Hosai Mojaddidi – Jinas Declaration of Faith (Shahadah)

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The MCC community center is hosting a testimony of faith for their
faster sister Jenna and brother Trent. They will be testing their faith in Arabic and English, and sharing some words about
the importance of acceptance and faith in religion. They will also be sharing material and resources for those interested in learning about Islam.

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			Bismillah Al Rahman Luffy. We are
so so blessed here at the MCC
		
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			today, we have sister Jenna and
her husband, brother Trent.
		
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			Joining us today to make the
testimony of faith Well, in
		
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			particular for Sister Jenna. And
humbler brother Trent has already
		
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			taken his Shahada. But he is here,
obviously, to support his wife,
		
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			the family is all here, it's a
family affair. We're just
		
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			incredibly honored and blessed
that you chose this community
		
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			center to have this momentous
event here. hamdullah, we have
		
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			some community members here, I
just wanted to begin this process
		
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			by going over some of the just
general basics of what we actually
		
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			do when you enter Islam. The the
process that we're about to do is
		
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			pretty simple. We, I will make the
declaration of faith in Arabic and
		
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			and give you the meaning in
English. And you will repeat the
		
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			Arabic with me. So I'll go slowly.
So don't worry, I'll make sure
		
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			that every word is clearly
pronounced for you. And you just
		
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			repeat and as soon as you repeat,
and obviously that you you know,
		
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			testify to what you're saying, and
you have that belief in your
		
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			heart. That's that's the process,
it takes just a few minutes to
		
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			come into this beautiful
tradition. So that's, that's, you
		
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			know how we do it. But prior to or
before we actually begin, I just
		
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			wanted to ask you, if you would
like to maybe share just a few
		
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			words about what brought you to
this place. And and what why you
		
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			have decided to accept Islam.
Okay.
		
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			So, my fiancee, Trent got
introduced to it, about a month
		
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			and a half ago. And a month ago,
he took his shahada, and it caused
		
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			a lot of conflict in our home. But
through all that conflict, I saw a
		
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			real big change in his soul and in
his heart. And
		
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			that, just that change, it really
brought joy. And I've never felt
		
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			that sort of sense of peace and
love. And so I
		
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			read the pamphlet, I prayed with
him throughout the day. And in two
		
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			days, I just I couldn't deny the
truth and the word of God. And
		
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			I didn't have any words to explain
it, but more so of
		
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			a sense of peace and just love in
my heart.
		
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			Thank you, thank you so much for
sharing that. Can I ask what your
		
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			faith? Or did you have a faith
prior? And what was that big? That
		
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			was the Latter Day Saints? Very
good. So the Latter Day Saints.
		
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			Now did you in your reading of
Islam? Obviously, you you've read
		
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			about what the core beliefs are?
Yes, the oneness of God, the
		
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			prophecy of Prophet Muhammad,
peace be upon him, as well as the
		
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			prophecy of all the previous
prophets, including Jesus Christ.
		
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			Yes. So you accept that Jesus
Christ peace be upon him is a
		
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			prophet and has no divinity and is
not the Son of God? Yes, * yes.
		
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			Very good. We just always like to
make sure that those things are
		
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			clear, especially for our brothers
or brothers and sisters from the
		
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			Christian faith who are entering
Islam, just to make sure that all
		
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			of those points are clear, because
that is the main core difference
		
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			between us and the previous Judeo
Christian tradition. You know,
		
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			many of the beliefs are very
similar as you will learn and
		
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			we're excited to offer you the
material and the resources and the
		
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			access to to teachers Inshallah,
as you continue your journey so
		
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			that you learn, continue to learn,
but we'll go ahead, if you're
		
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			ready, Inshallah, yes, we are all
excited, or it will go ahead and
		
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			begin the testimony of faith. So
I'll, I'll go ahead and say to you
		
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			the ink the Arabic first we'll do
the Arabic process and then I'll
		
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			repeat to the meeting so you know
what you're saying. Okay, so the
		
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			very first thing we're going to
say is a shadow, a shadow and La
		
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			Ilaha. an la ilaha. Il Allah, il
Allah, what ash hadoo what ash
		
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			hadoo Anna? Anna Muhammadan
Muhammadan rasul Allah Rasul
		
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			Allah. Very good. We'll do it one
more time. Okay. I shall do a
		
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			shadow. And let ILA and La ilaha
IL Allah, il Allah. What ash hadoo
		
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			what ash hadoo Anna, Anna,
Mohammed. Mohammed Dang.
		
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			Rasul Allah, rasool Allah, very
good Mashallah. What you just
		
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			testified to you said, I bear
witness that there is no God, but
		
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			God or Allah, and I bear witness
that Muhammad is the Messenger of
		
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			God hamdulillah Welcome to this
beautiful tradition Welcome to
		
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			this community are so again very,
very happy and honored that you
		
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			chose this community center to do
this with Hamdulillah. You are now
		
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			and you were prior to even coming
here because the faith was evident
		
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			mashallah, in your words and in
your smile and in your eyes, that
		
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			you were already a Muslim, but now
we've just solidified it. So
		
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			welcome. We're so so happy to have
you. But hamdulillah Allahu Akbar
		
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			Alhamdulillah. Now it's time for
hugs and a lot of love. Thank you,
		
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			Al Hamdulillah for everybody for
participating and for being
		
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			witness to this in sha Allah. and
welcome again, brother Trent. And
		
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			we're so happy for you both your
family, you're part of this
		
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			community and we hope to continue
to see all of you here in Sharla
		
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			so that they can just go off and