![]() Islam’s monotheistic nature is reflected in the first sentence of the Shahada, which declares belief in the oneness of God and that he is the only entity truly worthy of worship. The second sentence of the Shahada indicates the means by which God has offered guidance to human beings. It appears in these forms about 30 times in the Quran, and never attached with the other parts of the Shahada in Sunni or Shia Islam or “in conjunction with another name”. In the Quran, the first statement of the Shahadah takes the form lā ʾilāha ʾillā llāh twice (37:35, 47:19), and ʾallāhu lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa (God, there is no deity but Him) much more often. It appears in the shorter form lā ʾilāha ʾillā huwa (There is no deity but Him) in many places. In Shia Islam, the Shahada also has a third part, a phrase concerning Ali, the first Shia Imam and the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam: وَعَلِيٌّ وَلِيُّ ٱللَّٰهِ ( wa ʿalīyun walīyu llāh, which translates to “Ali is the wali of God”. In Sunni Islam, the Shahada has two parts: lā ʾilāha ʾillā -llāh (There is no deity except God), and muḥammadun rasūlu llāh (Muhammad is the messenger of God), which are sometimes referred to as the first Shahada and the second Shahada. The first statement of the Shahada is also known as the tahlīl. ![]() ![]() The expression al-šahīd ( ٱلْشَّهِيد, “the Witness”) is used in the Quran as one of the “titles of God”. ![]() The Islamic creed is also called, in the dual form, šahādatān ( شَهَادَتَان, literally “two testimonies”). The noun šahādah ( شَهَادَة), from the verbal root šahida ( شَهِدَ) meaning “to observe, witness, testify”, translates as “testimony” in both the everyday and the legal senses. Muhammad is the messenger of God.”-the first, lower-case occurrence of “god” or “deity” is a translation of the Arabic word ilah, while the capitalized second and third occurrences of “God” are translations of the Arabic word Allah, meaning “the God”. In the English translation-”There is no god but God. I bear witness that there is no deity but God, I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God, and I bear witness that Ali is the vicegerent of God. Shia Islam may include the third testimony of: I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of God. This has no proof in Islam.The above two statements are commonly prefaced by the phrase ašhadu ʾan (“I bear witness that”), yielding the full form: It is also important that the index finger does not have to be raised when pronouncing the Shahada. You can take the Shahada with witnesses, in a community or just before God alone. Therefore, it does not have to be done in a mosque. It is not a requirement to give this testimony to witnesses. This person has then become a Muslim after the requirements of conversion. That testimony is a requirement for convertion to Islam.Ĭonversion to Islam takes place after a person makes this statement of faith with full conviction and acceptance. Because of this they abandon also pronouncing: "and that Muhammad is His messenger".Īccording to the Sunni movement, the statement "and that Muhammad is his messenger" must be pronounced. They say: "Laa ilaha illa Allah (there is no deity except Allah)". Quranists reject the traditions (Hadith), and pronounce the Shahada thus follow the verses of the Quran. According to them, this is not a requirement when pronouncing the Shahada. Shiites and Alevis add an extra element to the Shahada, which is: "and that Ali is God's friend". Esh-hedu el-laa ilaha illa Allah, wa esh-hedu ennaa Mohammedan rasul Allah ![]()
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