Bismillah Ar-Rahmaan Ar-Raheem
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu brothers & sisters in faith, this post is to assist you in obtaining the Conversion Certificate from your local wakf board.
Pre-requisites include,
As salaamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu brothers & sisters in faith, this post is to assist you in obtaining the Conversion Certificate from your local wakf board.
Pre-requisites include,
- Photocopy of Address proof (Telephone bill, electricity bill, old passport etc)
- Photocopy of Paper cuttings (both national & regional - only the sheet showing ur ad & some specifics of the newspaper)
- Photocopy of marriage certificate or joint affidavit (if availble)
- Photocopy of general affidavit for conversion to Islam
- Application requesting to issue conversion certificate, with the purpose (in this case for issue/reissue of passport) specified
- 2 passport size photographs
Carry all the originals as they are asked for verification.
No fees is collected by the authorities to issue the certificate.
May Allah make it easy for us & accept it from us.
Note:
a. Usually the authorities would mention it, in case they don't - remember one shouldn't laminate the certificate issued.
b. The conversion certificate would act as the legal document acceptable @ all govt.offices to change your identity.
Wa salaam,
Abdullah Raj (Sundeep)
Assalamu ailukum
ReplyDeleteThanks for great information on your blog brother ....Iam soon going to change my name and religion , it will be very helpful
May Allah Bless you Abunduntly for any help pls contact me mazintlagro@Gmail.com
DeleteAsslamualykum brother .... Thanks for your help.... and how many days will take to issue Name change certificate in Wakf board???
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ReplyDeleteAlhamdulillah the wakf board in Bangalore issued it in a couple of days w/o any hassles.
ReplyDeleteAssalamo Alaikum,
ReplyDeleteYou suggested that Waqf board mandates the first name change for reverts. Cann you please explain, what do they put mandate for? Is that certificate enough to travel for Umrah/Haj?
Also, the first name change mandate has to be done legally?
Last, any idea of waqf board in Hyderabad.
Sorry for lot many questions at one time, but was just curious to know.
Jazak Allah Khair
Wa alaikum assalam bro/sis,
Deletename change as u knw is not required as per islam (provided theres no element of shirk in it). Waqf boards play it safe in terms of social acceptance & hence need name change to issue conversion certificate. This helps them stay clear of any controversies insha' Allah...Conversion certificate is the ONLY legal means of getting all govt. IDs updated & to have Muslim personal law applicable in India.
As for Waqf board in Hydbd, I refered to Sheikh google :) - its apparently in Nampally, Hyderabad.
A.P. State Wakf Board,
A.P. Haj House Building,
Opp. Public Gardens,
Nampally Road,
Hyderabad - 500 001
Hope u find it useful...
wa salaam...
Salams Brother,
DeleteThanks a lot for your kind help and clearing all of my doubts with special thanks for the reminder of Sheikh Google :)
Brother, just one more question I asked in the above post which you missed I guess- How can a revert travel for Haj/Umrah from India? Is it only through the Waqf board certificate? I wanted to know how are Saudi authorities convinced about conversion and allowing an Indian (with Hindu name on passport) for Haj.
Is the certificate enough to travel(keeping the old name in passport) for Haj/Umrah? Or name change in passport mandate for that?
May Allah reward you for your contribution.
Jazakallah Khair
Your sister in Islam
Hopeful Muslimah
Wa salaam sister, hadnt checked my emails :)
DeleteFor Hajj/umrah- for a revert, private means requires your updated passport. I have not come across any revert bros/sis who has travelled without it. If its a person working in Saudi, then the documentation can be worked out with the help of authorities in Saudi & you wouldn't need any further docs frm India.
In case of Govt. means then you would require to apply with your updated passport. I'm given to understand, its the name alone that matters to them, apparently as there is no additional undertaking that they ask for.
In summary, no other means other than passport update, that I know of....wa Allahu a'lam...
Salams,
ReplyDeletePlease reply brother if you have any information on this.
Thanks in advance for the much needed help.
Salams Brother,
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot for your kind help. May Allah reward you for all the guidance you are giving to people.
Jazak Allah Khair
assalamu alykum my dear brother.i have affidavit and cast change and marraige cirtificate from wakf board.but karfy aadhar card office not accepting it.they asking gazatte what can i do please help meeeeee. i am very tired person i went saudi arabia for employementand come back to go with my wife .so finally i need to know the documents required for applying passport.to get passport with name of aaquila tabassum instead of kedasi akhila and wife of irfan.please give me precious information as soon as possible iam eagerly waiting
ReplyDeleteWA alaikum sister as noted in my post on getting name change in passport, all u need is annexure E affidavit, paper cuttings from newspaper publishings, wakf board conversion certificate insha Allah.
DeleteMay Allah ease your affairs, Ameen.
Dear brother,
ReplyDeleteI have reverted to islam in 2012 and have affidavit from notaryin bangalore. I am married and have a baby. I have applied for gazette publication and now they are asking for conversion certificate fro mhinduism to islam from moulvi. Please help me where to get this certificate which should be dated in 2012 or else they will reject my application.
Thanking you
Assalamu alaikum brother while I didn't go for gazette publication I instead updated my documents primarily passport, for which publication of name change in local and national newspaper was required along with a conversion certificate issued by wakf board.
DeleteI'm not sure what's this doc from moulvi being asked for, as these are not legally acceptable docs as far as I know; instead the certificate from wakf board has legal acceptance across govt offices.
Thank you very much brother.
ReplyDeleteHow do I get my conversion certificate from wakf with 2012 date? and I am worried if get the certificate of current date then my conversion which was done in 2012 before marriage becomes invaliD and they should not create problem in gazette. Please help me.
Assalamu alaikum brother the conversion certificate states the date/month/year when u reverted, but would be dated for current date.
DeleteWhether it affects ur marriage or any other legal agreement u hv got into needs to be clearly understood, but nonetheless ur liabilities/responsibilities are NOT nullified. Gazette notification is also for current date.
Hello brother. Im a muslim from karnataka, and i love a girl who is from mathura, UP. She wants to convert to islam in order to get married. Where in hyderabad or bangalore can she convert and get married in a day or two? Plz guide is
ReplyDeleteAssalamu alaikum brother, first of all, its a big favor from Allah that a person gets guided to worship one true Creator w/o any shape/size & equals - which is referred to as Islam. Alhamdulillah, If I understand you correctly, a sister whom you know wants to accept Islam as her way of life - in our country with such diversity & constitutional protection to chose & follow religion/way of life, I gather its her informed choice to accept & follow Islam as her way of life. However I have to remind, taking boyfriends or girlfriends - implying illicit relations are not allowed in islam & I hope you realize your mistake & set it right by formally placing a marriage proposal to the concerned.
DeleteAs for any person who wants to accept Islam, there isn't a set plan to go to, but any muslim can teach the shahada (proclamation of faith) & its meaning, which once understood can be professed by the person. Kindly note, Islam is NOT a shortcut to achieve your end goal of marriage - I hope you are clear about it & convey the same to the sister, so that her intention to accept & follow Islam is based on her understanding of it & NOT just for the sake of marriage.
From your comment I also guage, you are in a hurry to get married, pls take a step back & think through the repercussions that such apparently 'hasty' decision might have on your respective families. So I sincerely suggest (inspite of not knowing your backgrounds) to think through your decisions & hopefully take families into confidence insha Allah.
What are the documents to apply for a fresh passport after conversion to Islam. Have all the other documents like DL and voter I card as these were made after conversion and husband's name was enough for which we had our nikahnama. Is husbands name enough in passport or parents name have to be mentioned. I have all other documents like adhar pan etc in my Islamic name, is that enough for passport or I have to give some supporting docs for my name and religion change. We're planning to go for Umrah In Sha Allah and this passport is creating delays
ReplyDeleteAssalamu alaikum, according to recent rules published by Passport authorities, Aadhar suffices as both identity & address proof & if you have that updated with ur new name, you can use it to apply for your passport. Its unlikely you will be asked for conversion certificate from Waqf as its a fresh passport & not name change.
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