In the Name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
The Shahada (Proclamation of Faith) of the Believers
Laa Elaaha Ella Allah (There Is No god But God)
This is the true shahada of God, the angels and those who possess knowledge.
[3:18] God bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and THOSE WHO POSSESS KNOWLEDGE. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most wise.
Many Muslims insist on adding Muhammed's name to the shahada, defying God and the idea of keeping the religion absolutely to GOD ALONE. No where in the Quran can we find Muhammed's name added to the name of God in the shahada. The statement, "Muhammed Rasoul Allah" is a statement of fact and should not be confused with the statement of shahada that we bearwitness.
The Shahada or Proclamation of Faith is the same first commandment given to Moses , and it has to be the same commandment given to all the prophets and messengers.
"I, the Lord, am your God who brought you out of the Land of Egypt, that place of slavery. You shall not have any other gods beside me. ....." Deuteronomy 5:6
[21:25] We did not send any messenger before you (O Muhammed) except with the inspiration : "There is no god except Me; you shall worship Me ALONE.
The Islamic Shahada ( that equals the first commandment) is mentioned in 3:18
[3:18] God bears witness that there is no god except He, and so do the angels and THOSE WHO POSSESS KNOWLEDGE. Truthfully and equitably, He is the absolute god; there is no god but He, the Almighty, Most wise.
This most important expression (LA ELAAHA ELLA HOO= there is no other god besides Him) occurs in 19 suras.
The first occurrence is in 2:163 and the last occurrence is in 73:9. The total of sura numbers plus the number of verses between the first occurrence and the last occurrence, plus the sum of these verse numbers is 316502 = 19X16658.
Also , by adding the numbers of the 19 suras where LA ELAAHA ELLA HOO occurs, plus the verse numbers where this crucial expression is found, plus the total number of occurrences (29), the grand total comes to 2128, or 19X112.
The TRUE believers KNOW that Muhammed was the messenger of God and bear witness that there is no god besides God.
[63:1] When the hypocrites come to you they say, "We bear witness that you are the messenger of GOD." GOD knows that you are His messenger, and GOD bears witness that the hypocrites are liars.