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From: rached@raksha.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rached Zantout)
Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
Subject: Re: Ad-dajjal (Anti-Christ) (sign of last day)
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Date: 20 May 91 17:10:29 GMT
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R.A.A. is the abreviation for "Radia Allahu Anhu" which when translated
to english will read (May Allah(god) be pleased with him).
S.A.W. is the abbreviation for "Salla Allahu Alayhi Wasallam" which is
the arabic for which has the same meaning as above but said only to
prophets (the R.A.A. is usually used for Sahabah (Companions of the
prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.))

As far as the considerations for being a Muslim or not, the first step
is to bear witness that there is only one god (allah) and that Muhammad
(S.A.W.) is his messenger. But this is not enough since there are many
duties that a muslim has to perform and many things that he should
refrain from. Acts that a muslim may do may get him/her out of Islam
even though he/she beleives or says the shahadah (there is no god but
Allah and Muhammad is his Messenger).
This is according to Islam (and by the way there is no more than one
Islam but there are different opinions in Islam). About saying Shahadah
in front of two Muslims (the number two) I didn't hear of that and I
have to check it, if you could please supply your references.
Rached 

-- 
"I bear witness that there is only one god, and that Muhammad is his
messenger"