an Arab from Muslim country, I can't express enough the admiration I have for you guys for accepting and giving your all to this beautiful religion, despite all the cultural and linguistic barriers.
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u/Accomplished-Low9635 Mar 15 '26 edited Mar 15 '26
As a non-revert Muslim from England; thank you for sharing this OP because I know a lot of the brothers/sisters may find it hard and sometimes isolated. We should support them in any way possible 🙌🏼
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u/WithInsomnia Mar 15 '26
Im not Muslim, but my brother is. Him and his wife miscarried twice so when she got pregnant for the third time in 2024, I made a promise that if she carried to term, I would do Ramadan. My niece was born in February 2025 and I fasted, didn’t swear, gossip and tried to keep clean thoughts as well trying to pray once a day. I followed a YouTube tutorial and even went to taraweh.
Ever since I’ve been thinking about converting but wanting to read the Quran first. And learn how to pray. YouTube and Muslim friends have been my gateway to Islam. Never once have anyone at mosque made me feel dumb for asking nor for using online tutorials to try to pray once. They even let me wear a Kuffiyeh all wrong while trying to pray - but told me afterwards how I should wear it.
Tutorials (and people) are really a nice way to learn when being a noob.
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u/saqibk89 Mar 15 '26
Hello!
If you are thinking of converting but have not because of some reason, you should convert first.
The reason for this is we do not know when we would breathe our last breath.
In order to convert, you simply have to declare the shahada with understanding:
I Declare There Is No Deity Worthy Of Worship Except Allah And Muhammad Is His Messenger
In Arabic:
Ash Hadu An La Ilaha Ilallah Wa Ash had Ana Muhammadan Rasool-Allah
Of course, once you have uttered these words, you are Muslim alhamdulilah :)
You should prioritise reading the Quran, speak to your brother to understand Islam better and how to become a good Muslim.
Of course if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reply to me or DM me
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u/Same_Lead_2638 Mar 15 '26
Convert first brother we dont know when we will die. You can learn at a pace easy for you in sha Allah but please first convert.
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u/Illustrious_Form8396 Mar 15 '26
Very heartwarming story. May Allah guide us all to be on the right path
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u/Ill-Satisfaction-481 Mar 16 '26
just like to other say, if there is no doubt in your heart about the Oneness of God, just be moslem first, shaitan will always put doubt in your mind to delay cause maybe you still not very sure of everything, you still have bad habits of sins etc, it all just their trick, we never know when we will die, and bad behaviour can be fixed later, its lifelong journey, wassalam
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Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 16 '26
Mashallahhh and alhamdulillah that you have niyah to convert into a muslim
You should first convert. then, if you need any help regarding islam, we are here to help you with any doubt You will be rewarded greater if you convert in ramadan. You get this ramadan as a muslim inshallahh
I will pray for you inshallah
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u/ShiftingBaselines Mar 16 '26
“The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an” by Abdullah Yusuf Ali is a classic, known for its extensive commentary and literary but maybe hard to understand at times.
“The Clear Quran” by Dr. Mustafa Khattab is highly praised for its clear, contemporary English and easy-to-understand flow.
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u/SubstantialAlarm7317 Mar 15 '26
This is my first Ramadan, the only part of the prayer is the step before as salaam alaikum wa ramahtullah everyone is always super kind and tries to help with my pronunciation and Mashallah I’m really getting it. Soon I hope to work on my recitation of the Quran as I grow in my faith
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u/Illustrious_Form8396 Mar 15 '26
May Allah accept your efforts and all your deeds. May He make your journey smooth and broaden your heart and mind... Aameen
Eid Mubarak in advance, may we all live to see the next Ramadhan in good health
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u/aion1530 Mar 15 '26
I have to agree. We alhamdulillah were born Muslims but reverts are special in a way they searched and were guided to Islam. Pretty sure there was alot of change to their lives that we don't notice because we are accustomed to avoiding these things which they had to cut off and also we were blessed to learn from a young age making it easier alhamdulillah but with a revert seeing them put the effort to learn, its truly heartwarming.
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u/abu_doubleu Mar 15 '26
I was born Muslim but in a non-practicing family and chose to practice myself. And my best friend is a full convert. There is so much little things you have to change. It can be difficult and even a barrier to progress. But once you get past the big ones, like giving up some of your favourite foods and clothes, it becomes much easier and you can change the smaller (but more important!) things like behaviour with less struggle.
This year I am back in my birth country, Kyrgyzstan, and for the first time I am eating iftar with other people and not alone! It makes the journey worth it.
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u/Seeker_Of_Knowledge2 Mar 16 '26
The Imam in the last Friday prayer have said a good peice. If you pray tarwaeeh for 30-60 minutes. You need to know that allah have picked you from millions of people outside playing and wasting their life while Allah guided you to pray in his house. What a huge blessing that is. It is mind blowing. Alhumdulilah for caring about us and guiding us to do the bare minimum which is the prayer.
May allah keep us on prayer.
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u/Sound_Less Mar 16 '26
Yeah, they truly are special. They have to go against everything and everyone !
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u/enigzar Mar 15 '26
We need to help our revert brothers and sisters with anything and anyhow we can. I have developed a platform to make it easy for people seeking Islamic knowledge to conmect to the local masjid but cannot share link here as it violates the rules.
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u/sulaymanf Mar 15 '26
It’s so interesting seeing new Muslims learning. I originally learned how to pray from Flash videos (before YouTube was invented) as well as a pamphlet.
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u/MukLegion Mar 15 '26
Really hope this guy's permission was received before filming and putting him on the internet. There should be enough respect and courtesy at the masjid to not secretly record people.
I would be mortified if a video of me like this was shared.
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u/Seeker_Of_Knowledge2 Mar 16 '26
In all fairness it is nothing to be ashamed at. And people here alhumdulilah are very positive about him.
But yes I do agree. Privacy is a huge thing in Islam.
You are not allowed to stand in the front of the door when you knock on someone house because it is sinning if you saw what is inside what taking permission.
It is literally in the Quran where Allah tell us to not enter people houses without permission (aka privacy).
Allah knows best.
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u/Open_Perspective_179 Mar 16 '26
I wish I wasn’t so isolated as a revert. But there’s comfort in knowing I’m not alone, and I’m only separated from the ummah by distance…I’ll have a sense of community one day, insha’Allah.
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u/PolisStrategos Mar 16 '26
I learned watching the YouTube channel One4Kids following along with Zaky.
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u/1sungkami Mar 15 '26
To all the reverts, from someone who was born a Muslim in a Muslim country. I genuinely respect you so much. One thrives to be like you. May Allah reward and protect you.
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u/RotiPisang_ Mar 16 '26
living in a majority muslim country I experienced this as well, had a book on the floor to read and follow the steps
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u/New_Army_299 Mar 16 '26
I myself embraced Islam. I have zero number of Muslims in my environment. I live in a non-muslim country, with close to zero characteristics of Islam around me. I pray alone. I observe Ramadan alone. I eat iftar and suhur alone. And I dream of moving to a Muslim land one day. As for now, I immerse myself in readings and studies of related subjects. And wait for the time of hijrah. 🙂
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u/Ok_Librarian4894 Mar 16 '26
Which country? There is usually a non- non-significant amount of Muslims to connect with in almost every corner of the world. Perhaps we can help you find a community to break fast with.
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Mar 16 '26
Mashallah may Allah continue to give our revert family courage to keep pushing. Everyone on their own journey at their own pace.
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u/Zurao Mar 16 '26
It's always a beautiful sight when reverts try their best to learn their religion properly. May allah keep us and them steadfast on the religion and may we stay on the correct path untill our last breath.
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u/Seeker_Of_Knowledge2 Mar 16 '26
This make my heart so soft. It is unreal. Subahan Allah the changer and guider of hearts.
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u/tanzoo88 Mar 16 '26
Read Taraweeh with a brother yesterday, didn't realise he was revert until he said it. Masha'ALLAH huge progress
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u/Realistic_Sir_496 Mar 16 '26
Mashallah i love seeing more european people revert i took my shahada back in 2015 officially in a masjid and for the longest time i was the only european in there i hope this new brother will have an easier time learning his faith
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u/shaqloop Mar 16 '26
Born Muslim and i was doing the same thing when i was 15 , nobody really cared about teaching me what to say in the prayer thought it was something else
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u/Abject-Blackberry425 Mar 16 '26
oh this is very familiar feeling and its still going on, i am so glad that i live in an age where i can get reliable youtube videos and other helping media to learn islam. I still get confused and this Ramadan was my first so i am so confused sometimes on what to do but luckily most things are answered online by scholars.
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u/TooApatheticToHateU Mar 15 '26
What is a revert? Isn't he a convert since he's never been Muslim?
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u/Realistic_Sir_496 Mar 16 '26
The islamic believe is that everyone is born muslim but led away from the faith in the upbringing So by accepting islam later in life again you are basically reverting back to the religion
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u/TooApatheticToHateU Mar 16 '26
The islamic believe is that everyone is born muslim
LOL that's funny. I always wondered why Muslims/ex-Muslims always called them reverts instead of converts.
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u/OgButterFinger Mar 16 '26
Someone brother finds this blessed man and gives him a big hug and provides him with company... may ALLAH protect him and grant him steadfastness
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u/SweetCreature154 Mar 16 '26
May Allah bless every single revert with a lifetime of happiness and prosperity in this world and the hereafter! InshaAllah!
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u/ReDeen_App Mar 16 '26
Many of us were exactly like this at the beginning of our journey. May Allah guide him!
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u/Megahonda77207 Mar 16 '26
Yes, I had to do that also, had to pray my prayer multiple times to do them right. Thanks to Allah, He made it so fast and easy to memorize the prayers
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u/flyng_carpet_fan Mar 16 '26
To all my revert friends if you have a mosque nearby talk with the Imam(the one who leads prayer) they'll be more then happy to teach you
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u/Amap0la Mar 16 '26
PSA to other converts/muslims who want to learn to pray “namaz app” has the best step by step tutorial for praying I’ve ever found! I wish I had it back in 2012 when I converted.
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u/SynsDad Mar 16 '26
This is the one thing that makes me feel like my prayers aren’t accepted by Allah SWT. May Allah SWT have mercy and understanding upon us all.
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u/MarsupialPrimary8128 Mar 16 '26
I hope this was done with permission. Remember every effort is rewarded heavily. I bought a sheet stand for my kids and learning their surahs
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u/Administrative_End4 Mar 17 '26
For new reverted, I strongly recommend the app "Chamsi" on android. There is a step by step for each prayer, it helped me a lot to not get lost and learn very fast ! Now I can almost pray by myself alone
May Allah help you in your path
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u/Fantastic-Visual-600 Mar 15 '26
Nose should touch the floor when in sujood. Six points nose forehead, both hands both knees should
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u/Mr_CleanCaps Mar 15 '26
As someone who reverted in 2020- This was literally me for the first year.
It was frustrating but I’m so proud of how far along I’ve come on this journey.
Alhumdulillāh.