This article is about the Islamic creed. For other uses, see Shahada (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Shaheed.
The Testimony of Faith inscribed as calligraphy on top of the Babussalam gate of the Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, Turkey
The Shahada (Arabic: الشَّهَادَةُaš-šahādatu; Arabic pronunciation:[aʃʃahaːdatʊ], "the testimony"),[note 1] also transliterated as Shahadah, is an Islamic oath and creed, and one of the Five Pillars of Islam and part of the Adhan. It reads: "I bear witness that there is no deity but God, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of God."
The Shahada declares belief in the oneness (tawhid) of God and the acceptance of Muhammad as God's messenger. Some Shias also include a statement of belief in the wilayat of Ali.[1] A single honest recitation of the Shahada is all that is required for a person to become a Muslim according to most traditional schools.[2]
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