{"id":6117,"date":"2020-03-24T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/?p=6117"},"modified":"2020-03-24T19:52:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T00:52:16","slug":"first-level-lesson-4-the-testimony-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ask-a-muslim.com\/en\/first-level-lesson-4-the-testimony-of-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"First Level [Lesson 4] “The Testimony of Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Testimony of Faith (Shahada in arabic)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

🔶 Shahada is believing by heart and saying by tongue : (Ash-hadu an la ilaha illa Allah w ash-hadu ann Muhammad rasool Allah)<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

⚡️Ash-hadu means \u201ci bear witness\u201d
\n⚡️an means \u201cthat\u201d<\/p>\n

⚡️La: There is no; ilaha: god (deity); illa: except; Allah: Allah (God)<\/p>\n

⚡️And therefore the literal meaning of the phrase \u201cLa ilaha illa Allah\u201d = \u201cThere is no god (deity) except Allah\u201d
\n⚡️Muhammad rasool Allah means Muhammad is the messenger of Allah<\/p>\n

🌸The testimony of faith is believing by heart and saying with conviction,\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere is no true god (deity) but God (Allah), and Muhammad is the Messenger (Prophet) of God.\u201d<\/p>\n

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🍃The first part, \u201cThere is no true god but God,\u201d means that none has the right to be worshipped but God alone, and that God has neither partner nor son. \u00a0This testimony of faith is called the\u00a0Shahada, a simple formula which should be said with conviction in order to convert to Islam .
\n🍃 \u00a0The testimony of faith is the first pillar of Islam.💚💛<\/p>\n

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💡 Why the Statement \u201cLaa ilaaha illa Allaah\u201d?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

🌹Because it is the first duty of a Muslim. Therefore, whoever intends to accept Islam must make such a declaration of faith and believe in it.<\/p>\n

🌹Because whoever says it, sincerely believing in it and seeking thereby Allah\u2019s pleasure, will be saved from Hellfire, as the prophet \ufdfa said, \u201cAllah has forbidden for the Hellfire anyone who says, \u2018There is no one worthy of worship except Allah,\u2019 seeking thereby Allah\u2019s pleasure.\u201d (Saheeh Al-Bukhaaree: 415)<\/p>\n

🌹Because whoever dies while believing in it will be admitted into Paradise, as the prophet \ufdfa said, \u201cWhoever dies knowing full well that there is no god but Allah will enter Paradise.\u201d (Musnad Ahmad:464)<\/p>\n

🌹Because knowledge of its meaning and dictates, is unquestionably the greatest and most important duty of a Muslim.<\/p>\n

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🌸🍃Those who sincerely worship Allah, following the dictates of the testimony of faith, will certainly lead a happy life, for it is only by worshipping Allah alone that hearts find peace and real satisfaction,<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

as the Qur\u2019an states, \u201cWhoever does good, whether male or female, and he is a believer., We will most certainly make him live a happy life.\u201d (Soorat An-Nahl, 16:97)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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🌻Since the BELIEF IN ALLAH includes the belief that:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h2>\n

▪️Allah \ufdfb exists
\n▪️His Lordship
\n▪️His Godship
\n▪️His Names and Attributes.<\/p>\n

We should know what every point of them means🌺<\/p>\n

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💎 Number 1️⃣ 👇🏼<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

🔵The belief that Allah exists🔵<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n
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✨Affirming the existence of Allah is something that is\u00a0 👉innate👈
\nin human beings and does not require anything to prove it.<\/p>\n

Indeed, it is for this reason that most people acknowledge God\u2019s existence despite their different religious beliefs. We know in our hearts that Allah exists because we always seek His assistance and support in times of hardship.❤️<\/p><\/blockquote>\n