Al-Rida Community Welfare

All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the universe. May peace and blessings of Allah be upon Mohammad, His last messenger and His Family.

If you are thinking of reverting to Islam, Congratulations!

The implication of the Shahada (Testify) is that you believe that there is only one God, Allah (God in Arabic), Who alone deserves to be worshipped and You believe in Muhammad, peace be upon him & his family, as the Last Messenger of God, and you believe in his message. 

It also means that you believe in all of God's Prophets, including Jesus, peace be upon him, who is a Messenger of God and NOT divine or son of God.

If you accept this, the only thing that remains for you to become Muslim, is to say the Shahada, while believing in it with your heart word for word as follows:

"I bear witness that there is no God except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"

then repeat this same testimony in Arabic as follows:

"Ash hadu anlla ilaha ilallah, wa ash hadu anna Muhammadan rasul ullah" 
(you may listen to the pronunciation attached below)
 

Upon reciting the Shahada one must immediately begin to learn and uphold his/her duties as a Muslim. 

The main pillars of Islam following the Shahada, as you know are:
 

•  The Five Daily Prayers 

•  Annual charity to the poor and needy (KHUMS/ZAKAT)

•  Fasting the month of Ramadan

•  Pilgrimage to Mecca (once in a life time for those who are able)