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**xresultsearch** · 05-15-2011, 11:21 AM

Once you are convinced, you should take shahada, but it's up to the individual to know when they are convinced. It is better to be a somewhat ignorant muslim who might do some things wrong than to be a knowledgeable non-muslim. Of course, there's a good chance they are already a muslim in their heart, and have accepted the shahada even if they haven't officially said it in public.

I studied Islam for 7 months before I went to a mosque and converted. Yet I had said the shahada to myself and already started praying months before (actually, I remember I had purchased this container of BBQ pulled pork for sandwiches. If you never had pork, it's tasty! And one day I brought it out to make one, and I looked at it and went "Oh...wait. That's pork." THen I tossed it in the trash. Haven't had any pork since (though I miss it! especially ham and pork chops!)).

05-15-2011, 11:21 AM	#2
xresultsearch Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 434 Senior Member	Once you are convinced, you should take shahada, but it's up to the individual to know when they are convinced. It is better to be a somewhat ignorant muslim who might do some things wrong than to be a knowledgeable non-muslim. Of course, there's a good chance they are already a muslim in their heart, and have accepted the shahada even if they haven't officially said it in public. I studied Islam for 7 months before I went to a mosque and converted. Yet I had said the shahada to myself and already started praying months before (actually, I remember I had purchased this container of BBQ pulled pork for sandwiches. If you never had pork, it's tasty! And one day I brought it out to make one, and I looked at it and went "Oh...wait. That's pork." THen I tossed it in the trash. Haven't had any pork since (though I miss it! especially ham and pork chops!)).
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