First Pillar of Islam (Rukun Islam 1)
Assalamualaikum,
Answer these questions:
Do you familiar with Five Pillar of Islam?
Do you know why we need to know it?
Can you tell me the first Pillar of Islam?
Alhamdulillah if you can answer all the questions. You will see some thread in this blog about Five Pillar of Islam, which is basic acts in Islam that considered necessary on every Muslim. Say shahadah is the first part between Five Pillar of Islam, and in here InsyaAllah some explanation to it. Then, what is shahadah? Shahadah is like a vow that you make during a wedding day, you put a belief understand and whole heart to it. In Islam, ''The Shahadah'' is word said-“Ashadu an la ilaha illa illa-ilah, wa ashadu anna muhammadan rasul ullah.”
Every Muslim give above a two vow to Allah, first one ''I stated there is no God but Allah''. In deeper, the person belief there is only one Creator, Allah, and has no right to be worshiped other than that. He also belief Allah has neither has a partner nor son. The second vow, ''I witnesses that beloved Prophet Muhammad is messenger of Allah''. This make that a person accepting Prophet Muhammad is the last prophet and messenger that sent by Allah Swt.
Where can we find this shahadah? For everyone who converted to Muslim as their religion, the first word or like vow he need to say is ''The Shahadah''. In every Athan (call prayer), shahadah be mention two times. Not only that, it has been said in our five times prayers, also twice each. The newborn, it's sunnah recited Athan (for baby boy) or Iqamah (for baby girl) in the right ears of them from a father/male figure, otherwise, the mother also can. Lastly, Muslim strive for the shahadah to be their last words upon their death.
In the Quran (kalam Allah), there is no direct show about this shahadah but more to interpretation here and there to it. Those are some of it. ''Say, He is Allah, The one.'' 112;1. Surah As-Saf;1 ''Whatever in the heavens and whatever is on the earth glorifies Allah. For He alone is the Almighty All Wise''. Also, in hadith Shahih Muslim 22 for example, It has been narrated on Abdullah b. 'Umar that the Prophet Muhammad said: ''I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and they establish prayer, and pay Zakat and....''
MasyaAllah. The reality from above scenario shows that shahadah start early from a life of the person until his last breath. Uniquely said, from start of the book until last page, full of shahadah been highlighted. Again, ''The Shahadah'' can you see that this vow be mention and renew mostly in everyday of our life. Allah remind us every second to minute to hour, from wake up morning (Fajr prayer) until before we sleep at night (Isya' prayer). MasyaAllah.
Assalamualaikum.
