the importance of shahada

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The Importance to Learn and Say:-La-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah [Shahada : Testimony to the Unity]Meaning:-There is no divinity But(Except) God

First will I explain from the past books, to make any sense for thepresent statement, in Judaism you have "Hear O Israel, the Lord ourLord is ONE Lord", and in Christianity you have "I believe in ONEGod"[john 17.3] Thus one can see the affirmation of Unity madefrom the past.

la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah :- The formula is called (shahada) - a Witnessof Unification, a Testimony of Unity (a contract), the witness (the

saying of it witness-bearing). The shahada or Testimony of Unity isa covenant in which Gods part will be to give salvation in the nextlife, or it is deposit, laid up with god, to be repaid with the interestof a reward in the next life. It (the Shahada) will accompany itsutterer on the Resurrection Day, and God most High will say. "I havea covenant with this servant of Mine and I am true to the fulfilmentof covenants. Let My servant enter Paradise".

The Testimony of Unity has two halves; its first a Negation (-) of anydivinity apart from God that is; There is no divinity(Gods) - la-e-

lahaa and the second is an Affirmation, a Positive (+) of divinity ofGod that is; but Godill-lal-lah.

When a Negative and Positive are joined they make a spark, a sparkthat turns to a light, a light that becomes a flame, a flame burningand illuminating your heart with Faith Imaan in arabic, God Willing.

Who ever reflects deeply will find all creatures affirm the Onenessof God Most High, for example I work with computers, and I wasthinking about the simple language a computer is programmed in,and its called Binary, Binary is actually Zeros and ones or Pluss (0)and Negatives (1) or you can say - +, Negation and Affirmation.

When negation followed by the affirmation is uttered by someonewho puts no other Divinity (God-head, Creator worthy ofWorshipping to) except God [Allah in arabic His proper name] this


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means that he has denied and refused the illusion of polytheists(believing in more than one God [ Shirk in Arabic ]), and also meansthat the essence of Unification that his heart contains will bereinforced.

For it is actively strengthened by the repetition of this nobleFormula of Oneness. As in the saying "Renew you faith [Imaan]by la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah." we will explain this more in terms as anInvocation (prayer) Later on.

As means of Protection God Most High says:- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah isMy fortress, and he who enters my fortress is safe from MyChastisement.

Thou hast banished from me the evil of Wanderers of night and dayby means of:- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah.

I am protected from haunting spirits and demons and magic and(demonic) mates of evil and all the hosts of Iblis - [arabic name forSatan] by means of ; la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah.

When Moses Asked God for the Best Invocation (prayer) toRemember him continually, he was given la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah,every prophet of God was given this Formula to remember God with

and By.

As a means of Forgiveness when a worshipper says la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah, a pillar of light goes up from his mouth and stands beforeGod Most High. And God Most High says to the light, "Go to MyThrone"; and it says, "Nay, by Thy might I will not go till Thou hastforgiven the one who uttered me." Then God says, "By My Might andMajesty, it was I who moved his tongue to say thee, have I notalready forgiven his sins?".

The Testimony of Unity:- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah when recitedContinually for example 100 times, it is called in arabic (Dhikr/Zikr)- Remembrance of God. Because what you are doing is making youtongue busy with this remembrance of God. As God says if youremember Me I will Remember you. This is the practice of the


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Prophets of God. as mentioned above. The Method one Conductsthe Invocation (prayer) ofla-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah. Will be explained.

Remembrance of God is a fire which does not stay or spread so ifit enters a house saying, "Me and nothing other than me," which isone of the meanings of la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah (There is no god[divinity] but [God] Allah), and there is firewood in the house, itburns it up and it becomes fire. If there is darkness in the house, itbecomes light. If there is light in the house, it becomes 'light uponlight'.

Remembrance of God expels from the body impure substancesproduced by excess in eating or from the consumption of unlawfulfood. As for food which is lawful, it does not touch it. So the

harmful components are burned up and the good componentsremain.

And Whosoever does an atoms weight of good will see it andWhosoever does an evil atoms weight will see it.

Actions produce effects on the heart. Just as the effect of an atomsweight of food or drink or medicine is not lost on the body, so toothe effect of an atoms weight of goodness or evil is not lost eitherdrawing near to Gods door or in separation from Him. But what is

the way to come close to God you may be asking, we will nowexplain.

If your searching for Islam/or finding out is Islam is for you, the nthe following practice May help you, Or you want to Strengthyour Faith in God.

On the rules of Conduct for the invocation (prayer):- la-e-lahaaill-lal-lah Testimony of Unity

Among the rules of conduct are wearing of proper, Clean ( i.e.clothes not stained with urine or its like) sweet-smelling clothes andmaintaining purity of body (Cleanliness is next to Godliness ) alsoyou need to clean the Outside [body] (by have a bath and one MUSTMake an Intention to coming close to God) before one can toattempt to Clean the inside [Heart].


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Thus Ritual (Purity (bathing) implies the Negation of uncleannessand the Affirmation of Ritual Purity. In Almsgiving, there is negationof love of money and affirmation of love of God.

And purity of stomach by eating lawful food. Although theinvocation of :- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah, expels the parts arising fromunlawful good, nevertheless, when the stomach is empty ofunlawful food or whatever is doubtful, the benefit of the invocationis in a greater or more lasting illumination of the heart. When thereis unlawful food in the stomach, the invocation washes it out andpurifies the stomach. Consequently, at such times its benefit inilluminating the heart is weaker.

Do you not see that if you wash solid things in water, it removes the

dirt, but they are not very clean? For that reason, it is preferable towash them a second or a third time. However, if an area to bewashed is already free of dirt, it increases in beauty and radiancefrom the first laundering. When the invocation descends into theheart, if there is darkness within, it illuminates it; and if there isalready light, the invocation increase the light and intensifies it .

The rules of conduct associated with the invocation are sincerity,perfuming the place of invoking with sweet fragrance for sake ofthe angels, sitting cross-legged facing the direction of prayer (thatseast). Close ones eyes and face straight ahead.

The novice should invoke with perfect force and respectfulveneration. There is no divinity But Go:- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah should rise from above his navel. By the phrase There is nodivinity (la-e-lahaa ) he should intend excluding from the heartwhat is other-than-God. By the phrase but God (ill-lal-lah), heshould intend uniting the formula in the heart so to fix ill-lal-lah firmly in the heart and let it flow throughout all the members of

the body, casing the meaning of the invocation to be present in hisheart at every instant.

The lengthening of the vowel a in La-e-laha , is done bysaying Laa-e-laaha is considered good, during the time ofelongation, the invoker can visualise in his mind all opposites andcontraries and expel them, (No I dont believe or Worship, in the


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god of money or film/pop stars, son of god, god of sun? or of moon,god of cow or tree or goddess or any other man made created godsof any kind ) That is followed by ill-lal-lah (but God Allah is theproper for god ), and that is closer to sincerity because it is

acknowledgement of the Divinity. First one Negates His essencewith la-e-la-ha, he nevertheless affirms His Being with ill-lal-lah.Indeed, ill-la (except) is a light placed in the heart, illuminating it.

Invoking Causes Gods remembrance of the servant, which is thegreat honour and loftiest distinction. Through the invocation ofla-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah, the heart of man lives just as the seed livesthrough the downpour of rain. The invocation is the nourishment ofthe soul just as food is the nourishment of the body. Invokingpolishes the heart of its rust, which is forgetfulness (Ghaflah) into

the pursuit of worldly passion.

The Testimony of Unity:- la-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah should be recitedContinually for 100 or times for 40 day or more (if you like repeat itfor 5 to 10mins with your Eyes closed and you Hearts Open) AfterWashing ,as described above. This is best done in the Evening justbefore going to Bed. For results will be seen in dreams this way.God Willing.

It is to mediation like a lamp that guides one in the dark towards anopen road. It thwarts sinful actions: Verily, good deeds annul baddeeds invoking puts an end to the separation that occurs betweenthe Lord and the forgetful servant.

Its forgetfulness of God that has made the servants to forget theirsouls and that is the extreme of corruption. Leading to confusingand darkness, invoking is a light for the servant in the world and thenext, his grave, his resurrection and his assembling with others onthe Day of Judgement. it is the fundamental principle and the door

to spiritual growth. Its the sign of authority whereby it assails theego and passionate desires. When invocation ofla-e-lahaa ill-lal-lah, is firmly rooted in the heart and drops down in it and thetongue becomes subordinate to it, the invoker is in need of nothing;so he progresses and ascends. As for the forgetful man, even if hebe wealthy, he is in reality poor, and if he be powerful he isactually base.


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From the results of this practice, you will see in your dreams or byinner understanding of overwhelming. That Faith will be Depositedwithin your Heart. This of course is the blessing of the GodAlmighty, May you be Guided to the Truth.

Finally say a supplication:- O Lord (Ya Rab-bi) for the sake of youBeloved (Habib), and for the sake all your Prophets, Saints andMartyrs. And for the sake for you Greatest Hidden Name (Ism-al-Azaam). I Beg for you Guidance (He-day-yah).

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