18 December 2007

Shahadah Universal

The Muslim Shahadah is the profession of faith in Reality and in the Prophet Muhammad:

La ilaha il Allah wa Muhammad Rasul Allah

There is no reality but Reality and Muhammad is the Prophet of That Reality

Since Muslims recognize that the appearance of other Prophets (like Jesus, Abraham, and Buddha), one can place Jesus, Abraham, or the Buddha in the place of Muhammad, and communicate the same basic message:

La ilaha il Allah wa Buddha Rasul Allah

La: No
ilaha: reality
il: but
Allah: Reality
wa: and
Buddha: Buddha
Rasul: Prophet
Allah: Reality

There is no reality but Reality and the Buddha is the Prophet, or Manifestation, of That Reality

Or, if you're Christian:

La ilaha il Allah wa Christ Rasul Allah

There is no reality but Reality and Christ is the Manifestation of That Reality

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