Questions and answers on Shahada
A preface to “22 serious reasons shahada should contain no name except God’s”
22 serious reasons shahada should contain no name except God’s
The first commandment of Islam has no name in it except God’s
La ilaha illa Allah is the only shahada found in the Quran
The Quran doesn’t authorize any added name in shahada
Islam revolves around Oneness and so should shahada
In all service we should remember only the ever-living One who never dies
We are not allowed to make distinction between the messengers
God is enough as witness that Muhammad was God’s messenger
The Quran relates the testimony ‘Muhammadur rasulullah’ to hypocrisy
The Quran links the added shahada to rejection
Pairing God with Muhammad violates holistic logic
The Quran condemns those who mention ‘others’ with God
Associating sanctified creatures with God is idolatry, the gravest offense in Islam
Extended shahada is not a requirement to be or become a Muslim
Extended shahada is not a requirement for salvation
Islam is not about any particular messenger
The Quran presaged the extended shahada as deviation
Extended shahada creates false religions by inventing secondary authorities
Sectarian shahada is based on baseless hadiths
‘Shahada hadiths’ are contradictory and confused
Sectarian shahada was a later invention
Earliest ‘dated Muslim texts’ constantly remember God but never Muhammad
The dual shahada evolved in line with an increasing idolization of Muhammad
A summary of “22 serious reasons shahada should contain no name except God’s”
Our God and your God is one. 29:46
Distortion of shahada evidenced by archaeology
Distortion of shahada through the political slogan of the Umayyads