Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Shahada is the declaration of faith in Muslim theology. When stated aloud three times with witnesses, one is considered to have officially declared yourself a convert to Islam. In transliterated Arabic: Ashadu la illaha il Allah, wa Muhammadur rasul Allah. In translation to English: I believe that there is One God, and Muhammad is his messenger (prophet). It is considered correct to refer to previous prophets, such as Jesus (in Arabic, Isa) as prophets (rasul), and some groups (notably certain Sufi mystics) will amend this declaration to mention prior prophets whose names are found in the Qur'an. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.