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First Steps in Islam
The testimony of faith, the five pillars of Islam and the six articles of faith — in plain language and pictures, for anyone starting from zero.
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Learn your faith in pictures, one step at a time
Illustrated lessons from the Shahada to the mosque: the pillars, wudu, the prayer, al-Fatiha verse by verse, the five prayer times, the daily adhkar, mosque manners, and character. Every step comes with a picture, the words in Arabic with transliteration and meaning, and its evidence from the Qur’an or from Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim — linked to the original text.
First Steps in IslamHow to Make WuduHow to PrayAl-Fatiha, Verse by VerseThe Five Daily PrayersMy Daily AdhkarAt the Mosque & on FridayBeautiful Manners
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The whole journey
The lesson map
From first steps to character: open any lesson from here, or walk them in order — each one ends with a button that takes you to the next.
- 1First Steps in Islam6 steps · 6 min read
- 2How to Make Wudu10 steps · 5 min read
- 3How to Pray9 steps · 8 min read
- 4Al-Fatiha, Verse by Verse8 steps · 7 min read
- 5The Five Daily Prayers7 steps · 6 min read
- 6My Daily Adhkar8 steps · 8 min read
- 7At the Mosque & on Friday8 steps · 7 min read
- 8Beautiful Manners8 steps · 7 min read
Where should I start?
For children
Starts with wudu because it is physical and can be tried straight away, then prayer, the Fatiha and the prayer times, then the daily adhkar, the mosque and manners — with the essentials at the end as a recap.
New to Islam
Starts with the essentials and the Shahada, then purification, then the prayer — the first act you will be asked about — then the Fatiha and the prayer times, the adhkar and the mosque, then character.
Purification
How to Make Wudu
Ten illustrated steps, following the Prophet’s ﷺ ablution as described by ‘Uthman ibn ‘Affan — with the evidence beside every step.
10 steps5 min read7 sources
Open lessonThe prayer
How to Pray
A full rak‘ah in pictures, step by step, with what to say in each position — in Arabic, transliteration and meaning.
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Open lessonThe Opening
Al-Fatiha, Verse by Verse
The surah you recite in every rak‘ah — seven verses, each with its picture, pronunciation and meaning, so you understand what you are saying as you stand before Allah.
8 steps7 min read13 sources
Open lessonPrayer through the day
The Five Daily Prayers
Five prayers light up the day from dawn to night: when each one falls, how many rak‘ahs it has, and how to answer the adhan — with the sun’s position drawn for every time.
7 steps6 min read12 sources
Open lessonRemembrance
My Daily Adhkar
Eight short phrases that travel with you from waking to sleeping: at the door, at the table, in bed — each with its picture, pronunciation, meaning and source.
8 steps8 min read17 sources
Open lessonThe house of Allah
At the Mosque & on Friday
How to enter the mosque and what to do inside: the greeting prayer, straight rows, following the imam, the manners of Friday — and why children are welcome there.
8 steps7 min read17 sources
Open lessonCharacter & manners
Beautiful Manners
Eight lessons in character — truthfulness, honouring parents, greeting, mercy — each with its own picture and its own evidence.
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Open lessonWho is this written for?
The material is the same; the way into it is not. Pick whichever description fits you.
If you are a parent
Sit beside your child and open one lesson per sitting, no more. The pictures carry the sequence on their own, so a child who cannot yet read still follows. Print the wudu page and put it by the sink — repetition in the right place is what makes it stick.
Start with the children’s trackIf you are new to Islam
Nothing here assumes prior knowledge, and no Arabic word passes without its Latin pronunciation and meaning. Begin with First Steps for the framework, then wudu — it is the first thing you actually need before you can pray.
Start with the New to Islam trackIf you teach
Each lesson doubles as a ready teaching aid: step through it on screen during a session, or print it as a handout. Every step carries its evidence as a link, so you are not hunting for a citation mid-explanation.
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Stories from the Qur’an
Six Qur’anic stories in moving 3D scenes — Nuh and the ark, Ibrahim and the fire, Musa and the sea, Yunus and the whale, the cave, and the elephant.
Read the story- Nuh and the Ark
- Ibrahim and the Fire
- Musa and the Sea
- Yunus and the Whale
- The Companions of the Cave
- The Army of the Elephant
Words you will meet often
The Arabic words that recur in every lesson. Read them once now and you will not need to stop at them again.
- طَهَارَةṭahāra
The state of cleanliness required before prayer — reached through wudu, or a full wash when that is required.
- وُضُوءwuḍūʾ
Washing specific parts of the body in a set order before prayer. There is a full illustrated lesson for it here.
- نِيَّةniyya
The intention held in the heart before an act of worship. It lives in the heart; saying it aloud is not required.
- قِبْلَةqibla
The direction of the Kaaba in Makkah, which you face when praying. Any qibla-compass app on a phone will find it.
- رَكْعَةrakʿa
The unit a prayer is built from: standing and reciting, then bowing, then two prostrations. Prayers differ in how many they contain.
- تَكْبِيرtakbīr
Saying “Allāhu akbar”. It opens the prayer, and marks each move from one posture to the next.
- أَذَانadhān
The call raised aloud to announce that the time for a prayer has entered.
- إِقَامَةiqāma
A second, shorter call, given as people rise to begin the prayer itself.
- سُنَّةsunna
What is established from the Prophet ﷺ in word, action or approval — the second source after the Qur’an.
- حَدِيثḥadīth
A narration reported from the Prophet ﷺ with its chain. Every hadith in this section is linked to its number in the collection it comes from.
- الفَاتِحَةal-Fātiḥa
The opening chapter of the Qur’an, recited in every unit of every prayer — which makes it the first thing worth memorising.
- مَسْجِدmasjid
The place of prostration, where the prayer is held in congregation. The prayer itself is valid in any clean place.
- ذِكْرdhikr
Words by which you remember Allah — glorifying, praising, supplicating. It needs no wudu and no set time; the “My Daily Adhkar” lesson lays them out across the day.
- إِمَامimām
The one who leads the congregational prayer and is followed. You say the takbīr after him and bow after him; if you lose count, you simply keep following.
- جُمُعَةjumu‘a
The Friday prayer: two sermons and two rak‘ahs in congregation in place of Dhuhr. Obligatory for men, with a bath and good clothes before it.
- تَيَمُّمtayammum
The substitute for wudu when water is unavailable or unusable: one strike on clean earth, then wiping the face and hands. Explained at the end of the wudu lesson.
First-week questions
The questions people ask before opening the first lesson — answered as orientation, never as a ruling.
Where do I start if I know nothing?
With “First Steps”. It covers the Shahada and the pillars of Islam and faith in language that assumes no background, and once you have it the other lessons land in context. Do not open more than one lesson in a sitting.
Do I redo wudu before every prayer?
Not while your wudu is still intact. If you made wudu for Dhuhr and nothing has broken it, you may pray Asr with the same wudu. What breaks it is set out at the end of the wudu lesson.
I cannot read Arabic — can I follow this?
Yes. Everything you say is written three ways: in Arabic script, in Latin transliteration, and in meaning. Read the transliteration while looking at the Arabic, and the letters become familiar over time without studying them separately.
How do I find the qibla and the prayer times?
Any qibla-compass app finds the direction from your location. Prayer times shift with your city and the date, so take them from an app or a nearby mosque. Facing the qibla has recognised exceptions — those are questions for a qualified authority, not for this page.
My child is six — is this suitable?
Yes — it is built for it: the pictures do the teaching, faces are never drawn, and each frame isolates one idea. Start with the children’s track, which opens with wudu because it is physical and can be tried at the tap straight away.
Is any of this a fatwa?
No. This is simplified teaching material, with every step linked to its evidence in the Qur’an or in Sahih al-Bukhari and Muslim so you can read it yourself. Where the schools of law genuinely differ, that is flagged rather than settled here; for your own situation, refer to Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta or Al-Azhar.
How many rak‘ahs does each prayer have?
Fajr two, Dhuhr four, ‘Asr four, Maghrib three, ‘Isha four — seventeen rak‘ahs a day. The “Five Daily Prayers” lesson draws each prayer’s time by the position of the sun, and teaches you how to answer the adhan.
I have not memorised al-Fatiha yet — how do I pray?
Start with the “Al-Fatiha, Verse by Verse” lesson: seven verses, one a day, each with a picture that brings the words back. Until you know it, the Prophet ﷺ taught a man who could not memorise to say in his prayer: subḥānallāh, al-ḥamdu lillāh, lā ilāha illallāh, Allāhu akbar, lā ḥawla wa lā quwwata illā billāh (Sunan Abi Dawud 832). For your own situation, ask a qualified authority.
Can I print the lessons or teach from them?
Yes. Every lesson has a print button that outputs the steps alone — no navigation, no promotion — so it works as a sheet by the sink or a handout in a class.
Every step traced to its source
Everything on this page is drawn from the Qur’an and authentic Sunnah, with links that open the original text on established reference sites. Where the schools of law legitimately differ, that is flagged rather than settled here.