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ʿAqīdah

عقيدة

شهادة

Shahādah

Definition

Testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muḥammad is His Messenger — the key to Islam.

Example

Ashhadu an lā ilāha illā Allāh, wa ashhadu anna Muḥammadan rasūl Allāh.

See also

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Tawḥīd

Affirming the absolute oneness of Allah in His Lordship, in worship, and in His names and attributes.

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Islām

Submission to Allah through the five pillars — shahādah, ṣalāh, zakāh, ṣawm, and ḥajj.

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