http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uIDiMqaA7iw
:lol:
Converting to Islam: no big whoop. I did it myself once. :)
Once you convert to Islam you can never go back. :ph34r:
Quote from: Barrister on April 19, 2013, 03:41:31 PM
Once you convert to Islam you can never go back. :ph34r:
Whoops. :Embarrass:
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:17:30 PM
Converting to Islam: no big whoop. I did it myself once. :)
Did you get Justin Bieber tickets out of the deal? :hmm:
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
Quote from: Malthus on April 19, 2013, 03:55:24 PM
Did you get Justin Bieber tickets out of the deal? :hmm:
I think he was in diapers when we converted. :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
Okay, I found this on about.com. Seems very easy.
http://islam.about.com/od/converts/ht/convert.htm
One of my best friends did that so his wife's family would like him :rolleyes:
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name. His was (and still is to the older in-laws) Omar. We do give him more than a little shit over it.
I assume you have to go helmet if you're anteater, no?
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
I think you have to mean it when you say it as well.
ORLY? Yay! :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
"No God but God and Muhammad is his prophet." Allah just means God.
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 04:07:25 PM
ORLY? Yay! :cool:
When the death squad shows up to kill you for apostasy you just say you didn't mean it at the time.
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name. His was (and still is to the older in-laws) Omar. We do give him more than a little shit over it.
I mean my aunt took an African name for no reason so taking a muslim name when converting seems alright.
Quote from: Queequeg on April 19, 2013, 04:08:29 PM
"No God but God and Muhammad is his prophet." Allah just means God.
Dude, whatever... I have better things to do than memorize that crazy-ass moon worshipper shit. :sleep:
Quote from: Viking on April 19, 2013, 04:06:12 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
I think you have to mean it when you say it as well.
Do you? I'm sure there have been lots of converts in history who didn't mean it.
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 04:13:55 PM
Quote from: Queequeg on April 19, 2013, 04:08:29 PM
"No God but God and Muhammad is his prophet." Allah just means God.
Dude, whatever... I have better things to do than memorize that crazy-ass moon worshipper shit. :sleep:
Hey, you *are* one of those "crazy-ass moon worshippers".
So, get memorizing. :D
BTW, it is a comedy stunt by an "late show" style program.
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 04:12:40 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name. His was (and still is to the older in-laws) Omar. We do give him more than a little shit over it.
I mean my aunt took an African name for no reason so taking a muslim name when converting seems alright.
The pretending to convert in order to fit in thing was what we gave him shit about. The "Omar" thing was just the icing on the cake.
I have a friend who converted to Judaism and changed his last name to Barak. :smoke:
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 04:15:18 PM
Quote from: Viking on April 19, 2013, 04:06:12 PM
Quote from: Caliga on April 19, 2013, 03:56:39 PM
Quote from: garbon on April 19, 2013, 03:43:16 PM
What does it take to become a convert to Islam?
All you have to do is recite that prayer which is like "There is only one God and that God is Allah" three times. I think it's called the shahadah. When I was in college a friend and I did that as a joke at a Model UN Conference since we were representing some crappy Muslim country. :)
I think you have to mean it when you say it as well.
Do you? I'm sure there have been lots of converts in history who didn't mean it.
Yes, a whole lot of Spaniards from 711 until 1614 or so.
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
I wonder how "practically French" would translate. :D
What makes a name muslim anyway?
Quote from: Maximus on April 19, 2013, 05:22:53 PM
What makes a name muslim anyway?
Arabic name. God doesn't like other languages.
I took a Chinese name over here, since I often need one. It's mostly just for communication purposes since most people understand no English and can't do English names. And no, the name's not Xiacob. :P
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
You don't have to legally change your name AFAIK. In my buddy's case, only his wife's dad & grandfather call him Omar.
My best buddy in college, Mark (a Scandi-Am. raised Catholic in Kalona, IA, Amish-quilting capital west of the Mississip, I gather), became Jibril upon getting with and marrying a Bengali Muslim gal.
But he gradually ended up taking the shit super seriously (tried to make our gay redneck Floridian pals stop playing Patsy Cline in the apartment cause he couldn't listen to woman singers :wacko:), and we fell out of touch over the years. :sleep:
Man I'm glad I didn't crash that wedding.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 20, 2013, 01:35:23 AM
Man I'm glad I didn't crash that wedding.
I gave a speech. Kept it neutral and upbeat. :bowler: And then went back to the table with his bewildered WWII vet grandpop and the rest of the judeo-christians while the other 300 Muslims did their thing -- Bosnians and everybody. My only problem was the food incredibly sucked given the (obvious) lack of alcohol plus the great possibilities of her native cuisine.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on April 19, 2013, 04:03:48 PM
I assume you have to go helmet if you're anteater, no?
You may remember a poster called bmolsson? He described it as being recommended, not required.
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on April 19, 2013, 10:33:28 PM
My best buddy in college, Mark (a Scandi-Am. raised Catholic in Kalona, IA, Amish-quilting capital west of the Mississip, I gather), became Jibril upon getting with and marrying a Bengali Muslim gal.
Did people start calling him gerbil?
Quote from: Strix on April 19, 2013, 05:20:07 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
I wonder how "practically French" would translate. :D
Ferengi?
Quote from: dps on April 20, 2013, 05:37:23 AM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on April 19, 2013, 10:33:28 PM
My best buddy in college, Mark (a Scandi-Am. raised Catholic in Kalona, IA, Amish-quilting capital west of the Mississip, I gather), became Jibril upon getting with and marrying a Bengali Muslim gal.
Did people start calling him gerbil?
Jibril is arabic of Gabriel
Quote from: Solmyr on April 20, 2013, 06:40:26 AM
Quote from: Strix on April 19, 2013, 05:20:07 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
I wonder how "practically French" would translate. :D
Ferengi?
Ferengi is arabic for foreigner
Quote from: Viking on April 20, 2013, 06:45:52 AM
Quote from: dps on April 20, 2013, 05:37:23 AM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on April 19, 2013, 10:33:28 PM
My best buddy in college, Mark (a Scandi-Am. raised Catholic in Kalona, IA, Amish-quilting capital west of the Mississip, I gather), became Jibril upon getting with and marrying a Bengali Muslim gal.
Did people start calling him gerbil?
Jibril is arabic of Gabriel
Not the point.
Quote from: Solmyr on April 20, 2013, 06:40:26 AM
Quote from: Strix on April 19, 2013, 05:20:07 PM
Quote from: Valmy on April 19, 2013, 05:05:08 PM
Quote from: derspiess on April 19, 2013, 04:01:51 PM
When you do that, you have to take a Muslim name.
Holy crap. So much for it being easy. Changing your name sounds like a pain in the ass.
I wonder how "practically French" would translate. :D
Ferengi?
Hardly. They were the ones who considered England a nation of shopkeepers, remember.