Dr. Khalifa found through his own experiments that a person claiming belief could not say the testimony with God alone, showing he was not a believer.1, 2, 3
Before Adam's body was made, God summoned the whole human race, not the jinns, to bear witness that He is their Lord, placing in us the natural instinct to worship God alone; then all were put to death.1, 2, 3, 4
Humans have only one function in this world, which is to recognize God as the only master and king and to worship and serve Him alone.1, 2, 3
The consistent message of every messenger in the Quran is phrased negatively, you shall not worship except God, because people can worship God and still go to hell by adding other names.1, 2, 3
The Quran forbids making distinction among the prophets, so what is required of anyone is to declare that there is no god except God, not to add a prophet to that declaration.1, 2, 3
The strong message of the mosque is to worship God alone and forget about everything else.1
Recognizing God alone as Lord is a natural instinct that God placed in people, and humans are born into this world with it.1, 2, 3
The first pillar is bearing witness that God alone is God; adding Muhammad's name to it is idolatry according to the Quran.1, 2, 3, 4
There is only one religion, devoting one's worship to God alone, and this is the first commandment in the Old Testament, the New Testament and the Final Testament.1, 2
Adding Muhammad's name to the Shahada sets him up as an idol beside God, which the Quran strongly prohibits in Sura 39:45, even though Muhammad is God's messenger.1, 2, 3, 4
The first pillar of Islam is the Shahada, La ilaha illa Allah, stated in Sura 3:18, where God, the angels, and those with knowledge bear witness that there is no god except Him.1, 2, 3
The first pillar of Islam, that God is one, is mentioned in the Quran exactly 19 times, and the numbers tied to the command to worship God alone emphasize its importance.1, 2, 3
The Shahada, as dictated in verse 3:81, is La ilaha illallah, and this is the one message of all God's messengers.1, 2, 3
Adding Muhammad's name to the Shahada stems from idolatry and violates a good number of Quranic commandments.1
The Quranic Shahada is La Ilaha Illa Allah alone, borne witness to by God, the angels, and those with knowledge in 3:18.1, 2, 3
There is no other god besides the one God.1
The testimony can be expressed as bearing witness that there is no god except the one God who is doing everything, and I wholeheartedly submit to Him.1, 2
Before creating the heavens and the earth, God gathered all human beings and had them bear witness that He alone is their Lord, and this constitutes a natural instinct in each person.1, 2, 3, 4
The basic message of the Quran is to worship none but God, and knowing that God is one is not enough; one must worship God alone.1, 2, 3
According to Sura 3 verse 18, the Shahada is La ilaha illallah, borne witness to by God, the angels, and those who possess knowledge, so saying it alone is right.1, 2, 3, 4
Adding Muhammad Rasulullah to the Shahada is at best uncertain and may be idol worship, so an intelligent person sticks with La ilaha illallah alone, for which neither Muhammad nor God will blame him.1, 2, 3, 4
Sura 47 verse 19 commands knowing that there is no god but God, and the Muhammadans added Muhammad's name to it in calligraphy so that even Quran memorizers were fooled into thinking it was Quran.1, 2, 3, 4
Adding Muhammad to the shahada violates the Quran's most basic commandments: it puts another name beside God and makes distinction among God's messengers, and a Muslim who makes such distinction is not a Muslim.1, 2, 3, 4
Like inviting a guest along with his servant, adding Muhammad to God's name is shirk even when acknowledging Muhammad as God's servant.1, 2
Muhammad is dead and completed his mission, so saying Muhammad is the messenger of God is wrong even logically; the correct statement is that Muhammad was God's messenger.1, 2, 3, 4
The correct shahada, as dictated in Quran 3:18, is that there is no god but God, without adding that Muhammad is the messenger of God, and this is what Submitters say.1, 2, 3, 4
Throughout the Quran only the hypocrites declare that Muhammad is God's messenger; believers know it and do not need to say it.1, 2, 3