DECLARATION OF FAITH

Q         ‘There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah’.   
            Describe the Muslim beliefs summarized by the declaration of faith  (shahada). [10-N-12-2058-22]

To believe that there is no God but Allah and Muhammad (saw) is His Apostle is an integral part of Muslim faith. A true Muslim submits his life only to Allah. He follows the way of God and avoids everything forbidden by God. He believes in Allah and all of His attributes. These attributes are very well presented in Ayat ul Kursi and Sura Al Ikhlaas.

Ayatul Kursi gives the following attributes of Allah:
He is alive, eternal and self-subsisting, active, Lord of everything, accepts interceding, has the knowledge of past and the future, giver of knowledge and the possessor of all powers.

Sura Al Ikhlaas says that Allah is One and Unique, Absolute, having no children or parents and no one is like Him.

When Muslims say that Mohammad is the messenger of God, they believe that Mohammad (sw) is the last of the chain of prophets. He brought the same message that was brought by the other prophets of Allah. He asked people to believe and follow only one Allah, to believe in the Day of Judgment and to believe and follow Mohammad (sw) as the Prophet of God. In his last sermon he said:
“I am leaving behind me to things. If you follow them, you will never
               go astray; One is the Book of allah and the other is my Sunnah.”

He is also the last Prophet of Allah. With him, the religion of Islam completed and there is no need for any further guidance. The holy Quran says:
“Mohammad (saw) is not the father of any of your men, but he is the
  messenger of Allah and the last of the prophets -----” (Al Ahzab-40)

Mohammad (saw) is for the entire humanity and for every period of time until the Day of Judgment. The worships in Islam and the social laws are applicable to every society and they are not concentrated to a particular nation. Mohammad (saw) was given the holy Quran which is the last Book of Allah. Allah has preserved the holy Quran from corruption and change. He has also preserved the practices and the sayings of the Prophet Mohammad (saw).


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  1. Unknown12 December 2021 at 13:30

    It was very helpful for me in studying for my final exams

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