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Tawheed
The categories of Tawheed are divided into three:
Ruboobeeyah: The Unity of Lordship... It is the belief that Allah is One, without partner in His dominion and His actions. "This is based on the concept that Allah caused all things to exist when there was nothing and sustains and maintains creation without any need from it or for it." He is the sole Lord of the universe and its inhabitants without any real challenge to His sovereignity.
~*Allah created all things and He is the agent on which all things depend.*~
[39:62]
Asmaa wa Sifaat: The Unity of Allah's Names and Attributes... the belief that Allah is One without similitude in His essence and attributes.
1. Allah must be referred to according to how He and His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, have described Him without explaining away His names and attributes.
2. Referring to Allah as He has referred to Himself without giving Him any new names or attributes.
3. Allah is referred to without giving Him the attributes of His creation.
4. Man not be given the attributes of Allah.
5. Allah's names in the definite form cannot be given to His creatin unless preceded by the prefix 'Abd - slave of or servant of.... Abd-ul-Rahman... Abd-ul-Kareem...
Firm belief in the first two categories is not sufficient to fulfill the requirements of Tawheed. These two must be accompanied by Tawheed al-Ebaadah...
Ulooheeyah/'Ebaadah: The Unity of Allah's Worship... the belief that Allah is One without rival in His divinity and worship. All forms of worship must be directed only to Allah because He alone deserves worship, and it is He alone who can grant benefit to man as a result of His worship. There is no need for any intercessor or intermediary between man and God.
The three are inseparable. Whoever omits any one aspect has failed to complete the requirements of Tawheed. By omitting any of the aspects of Tawheed one falls into 'shirk' -the association of partners with Allah -idolatry.
Allah has related that the idolators (Mushrikoon) of the Prophet's time confirmed many aspects of the first two forms of Tawheed:
~*If you asked them who created them, they would surely say, 'Allah'.*~
[10:31]
~*Most of them do not believe in Allah except while joining partners to Him.*~
[12:106]
Mujaahid ibn Jubayr al-Makkee in his commentary on this verse states: "Their belief in Allah represented by their statement, 'Allah created us, provides for us and takes our lives', did not stop them from worshipping other gods along with Allah."
~*I did not create the Jinn and Mankind except for My worship.*~
[51:56]
~*Verily, We have sent to every nation a messenger (saying),
'Worship Allah and avoid false gods'."
[16:36]
~*Do not worship besides Allah that which can not help or harm you.*~
[21:66]
~*Those on whom you call besides Allah are only slaves like yourselves.*~
[7:194]
Worship includes more than just fasting paying zakat, prayer, and so on. It includes emotions like love, trust, and fear, all of which have degrees which should only be directed to God.
~*There are among men those who take (for worship) others besides Allah as equals to Him. They love them as they should only love Allah. But those who believe have a much greater love of Allah...*~
[2:165]
~*Will you not fight people who broke their oaths,
plotted to expel the messenger and were the first to attack you?
Do you fear them?
Allah has more right to be feared if you are truly believers.*~
[9:13]
~*Put your trust in Allah if you are truly believers.*~
[5:23]
It was the Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham), father of the prophets, possessor of righteous qualities, the grateful, the repentant, the smasher of idols, who explained that idols were not necessarily just stone, metal or wooden objects. He clearly taught that any creed, motto, slogan or formula codified for the guidance of man which does not conform to Allah's laws is a form of idol worship.
~*Most of them claim to believe in Allah but they really commit shirk.*~
[12:106]
References:
Three Essays on Tawheed; Shaikh Muhammed ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
The Fundamentals of Tawheed; Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
The Key to Madinah; Dr. Daud Abdullah
The categories of Tawheed are divided into three:
Ruboobeeyah: The Unity of Lordship... It is the belief that Allah is One, without partner in His dominion and His actions. "This is based on the concept that Allah caused all things to exist when there was nothing and sustains and maintains creation without any need from it or for it." He is the sole Lord of the universe and its inhabitants without any real challenge to His sovereignity.
~*Allah created all things and He is the agent on which all things depend.*~
[39:62]
Asmaa wa Sifaat: The Unity of Allah's Names and Attributes... the belief that Allah is One without similitude in His essence and attributes.
1. Allah must be referred to according to how He and His Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, have described Him without explaining away His names and attributes.
2. Referring to Allah as He has referred to Himself without giving Him any new names or attributes.
3. Allah is referred to without giving Him the attributes of His creation.
4. Man not be given the attributes of Allah.
5. Allah's names in the definite form cannot be given to His creatin unless preceded by the prefix 'Abd - slave of or servant of.... Abd-ul-Rahman... Abd-ul-Kareem...
Firm belief in the first two categories is not sufficient to fulfill the requirements of Tawheed. These two must be accompanied by Tawheed al-Ebaadah...
Ulooheeyah/'Ebaadah: The Unity of Allah's Worship... the belief that Allah is One without rival in His divinity and worship. All forms of worship must be directed only to Allah because He alone deserves worship, and it is He alone who can grant benefit to man as a result of His worship. There is no need for any intercessor or intermediary between man and God.
The three are inseparable. Whoever omits any one aspect has failed to complete the requirements of Tawheed. By omitting any of the aspects of Tawheed one falls into 'shirk' -the association of partners with Allah -idolatry.
Allah has related that the idolators (Mushrikoon) of the Prophet's time confirmed many aspects of the first two forms of Tawheed:
~*If you asked them who created them, they would surely say, 'Allah'.*~
[10:31]
~*Most of them do not believe in Allah except while joining partners to Him.*~
[12:106]
Mujaahid ibn Jubayr al-Makkee in his commentary on this verse states: "Their belief in Allah represented by their statement, 'Allah created us, provides for us and takes our lives', did not stop them from worshipping other gods along with Allah."
~*I did not create the Jinn and Mankind except for My worship.*~
[51:56]
~*Verily, We have sent to every nation a messenger (saying),
'Worship Allah and avoid false gods'."
[16:36]
~*Do not worship besides Allah that which can not help or harm you.*~
[21:66]
~*Those on whom you call besides Allah are only slaves like yourselves.*~
[7:194]
Worship includes more than just fasting paying zakat, prayer, and so on. It includes emotions like love, trust, and fear, all of which have degrees which should only be directed to God.
~*There are among men those who take (for worship) others besides Allah as equals to Him. They love them as they should only love Allah. But those who believe have a much greater love of Allah...*~
[2:165]
~*Will you not fight people who broke their oaths,
plotted to expel the messenger and were the first to attack you?
Do you fear them?
Allah has more right to be feared if you are truly believers.*~
[9:13]
~*Put your trust in Allah if you are truly believers.*~
[5:23]
It was the Prophet Ibraheem (Abraham), father of the prophets, possessor of righteous qualities, the grateful, the repentant, the smasher of idols, who explained that idols were not necessarily just stone, metal or wooden objects. He clearly taught that any creed, motto, slogan or formula codified for the guidance of man which does not conform to Allah's laws is a form of idol worship.
~*Most of them claim to believe in Allah but they really commit shirk.*~
[12:106]
References:
Three Essays on Tawheed; Shaikh Muhammed ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab
The Fundamentals of Tawheed; Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
The Key to Madinah; Dr. Daud Abdullah