Creed is the basis and foundation for the other pillars of Islam. Creed is the spirit, essence and foundation of all Islamic teachings. Every person who entered / converted to Islam must first read the sentence creed. Creed Syahadatain often called because it consists of two sentences (in Arabic means two sentences Syahadatain Creed). The second sentence is the creed:
1. An Asyhadu-Laa ilaha illallah,
2. wa Asyhadu Anna Muhammadar rasulullah,
The first sentence indicates the recognition of monotheism. That is, a Muslim trust only Allah SWT as the only God Almighty pledged So with the first sentence for a Muslim to establish himself to make only Allah SWT as goals, motivation, and way of life.
The second sentence indicates the recognition that the Prophet Muhammad is the Messenger of Allâh. With this sentence pledged to establish himself a Muslim to believe in Allâh teachings as conveyed through Muhammad,
How many times a day and a night we are required to read the creed ... ... ... ..?
His answer that there are two nine times lo ... .. How can ... ... .. ??
First: we Muslims are required to read two-sentence confession of faith as much as nine times a day and night, its implementation is in the amount tahiyat in prayer as we know in the literature there are two sentence tahiyat creed is not ...!? So if we count
1. Dawn first time reading the creed tahiyat = 1 times
2. Dhuhr, ashar, maghrib, and the evening 'two times each creed: 2 x 4 = 8
From the number above in mind that we must read the creed nine times a day and night.
Sentence content Creed
• Pledge
The pledge is a statement of a Muslim about what we are saying diyakininya.Ketika syahadah sentence, then we have an obligation to uphold and fight for what we promised it.
• Oath
Creed is also meaningful oath. Someone who swore, meant he was willing to accept the consequences and risks in the practice of any such oath. That is, for a Muslim that means ready and responsible for upholding the rule of Islam and Islamic teachings.
• Appointments
Creed also significant promise. That is, every Muslim is a person who promised faithfully to hear and obey in all things to all commands of Allah SWT, which is contained in the Qur'an and Sunnah.
Terms Creed
Calligraphy writing creed
Terms creed is something that without the existence of disyaratkannya then it is not perfect. So if someone say two sentences creed without fulfilling the terms, it can be said syahadatnya invalid.
Terms of creed, there are 7 (seven), namely:
• Knowledge
Someone must have knowledge of bersyahadat syahadatnya. He is obliged to understand the contents of the two sentences which he declared that, as well as willing to accept the consequences of his words.
• Confidence
Bersyahadat someone must know perfectly the meaning of the creed without the slightest doubt on that meaning.
• sincerity
Ikhlas means net heart of everything that contrary to the meaning of the creed. Speech riya creed or mixed with a certain tendency will not be accepted by Allah SWT.
• Honesty
Honesty is the fit between words and actions. The statement must be declared with a verbal confession of faith, believed in the liver, and is actualized in charitable deeds.
• Lovely
Means to love God and love for His messenger and those who believe. Love must also be accompanied with anger anger toward everything that is contrary to the creed, or in other words, all the science and charity that violates the Sunnah Rasulullah SAW.
• Reception
Acceptance means the acceptance heart of everything that comes from God and His Messenger. And this should be led to obedience and worship to Allah SWT, by believing that nothing could save him except teaching guides and coming from the Islamic Shari'a. That is, for a Muslim there is no other option except the Holy Qur'an and Sunnah.
• Submission
Submission is submission and surrender to Allah and His Messenger as is necessary. That is, a Muslim who bersyahadat must practice all his command and leave all of his ban. The difference between the proceeds and the submission is that the revenue made by the liver, while the submission made by fisik.Oleh Therefore, every Muslim who bersyahadat always ready to carry the Islamic teachings in their life.
Meaning for the Muslim Shahada
For adherents of the religion of Islam, Creed has a meaning as follows:
1. entrance to Islam; legal conditions of faith is by bersyahadatain (witness the two sentences syahadah)
2. the essence of Islamic teachings, the principal of the teachings of Islam is syahadatain, as teachings that brought the prophets and Rosul-rosul previous
3. foundation of faith, building faith and Islam is actually standing on two sentences syahadah
4. distinguishing between Muslims and infidels, which is in respect of the rights and obligations of the Shari'a] to be received or paid by a person after he uttered two sentences syahadah