What you must believe about your Creator - Kalamullah.Com

then the testimony will not benefit him, because he did not believe inthe intent of testification.2. Al-Yaqeen - Certainty.One who testifies should becertain about the meaning of the testification because if one doubtsthen the testimony will not benefit him. Allah says, “Only those arethe believers who have believed in Allah and His Messenger, andafterward doubt not...” [Soorah al-Hujurat (49): 15]So, if he doubts, then he is a hypocrite. Allah's Messenger said,“Whoever you meet behind this wall testifying 'La ilaha illAllah,' withcertainty in his heart, then give him the glad tiding of Jannah.”[Saheeh al-Bukharee] Thus, he who does not have certainty in hisheart does not deserve to enter Jannah.3. Al-Qubool - Acceptance.Acceptance of what thetestimony necessitates like, worshiping Allah alone, and abandoningthe worship of other than him. He, who utters the testimony but doesnot accept it and does not adhere to it, then he is from among thoseregarding whom Allah says, 'Truly, when it was said to them, 'La ilahaill-Allah', they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it). And(they) said, 'Are we going to abandon our aaliha (false gods) for thesake of a mad poet? [Soorah as-Saffat (37): 35-36] This is thesituation of the grave-worshipers of today; they say, 'La ilaha illAllah,'but do not refrain from worship of the graves and thus, they are notaccepting the meaning of, 'La ilaha illAllah.'4. Al-Inqiyad - Submission.Submitting to what thetestimony indicates. Allah says, “Whosoever submits his face(himself) to Allah, while he is a Muhsin (doer of good) then he has- 62 -