Shahadah / Declaration of Faith
Contemporary far eastern influenced abstract painting with Shahadah written in Kufi style. The red circle represents the one-ness and everlasting attribute of God and the five textured layers in the red, represent the five pillars of Islam. The textured black at the top represents chaos outside of the faith. True belief in the shahadah and practising the pillars of Islam, brings your soul out of the darkness and into the light of Islam. Shahadah translates: ‘There is no God but Allah and Muhammad is the messenger Of God.’
mixed media on canvas
50 x 70 cm
Salaams to all,
I pray you all are keeping well Insha-Allah. Alhamdulillah, Friday evening’s Muslim Youth Helpline’s Annual Dinner was quite an eye-opener. I had not realised that so many people of different ages suffer the way they do. We certainly take our lives for granted, living in a bubble of self-centred emotions. The volunteers of MYH do a fantastic job in helping so many in trouble and in need of saving. It really is a worthy cause so please support them as much as you can.
The above painting of mine was one which was auctioned off during the evening and Alhamdulillah it went well. The winning bidder bought it as a gift for his mother. I hope she enjoys the painting as much as I enjoyed painting it.
Peace and salaams to all.
Umm Aisha
