The central statement of faith in Islam, recited ceremonially by new converts and consisting of an affirmation of the uniqueness of God and of Muhammad as God's prophet. [Arabicšahāda,a witnessing, testimony, shahada, fromšahida,to bear witness, testify, confirm; akin to Aramaicsəhed...
Islam.the Islamic profession of faith, “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger”: the first of thePillars of Islam. Discover More Word History and Origins Origin ofshahada1 From theArabicwordshahādahliterally, “witness” ...
“I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.” A person becomes a Muslim by reciting the Shahada with a sincere heart in Arabic. The first part of the Shahada predates Islam. A monotheistic Arabian group called the Sabians ...