Belief in the Lordship of Allah - Tawheed Ar-Ruboobeyyah
This category deals with the fundamental concept that Allah Alone is the “Rabb” - Rabb is the One who Creates, Sustains and Commands. We believe that, Allah Alone caused all things to exist, He Sustains and Maintains the creation in accordance with His Knowledge and Power, as and how He Wills without any need from it or for it. He is the sole Master of the universe and its habitants and the Hereafter without any rivals in His sovereignty (dominion, kingdom). The Grantor of kindness and goodness to them, the One who takes charge of their provision and is fully aware of both their secrets and that which they openly manifest. None shares with Him any of these qualities. “Surely, His is the Creation and the Commandment” [Soorah Al-A'raf (7): 54]
“Allah created all things and He is the Wakeel (Trustee, Disposer of affairs, Guardian) of all things” [(39): 62)]
“Such is your Lord, His is the Kingdom. And those whom you invoke or call upon own not even a Qitmir (the membrane of the date-stone)” [Soorah Faatir (35): 13]
“No calamity strikes except by Allah's permission” [64: 11]
Belief in the Worship of Allah - Tawheed al-Eabadah
This category includes believing that Allah, the One free from all defects, is the only true deity deserving of worship, as opposed to anything else that is worshiped. Allah Alone is worthy of all forms of worship oral, fiscal and of body. “Worship Allah! You have no god besides Him.” [(23): 23]
“Say (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam)): “Verily, my Salat (prayer), my sacrifice, my living, and my dying are for Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.” [Soorah An'am (6): 162]
“And your Lord is One Lord, there is none who has right to be worshipped but He, the Most Beneficient, the Most Merciful.” [Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 163]
Worship includes every form of worship, as for instance, prayers and actions in prayers, such as standing with folded arms, bowing down, prostration. Offering charity, sacrifice, circumbulation (as of Kaaba) retreat (Itikaaf) and supplication, seeking help and protection, seeking pleasure, trust and reliance, fear and love. Every form of the above mentioned acts of worship should be for Allah Alone. If a single form of worship is performed for any other except Allah it would amount to polytheism in worship.
Belief in the Names and Attributes of Allah- Tawheed al-Asma wa Sifaat
Narrated Abu Hurayrah (radhiallahu anhu): “Allah has ninety-nine names and whoever believers in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise…” . [Saheeh al-Bukharee]
The Names and Attributes should be affirmed according to what Allah has affirmed for Himself in His Noble Book and what His Messenger Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) in the authentic Sunnah, without any Tahreef (Alteration in the words or meaning), Ta'teel (Rejection or denial of the attributes), Takyeef (Asking how?) or Tamtheel (Resembling Allah to His creation).
These three categories are inseparable. Omission of any of these leads to the opposite: SHIRK - Polytheism
A Warning Against SHIRK !!!
1. Shirk is the biggest injustice and disobedience to Allah. Allah says: “And (remember) when Luqman (alaihi as-salaam) said to his son when he was advising him: “O my son! Join not in worship others with Allah. Verily, joining others in worship with Allah is great Thulm (wrong) indeed.” [(31): 13]
The end result of this type of Thulm is certainly enormous, humiliating, misery and defeat in this life, and Allah's wrath and punishment in the Hereafter.
2. Allah does not forgive Shirk. “Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that.” [(4): 116]
3. Allah has prohibited Paradise for those who associate partners with Him: “Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, then Allah has forbidden Paradise for him, and the Fire will be his abode. And for the Thalimun (polytheist and wrongdoers) there are no helpers.” [(5): 72]
4. Shirk is behind the rejection and invalidation of good deeds. Allah said: “And it has been revealed to you (O Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) as it was to those (Allah's Messengers) before you: “ If you join others in worship with Allah (then) surely (all) your deeds will be in vain, and you will certainly be among the losers.” [(39): 65]
Therefore, Tawheed is a condition for the acceptance of one's good deeds. Good Deeds are not accepted from the Mushriks. Even giving aid to the religion and speaking the truth will not save one from the Fire, if he was a Mushrik. Abu Talib, the uncle of Allah’ Messenger (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) - He aided the Prophet (sallallahu alaihi wa-sallam) and defended him. He used to agree that Islam was the best of religions. Yet this did not save him from the Fire! He will be in the shallow place in the Fire, with Fire reaching his ankles and causing hid brain to boil.” [Saheeh Bukharee, v.1, no. 569]
Thus, the slave is required to be aware of associating partners or rivals with Allah, the Exalted and save himself from the Blazing Fire of Hell through believing in His Oneness, asking forgiveness of Allah and hastening towards righteous deeds.
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