...latitudinarians to this day ; they are indeed monotheists, but know little of their religion beyond that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his prophet. This is no doubt owing to their predatory and migratory habits, as well as to the aversion to any kind...

...lordship replied : ' I am Muhammad B. A'bdullah, the apostle of God.' Burydah continued : ' I testify that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is His apostle ;' and all the seventy men who were with him [likewise] professed Islam. That night Burydah...

...1 Jamal Badawi All grace is due to Allah, Creator and Sustainer of the universe, and I bear witness that there .is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His Servant, messenger and the seal of all the prophets and messengers in history. May Allah's peace and...

...prophet); see 'Abd al-Jabbar, Sharh, 577; Tihawi, Sharh, III, 214: it is not enough for ajew to declare that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is his messenger, in order to become a Muslim, for it is possible that he is attached to the view which says...

...occasion to bring together the 'Five Pillars' of Islam. The first pillar is a statement of belief; that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is his messenger. The other four are, as Muhammad told the pilgrims: 'O People, listen to me in earnest, worship...

...she made her profession of faith. Becoming a Muslim involves a simple act: the witnessing, shahadah, that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his prophet. Bevond that the faith has four requirements: fasting during Ramadan; praving five times a day; journeying...

...said "No, may God reward you; indeed we found that you are faithful and noble." He said: "I testify that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is His servant and messenger. I 56. That is, the Muslim community was legally responsible for the safety of...

...who often pray at mosques (right), are required by the Koran (below) to follow five rules. 1. Believe that there is no God but Allah and that Muhammad is his prophet. 2. Pray five times a day — at dawn, noon, midafternoon, sunset, and nightfall. 3. Give to the needy....

...faith (SHAHÀDA) by which a person is introduced into the Muslim community consists of the affirmation that there is no god but Allah and that MUHAMMAD is his prophet. For pious Muslims, every action is opened by an invocation of the divine name (basmala}. The formula...

...priority can be detected in Islam, whose first pillar of faith was the utterance of the formula professing that there is no God but Allah, and that Muhammad is his messenger. Before Islam, manifestations of irreverence toward existing religions were abundant. This...