The
Shahada ( , "the testimony";
aš-šahādatān (, "the two testimonials"); also
Kalima Shahadat [, "the testimonial word"]), is an
Islamic creed declaring belief in the
oneness of
God and the acceptance of
Muhammad as God's
prophet. The declaration, in its shortest form, reads:
- There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God.
- Audio (prefaced by the phrase (wa) ašhadu ʾan —"(and) I testify, that")