"When a Muslim reads the testimony of faith "laa ilaha il Allah", he is actually sealing a covenant with Allah, agreeing that he will make his day to day life in line with this testimony of faith.
Now, with this testimony of faith, a person first becomes a KAFIR, and then he becomes a MUSLIM. How so? First, he says: "Laaa ilaha", meaning, there is no God! So firstly, he has to disbelieve in all false gods! He has to disbelieve in the Taghoot. Then he says: "Il Allah", meaning, except Allah! So by this, he becomes a Muslim.
Remember, worship does not only mean that you say to a person: "You are my God." No, if you give any act that is specific to God to other than God, you've taken that thing as your God.
For example, prostration is an act of worship, asking for help is an act of worship, making a sacrifice is an act of worship, making a nadhr is an act of worship. If you do any of these for other than God, you've contradicted your "Laa ilaha il Allah".
We also believe that good and bad comes from God, so if you ask any other person to remove your problems, you've contradicted your testimony of faith. We can only ask Allah for isti'aanah (help).
The third part of the testimony of faith is: "Muhammadun rasoel Allah", meaning, Muhammad is the Prophet of God. With this, we agree to follow his guidance. Allah orders His Prophet to say:
قل إن كنتم تحبون الله فاتبعونى
"Say: If you truly love Allah, then follow ME."
So following the Prophet becomes a condition ...
(... to be continued ...)
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