If you’re a Christian, but have some inclinations towards Islam, and want to embrace Islam, it would be natural for you to question how to convert to Islam from Christianity. There are many aspects hidden is this simple but comprehensive question. Some of them we’d try to answer as following.

1. The procedure to become a Muslim

2. Which Islam to be converted to?

3. Consequences of accepting Islam

As for the first point which reads the procedure to become a Muslim from Christian. It is simple as simple as one have any religion or believe to become a Muslim. All you need is to convinced on Islamic Aqeeda which is definite amongst all the scholars. If you’re convinced from Islam and have a belief that Islam is the only true religion and the way of life, you’re now a Muslim without any announcement, traditions to perform or declaration. Because you believe that Allah is one and only ‘the creator’ of the entire universe and everything and Holy Prophet Muhammad SAWW is His SWT final Prophet and Messenger.

Afterwards, there are some traditions to perform which are recommended, such as saying the Qalima ‘La ilaha illallah o Muhammad ur Rasool Allah’ and a like which is conveying the meaning. And announcing in front of society and declaring your Eman (Belief) that you’re now Muslim. And cleaning yourself by taking bath (Ghusal: the Islamic method of showering) or having wudu. Praying the Salah (Nimaz). That’s all.

As for the question which Islam, the answer is simple that Islam is Islam and there are no kinds of Islam. All Muslim believe that there is no creator except Allah. He SWT is only to worship. The Prophet Muhammad SAWW is His final Prophet and Messenger from the chain of continuity, and now there will be no Prophet, Messenger and anything a like coming after him SAWW. Quran is Allah’s final book etc. The entire Islamic scholar agreed on these decisive instructions and concepts of Islam. And these and the like decisive instructions, commands and concept are enough to be a Muslim.

As for the difference of opinion, it is allowed in Islam as long as the opinion is based on Quran and the Sunnah of Prophet, the sources of Islam. Such as there is a difference of opinion amongst Muslim scholars and Islamic jurists about how to offer Salah (Prayer). That difference of opinion is allowed in Islam and you can follow any of these opinions defined by scholars as Islamic opinion which inspire you the most after deep study as long as the reference used to deduce the opinion is Quran or Sunnah and the sources of Islam, and the one who deduced any of opinion is the one who is able to do so i.e. the Mujtahid.

As for the Consequences to convert to Islam from Christianity, first of all you may have to face societal pressure. Moreover, you’ve to be a practicing Muslim because only reciting some words from mouth is not sufficient to become a Muslim, but to follow all the duties which are obligatory on every Muslim to perform and be away from all the forbidden.

Furthermore, before deciding to accept Islam and entering in Islamic religion, be sure that Islam doesn’t allow a Muslim to revert from his deen and left Islam as religion. The sentence for this act is death in Islam according to the majority of Islamic scholars and Muslim jurists. In short, you’re not allowed to left Islam and accept any other religion or belief.

Did this enough to understand for you how to convert to Islam from Christianity? If not, you can ask the question in below comment box for more information. Jazakallah!

Last Updated: 21/7/2015