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4.1. GINDI 1: Shahada (Aqidar Musulunci)
Shahada, ko kuma bayanin imani, yana cewa "babu abin bautawa da gaskiya sai Allah, kuma Muhammadu Manzon Allah ne." Ka lura da mayar da hankali ga Allah da Mohammed, abin sha'awa ga addinin da ya yi iƙirarin cewa shi cikakken tauhidi ne kamar yadda kashi na farko na akida da ke nuni da imani da Allah da kansa bai isa ba, kuma kashi na biyu wanda ya haɗa da Mohammed (halitta) dole ne a hada. Wannan ba shakka abu ne mai ban sha'awa sau biyu bisa la'akarin dagewar musulmi cewa Mohammed ba na musamman ba ne a cikin dukkan annabawan Allah, amma duk da haka an keɓe shi kuma an haɗa shi cikin ainihin bayanin imani.
Musulmai sun yi imanin cewa dole ne a karanta Shahada da Larabci, duk da cewa babu wani abu a cikin koyarwar Musulunci da ya ce dole ne haka. A cewar Mohammed, karantawa kawai ya isa ya ceci musulmi daga wuta. Yace:
Don haka wannan shi ne kawai abin da ake bukata daga wani don ya zama musulmi.
Musulmai suna jin aqida sama da sau ashirin a kowace rana yayin kiran sallah, kuma musulmi guda daya suna maimaita ta sau da yawa a kowace sallah. A aikace, ana yawan faɗin hakan fiye da haka yayin da wasu musulmi ke amfani da aƙidar don nuna fushi, bacin rai, godiya, da sauransu.
Mohammed ya ce:
Wasu malaman musulmi sun fahimci "mutane" suna nufin kabilar Muhammadu, yayin da wasu suka fahimci ma'anar duk wanda ba musulmi ba.