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- noun the first pillar of Islam is an affirmation of faith
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								For example, of the five pillars of Islam, only the first, the shahadah, is more belief-oriented than a practice like the other four. Questions about Islam JDsg 2007 
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								On the walls there were colorful paintings of old Baghdad streets, with their overhanging balconies; pastel paintings of mosques; a drawing of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, inscribed with the shahadah, the Muslim profession of faith; a watercolor of the family tree of the Prophet Muhammad, in reds and blues; and the ninety-nine names of God printed in Arabic calligraphy. Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011 
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								On the walls there were colorful paintings of old Baghdad streets, with their overhanging balconies; pastel paintings of mosques; a drawing of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, inscribed with the shahadah, the Muslim profession of faith; a watercolor of the family tree of the Prophet Muhammad, in reds and blues; and the ninety-nine names of God printed in Arabic calligraphy. Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011 
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								So if Obama was registered at the public school as a Muslim, and took the religious instruction for Muslims, then he must have recited the shahadah. 
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								(And even there, we recite the shahadah at least once in every prayer.) Questions about Islam JDsg 2007 
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								I'm putting this post up partly because of my pride in this masjid (it was where I first made shahadah), but also because I appreciated this minister's open-mindedness, which shows quite clearly in his writing. Archive 2006-03-01 JDsg 2006 
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								Softy that I am, I actually started to get a little teary-eyed when the one woman (not one of the intervieweees) announced that she wanted to take the shahadah right then and there. Turning Muslim in Texas JDsg 2006 
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								Softy that I am, I actually started to get a little teary-eyed when the one woman (not one of the intervieweees) announced that she wanted to take the shahadah right then and there. Archive 2006-01-01 JDsg 2006 
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								There are a number of conditions attached to the recitation to the shahadah in order for a reversion to be valid, one of which is sincerity: to become a Muslim, one must be sincere in his or her beliefs. Archive 2006-09-01 JDsg 2006 
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								There are a number of conditions attached to the recitation to the shahadah in order for a reversion to be valid, one of which is sincerity: to become a Muslim, one must be sincere in his or her beliefs. Salaam 'alaikum (peace be unto you). JDsg 2006 
colleen commented on the word shahadah
the First Pillar of Islam: profession of faith.
October 7, 2007