1) Young Muslims - The Message

sometimes to understand it fully. The believer should have strongfaith in God, recognizing that their own knowledge is limited andtheir thinking is based on individual considerations. In contrast, theknowledge of God is limitless and He plans on a universal basis.Humans should think, plan and make sound choices and then puttheir trust in God. If things happen as they want, they should praiseGod. If things do not happen as they want, they should still praiseGod, recognizing that He knows best what is good for the affairs ofmankind.“Wherever you may be, death will overtake you, even if you shouldbe within towers of lofty construction. But if good comes to them,they say, "This is from Allah"; and if evil befalls them, they say, "Thisis from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah." So what is [thematter] with those people that they can hardly understand anystatement?” (An Nisa 4:78) and“Indeed, all things We created with predestination.” (Al-Qamar54:49)How to become a Muslim?To be a Muslim (male or female) one must proclaim and believewith complete and unfaltering faith in the following:(1) There is no god worthy of worship except Allah andMuhammad (Blessings and Peace be upon him) is HisProphet and Messenger.AND(2) I bear witness that there is no god worthy of worshipexcept Allah, who is One, and has no partners, and thatMuhammad (Blessings and Peace be upon him) is Hisslave and Messenger.Young Muslims, What they should know about Islam Page - 40