17/06/2025
Want to convert to Islam? This is the first thing you MUST know!
Is it obligatory for people who want to embrace Islam to say the two words of the Shahadah?
Answer
Yes,
it is obligatory to say the two words of the Shahadah, namely:
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ الله .
Meaning:
"I bear witness that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah and I bear witness that Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah."
These two words are the key to the religion of Islam. Therefore, when sending Muaz bin Jabal to the country of Yemen, the Prophet ordered Muaz to make the first da'wah carried out was to call them to testify, that is, to acknowledge that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah and Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah or Rasulullah
Meaning, as a confession of embracing Islam, a person needs to say these two words (the Shahadah) while acknowledging with his tongue and heart. There must be recognition of the tongue and heart. For someone who cannot speak or is mute, it is sufficient for him to believe and believe in the meaning of the two words of the Shahadah, namely to believe that there is no true God but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.