The Shahadah (Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B): Flashcards

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The Shahadah
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Shahadah's position in Five Pillars

First pillar

The Shahadah declaration states

There is no God but Allah & Muhammad is His Messenger

Islamic traditions accepting Shahadah

Both Sunni and Shi'a

Two core beliefs in the Shahadah

Belief in Allah's oneness (Tawhid) & Muhammad as prophet

Tawhid meaning

Belief in Allah as the one true God

Qur'anic verse for Shahadah

Surah 3:17-18

Requirement to be a true Muslim

Genuinely recite the Shahadah

Shahadah at birth

Whispered into newborn's ears

Shahadah in daily worship

Part of Salah & in Adhan

Shahadah before death

Muslims aim to say it before dying

Shahadah for conversion

Recited aloud before witnesses

Other four pillars of Islam

Prayer, charity, fasting (Ramadan), pilgrimage (Mecca)

Shahadah's foundational importance

Other pillars lose meaning without it

Muhammad's role (Shahadah)

Bringing Allah's unaltered word

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