Shahada
(None has the right to be
worshipped but Allaah,
And Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم is the Messenger of Allaah)
By: Shahid Bin Waheed شاهد
بن وحيد
بسم
الله الرحمن
الرحيم
الحمدلله
رب العالمين
والصلوة
والسلام على اشرف
الانبياء
وسيدالمرسلين
نبينا محمد صل
ا لله عليه
وعلى آله
واصحابه
وازواجه
اجمعين -
امابعد
All the praises and thanks be
to Allaah, Sustainer of the Universe, and blessing and salutation to be the
most distinguish of the Messengers and foremost among the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of
Allaah be on him and on his wives, children and Companions.
It
has been observed that most of the people who embrace Islaam,
do not understand the reality of the meaning of the first fundamental principle
of Islaam, i.e. لااله
الاالله محمد
رسول الله La ilaha ill-Allaah, Muhammad-ur- Rasul-Allaah (None has the right to be worshipped but Allaah, and
Muhammad صلى
الله عليه
وسلم is the Messenger of Allaah). Therefore it is important
to explain something of this great sentence and/or Shahada
in some detail.
(None has the right to be
worshipped but Allaah,
And Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم is the Messenger of Allaah)
Shahada has three aspects, let us call
them A, B and C.
A. It is that, you have to pledge a covenant
with Allaah, the Creator of heavens and earth, the Ruler of all that exists,
the Lord of Majesty and Highness, on four points and/or conditions:
1. A confession with your heart that the Creator
(of everything) is Allaah, it is that you have to say: “I testify that the
Creator of all the universe including the stars and planets, the sun, the moon,
the heavens and the earth with all its known and unknown forms of life is
Allaah. He is the Organizer and Planner of all its affairs. It is He who gives
life and death, and He (i.e. Allaah alone) is the Sustainer, and the Giver of
security, etc.” And this is called (your confession for the) “Oneness of
the Lordship of Allaah,” i.e. Tauhid-ar-Rububiya
2. A confession with your heart that you have
to say: “I testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah
alone.” The word “Worship” (i.e. Ibadah)
carries a great number of meanings in the Arabic language: It conveys that all
kinds of worship are meant for Allaah (and none else, whether it be an angel, Messenger, Prophet Îsâ Ibn Maryam (AKA Jesus) Uzair
(Ezra), Muhammad, saint, idol, the sun, the moon and
all other kind of false deities).
So pray to none but Allaah, invoke none but Allaah, ask for help from none
(unseen) but Allaah, swear by none but Allaah, offer an animal as sacrifice to
none but Allaah…etc., and that means, all that Allaah and His Messenger
Muhammad صلى
الله عليه
وسلم
forbid you, you must not do. And this is called (your confession for the)
“Oneness of the worship of Allaah,” Tauhid-al-Uluhiya. And that you (mankind) worship none but
Allaah. {Notice: that this also
shatters the lie that Muslims worship the moon god}
3. A confession with your heart that you have
to say: “O Allaah! I testify that all the best of names and the most perfect
qualities with which You have named or qualified Yourself in Your Book i.e.
(The Glorious Qur’aan) or as Your Prophet Muhammad صلى الله
عليه وسلم has named or qualified You, with his
statement, I confirm that all those (names and qualifications) are for You
without changing their meanings or neglecting them completely or giving
resemblance to others.”
As Allaah said: …
LAYSA KA- MITHL -HI SHAY' WA- HUWA AS- SAMEc
AL- BAS.ER (There is nothing like unto
Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.){Ayaah آيه 42:11} This Ayaah (verse)
confirms the quality of hearing and quality of sight of Allaah without
resemblance to others,
and likewise He {Allaah} also said: …
LI- MAA KHALAQTU BI- YADAI -YA 'A- …(to
one whom I have created with Both My Hands.) {Ayaah آيه 38:75}
and He (Allaah) also said: …
YAD 'ALLAAH FAWQA AYDE –HIM…(The
Hand of Allah is over their hands) {Ayaah آيه 48:10}. This confirms two hands of
Allaah, but there is no similarity for them.
Allaah also said:
AR- RAH.MAAN cALAA
4. A confession with your heart that you have
to say: “O Allaah! I testify that Muhammad صلى
الله عليه
وسلم is Your Messenger.” That means none has the right
to be followed after Allaah, but the Prophet Muhammad صلى
الله عليه
وسلم,
as he is the last of His Messengers. As Allaah said:
MAA KAANA MUH.AMMAD 'ABAA 'AH.AD MIN RIJAAL -KUM WA- LAAKIN RASOL
'ALLAAH WA- KHAATAM AN- NABEYEN WA- KAANA 'ALLAAH BI- KULL SHAY' cALEM(AN) (Muhammad
صلى الله
عليه وسلم) is not the father of any man among you, but he is the
Messenger of Allah and the last (end) of the Prophets. And Allah is Ever AllAware of everything.){Ayaah آيه 33:40}
and
WA- MAA 'ATAA -KUM AR- RASOL FA- KHUDHO -HU WA- MAA NAHAA -KUM cAN
-HU FA- INTAHO (And
whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad صلى
الله عليه
وسلم)
gives you, take it, and whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it), {Ayaah آيه 59:7}
Allaah also said:
قُلْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ اللَّهَ فَاتَّبِعُونِي يُحْبِبْكُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ
QUL 'IN KUNTUM TUH.IBBON
'ALLAAH FA- ITTABIcO -NE YUH.BIB -KUM 'ALLAAH WA-
YAGHFIR LA- -KUM DHUNOB -KUM WA- 'ALLAAH GHAFOR RAH.EM (Say
(O Muhammad صلى الله عليه
وسلم to mankind): "If you (really) love Allah
then follow me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’ân
and the Sunnah), Allah will love you and forgive you of your sins. And Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful."){Ayaah آيه 3:31}.
Readers,
especially new Muslims and/or those
who are considering accepting Islaam and saying the Shahada, must understand this brief explanation of the
articles of faith.
Also
read: Salvation
in Islaam.