“The other Muslims say we are not Muslim, but who are they to cast us out of Islam? According to Anas ibn Malik, Muhammad said, ‘Anyone who proclaims the shahada is Muslim.’ And the shahada is clear: ‘There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger.’ Even today, all you have to do is recite the shahada and you will be accepted into the fold of Islam.” Shahada: The central proclamation of Islam: “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is His messenger”
