Re: There is no god
by monothiest i meant those in whatever form accepted the existence of one God instead of multiple gods. Therefore for those who believe the first part of shahadah only applies to idolators, I was querying whether its only natural to assume that the shahadah in its entirety doesn't apply to non-idolators?
Thats a digression however. My initial query was to know the significance of non-belief before assuming belief in the shahdah testimony.
Putting it another way, saying 'I believe Allah is One' is as good as saying and believing la ilaha illallah. Both are good as a binding contractual agreement to enter into a highly defined personal relationship for ever, life and beyond. But the two statements are clearly not the same. Whats the subtle but huge ideological difference between 'There is One God' and 'There is no god but God'?
Curious One, doesn't the simple act of accepting truth and good automatically by implication cancel evil and untruth?