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.