"La illaha illa Allah" calligraphy on beechwood - vertical

Shahada or the testimony that there is no God but Allah (swt) and that Prophet Muhammad (saws) is His messenger is the core belief of Islam. This Islamic calligraphy is inspired by this statement and displays only the Arabic words "La illaha illa Allah" stating that "There is no God save Allah (swt)"

Considering that Islam was revealed in the region of the world where polytheism was dominating, this obviously was the first message brought forward by Prophet Muhammed (saws). Only after accepting this core fact we can accept the prophet as Allah's (swt) messenger and open up for all the other concepts of the Islamic faith.

Without accepting the truth being declared through the "Shahada" statement we can not accept the other facts of Islam such as the revelation of the Holy Quran through Archangel Jibril (as) and the validity of the Holy Quran as a revelation of Allah (swt) with all the truths and guidelines it contains that needs to be respected by all Muslims.