the meaning of Shahada
You have to know the meaning of Shahada All practicing Muslims accept belief in the ‘Six Articles of Faith’ and are obliged to follow the ‘Five Pillars.’ They are: 1. Muslim profession of faith or shahada . 2. Ritual Prayer or salah . 3. Obligatory Charity or zakah . 4. Fasting or sawm . 5. Pilgrimage or hajj . The First Pillar Muslim Profession of Faith The Shahada is the Muslim profession of faith and the first of the ‘Five Pillars’ of Islam. The word shahada in Arabic means ‘testimony.’ The shahada is to testify to two things: (a) Nothing deserves worship except God (Allah). (b) Muhammad is the Messenger of God (Allah). A Muslim is simply one who bears witness and testifies that "nothing deserves worship except God and Muhammad is the messenger of God." One b...