Here is how to say the shahada
(the Islamic Declaration of Faith), which must be said in Arabic to become a
Muslim. I have tried to write it phonetically so that a person who cannot speak
Arabic will be able to pronounce each syllable easily. (You will not become a
Muslim right now if you just read these words casually, without believing that
you are making a formal religious declaration to Almighty God).
Zia Ul Haramein
[Click here to listen to the shahada]
(Approximate transliteration of shahada from Arabic):
“Ash-ha-du al-laa
i-laa-ha il-lal-lah, wa
ash-ha-du an-na Mu-ham-ma-dar
Ra-suu-lul-laah.”
And this is the translation: “I
bear witness that there is no God except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad
is the Messenger of Allah.”
It is that simple to become a Muslim. You only have to say
those two sentences in Arabic as a Declaration of Faith, and then God will
count you as a Muslim.