Question Summary:
What is the procedure for a Christian to convert to Islam in order to marry a Sunni Muslim girl?

Question Detail:

It+is+not+a+correct+practice+to+embrace+Islam+for+the+sake+of+marrying+a+Muslim+girl+only.+Islam+is+a+composition+of+certain+beliefs+and+acts.+It+is+a+way+of+life.+It+is+a+matter+of+faith+and+conviction.+In+order+to+become+a+Muslim%2C+it+is+necessary+to+accept+all+its+basic+teachings+with+one%27s+heart+and+soul.+If+one%27s+real+purpose+is+only+to+marry+a+Muslim+girl%2C+and+he+wants+to+register+himself+as+a+Muslim+only+because+he+cannot+marry+that+girl+without+it%2C+while+he+does+not+have+faith+in+the+basic+beliefs+of+Islam%2C+he+cannot+be+a+Muslim+in+reality.+%0D%0A%0D%0ATherefore%2C+one+should+know+at+the+first+instance+that+conversion+to+Islam+is+not+meant+for+marrying+Muslim+girls.+One+should%2C+first%2C+study+the+basic+Islamic+beliefs+and+teachings%2C+and+if+he+is+convinced+that+they+are+worth+accepting%2C+he+should+accept+Islam+for+its+inherent+rightfulness+and+its+intrinsic+merits%2C+and+not+only+because+he+wants+to+marry+a+girl.+%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C+the+basic+beliefs+one+is+required+to+accept+while+entering+into+Islam+are+the+following%3A+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28i%29+God+is+One.+He+has+neither+a+partner%2C+nor+a+son+or+daughter.+He+is+One+in+the+true+sense+of+the+word+that+has+no+room+for+the+concept+of+trinity%2C+or+for+any+other+form+of+camouflage+monotheism+or+a+disguised+polytheism.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28ii%29+The+Holy+Prophet+Muhammad%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+is+the+last+Messenger+of+Allah+after+whom+no+messenger+or+prophet+of+Allah+%28in+any+sense+of+the+word%29+will+come.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28iii%29+The+Holy+Qur%27an+is+the+last+of+the+divine+books+revealed+on+the+Holy+Prophet%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+and+all+its+contents+are+true.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28iv%29+The+life+Hereafter+is+the+eternal+life+one+has+to+live+after+his+death+where+he+will+have+to+face+the+fate+of+his+good+and+evil+deeds.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28v%29+All+the+teachings+given+by+the+Holy+Qur%27an+or+by+the+Holy+Prophet%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+in+absolute+and+unambiguous+terms+are+true+and+acceptable.+%0D%0A%0D%0AOnce+a+person+accepts+all+these+fundamental+beliefs+as+true%2C+both+verbally+and+in+his+heart%2C+he+becomes+a+Muslim.+%0D%0A%0D%0AConversion+to+Islam+has+no+particular+procedure%2C+like+baptism%2C+etc.+As+soon+as+a+person+accepts+the+aforementioned+beliefs+with+his+heart+and+soul+and+professes+them+verbally%2C+he+enters+the+fold+of+Islam.+It+is+not+necessary+that+he+seeks+the+mediation+of+a+saint+or+priest%2C+nor+is+it+a+prerequisite+to+go+to+a+mosque+or+to+an+institution+for+accepting+Islam.+One+can+accept+Islam+on+his+own.+However%2C+it+is+advisable+to+go+to+a+learned+Muslim+who+can+inform+him+about+the+basic+beliefs+of+Islam+and+can+teach+him+the+concise+and+comprehensive+words+to+express+his+acceptance+of+those+beliefs.+%0D%0A%0D%0ANormally+following+sentences+are+used+for+that+purpose%3A+%0D%0A%0D%0A%27I+bear+witness+that+there+is+no+God+but+Allah%2C+and+I+bear+witness+that+Muhammad%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+is+His+slave+and+messenger.%27+%0D%0A%0D%0A%27I+have+believed+in+Allah+and+His+angels+and+His+book+%28as+they+were+originally+revealed+on+His+prophets%29+and+in+His+messengers+and+in+the+Last+Day+and+in+the+fact+that+all+the+good+and+bad+destinies+come+from+Allah+and+in+being+raised+alive+after+death.%27+%0D%0A%0D%0AA+further+requirement+for+a+convert+Muslim+is+to+free+himself+from+those+beliefs+of+his+former+faith+or+religion+which+are+not+in+line+with+the+Islamic+beliefs.+For+example%2C+a+Christian+must+proclaim+that+he+does+no+more+believe+Jesus+Christ+as+the+son+of+God+or+a+part+of+Godhood.+Instead%2C+he+accepts+that+he+was+a+revered+Messenger+of+Allah%2C+and+was+no+more+than+a+messenger%2C+having+all+the+human+attributes.+%0D%0A%0D%0ABy+Mufti+Taqi+Usmani%0D%0A%0D%0A

Answer :

It+is+not+a+correct+practice+to+embrace+Islam+for+the+sake+of+marrying+a+Muslim+girl+only.+Islam+is+a+composition+of+certain+beliefs+and+acts.+It+is+a+way+of+life.+It+is+a+matter+of+faith+and+conviction.+In+order+to+become+a+Muslim%2C+it+is+necessary+to+accept+all+its+basic+teachings+with+one%27s+heart+and+soul.+If+one%27s+real+purpose+is+only+to+marry+a+Muslim+girl%2C+and+he+wants+to+register+himself+as+a+Muslim+only+because+he+cannot+marry+that+girl+without+it%2C+while+he+does+not+have+faith+in+the+basic+beliefs+of+Islam%2C+he+cannot+be+a+Muslim+in+reality.+%0D%0A%0D%0ATherefore%2C+one+should+know+at+the+first+instance+that+conversion+to+Islam+is+not+meant+for+marrying+Muslim+girls.+One+should%2C+first%2C+study+the+basic+Islamic+beliefs+and+teachings%2C+and+if+he+is+convinced+that+they+are+worth+accepting%2C+he+should+accept+Islam+for+its+inherent+rightfulness+and+its+intrinsic+merits%2C+and+not+only+because+he+wants+to+marry+a+girl.+%0D%0A%0D%0ANow%2C+the+basic+beliefs+one+is+required+to+accept+while+entering+into+Islam+are+the+following%3A+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28i%29+God+is+One.+He+has+neither+a+partner%2C+nor+a+son+or+daughter.+He+is+One+in+the+true+sense+of+the+word+that+has+no+room+for+the+concept+of+trinity%2C+or+for+any+other+form+of+camouflage+monotheism+or+a+disguised+polytheism.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28ii%29+The+Holy+Prophet+Muhammad%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+is+the+last+Messenger+of+Allah+after+whom+no+messenger+or+prophet+of+Allah+%28in+any+sense+of+the+word%29+will+come.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28iii%29+The+Holy+Qur%27an+is+the+last+of+the+divine+books+revealed+on+the+Holy+Prophet%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+and+all+its+contents+are+true.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28iv%29+The+life+Hereafter+is+the+eternal+life+one+has+to+live+after+his+death+where+he+will+have+to+face+the+fate+of+his+good+and+evil+deeds.+%0D%0A%0D%0A%28v%29+All+the+teachings+given+by+the+Holy+Qur%27an+or+by+the+Holy+Prophet%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+in+absolute+and+unambiguous+terms+are+true+and+acceptable.+%0D%0A%0D%0AOnce+a+person+accepts+all+these+fundamental+beliefs+as+true%2C+both+verbally+and+in+his+heart%2C+he+becomes+a+Muslim.+%0D%0A%0D%0AConversion+to+Islam+has+no+particular+procedure%2C+like+baptism%2C+etc.+As+soon+as+a+person+accepts+the+aforementioned+beliefs+with+his+heart+and+soul+and+professes+them+verbally%2C+he+enters+the+fold+of+Islam.+It+is+not+necessary+that+he+seeks+the+mediation+of+a+saint+or+priest%2C+nor+is+it+a+prerequisite+to+go+to+a+mosque+or+to+an+institution+for+accepting+Islam.+One+can+accept+Islam+on+his+own.+However%2C+it+is+advisable+to+go+to+a+learned+Muslim+who+can+inform+him+about+the+basic+beliefs+of+Islam+and+can+teach+him+the+concise+and+comprehensive+words+to+express+his+acceptance+of+those+beliefs.+%0D%0A%0D%0ANormally+following+sentences+are+used+for+that+purpose%3A+%0D%0A%0D%0A%27I+bear+witness+that+there+is+no+God+but+Allah%2C+and+I+bear+witness+that+Muhammad%2C+Salla-Allahu+alayhi+wa+sallam%2C+is+His+slave+and+messenger.%27+%0D%0A%0D%0A%27I+have+believed+in+Allah+and+His+angels+and+His+book+%28as+they+were+originally+revealed+on+His+prophets%29+and+in+His+messengers+and+in+the+Last+Day+and+in+the+fact+that+all+the+good+and+bad+destinies+come+from+Allah+and+in+being+raised+alive+after+death.%27+%0D%0A%0D%0AA+further+requirement+for+a+convert+Muslim+is+to+free+himself+from+those+beliefs+of+his+former+faith+or+religion+which+are+not+in+line+with+the+Islamic+beliefs.+For+example%2C+a+Christian+must+proclaim+that+he+does+no+more+believe+Jesus+Christ+as+the+son+of+God+or+a+part+of+Godhood.+Instead%2C+he+accepts+that+he+was+a+revered+Messenger+of+Allah%2C+and+was+no+more+than+a+messenger%2C+having+all+the+human+attributes.+%0D%0A%0D%0ABy+Mufti+Taqi+Usmani%0D%0A%0D%0A