Recitation of the shahādah is the most common statement of faith for Muslims. In Islam, it is counted as the first of the Five Pillars of Islam, while the Twelver and Ismaili Shi'a also contain the shahada as amongst their pillars of faith.
Fathers whisper the shahada in the ears of the newborn child so that the first thing heard by them is a "strict monotheist faith". Reciting it loudly infront of witnesses is the first step for a non-Muslim to convert into Islam. For Muslim people reciting the shahada, it is a matter of expressing "what is in the heart" as well as it reflects the "commitment to worship our creator".
The community recite it while during their five times prayer during the day. For Non-Muslims, after they recite it, they became a member of Umma or the Muslim community which is followed by "a party-like atmosphere" with celebration. The new convert "witnesses" when he takes the vow is the belief that "of one God" and agrees to submit to Him. He also "testif[ies]" that "Muhammad (PBUH) is the messenger of God".
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