What does the Shahadah say about Muhammad?

“There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger.” This is the basic statement of the Islamic faith: anyone who cannot recite this wholeheartedly is not a Muslim.

What is the Sunni Shahada?

For Sunni Muslims the Shahadah is: “There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the Prophet of Allah.” Shi’a Muslims add an extra phrase to the Shahadah: “And Ali is the friend of God.” This shows their belief that Ali, Muhammad’s cousin, was the true successor of Muhammad.

Why is Prophet Muhammad mentioned in the Shahadah?

The Shahadah is the Muslim declaration of faith and the first Pillar of Islam . It expresses the belief that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

How do Shia say Shahada?

Shi’a Muslims add an extra phrase to the Shahadah: And Ali is the friend of God. This shows their belief that Ali, Muhammad’s cousin, was the true successor to Muhammad. The Shahadah is usually said a few times each day. It is always whispered into a baby’s ear at birth, as the first words the baby hears.

Is the Shahadah the most important pillar?

Shahadah is the first of the Five Pillars of Islam . Some see it as the most important belief within Islam as it sums up what a Muslim should believe in and it supports the other four pillars. Shahadah is the belief that “there is no God but Allah- and Muhammad is his messenger”.

What are the benefits of Shahadah?

Prophet Muhammad informed us that when a person recites the shahada for the first time, firmly believing in it, all of their past sins are wiped away and all the good that they have done remains.

Is the shahada mentioned in the Quran?

Origin. Though the two statements of the Shahada are both present in the Quran (for example, 37:35 and 48:29), they are not found there side by side as in the Shahada formula, but are present in the Hadiths.