"And whoever ascribes partners to God has indeed fabricated [a lie] in great sinfulness." (The Qur‘an, 4:48)

The basis of Islamic faith is summarized in two phrases:

1. There is only one God. He is Unique and is like no other. (la ilaaha ila Al-lah)
2. Muhammad is God‘s Messenger (Muhammadan Rasul-ullah)

These two phrases are the testimony of devotion to Islam. To embrace the faith one only needs to rationally accept these two precepts, and express these words sincerely. These same words constitute the threshold of admittance into the faith and they represent the foundation of the very essence of Islam.

Islam is a completely monotheistic religion. No prayer is directed except to God himself.

"Say, 'O People of the Book! Come to a word common between us and you: that we will worship no one but God, and that we will not ascribe any partner to Him, and that we will not take each other as lords besides God.‘ But if they turn away, say, 'Be witnesses that we are Muslims.‘ "(The Qur‘an, 3:64)