Importance of Shahadah

Shahadah is...

• the declaration of faith

• prayer

• fasting

• giving to charity

In the Shahadah, Muslims declare:

• "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger."

• "There is only one god, Muhammad the messenger."

• "There is no god but Muhammad, and Allah is his messenger."

• "God is Allah, and his prophet is called Muhammad."

The Shahadah reminds Muslims that...

• There is only one God, Allah

• Their religion is better than other religions

• They should bow down to Muhammad

• They are more important than Allah

"I bear witness that there is nobody worthy of worship but Allah, and Muhammad is the ___________ of Allah"

• Angel

• Messenger

• Soldier

• Peacemaker

The Shahadah is important because... (select multiple options, then press 'submit' at the bottom)

• It defines a person as a Muslim

• It helps them to get into heaven

• It shows submission to Allah

• It shows their belief in Tawhid

• It is said by Sunni Muslims only

In Surah Ikhlas Allah says:

"He is Allah, the One. Allah - The Sustainer. He has never had offspring, nor was He born. And there is none comparable to Him"

What is the main message of Surah Al-Ikhlas?

• The angels are real

• Prophet Muhammad (sw) is His Messenger

• Allah is the One and Only

In Surah Ikhlas Allah says:

"He is Allah, the One. Allah - The Sustainer. He has never had offspring, nor was He born. And there is none comparable to Him"

What is meant by: "He has never had offspring, nor was He born"?

• The Prophets are not His children

• He does not have any child, parent or spouse

• Humans are the creations of Allah

In Shahdah when we say "La ilaha" we exclude something.

What are the things we exclude?

• We declare that Prophet Isa (as) is the Messenger of Allah

• We exclude all Gods or anything that people may worship

• We declare that Prophet Muhammad (saw) is the Messenger

Allah says:

"[0 men!] Follow what has been revealed to you from your Lord and follow no masters other than Him."

Choose 2 Answers from below.

What should we DO and What should we NOT do?

• Follow people who are good

• Do not follow others (Influencers, famous personalities, friends etc.. )

• Obey only Allah

• We exclude false Gods