Shahadah

حبسم الله الرحمن الريم

  

[Qur'an surah 47.Muhammad :19] Know, therefore, that there is no god but ALLAH, and ask forgiveness for thy fault, and for the men and women who believe: for ALLAH knows how ye move about and
how ye dwell in your homes.

The word shahādah (شِهادة) is a noun stemming from the verb syahida or shahada (شَهَدَ) , meaning "he observed, witnessed, or testified"; when used in legal terms, shahādah is a testimony to the occurrence of events, such as debt, adultery, or divorce. The shahādah can also be expressed in the dual form shahādatān (شِهادَتانْ, lit. "two testimonials"), which refers to the dual act of observing or seeing and then the declaration of the observation.The person giving the testimony is called a shāhid (شاهِد), with the stress on the first syllable. The two acts in Islam are observing or perceiving that there is no god but ALLAH and testifying or witnessing that Muhammad is the messenger of God. In a third meaning, shihādah or more commonly istishhād (إسْتِشْهادْ), means "martyrdom", the shahīd (شَهيد) pronounced with stress on the last syllable ("martyr") demonstrating the ultimate expression of faith, the point is the recognition that there is no true god except ALLAH ta'ala, there is no god but ALLAH alone.

Content of syahadat :
Pledge.
Pledge is a statement about what a Muslim believes. When someone utter the phrase martyrdom, then he has an obligation to uphold and fight for what he swore it.

Oath.
Syahadat also meaningful oath. Someone who swears, then he is willing to accept the consequences and risks of any such oath in practice. That is, for a Muslim that means ready and are responsible for the establishment of Islam and the rule of Islam.

Appointment
Syahadat also significant promise. That is, every Muslim are the ones who promised faithfully to hear and obey in all circumstances to all the commands of ALLAH, contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah.

ASYHADU ALLAA ILAAHA ILLALLAAH

There is no god worthy of worship except ALLAH.
A Muslim trust only ALLAH subhaanahu wa ta'aala as the only God and there is no god other than ALLAH. ALLAH is a God in the sense of something that's a person's motivation or a goal. So by pledging first sentence, steadying himself a Muslim to make only ALLAH as the goal, motivation, and a way of life.


WA ASYHADU ANNAA MUHAMMADARRASUULULLAAH

and Muhammad is His messenger.

With this sentence pledged to establish itself for a Muslim to believe the teachings of ALLAH as conveyed through Muhammad, such as believing hadith-hadith the prophet Muhammad shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam.

In the name of ALLAH the Beneficent, the Merciful. From Me the servant of ALLAH subhaanahu wa ta'aala, the follower of the Prophet Muhammad shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, I invite You to Islam, to become a Muslim and follow the right path.

A LETTER

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

 

Letter of the Prophet Muhammad Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam to the Heraclius :
In the name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful: (This letter is) from Muhammad son of Abdullah to Heraclius the Great (ruler) of the Romans (Byzantines). Peace be upon him, he who follows the right path. Furthermore I invite thee to Islam; become a Muslim and thou shalt be safe (from Hell or God’s punishment), and God will double thy reward (as your people will follow along and be saved because of you), and if thou rejectest, thou shalt bear the sins of persecuting Arians.
And I recite to you God’s Statement: (O Muhammad): ‘and people of the scripture! Come to a word common to you and us that we worship none but God and that we associate nothing in worship with Him, and that none of us shall take others as Lords beside God. Then, if they turn away, say: ‘Bear witness that we are Muslims’ (those who have surrendered to God).

Letter of the Prophet Muhammad Shallallaahu ‘Alaihi Wasallam to the Negus :
In the name of God the Beneficent, the Merciful: From Muhammad the Prophet of Islam to the Negus, the king of Ethiopia: peace be on you, I thank God for you, The God, who is no god but him, the King, the Holy Faith, the Guardian, and I witness that Jesus, the son of Mary, the Spirit of God and His Word. The word he gave to the Virgin, the believer Mary, and from this word she bears Jesus. God created Jesus from his soul just as he created Adam. I invite you and your soldiers to believe the God the Almighty. I wrote and advised you, so accept my advise. Peace upon those who follow the right way.  

Letter to You :
In the name of ALLAH the Beneficent, the Merciful: From Me the servant of ALLAH, the follower of the Prophet Muhammad, to You.
Peace be on You, I thank God for you, The God, who is no God but Him, The King, The Holy Faith, The Guardian, ALLAH. Furthermore I invite You to Islam, become a Muslim and follows the right path, and ALLAH will double Your reward, and if You rejected, You shalt bear the sins. Peace upon those who follow the right way, There is no God but ALLAH, and Muhammad is His messenger.
And I recite to you ALLAH’s statement In Al-Qur’an : Let there be no compulsion in religion : Truth stands out clear from Error: whoever rejects evil and believes in ALLAH hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And ALLAH heareth and knoweth all things. [2:256]