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want to be with You. I want to be on the side of the righteous. To-
day, I'm going to get rid of this shyness of mine. I'm going to tell
the Imam, 'I want to come up and declare my faith.'"
When people walk up to declare their faith they sometimes look
as if they are carrying a million pounds on their shoulders. Some-
times they come forward as if they have been locked up for a mil-
lion years. Sometimes they come up as if they just broke out of
jail. But most of them come up with courage. I've seen some break
down in tears, sobbing while they were saying, "I bear witness that
there is no god except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad
Ss is His Messenger." In addition to making the declaration of
faith, those who are from Christian backgrounds should say, in
their hearts, "Jesus is not Allah, but one of His Prophets and
Righteous Servants. I worship Allah only, and I reject all that I
used to associate with Him." It is recorded that during the lifetime
of Prophet Muhammad Ss, those who came to declare themselves
to be Muslims, especially women, pledged not to give themselves
to past wickedness and corruption. This was emphasized for
women because life begins under the mothers and their state is thus
day, I'm going to get rid of this shyness of mine. I'm going to tell
the Imam, 'I want to come up and declare my faith.'"
When people walk up to declare their faith they sometimes look
as if they are carrying a million pounds on their shoulders. Some-
times they come forward as if they have been locked up for a mil-
lion years. Sometimes they come up as if they just broke out of
jail. But most of them come up with courage. I've seen some break
down in tears, sobbing while they were saying, "I bear witness that
there is no god except Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad
Ss is His Messenger." In addition to making the declaration of
faith, those who are from Christian backgrounds should say, in
their hearts, "Jesus is not Allah, but one of His Prophets and
Righteous Servants. I worship Allah only, and I reject all that I
used to associate with Him." It is recorded that during the lifetime
of Prophet Muhammad Ss, those who came to declare themselves
to be Muslims, especially women, pledged not to give themselves
to past wickedness and corruption. This was emphasized for
women because life begins under the mothers and their state is thus