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==Synopsis==
The '''shahādah,''' or the [[Islam]]ic [[creed]], is the declaration of belief in the unity of God (''[[Allah]]'' in Arabic) and the prophethood of [[Muhammad]]. Its recitation is considered one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]]. When sincerely stated aloud, one is considered to have officially declared oneself a convert to [[Islam]].
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==Main article==
The '''shahādah,''' or the [[Islam]]ic [[creed]], is the declaration of belief in the unity of God (''[[Allah]]'' in Arabic) and the prophethood of [[Muhammad]]. Its recitation is considered one of the [[Five Pillars of Islam]]. When sincerely stated aloud, one is considered to have officially declared oneself a convert to [[Islam]].
Some Indonesian Muslims pray "Allah il Allah" when appealing for God's help. This is an altered form of the first part of the Shahada.
=== History ===
One of the earliest surviving translations of the Shahadah into a foreign language is in Greek, from the reign of al-Walid I (86-96 AH, 705-715 AD): ''Ouk estin theos ei mē ho theos monos; Maamet apostolos theou.''[http://www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Papyri/enlp1.html] "There is no god if not the single god; Muhammad is god's apostle", i.e. ''[[Allah]]'' is being translated as "the single god".
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