Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,

As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.  (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)

One of our brothers/sisters has asked this question:

What is the procedure one follows to convert to Islam? kindly advice 

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Answer:

How to convert to Islam?

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai, nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Beloved brother, there is absolutely no procedure or ritual one needs to perform to revert to the religion of Truth called Al-Islam. If one sincerely believes and is content in one’s heart that there is absolutely nothing and no one in the universe worthy of worship except the One Lord God Alone and that Mohamed (saws) is the Last and Final Messenger of God, he would become a muslim in the sight of God.

If one verbally declares the above testimony of faith that there is none worthy of worship except the One Lord God Alone and that Mohamed (saws) is His Last and Final Messenger, he would become a muslim in the sight of Islamic Law and the believers; and every single right that is due to a muslim will be accorded to him in full.

Other than this one simple declaration, there is absolutely no procedure or no ritual that needs to be performed to revert to Islam.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your Brother in Islam,

Burhan