Nahela Morales – New Muslims; How Do We Seek Knowledge
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I will be left in ministry 10 rajim Bismillah Hara Mami Rahim.
Salam alaykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakatuh, my beloved brothers
and sisters today I am speaking to Inshallah, my new Muslims. My new
shahada says,
first generation Muslims reverts, converts, first and foremost,
welcome. Welcome to Islam.
What can I tell you as a convert myself, I get butterflies and
super excited when I hear about a brother and sister embracing Islam
and being guided to this beautiful way of life. But we understand
that upon embracing Islam, there are trials and challenges. And so
one of the most important things that I'm going to talk to you
about today is seeking knowledge and what does that look like for
us converts?
You know, where do we look? How do we learn, and obviously, for it to
be a fruitful, beneficial journey, as we understand through the Quran
that Allah subhanaw taala has made it a responsibility upon us, both
male and females to seek knowledge, the first word that was
revealed to Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was it
Gra, which means read, read in the Name of your Lord. And therefore
today, I want to inshallah give you some tips, and perhaps even
some, some books for you to read some titles of some books that
have helped me, and that I think they are essential for your
journey.
Because it's not a marathon, it's a journey, until we depart this
life. And so
we have to make sure that we are looking for the correct resources
we are. Inshallah, you know, learning at our own pace, everyone
is different. Everyone comes from different walks of life, everybody
learns differently. And obviously, not any, none of us
are the same. And what I mean by that is that we are unique. And we
need to make sure that we never compare ourselves or our journey
to anyone else. If somebody learns at a faster pace, never think that
you should give up. And so it's important for us to keep that in
mind at all times, because
acquiring knowledge is a lifetime journey, to be honest with you, we
will never stop learning. And so we just got to make sure that we
take our time. So in sha Allah, some of the some of the books that
I want to recommend personally that have helped me and I think
are important for our foundation as a new Shahadat new Muslims is
to learn three things. Number one, I would say get to know who Allah
is. And so we want to understand what I should do a La Ilaha illa
Allah shadow Ana Muhammad Rasool Allah. And so in this verse, we're
testifying or we testify that there's none worthy of worship
except Allah subhanho data. And the Prophet Muhammad peace be upon
him is his last and final messenger and therefore, we want
to get to know both of them in sha Allah. And so
the third thing aside from learning the 99 names of Allah and
the Sunnah of the Prophet peace be upon him is manners, it is very
important for us to learn about manners. So the book of manners, I
highly recommend
the the Muslim character, this is another book I highly, highly
recommend in sha Allah. And then these two, this one was actually
written by two converts, which is the new Muslim guide, Field Guide.
I also recommend this one in sha Allah. And finally, the new Muslim
guide in sha Allah. So do look out for these four books. I want to
encourage each and every one of you to continue on this journey to
take your time. Again, this is not a marathon. This is your journey.
You
Embrace your journey love your journey and may Allah subhanaw
taala make this journey beneficial fruitful not only for this life
but for the next until next time As Salam alaykum Warahmatullahi
Wabarakatuh