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Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections of a New Muslim

Diana Masooma Beatty
  • Introduction
  • How Could Everyone I Have Ever Known Be Wrong?
  •  Is It Good To Be A Muslim?
    • What Happens Next?
    • The One Who Sticks Around is a Blessing
  •  How Can You Believe In That?
    • Marriage
      • Women in Marriage
      • Finding a Mate
      • Polygamy
      • Temporary Marriage
      • The Sexes
    • Islamic Modest Dress
    • Mixing of the Sexes
    • Treating Women Differently in the Law
    • Division Among Muslims
    • Jihad
    • Ritualism
  •  Conclusion
  •  A Brief Prayer
  •  A Short Reading List
  •  Appendix: If You Decide To Convert
    • Prayer
    • Fasting
    • Pilgrimage
    • Zakat and Khums
    • Jihad
    • Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
    • Tawalla and Tabarra
    • The Islamic Correspondence Course
  • A Brief Glossary
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Christianity
Muslims
Islam
Conversion to Islam

Common challenges and issues faced by converts,the reasoning behind conversion, analysis from a Western view of many controversial or misunderstood topics in Islam, and basic information needed by new converts. Spanish translation is also available.

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Diana Masooma Beatty
World Islamic Network (WIN)
  • Seeking the Straight Path: Reflections of a New Muslim
    • Introduction
    • How Could Everyone I Have Ever Known Be Wrong?
    •  Is It Good To Be A Muslim?
      • What Happens Next?
      • The One Who Sticks Around is a Blessing
    •  How Can You Believe In That?
      • Marriage
        • Women in Marriage
        • Finding a Mate
        • Polygamy
        • Temporary Marriage
        • The Sexes
      • Islamic Modest Dress
      • Mixing of the Sexes
      • Treating Women Differently in the Law
      • Division Among Muslims
      • Jihad
      • Ritualism
    •  Conclusion
    •  A Brief Prayer
    •  A Short Reading List
    •  Appendix: If You Decide To Convert
      • Prayer
      • Fasting
      • Pilgrimage
      • Zakat and Khums
      • Jihad
      • Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil
      • Tawalla and Tabarra
      • The Islamic Correspondence Course
    • A Brief Glossary
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