a comprehensive guide for the new muslim

Question to Shaykh Anwar Wright:  In the city of Vancouver, Canada, there are a number of graduates from the Islamic universities in Saudi Arabia. In some cases, they have set up classes in centres and masjids not known for salafiyyah. Some of the youth who are new to salafiyyah have gathered around them. However, they have some questions about this. When they ask these individuals what scholars they take from, they will mention some of the kibar (major scholars). When it comes to teaching they will teach from popular books of aqidah (i.e. Kitāb al-Tawḥīd, Ṣifah Ṣalāt al-Nabī etc.). However, in some cases, if they are asked about Salafis who preceded them (in the daʿwah), like when asked about Salafi Publications they give obscure answers such as, “we do not know anything bad of them" or when asked about TROID (which has been present in Canada for 27 years), they say: “I’m not aware of them”. What is your advice to the young Salafi who is trying to ascertain who to take knowledge from in the West?

Advice to the Young Salafī: Verify Students of Knowledge

Translation of the Meanings of The Noble Qur'ān

Quran Recitations With Translation (English Nader Al-Qalawe

056 - Al-Waqi'ah ( The Event ) سورة الواقعة

051 - Adh-Dhariyat ( The Wind that Scatter ) سورة الذاريات

015 - Al-Hijr ( The Rocky Tract ) سورة الحجر

The touching story of Umm Sulaym. From the seminar, The Rights of the Spouses (September 2013), Toronto, Canada.

The Rights of the Spouses

The Story of Umm Sulaym - Rashīd Barbee

Foreword: What is Incumbent Upon the New Muslim to Implement and to Abandon

1.	Why did Allāh ﷻ create mankind and what is the proof?
2.	Why did Allāh ﷻ send Messengers?
3.	What is the ruling on the who one who disbelieves in the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?
4.	Mention the proof from the Qur’ān that Allāh ﷻ will not accept from mankind any religion besides Islām?
5.	What is the first thing that must be uttered by the one who wishes to enter into Islam?
6.	Mention three things the New Muslim must abandon.
7.	What must the New Muslim do if they cannot relocate to a Muslim land?

Class 01 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 01: Actions are Judged by Their Intentions

1.	Which Hadīth is typically used by scholars to begin their books?
2.	What does it mean to be sincere?
3.	Give two examples of actions that require a sincere intention.

Chapter 2: The Obligation of Seeking Knowledge

1.	What is the proof of the obligation of seeking knowledge?
2.	Complete the sentence: 
“It is upon everyone Islāmically accountable (for their actions) to learn ______________”
3.	Give some examples of obligatory knowledge.

Chapter 3: The Importance of the Correct ‘Aqīdah

1.	What is “Aqīdah”?
2.	Why is it important to learn the correct 'Aqīdah?
3.	For the one with the correct 'Aqīdah, what are the two conditions required for an action to be accepted?
4.	Which verse did Imām al-Bukhārī use for his chapter “Knowledge Precedes Speech and Action”?
5.	List two benefits of having the correct 'Aqīdah.
6.	What parable does Allāh ﷻ give in the Qur’ān for the fundamental matters of faith?
7.	Are the people of theological rhetoric (Ahlul Kalam) upon the correct belief? Why or Why not?

Class 02 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 04: Tawhīd and It's Types

1.	What does Tawhīd mean in relation to the Arabic Language and in relation to the religion of Islām?
2.	How many types of Tawhīd are there? What are they?
3.	What type of Tawhīd was affirmed by the disbelievers in the time of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ? What is the proof?
4.	Which type of Tawhīd was the source of disputes between the Messengers and their nations?
5.	What must we not do when affirming the Names and Attributes of Allāh ﷻ?
6.	List 2 Names of Allāh and 2 of His Attributes.

Class 03 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 05: Shirk and Some of its Manifestations

1.	What is the opposite of Shirk?
2.	Bring one proof that Allāh will not forgive Shirk.
3.	How many categories of Shirk are there? Bring 2 examples for each type.

Class 04 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 06: Pillars of Islām in Brief

1. How many pillars of Islām are there?
2. What is the proof?
3. What is the meaning of the testimony of faith?
4. If an individual accepts all the pillars except for the testimony of faith, can that person be considered a Muslim?
5. How many obligatory prayers are there in the day and night?
6. What are they and when are they to be prayed?
7. Explain what Zakāt is.
8. Who is obligated to fast the month of Ramadhān?
9. Complete the sentence:“Fasting is an act of worship which is done for Allāh alone by ______________________”
10. Who is obligated to perform the Hajj?
11. How often must they perform it?
12. What is the reward for the one who performs the Hajj sincerely for Allāh ﷻ and following the guidance of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ?

Class 05 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Islam's Remedies for Sadness and Depression by Raha Batts

Chapter 25: A Warning Against Innovations in the Religion

Class 19 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 25: A Warning Against Innovations in the Religion
Chapter 26: Must I follow a Madhab

Class 20 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Class 21 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 30: Some Islāmic Mannerisms and Matters that Islām Has Forbidden

Class 24 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

Chapter 36: Some Recommended Books
Chapter 37: Glossary of Frequently Used Arabic and Islamic Terms

Class 20 A Comprehensive Guide for the New Muslim by Anwar Wright

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