Resources for Reverts
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Everything you need to start praying today: how to wash, the prayer itself, the times, and a one-page card for your pocket. Free. No sign-up.
If you have just said your shahada, welcome, and congratulations. You do not need to know everything to begin. You can pray your first prayer today: learn wudu, then read the prayer straight off the cheat sheet. Bookmark this page and come back to it. This page is the map.
You just took your shahada
What to do today, and how to memorise the prayer after that.
Open →WuduHow to make wudu
The wash before prayer. Nine steps, about a minute once you know it.
Open →SalahHow to pray, step by step
The whole prayer, every position, every word, what it means.
Open →TimesThe five daily prayers
Their names, how many units each one is, and roughly when.
Open →Pocket cardThe prayer-ready cheat sheet
One page. Every word of the prayer in order. Print it or screenshot it.
Open →WordsMuslim words and what they mean
Fatwa, inshaAllah, jazak Allahu khayran, the terms you’ll hear every day.
Open →The honest part
The five daily prayers are obligatory from the day you take your shahada. What grows over time is how well you pray them: the Arabic, the stillness, the focus. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, taught the prayer to people in stages, and you learn it the same way.
Learn the shape first, then the short words, then the longer ones. Reading from a card while you memorise is allowed. But pray all five, every day, in their times, from now.
The same thing that builds a prayer habit builds every other habit, showing up on the days you do not feel like it, and being honest about where you actually stand. That is the whole job here.
What you actually need
Not much. A clean, quiet spot and modest clothing. A prayer mat helps but is not required. Google for the prayer times wherever you are, and Google’s Qibla Finder for the direction. An easy-to-read English translation of the Qur'an and, when you are ready, one good beginner book. Take it slow.