Why do people try to change words of the Kalima?

Question

Salam,

I've been browsing a lot of questions from yesterday. Something really worrying came to my attention. The fact that all of a sudden the Kalima seems to have changed overnight.

Let's first post the words of the Shahada here:

“La illaha ill Allah, Muhammadur Rasul Allah”

which means:

“There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah

So how come many of my esteemed brothers and sisters ÄDDED something to it?? Why did many of you state that the Shahada reads:

“There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the LAST PROPHET AND Messenger of Allah"

Did the Kalima change all of a sudden? Or do you want to change the Kalima to your own whims just to proof that Ahmadiyya can't possibly be Muslims, because they do not believe Mohammad (PBUH) is the last prophet?

I'm saddend that so many will even go as far to change one of the most important creeds of our beautifult religion........ just to get their 'right'.

Your opinions please?

Answer 1

Its not about them adding to it, they have simply mistranslated in this particular case.

Or like me were raise with that translation and then later corrected.

Answer 2

Kalima.  Calamari.  Its all the same to me.  Your so-called teachers corrupt.

Answer 3

I have meet Muslims who add at the end of the shahadah "and Jesus is the slave of Allah".

Also some Shias add at the end of their kalima "and Ali is the friend of Allah.

Answer 4

Laa Elaaha Ell Allah (There Is No god But God) 3:18

The Shahadah testimony that is recited by the Sunnis originates from Abu Hurairah and is recorded in the 'hadith' - the oral traditions attributed to the prophet Muhammad. The hadith given below is from "Mishkat-ul-Masabih", translation by Maulana Fazlul Karim, Volume 1, Chapter 1, no.27. (Published by the Book House, Lahore, Pakistan). As there are a many versions of this hadith, the collections of Tirmidzi should also be read.

The hadith regarding the Shahadah says: One day Abu Hurairah went to the people and told them that the Messenger had authorized him to go and tell them to recite the Shahadah "ash hadu anlaa ilaha illallhu wa ash hadu anna muhammadar-rasulullah". Another version reads " muhammadan abduhu wa rasuluhu". The first person Abu Hurairah came across to give the Shahadah was Saidina Omar (later the second caliph). When Omar heard it he promptly punched Abu Hurairah in the chest and knocked him to the ground. Then Omar put his foot on Abu Hurairah's neck and asked him how dare he utter such a blasphemy.

Abu Hurairah (who is recorded in the hadith as having received quite a few beatings from Omar during his lifetime) then cried out and named the Messenger as his authority. When again challenged by Saidina Omar, Abu Hurairah pulled out a pair of leather slippers and showed them to Omar. The slippers, he said, were given to him by the Prophet, as proof for what he was saying. Recognizing the prophet's slippers, Omar simmered down. Everyone then happily started reciting the shahadah. This most incredible story is the background to the Shahadah of Abu Hurairah, which has been adopted by millions of Sunnis.

In the Quran God says, "The believers are kind to each other and stern with the disbelievers..." Sura 5:54. Hence the 'hadith' books are full of stories of how great friends the companions of the prophet (known as 'Sahaba') were and the love and kindness they showed towards each other.

Fourteen centuries down the road today the Tabligh people (sunni missionaries) always greet each other with hugs and kisses, supposedly to emulate the brotherly Sahaba. But in this particular 'hadith', we have one Sahaba knocking another down to the ground for bringing along something as important as the Shahadah!

In another account of this same episode, Omar is reported as challenging the Messenger if he did indeed send Abu Hurairah with his slippers to recite the Shahadah. When the Messenger said yes, Omar disagreed with him and said the Shahadah will make people "lazy"! Whatever the logic of this hadith can be left for the hadith advocates to explain. Yet again the narrator of this fabrication is Abu Hurairah.

About the believers and the companions of the prophet, and Omar was one of them, the Quran says; [24:51] The only utterance of the believers, whenever invited to GOD and His messenger to judge in their affairs, is to say, "We hear and we obey." These are the winners.      

Abu Hurairah's ridiculous fable not only contradicts the above verse but also contradicts Sura 6:51 where God tells the Messenger (and by implication the companions and whomever the Quran reaches): [6:51] And preach with this (Quran) to those who reverence the summoning before their Lord - they have none beside Him as a Lord and Master, nor an intercessor - that they may attain salvation.

Instead Abu Hurairah said that the Prophet handed over his pair of slippers to him and told him to preach with the slippers in hand as proof of authenticity. By his confession Abu Hurairah was beaten by Omar, who argued with the Prophet and said that the Shahadah was unwise. Does the basis of a Muslim's faith rest on such an absurd tale? Surely this cannot be part of Islam, which is based on reason and logic?

No one seems to know the correct identity of this Abu Hurairah even today scholars cannot agree on his real name. Despite there being a hadith (also attributed to Abu Hurairah) that we should not call people by nicknames, Abu Hurairah is itself a nickname which means "the Father of Cats". So the originator of the Sunni Shahadah was an unknown man who was attacked unceremoniously by another companion of the Messenger! It is now apparent that there is significant evidence to show that the Shahadah testimony of the Sunni people has a very dubious background based on ludicrous hadith falsely attributed to the prophet Muhammad whom they claim to love!

How then does Abu Hurairah's Shahadah contradict the Prophet's true teachings? The Quran was revealed by God to the prophet Muhammad who then passed on this message, first to the companions and then to the rest of the people. Besides being God's own revelation, the Quran represents what was actually said by the prophet Muhammad. Anyone who rejects this simple fact cannot at all claim to be a Muslim.

So what did God commanded the Messenger to tell us? "[72:18] The places of worship belong to GOD; do not call on anyone else beside GOD.

However, in the Shahadah of Abu Hurairah, the Sunnis call on the Messenger as well as God. The Sunni scholars will argue that the mention of the Messenger's name is only out of respect. But then in the same breath, they will insist that the salat prayer to God Almighty is nullified if the prophet Muhammad's name is not mentioned in the Shahadah during the salat prayer. This is tantamount to idolatry as associating another person with God is committing 'shirk' the unforgivable offence.

Answer 5

The declaration reads: “La illaha ill Allah, Muhammadur Rasul Allah” which is translated into “There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah” in English

English rendering:

"I bear witness that there is no god except for God (Allah), and Muhammad is the messenger of God."'

An alternative rendering is:

"I testify that there are none worthy of worship except God, and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God."[3]

This version constitutes an interpretation rather than a direct translation, as the words "worthy of worship" are not present in the Arabic.

Answer 6

we muslims here, we don't change the Kalima, it still stands as it should be, minus the 'LAST PROHPET'

Answer 7

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، و أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله

Ash-hadu An la ilaaha illa-Allah, Wa Ash-hadu An Muhammad-an Rasulu-Allah

Answer 8

@Asker - Agreed.

@Maryam - You wrote about me, "And as far as he is concerned, he makes baseless and ten times more far fetched accusations about me too, but I never considered it necessary to give them a second look, or even to contradict them!"

Can you please cite where I've made a baseless accusation about you sister.  Without you providing evidence of me doing as such, I offer my humble apologies as this was certainly not my intent.

However, if you would be so kind as to show me, I would greatly appreciate it and add to all those posts my apologies so that all future readers can see that I was wrong and you were right.  Jazakallah, Allah bless you sister.

I await your respected response.

Answer 9

أشهد أن لا إله إلا الله، و أشهد أن محمدا رسول الله

There is no God but Allah, Muhammad is his messenger

People tend to forget this while trying hard to prove their baseless arguments.

Edit1. Its very fine with us (Ahmadi Muslims) to keep and stick to the original Kalima, others (the so called mainstream muslims) can keep the modified one. Good for them!