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Kalimatul Shahada by nuhuanku(m): 8:49pm On Aug 03, 2017 |
Indept study of Kalimatul
Shahada
Transliteration:
Ash'hadu An La ilaha illa Allah wa hada'u La
sharikala la'u, wa ash'hadu anna Muhammad
abduhu wa rasul.
Translation.
I testify that there is no God except Allah
alone, and i testify that Muhammad is His
servant and His Messenger.
This statement of testimony
shows that it is only Allah that is worth of
being worshiped, since it negate every others
things of being not worth of worship. It
therefore declared that whatever people
worship or have been worshiping are not worth
of it. This statement of faith is an affirmation
of strict monotheistic belief of every Muslim.
Allah say in chapter 112 of the Holy Qur'an.
"Say He Allah is One, Allah the
besought of all, He begets not, nor is He
begotten and there is none comparable unto
Him."
And in Q2: 163, Allah stated as follows.
"And your God is One, there is
not god except Him, The Gracious The Merciful."
The Oneness of Allah could be
viewed in His Essence, Attributes and Works.
Some human being were sometimes misguided by
worshiping the opposite of strict monotheism,
such people worship idols, hereby bodies
(Sun,Moon, Stars e.t.c) stones, trees, human
being, springs water e.t.c. All these act of
worship are termed Shirk (polytheism) and
those who engage in them are called polytheist
(Mushrik). In this aspect, it includes those who
worships prophets, saints and their likes.
The second part of this statement of faith is
Muhammad is the Servant and Messenger of
Allah. As are mentioned all other things other
than of Allah are created things which are not
worth of being worshiped. Therefore,
Muhammad serve as a Messenger but not a
deity of worship. He delivered the Message of
God, practice it and classified every aspect of
Allah's message to human beings and jinns.
He act as the Last Prophet (the
seal of the Prophet). His messenger-ship is
universal. All other Prophet were seat to a
particular people or generation but that of
Muhammad is to the whole universe. Below are
the Qur'an Proof of all the above assertion
concerning the prophet-hood messenger-ship
and servant-ship of Muhammad respectively.
Universality of
His Prophet-hood.
1. "Say (O Muhammad)! O mankind! Indeed I am
an apostle of Allah to all of you...." (Qur'an
158) "Now( as for you Muhammad) we have
not sent you to mankind at large except as
a herald of gld tidings and Warner: but
most people do not understand (This)
(Q34:28)
2. Finality of His Prophet-hood.
"And Muhammad is not the father of any of
your men, but is Allah's Messenger and the seal
of Prophets....(Q33:40)
3. Servant-hood messenger-ship of
Muhammad.
" Muhammad is the messenger of Allah (Q48:29)
"All praise is due to to Allah, Who has
bestowed this revelation from a High upon His
Servant, and has not allow any deviousness to
ob-sense its meaning" (Q18:11)
Implications of
Kalimatul Shahadah
1. It is the statement which must be offered
by every individual who want to embrace
Islam.
2. Its content abolished all idol worship and
other forms of polytheism.
3. It is always being repeated in all our five
times daily prayers.
4. It shows that Muhammad (SAW) is a human
being and not a divine being to be
worshiped.
5. It also indicates that Muhammad (SAW) is
the seal of the Prophet sent to the whole
world.
Lesson contained in the
implication of Kalimatul Shahadah
1. It teaches the Unity of God.
2. It shows that Muhammad (SAW) is the
Messenger of Allah.
3. The statement also implies that there is no
prophet after the seal of the Prophet
(Muhammad).
4. It is a statement used in recognizing a
Muslim from non-Muslims.
Applications of
Lessons to daily Life.
1. We should believe in the Oneness of God.
2. We should believe in the Servant and
Prophet-hood of Muhammad (SAW) and as
the the Last Prophet.
3. Our faith in God should be of a strict
monotheism.
4. We should avoid any act of association of
Partnership with Allah. |
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