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Shahādah: Islamic profession of faith The shahādah, the Islamic profession of faith and the opening lines of the call to prayer (adhān), calligraphy on a mosque.

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shahādah, the Muslim profession of faith: ā€œThere is no god but God; Muhammad is the Prophet of God.ā€ The shahādah is the first of the five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām). It must be recited by every Muslim at least once in a lifetime, aloud, correctly, and purposively, with a full understanding of its meaning and with an assent of the heart.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Adam Zeidan.