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Do the exact words محمد رسول الله (Muhammad is the messenger of God) appear in the Qur'an?
All Praise to Allah Subhanahu wa Taala and blessings of Him be on Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him His family and companions
Yeah these words are mentioned in Quran 48:29
مُّحَمَّدٌ رَّسُولُ ...
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Does saying or writing the Shahada make you a Muslim?
Shahadaa is not just merely saying words or writing them. It's a matured decision to understand Islam whole heartedly without any compulsion and uttering those beautiful phrases. (Some people even say ...
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Do I need to convert in front of witnesses to become a Muslim?
It is not a requirement for one who takes Al-Shahadatayn (testimony of faith) to have it witnessed, but it is preferred as a form of da'wah (invitation) to others to embrace Islam. There is no verse ...
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There is no God But Allah
Does Allah mean God?
Yes (if one intends to refer to "Allah") and no (because it strictly means more than "God" expresses).
Allah الله is a word that describes a deity and its ...
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Do I need to take shahada again
لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله
Regardless of whether or not your prior shahada was accepted, if you want to be a Muslim, then say the shahada.
It's normal for Muslims to say the shahada multiple ...
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Why Shahada as the First Pillar of Islam
Simply speaking as without performing, understanding its meaning and believing it you'll never be a Muslim.
So without the two testimonies الشهادات the shahaddatan all your worship is invane. As ...
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What is the commandment of Islam about the widow of shaheed?
Yes it's true as you said the shaheed are alive they are not die but at this same time they have no connection to the world they are alive in our golden words and his wife who is now a widow she can ...
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I want to convert to Islam but I don't know what is the correct shahada?
Both are correct. Understanding the meaning is important because faith is belief in the heart and expression upon the tongue and action upon the limbs.
First one: I testify that there is no God but ...
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What does shahada 'amaliyya (faith by deed) mean?
The definition of the shahādatayn (the two testimonies of Islam) as explained by Al-Hāzimi comprised of three affirmations and one negation:
Testify verbally
Understand the meaning of the testimonies
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Is there a specific sequence of Arabic words which is considered "the shahada"?
First of all calling it "the shahada" is strictly speaking wrong, as these are two shahadat and they are called a-shahadatayn الشهادتين or a-Shahadatan الشهادتان (depending on grammatical ...
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Is there a specific sequence of Arabic words which is considered "the shahada"?
All perfect praise be to Allah
Basically, shahadah is a way to get a person's consent on whether or not he believes in these 2 things.
Both of these kalamas can be found in books of ahadees as ...
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Does having doubts when re-reciting the shahada render it invalid?
Tabraze Azam at SeekersHub addressed this exact problem:
...I struggle with words as my my heart wavers. I think this happened when i was reading about the essentials of
becoming a Muslim. A ...
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Immediately after the shahadah, what is the phrase used in the chant, (besides Allahu Akbar)?
The imam and before that -apparently- the audience is saying: "Takbeer"=saying Allahu Akbar الله أكبر. Takbeer or takbir التكبير in this -the religious- context means saying Allah is great in general....
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Can one convert to Islam without saying the shahada?
Saying the Shahadah (i.e., testifying) is a must in order to officially become Muslim.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said:
(The superstructure of) al-Islam is raised on five (pillars), testifying (the fact) that ...
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If a non-Muslim performs salah (prayers), does he become a Muslim?
In the described situation, the person has performed all the physical actions required to become a Muslim. Another Muslim would ordinarily accept this person as a Muslim. Beyond that, it's ...
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what happens if you don't get the chance to say the shahada
Reciting the shahada is done either as an act of entering into of Islam or as a dhikr.
Saying the shahada once during life is what makes a person a Muslim. As long as a person accepted Islam once and ...
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what happens if you don't get the chance to say the shahada
Not saying the sahahdah at the moment of death isn't as sign of a bad ending
First of all if the question is whether not being able to perform the shahadah is something bad for the life in the ...
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Do i have to redo my shahada?
bad thoughts happen for everyone. A thought can never undo our beliefs.
Your situation(in which I was either) is a trick from Shaytaan. He is really upset because of your reversion to Islam so he is ...
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There is no God But Allah
Brother God is not the proper English translation of 'Allah'. Allah is a word which can't be described using any language that's why we call 'Allah' not 'God'.
Clarification in this video; https://...
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Can a Muslim say the shahadah again?
If you mean shahdah as in to re-become a Muslim, I would say you never left. Instead, what I believe you're asking is how to get on the good side of things now that you're grown and more mature.
In ...
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I sang a song that cursed gods name
The Quran declares:
Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
— Quran,...
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I sang a song that cursed gods name
To leave Islam and become a disbeliever you need to do this intentionally which neither seems to be the case when you where 13 nor now as you still feel bad about it.
And even if you did something ...
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When one converts to Islam, do they have to make up prayers?
Upon converting to Islam, all previous sins are forgiven, Alhamdullilah. Additionally, one does not have to makeup any prayers or fasts missed for the duration that one was non-Muslim. The Sacred Law ...
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Took shahada secretly
This question is between you and Allah. You do not need to re-take shahada as your inner intention was Islam the whole time while you had to perform such practices.
I would highly suggest talking to ...
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What is the commandment of Islam about the widow of shaheed?
It doesn't matter how her husband died or benefits to him in jannah (or even for argument's sake, what happens to him in jahannam). After the 'iddah (four months and ten days on the Islamic calendar) ...
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According to Islam, should I take the Shahadah even though I have some doubts regarding the prophethood?
Welcome to Islam and this site per se. First of, I would start thanking God for the food I eat and the things I possess. I think for your Shahada (bearing of witness) would look good and seem 100 % ...
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Did Prophet Muhammed (saw) raise a dead man to give the Shahada?
Imam Al-Bayhaqi compiled a 7 volume book called Dala'il al-Nubuwwah (The proofs of Prophethood), in which he listed many miracles of Muhammad (SAW). So if this story is authentic then you have a good ...
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Must Shahada be said in Arabic?
Any language a person utters the shahadah in his Islam will be accepted as long as seven conditions are fulfilled
knowledge of whats he saying he know it means none has the right to be worshipped ...
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