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"There is no god but Allah and Muhammad is His Prophet." The shahadah is the pinicle of belief. Muslims speak this often; it is a convert's first words spoken as a Muslim.

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-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 m&#275; 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".
+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 m&#275; ho theos monos; Maamet apostolos theou.''<ref>[http://www.islamic-awareness.org/History/Islam/Papyri/enlp1.html Islamic-Awareness.org]</ref>  "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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-==Synopsis==
+topic_name = Islamic View on One God |
+subtopics = [[Monotheism]] |
-The '''shah&#257;dah,''' 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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 The '''shah&#257;dah,''' 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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−	~~"There~~ is ~~no god but~~ Allah and Muhammad ~~is His Prophet~~.~~" The shahadah~~ is the ~~pinicle~~ of ~~belief~~. ~~Muslims speak this often; it~~ is a convert~~'s first words spoken as a Muslim~~.	+	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]].

−	~~{{stub}}~~	+	*Arabic text:
		+	**<big><big>لا إله إلا الله ومحمد رسول الله</big></big>
		+	*Romanization:
		+	**Lā 'ilāha 'illā llāha wa Muhammadun rasūlu llāhi.
		+	*English translations:
		+	**There is no god except God, Muhammad is the Messenger of God.
		+	**There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is His prophet.
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		+	Honest recitation of the shahādah once, in Arabic, in front of two [[Muslim]] witnesses, is all that is required for a person to become a Muslim according to most traditional schools.
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		+	It is considered correct to refer to previous figures, such as [[Jesus]] (in Arabic, ''Isa'') as Messengers (rasul), and some groups (notably certain Sufi mystics) will amend the declaration to mention prior prophets whose names are found in the [[Qur'an]].
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		+	Some of the relatively small minority, labelled the "Quran Alone Muslims" consider the second part of the Shahadah incorrect and say it should not include Muhammad's name.
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		+	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.
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		+	== History ==
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		+	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".