ABSTRACT
The Fih Akbar I Wehavealreadyseenthattheconfessionoffaith,the shahtida,hasapersonalform:" I witnessthatthereisno God but Allah, and I witness that Muhammad is the Apostle of Allah '' . This personal form is in accordance with the fact that the shahada did not arise out of the needs of the Muslim community, but was designed as the re ligious summary of Islam which was to be used by individuals.
