A Portland student writes answers in Arabic during an exercise in language class. (Staff) Arabic calligraphy lesson: Hugh Ferguson is bothered by the reaction of parents to a lesson in which ...

However, the shahada is a verbal declaration of an Islamic creed, not a "Muslim gang sign" hand gesture: In Islam, the first of the five pillars is the shahada.

This screengrab taken from the Australian Channel Seven broadcast shows presumed hostages holding up a flag with Arabic writing inside a cafe in the central business district of Sydney on December ...

Its flag includes the white inscription at the top of the flag, which is the shahada, or the Islamic declaration of faith. Underneath the shahada is the name “Jabhat al-Nusra” in Arabic. 2.

Augusta County, Virginia, schools shut on sheriff’s concerns about angry calls and emails over a world religion homework assignment on Islam at Riverheads High.

Under the heading “practicing calligraphy,” the work sheet says: “Here is the shahada, the Islamic statement of faith, written in Arabic. In the space below, try copying it by hand.

Shahadah "There is no God but Allah, and Muhammad is his messenger." This is the basic statement of the Islamic faith: anyone who cannot recite this wholeheartedly is not a Muslim.