*Excerpt taken from "Pillars of
Islam: Shahadah and Salah, by Dr. Mohiaddin Alwaye
ISLAM
What is Shahadah?
*Islam is based on five
pillars. The first pillar is to witness that:
Ash hadu an la ilaha
ilallah wa ash hadu ana Muhammadur
Rasoolallah
It means: "I bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad
(saw) is the Messenger of Allah". The first sentence of this 'Shahadah'
signifies the belief in the Oneness of Allah. It is the Key to Islamic faith.