The book I wish I had when I became Muslim.
The new Muslim
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Does this sound familiar?
I'm new to Islam – or I want to find it for myself after growing up Muslim – and everything feels like so much at once that I don't know where to begin.
Maëva Marso converted to Islam herself and knows how new and overwhelming the beginning can feel. In this book she has gathered the basics she would have liked to have back then: what Muslims believe, how to prepare for and perform the prayer step by step, and how to build your connection to Allah. It is a starting point with references to the Qur'an and hadith – and it says openly that deeper knowledge needs further sources.
This is for you if…
- you have recently become Muslim and don't know where to start
- you were born Muslim and want to discover Islam for yourself, from the beginning
- you want to learn wudu and the prayer step by step, with transliteration and translation
- your parents don't support your decision and you are looking for encouragement from someone who has been there
- you are looking for a compact overview of the basics, not an in-depth reference work
Before
Everything is new: the prayer, the Arabic terms, the phrases everyone around you seems to know. You pick up pieces here and there and aren't sure what belongs at the beginning.
After
You have the foundations in one place: what the Shahada means, what Muslims believe, how wudu and the prayer work step by step. With a glossary, checklists and a page for your own goals, you have a starting point you can build on.
What's inside
- What the Shahada means, the three categories of Tawhid, the 5 pillars of Islam and the 6 pillars of Iman
- The five daily prayers and how to prepare for them: ritual purity, clothing, wudu step by step, and ghusl
- How to pray two rak'at step by step – with illustrations of the positions and the words in transliteration and translation (including Al-Fatiha, Tashahhud and Salawat)
- What to do after the prayer: dhikr, plus an overview table of the Sunna prayers and Witr
- Ways to strengthen your connection to Allah: du'a, tawakkul, ibadat, tawbah and its conditions, istighfar
- A short overview of the 25 prophets named in the Qur'an, the 4 caliphs and the 4 schools of law
- The 99 names of Allah with their meanings, the angels, the Islamic months, Ramadan and the two Eid festivals
- Everyday Islamic phrases and how to reply, a 30-day Qur'an reading plan, a Ramadan checklist – and a personal letter for when your parents don't approve of Islam
Good to know
Short answers to the most common questions.
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