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The '''''Shahada''''' (Arabic: الشهادة; also transliterated as ''Shahadah'') is the Islamic declaration of faith and the first pillar of Islam. The ''Shahada'' is written in full as "أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله" and pronounced in full as "ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh" in Arabic. | The '''''Shahada''''' (Arabic: الشهادة; also transliterated as ''Shahadah'') is the Islamic declaration of faith and the first pillar of Islam. The ''Shahada'' is written in full as "أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله" and pronounced in full as "ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh" in Arabic. | ||
| − | The ''Shahada'' is generally translated as "There is no god but | + | The ''Shahada'' is generally translated as "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." It is also translated in similar phrases such as "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and [[Muhammad]] is the messenger of Allah."<ref name="Ruthven2004">{{cite book|author=Malise Ruthven|title=Historical Atlas of Islam|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wT1xGHPyMA8C&pg=PA14|date=January 2004|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-01385-8|page=14}}</ref> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 22:35, September 12, 2021
The Shahada (Arabic: الشهادة; also transliterated as Shahadah) is the Islamic declaration of faith and the first pillar of Islam. The Shahada is written in full as "أشهد أن لا إله إلاَّ الله و أشهد أن محمد رسول الله" and pronounced in full as "ašhadu 'al-lā ilāha illā-llāhu wa 'ašhadu 'anna muħammadan rasūlu-llāh" in Arabic. The Shahada is generally translated as "There is no god but Allah. Muhammad is the messenger of Allah." It is also translated in similar phrases such as "There is none worthy of worship except Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah."[1]
References
- ↑ Malise Ruthven (January 2004). Historical Atlas of Islam. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01385-8.