To be a Muslim, no formality is necessary, such as going to a mufti or imâm.

To have faith, it is necessary to say the Kalima-i shahâda and to know its meaning.

The Kalima Shahadah :

(Ash’hadu an lâ ilâha illallâh wa ash’hadu anna Muhammadan abduhû wa rasûluhû).

The meaning of The Kalima Shahadah :

“I believe and testify that there is nothing and no one besides Allahu ta’ala who deserves to be worshipped and worthy of being worshipped. The real deity is only Allahu ta’ala.”

He is the One who created everything. Every superiority is in Him. No defect exists in Him. His name is Allah.

“I believe and testify that Muhammmad “alaihissalam”, is His servant and His Messenger, that is, His Prophet.”

He is the exalted person who had a white, bright and lovely face, kindness, gentleness, soft-spoken, good-natured; whose shadow never fell on the ground.

He is Abdullah’s son. He was called Arab because he was born in Mekka and a descended from Hashemite. He is the son of Hadrat Amina, the daughter of Wahab.

Lexically iman means ‘to know a person to be perfect and truthful and to have faith in him.’ In Islam, ’îmân’ means to believe the fact that Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allahu ta’ala alaihi wa sallam’ is prophet of Allahu ta’ala; that he is the Nabi, the Messenger chosen by Him, and to say this with belief in the heart; and to believe in brief what he conveyed briefly and to believe in detail what he conveyed in detail from Allâhu ta’âlâ; and to say the Kalima-i Shahada whenever possible.

Iman means to love everything which Muhammad ’alaihissalâm said and to approve, that is to believe, them by heart. Those people who believe in this manner are called Mu’min or Muslim. Each and every Muslim must follow Muhammad ’alaihis-salam. They must walk in the path he guided. His path is the path shown by the Qur’ân al-karîm. This path is called Islam.

The basis of our religion is îmân. Allahu ta’âlâ neither loves nor accepts any worship or any good deeds of those who don’t have îmân. Any person who wants to be a Muslim must have îmân first. Then, he must learn ghusl, ablution, namâz and other fards and harâms whenever it is necessary.