What To Do After Taking Shahada?

After taking your shahada first thing to do is purify himself by taking a complete bath (Ghusl) and then correcting the Faith.

in Islam, Faith stands on six pillars and first things first for a muslim is to believe in these six terms of Faith also a Muslim should not spend time without Ghusl.

Purifying With Ghusl

How to take ghusl

Ghusl simply renews our state of purity in front of Allah. Ghusl is obligatory in certain events. If these events happen you need to take ghusl again.

  • After intimate marital relations or sexual discharge
  • Upon completing the menstrual cycle or postpartum bleeding. (During these periods, women are not allowed to read the Quran.)
  • After accepting Islam (for new converts)
  • In preparation for the Hajj or Umrah pilgrimage
How to perform Ghusl
  1. Go to shower and wash any dirt from your body including the private parts.
  2. Internally declare your intention to perform Ghusl for purification.
  3. Use water to rinse your mouth and nose three times, purifying these orifices.
  4. Pour water Over Your Head Three times, ensuring it reaches the roots of your hair and covers your scalp.
  5. Wash the Rest of Your Body to ensure every part is washed. It’s essential that water reaches every part of your body. There shouldn't be a single spot left unwashed.
It is good to begin with the right side, then the left. Saying "Bismillah" when starting to take Ghusl.
These are minimum requrements of Ghusl in Hanafi school.

Six Pillars of Faith

Here is six pillars of faith a muslim must accept and believe in all of them.

1 - Belief in Allah
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Allah exists and is the only Creator, Sustainer, and Planner of everything in existence.
Mankind was created to dedicate their worship for Allah.
Allah is the only one who has right to be worshiped.

2 - Belief in the Angels
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Angels exist, that they are the creation of Allah, and that some of them have been given names. (Jibreel and Mikael etc.)
The duty of angels is to serve and obey God in every command, and they never exceed God's laws and orders.

3 - Belief in the Prophets (the Messengers)
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in Islam, it is an obligation to believe in all divine Messengers. Leaving off believing any Prophet or Messenger constitutes to disbelief in Islam.
A Muslim must believe in all the prophets sent, including those whose names have been reported to us and those whose names have not been reported to us.
There are 25 messengers who have been mentioned by name in the Qur’an and there are many not mentioned in Qur'an, a muslim must believe all of them without leaving even one.

4 - Belief in the divine Books
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In Islam, it is a part of faith to believe all the books and scriptures (original versions, not the versions existing today) that were revealed to the prophets.
Allah sent those Books to the followers of specific Prophets until those books are corrupted and modified by people.
Allah sent down the Quran as a last Revelation and Guidance for humanity. Scriptures

  • Prophet Adem (Adam) - 10 Pages
  • Prophet Shes - (Shayth) - 50 Pages
  • Prophet Idris - 30 Pages
  • Prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) - 10 Pages
(peace be upon them all) Divine Books
  • Prophet Davud (David) - Zabur (the Psalms) (Original One)
  • Prophet Musa (Moses) - Tawrah (Torah) (Original One)
  • Prophet Isa (Jesus) - Injeel (Bible) (Original One)
  • Prophet Muhammed - Qur’an
(peace be upon them all)

5 - Belief in the Afterlife (Akhirah)
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A Muslim must believe that there is another life after death and that life after death is eternal.
Believing in the Akhirah (Afterlife) includes ;

  • the belief of the punishment and bliss of the grave
  • belief in the resurrection
  • belief in the judgment of the scales which will balance your deeds
  • belief in Paradise and Hell
  • Believing in advance everything in the afterlife, even if it is not mentioned here.

6 - Belief in Divine Decree (Qadar)
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Allah is free from time and Allah knows everything from eternity to eternity. Allah is Aware of all the good and bad that will happen.

Allah has given man a will and knows what man will do with his will. Allah does not give everything to mans will, somethings are already decided by him. Like who will be your parents, your height and appearance etc. Everything we do and we will do is already written because Allah is free from time and Allah knows everything.

Simple example of Destiny understanding in islam is, we cannot choose our mother and father, this is a destiny ordained by God. On the other hand doing or not doing something forbidden may depend on a person's will; God allows both situations to happen and He alrady knows whether the person will do that forbidden thing or not.