1. Belief: The Testimony of Faith

There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is his Messenger

This is the testimony that "none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger". This testimony is the key with which one becomes a Muslim. The meaning of the first part of the testimony, 'none has the right to be worshipped but Allah', is:

1. Allah is the Creator of all that exists.
2. Allah is the Proprietor of all that exists and the Disposer of all affairs.
3. Allah is the One Who deserves to be worshipped alone.

There is no other God worthy of worship except Allah, and Mohammad is his messenger.
The meaning of the second part of the testimony, 'Muhammad is His slave and messenger' contains the following meanings:

1. To obey the Prophet in what he ordered.
2. To believe in everything he said.
3. To refrain from what he prohibited and warned against.
4. And that you do not worship Allah except by what he legislated.

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2. Salah - Prayer
3. Zakah - Almsgiving
4. Sawm - Fasting
5. Hajj - Holy Pilgrimage