Is the community that says: "There is no god but Allah" with the understanding that Allah exists and is the Creator — that is, in the meanings of lordship —
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The questioner : If, on one day, after "There is no god but Allah," the meaning becomes other than the meaning that was defined at the beginning when it was first called upon, and it becomes common among people that "There is no god but Allah" means that Allah exists and is the Creator; tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship)... does that mean "There is no god but Allah" means saying it...? In that environment and that society that understands it with this understanding, is it considered an entry into Islam merely by saying it? Or must it be clarified to them, and if they testify to it after it is clarified to them, are they considered to have entered Islam?
The Shaykh : And you... say: Islam; do you mean Islam?
The questioner : I mean Islam.
The Shaykh : I mean you do not want to say.
The questioner : No, I mean faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, you do not want to say: Does this benefit him in terms of faith?
The questioner : No, I do not mean faith.
The Shaykh : Islam. Of course, one enters Islam merely by saying that; because you are now imagining the return of Islamic rule — if Allah wills — soon, and the Islamic armies conquering the lands of disbelief, so the Christians are called to faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so what is the sign of that? "There is no god but Allah." Good, and when will they know... the meaning? Allah knows when, what are they considered?
The questioner : They are considered Muslims. In fact.
The Shaykh : But it is obligatory for the Islamic callers to enable the correct understanding of this good word and to emphasize it in the minds of those who entered Islam in groups.
The questioner : Regarding... in this aspect... he says: It is not imagined how a person... the creed is considered entering into it.
The Shaykh : My brother, distinguish for me between faith and Islam.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner: Islam.
Another questioner : But I think the text means Islam, or does it mean creed?
The Shaykh : ... Islam ... this does not happen, my brother, now Islamic history is on someone... upon it? When Mecca was opened — for example — when Mecca was opened, did the Messenger (peace be upon him) teach every person the true meaning that contradicts shirk (associating partners with Allah) in al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) and in the attributes, or did he suffice with what they understood by their Arabic instinct? If we leave the Islamic conquests when they reached the last borders of Syria and... there they do not know the process at all, so why did the Islamic commanders suffice with accepting the Islam of these conquered people? Of course, merely the testimony.
So Islam is achieved merely by the testimony, but realizing this Islam that leads to... the true salvation with Allah requires other Islamic missionary steps... .
The Shaykh : And you... say: Islam; do you mean Islam?
The questioner : I mean Islam.
The Shaykh : I mean you do not want to say.
The questioner : No, I mean faith.
The Shaykh : Yes, you do not want to say: Does this benefit him in terms of faith?
The questioner : No, I do not mean faith.
The Shaykh : Islam. Of course, one enters Islam merely by saying that; because you are now imagining the return of Islamic rule — if Allah wills — soon, and the Islamic armies conquering the lands of disbelief, so the Christians are called to faith in Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so what is the sign of that? "There is no god but Allah." Good, and when will they know... the meaning? Allah knows when, what are they considered?
The questioner : They are considered Muslims. In fact.
The Shaykh : But it is obligatory for the Islamic callers to enable the correct understanding of this good word and to emphasize it in the minds of those who entered Islam in groups.
The questioner : Regarding... in this aspect... he says: It is not imagined how a person... the creed is considered entering into it.
The Shaykh : My brother, distinguish for me between faith and Islam.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner: Islam.
Another questioner : But I think the text means Islam, or does it mean creed?
The Shaykh : ... Islam ... this does not happen, my brother, now Islamic history is on someone... upon it? When Mecca was opened — for example — when Mecca was opened, did the Messenger (peace be upon him) teach every person the true meaning that contradicts shirk (associating partners with Allah) in al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship) and in the attributes, or did he suffice with what they understood by their Arabic instinct? If we leave the Islamic conquests when they reached the last borders of Syria and... there they do not know the process at all, so why did the Islamic commanders suffice with accepting the Islam of these conquered people? Of course, merely the testimony.
So Islam is achieved merely by the testimony, but realizing this Islam that leads to... the true salvation with Allah requires other Islamic missionary steps... .
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