In Islam, what we must determine at all times, if we indeed wish to be guided aright, is what is the command of Allah Subhanah, and what did the Prophet (saws) do to fulfill this command. In Islam, the condition to the Right Path is to follow whatever is the command of Allah and His Messenger (saws). The ‘kalima’ or testification that the Messenger of Allah (saws), invited all mankind to was Laa ilaaha illalaah, Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah ‘I bear witness that there is no god, but Allah; and I bear witness that Mohamed is the Messenger of Allah’. This is what he asked the people who wanted to embrace Islam to recite, and this is what he himself and his noble companions recited. Brother whenever one requires to say the Kalima e Shahada you must pronounce it in full eg: La ilaha illallah, Mohamedar Rasul Allah. Many Muslims do say only La ilaha illallah only when they want to stress something to support their dialogue or conversation to create an effect, but it is not their intention to recite the kalima e Shahada. The short version by itself is not enough if one wants to profess his loyalty and dedication to Islam. The belief in Allah alone is not sufficient without the declaration of the Prophet saws as the Messenger of Allah for one who wants to profess Islam as his deen. To be counted as a Muslim one is strictly required to believe with conviction that there is no god except Allah swt and that the Prophet Mohamed saws is His Messenger. To give ‘shahaadah’ or testify to the Truth of Allah and His Messenger (saws), and a statement which is considered the very testimony and a declaration of faith in the deen of Islam is: Ash-hado anna laa ilaaha illalaah, wa ash-hado anna Mohamed ar-Rasool Allah. (Translation: ‘I bear witness that there is absolutely no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and I bear witness that Mohamed (saws) is the Messenger of Allah.’) When one makes or declares the above statement or profession of ‘faith’ and bears witness that there is absolutely no deity worthy of worship except Allah, and that Mohamed (saws) is the Messenger of Allah…..one enters into a solemn covenant with the Lord Creator encompassing the six fundamentals or essentials of belief: 1. Belief in the Absolute Oneness and Uniqueness of the Lord Creator, Allah Subhanah. 2. Belief in the appointment of all the Prophets of Allah, culminating in the belief that Prophet Mohamed (saws) is the Last and Final Messenger of Allah and the ‘seal’ of the office of Prophethood. 3. Belief in all the previous Revelations of Allah Subahnah, culminating in the belief that the Glorious Quran is the Last and Final Revelation of the Lord Most High. 4. Belief in all the Angels of Allah Subhanah. 5. Belief in the concept of the Hereafter: Day of Judgment, Paradise, and Hell Fire. 6. Belief in the concept of ‘Qadr’ or the Divine Decrees of the Lord Who Created. Ameen
Posted on: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:01:29 +0000
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