Presentation-Tawheed 101 Complete

The Four Principles By Shaykh Muhammad ibn ‘Abdul-Wahaab TAWHEED 101

OIC TEAM 7 •  Adeel Hasan – Explanation of Tawheed Ruboobiyah • Razi Ahmed – Examples of Tawheed T awheed from Quran/Hadith • Urfan Azad- Team Leader/Preparation of  Presentaion/Intro and Conclusion • Tamer Almasry- Explanation of Asmat-wa-Sifaa • Babar Bhutta- Explanation of Tawheed Uloohiyah

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 Aqeedah’ in the language: It is derived from ‘al-‘aqd’ which means to be ‘ firm upon something. Aqeedah is what a person holds as his/her religion it is an action of the heart and the belief and affirmation of something within the heart. ‘Aqeedah in the Shariah: It is belief in Allah, His  Angels,Books,Messenger,the Last day and belief in Qadr (divine creed), the good and these are also known as the pillars of Imaan. So the correct ‘aqeedah is the foundation upon which the deen is built and  by which actions become sound and correct, as He the Most High, said: “so whoever hopes for the meeting with his lord let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the workship of his lord .” Al .” Al Kahf 18:110 “so worship Allah(alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for   Allah`s sake only. Surely the religion is for Allah alone.” alone .” Az Az Zumar 39:2-3 These noble verses prove that actions are only accepted when they are pure and free from shirk .

•  Aqeedah is ‘tawqeefiyyah’ meaning that it is only established through evidence from the shari’ah. Thus, its sources are restricted to what has been reported in the Quran and Sunnah. Since no one has more knowledge then  Allah and after him no one has more knowledge then the messenger (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam). Thus the manhaj of the Salaf us-Saalih and those who followed them in learning the ‘aqeedah was restricted to the Quran and Sunnah. • The prophet muhammed (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam), stayed in Makkah for thirteen years calling the people to tawheed, and the rectification of  ‘aqeedah because it is the foundation upon which the deen is built. The types of Tawheed are three: Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah, Tawheed alUloohiyyah and Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat.

Tawheed ar-Ruboobiy ar-Ruboobiyyah yah • is singling out Allaah the Exalted with (the actions of) creation, providing sustenance, giving life, causing death, and all of the types of regulation and administration of the dominion of the heavens and earth, • and (also) singling Him out, the Exalted, with (the right to) judgement and legislation and sending of the Messengers and revealing of Books.

• Examples of Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah from the Quran: • "Verily, to Him belongs the creation and the comman, blessed be  Allaah, the Lord of the worlds" (al-A`raaf worlds"  (al-A`raaf 7:54). •  Praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds, The Beneficent, the  Merciful. Owner of the Day of Judgment (1:2-3) Judgment  (1:2-3) Then praise be to Allah, Lord of the heavens and Lord of the earth, the Lord of the Worlds. And unto Him (alone) belongeth belongeth  Majesty in the heavens and the earth, and He is the Mighty, the Wise. (Jasiya: 36-37) •

•  Naught of disaster befalleth in the earth or in yourselves but it  is in a Book before we bring it into being - Lo! that is easy for   Allah - That ye grieve not for the sake of that which hath escaped you, nor yet exult because of that which hath been given. Allah loveth not all prideful boasters, Who hoard and  who enjoin upon the people avarice. And whosoever turneth away, still Allah is the Absolute, the Owner of Praise. (Hadeed:2224) • Unto Allah belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth and whatsoever is therein, and He is Able to do all things. (Maida:120) •  And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): 'Worship Allah (Alone), and  avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities etc. i.e. do not worship Taghut besides Allah).'  (16:36)

• Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah from the Sunnah: •  I heard the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) read this verse: "They (Jews and Christians) took their rabbis and their  monks to be their lords besides Allah, and Messiah -son of Maryam, while they were commanded to worship none but One Ilah (God Allah) La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He). Praise and glory be to Him, (far above is He) from having the partners they associate (with  Him)". (9:31) So I said to him (May Allah be pleased with him)' "Verily, we did not worship them," to which he replied, "Did they not make Haram what Allah made Halal so you then made it Haram, and (did they not) make Halal what Allah made Haram and you therefore made it Halal?" I  said, "Yes." He said, "That is worshipping them."  • [Reported by Ahmad and At- Tirmidhi who graded it as Hasan (fair).] • On the authority of Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) from the Prophet (PBUH) is that among the sayings he relates from his Lord (may He be glorified) is that He said:

O My servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have made it   forbidden amongst you, so do not oppress one another. O My servants, all of  you are astray except for those I have guided, so seek guidance of Me and I  shall guide you, O My servants, all of you are hungry except for those I have  fed, so seek food of Me and I shall feed you. O My servants, all of you are naked  except for those I have clothed, so seek clothing of Me and I shall clothe you. O  My servants, you sin by night and by day, and I forgive all sins, so seek  forgiveness of Me and I shall forgive you. O My servants, you will not attain harming Me so as to harm Me, and will not attain benefitting Me so as to benefit Me. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as pious as the most pious heart of any one man of you, that would not increase My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to be as wicked as the most wicked heart of any one man of you, that would not  decrease My kingdom in anything. O My servants, were the first of you and the last of you, the human of you and the jinn of you to rise up in one place and  make a request of Me, and were I to give everyone what he requested, that  would not decrease what I have, any more that a needle decreases the sea if   put into it. O My servants, it is but your deeds that I reckon up for you and then recompense you for, so let him finds good praise Allah and let him who finds other that blame no one but himself. • It was related by Muslim (also by at-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah).

Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah • Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah is singling out Allah alone in all acts of worship.  When we say all acts of worship it means the worship actions of the slaves  which they do in a legislated manner in order to seek nearness to Him, such as supplication, vowing, sacrifice, hope, fear, trust, awe, dread and turning in repentance. • Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah is Tawheed- Al-'Ibaadah • It is termed as such because Al-Uluhiyyah is a description of Allaah, Alla ah, which is indicative of His Name Allaah. So Allaah is the One who possesses Uluhiyyah i.e. the One who deserves to be worshipped. It is also known as Tawheed Al-'Ibaadah with regard to the fact that ubudiyyah ubudiyyah (worship) is a description of the slave, whereby it is obligatory obligatory upon him to worship  Allaah sincerely because of his dependence on His Lord and his poverty poverty in front of Him.

• Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah was the essence of the call of the messengers, from the first to the last of them.

• •  Allah, the Most High, said: "And verily, We have sent among every ummah a messenger  (proclaiming): "Worship Allaah (alone), and shun the taaghoot.""  [An-Nahl  [An-Nahl (16):36]  • •

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The Most High said: "And We did not send any messenger before you but We inspired him (saying): Laa ilaaha illa Ana [none [none has the right  to be worshipped but I], so worship Me (alone and none else)."   [al-Anbiyaa (21):25] 

 Every messenger began the call to his nation with the command  to establish Tawheed Al-Uluhiyyah. As Nuh, Hud, Saleh and   Shu'aib said: "Indeed, We sent Nuh to his people and he said: "O my people, worship Allaah! You have no other ilaah (deity worthy of  worship) but Him."  [alHim."  [al- 'Aaraaf (7):59]  “ And to 'Aad We sent their brother Hud. He said: "O my people, worship Allaah! You have no other ilaah (deity worthy of  worship) but Him."   Him."   [al- 'Aaraaf (7):65] 

• "  And to (the people of) Madyan, We sent their brother Shu'aib.  He said: "O my people, worship Allaah! You have no other ilaah (deity worthy of worship) but Him."  [al-'Aaraaf Him."   [al-'Aaraaf (7):85]  "And Ibraaheem when he said to his people: "Worship Allaah (alone), and fear Him." [al- 'Ankabut (29):16]  'Ankabut (29):16]  • He, the Most High, revealed to Muhammad (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam): “   Say: "Verily, I am commanded to worship Allaah (alone) by making the deen sincerely for Him." [az-Zumar (39):11]  [az-Zumar  (39):11]  •  He (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: "I have been ordered to  fight the people

• until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped  except Allaah and Muhammad is the messenger of Allaah."  (Reported by Bukhaari and Muslim).

"And to Thamud Thamu d We sent se nt their brother Saalih. He said: "O my  people, worship Allaah! You have no other ilaah (deity worthy of worship) but Him."  [al-'Aaraaf  [al-'Aaraaf (7):73] 

• Examples of Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah from the Sunnah • Mu'aadh bin Jabal narrated: narrated : "I was riding behind the Prophet (May the peace and blessing of Allah be upon him) on a • donkey and he said to me "O Mu'adh, do you know what is the right of Allah on his slaves and what is the right of the slaves upon Allah?" I responded: "Allah and His Messenger know best." He continued, "The Right of Allah upon His slaves is to worship Him Alone and never to associate anything with him. The right of slaves upon Him is not to punish any person who does not associate anything with Him." I said: "O Allah's Messenger, may I not give the glad  tidings to the people?" He replied: "No. Do not inform them lest they rely on (this promise and lapse in their service to Him).” [The Him).”  [The above Hadith is mentioned in two Sahih Books (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)]. •  Ayat Ul-Kursi established Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah •  Allah's saying "Allahu Laa ilaaha illaa Huwa" establishes the principle of  Uloohiyyah, which is itself the foundation of Tawheed, and from which stems Islam's attitude to life in general. This principle obliges us to be worshipers of  none but Allah. Man should direct his service, worship and obedience to Him alone, adjudicate only by this laws and derive his values, ethics and ideas only  from Allah. • •

• It was related by `Obadat ibn as-Samet that the Prophet of Allah--peace be upon him--said: "Whoever witnesses that "There is no god worthy of worship, except Allah, alone, without associate, and that Mohammed is His servant and apostle, that  `Esa [Jesus] is the servant of Allah and His apostle, His command unto Mary and of His spirit, that Paradise and Hell are true", Allah would on that account  enter him into Paradise."  •  Abu Saeed al-Khudri reported that the Prophet of Allah--peace be upon him-said: "When Musa [Moses] asked Allah to teach him a prayer to recite whenever he remembered or called upon Him, Allah answered: "Say, O Musa, "There is no god worthy of worship, except Allah."   Musa said: "O Lord, all your servants say these words."   Allah said: "O Musa, if the seven heavens and all they hold, and the seven earths as well, if  all these were weighed against this word of "There is no god worthy of  worship, except Allah" the latter would outweigh the former."  • Ibn Hebban also reported it and al-Hakim corrected its version.

• The meaning of worship in Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah Ul-Uloohiyyah • •  As we have said earlier that Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah is to worship Allah alone, and the foundation of worship is humility and submission. In the deen it has many definitions, but their meaning is the same. Amongst them: - Worship is submission to Allaah with utmost utmost humility and love love of Him. • - Worship is obedience to Allaah by complying complying to that which Allaah has commanded upon the tongues of His Messengers. • - A more general definition is a comprehensive term for everything that Allaah loves and is pleased with from speech and actions, outwardly and inwardly. •

Worship is the reason for which Allaah has created the creation. The Most High, said:

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"And I created the jinns and humans only to worship Me (alone). I do not seek  any provision from them nor do I ask that they should feed Me. Verily, Allaah is the Provider of all, All-Power, All-Power, the Most Strong." [adh-Dhariyaat (51):56-58]

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• Allaah has informed us that the wisdom behind creating the jinn and mankind is their establishment of the worship of Allaah and He is not in need of their worship rather they are the ones who need it due to their poverty in front of Allaah. So they worship Him in accordance with His shari'ah. So whoever refuses to worship Him is arrogant and   whoever worships Him while worshipping others besides Him is a mushrik. Whoever worships Him alone by other than that which He legislated is an innovator. And whoever whoever worships Him alone by that which he legislated is a believer, a muwahhid. • • Committing Shirk with regard to Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah • • Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah is singling out Allah alone in acts of worship. The arabs of Jahiliyyah (disbelievers) did not reject that Allah is the Lord and Creator, but they worship besides Allah too, which take them out of fold of  Islam. • • Following are the four different ways of committing shirk by people with regard to Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah: •

• Committing shirk in muhabbah (love) i.e. they love the creation more than Allah or instead of Allah Allah All ah says in Surah Al-Baqarh, Ayat 165: • • "And (yet) among the people are those who take other than Allah as equals (to Him). They love them as they (should) love Allah....." • • From this Ayat, it is clear that whoever renders love to anyone equal to the love he renders to Allah is to regarded to have committed shirk. • • Committing shirk in dua (supplication) i.e. supplicating and requesting from the creation, that which only Allah can provide. • • Since Allah is the Creator and Lord of this universe, so its important that we ask Allah for everything and does not ask the creation for anything which only Allah can provide. • • Committing shirk in Niyyah (intentions) i.e. their intentions, purpose and determination in acts of worships or religious deeds is not for the sake of Allah only but directed towards other deities too.

• On the day of Judgment, one of the happiest moment for a believer belie ver will be  when theysee the face of Allah. In one of the Sahih hadith, Prophet said: • • "Allah will not permit to be consigned to Hell anyone who witnesses ‘There is no god worthy of worship, except Allah’ seeking thereby nothing but  Allah's face." • • Thus any servant of Allah, who believe that Allah is one, the Sole Creator and Provider and single Him out in worship, he will be b e in jannah and will see the face of Allah. • But if one worships others, besides Allah, one intends to seek other's face than the face of Allah, or others along with Allah. • Committing shirk in Obedience i.e. they follow rulings of others than  Allah i.e. they make Halal what Allah has made Haraam and make Haraam  what Allah has made Halal. • • Since obedience is a type of worship so it is obligatory upon us to be obedient to Allah, first and foremost. It important to understand that no one is to be obeyed in any matter involving disobedience to Allah.

Al-Asma wa-Siffaat • Definition • Tawheed Al-Asma was Siffaat is to Single out Allah with His most beautiful Names and most exalted Attributes mentioned in the Quran and the Sunnah and to have Iman in their meanings and rulings. • The Proof from the Book that Allah has ha s Names and Attributes • The Proof that Allah has Names

َ‫لُون‬ َ‫م‬ ْ‫يَع‬ ْ ‫ُوا‬ َ‫ك‬  َ َ ‫ن‬ ْَ‫ز‬ ْ‫ج‬ ُَ‫ِس‬ ‫ه‬ ِ‫ئ‬ ‫َآ‬‫ْم‬‫أَس‬  ِ ‫َف‬ ‫ن‬  ُ‫د‬ ِ ‫لْح‬ ُ‫ي‬ َ ‫ذِي‬ ّ ‫ْا‬ ‫ا‬ ُ‫َر‬ َ َ ِ ‫ب‬ ُ ‫ُو‬ ْ   َ‫ف‬ ‫َى‬ ْ ُ‫ح‬ ْ ‫ء ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬ َ ‫ا‬ ِَ    

•  And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who belie or deny (or utter impious speech against) His Names. They will be requited for what w hat they used to do. (Al A'raf 7:180) • ‫َى‬ ْ ُ‫ح‬  ْ ‫ء ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫ْس‬َ ‫ُا‬ ‫ه‬ ََ ‫و‬ ُّ ِ ‫َإ‬ ‫ه‬ َِ ‫َإ‬ ُ  ّ‫ا‬ •  Allâh! Lâ ilâhla illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He)! To Him belong the Best Names. (Ta-Ha 20:8)

•  ُ‫قُد‬ ْ ‫ُا‬   ِ ‫ل‬ َ‫م‬ ْ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُّ ِ ‫إ‬ َ ‫َه‬ِ ‫إ‬ َ  ِ ‫ّذ‬ ‫ُا‬  ّ ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُ ُ ِ ّ  ‫ا‬ ‫ُا‬  َ ‫م‬ ْّ‫ا‬  ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُِ ‫ة‬ َ َ ّ ‫ش‬ ‫َا‬ِ   ْ  َ‫ْغ‬ ‫ُا‬  ِ َ َ‫و‬‫و‬ ُّ  ِ‫َإ‬‫إ‬  ‫َه‬ِ ‫إ‬ َ  ِ ‫ذ‬ ّ ‫ُا‬   ّ ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُ

‫َ ُه‬ ُ ‫ر‬ ‫و‬ َ‫ص‬  ُ‫م‬ ْ ‫ُا‬   ِ ‫ر‬ َ ْ ‫ُا‬   ِ  َ‫خ‬ ْ ‫ُا‬  ّ ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُَ ‫ن‬ ‫كُو‬ ِ ْ ‫ش‬ ُ‫ي‬  ّ ‫م‬َ ِ   ّ ‫َا‬ ‫ن‬ َ‫ح‬ ْُ‫ُس‬  ََ ‫ت‬ ُ‫ْم‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ر‬ّَ‫ج‬ ْ ‫ُا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫زِي‬ َ‫ع‬ ْ ‫ُا‬  ِ‫م‬‫م‬ ْ َُ ‫م‬ ْ ‫ُا‬  ِ ْ ‫ؤ‬ ُ‫م‬ ْ ‫ُا‬  َ  ّ ‫ا‬  ‫ا‬ ُِ َ  ‫ْح‬ ‫ُا‬ ‫ز‬ ‫زِي‬ َ‫ع‬ ْ‫َا‬ ‫و‬ ُَ  ِ ‫ض‬  ْ‫ر‬ َْ‫َا‬ ِ ‫َا‬  َ‫ّم‬‫ا‬  ‫ا‬ ِ ‫ف‬  َ ُ ‫َه‬ ُ   َُ‫ي‬ ‫َى‬ْ ُ‫ح‬ ْ ‫ء ا‬َ‫م‬ ْ‫س‬ ْَ‫ا‬

• He is Allâh, than Whom there is Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be  worshipped but He) the All-Knower of the unseen and the seen (open). He is the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. He is Allâh than Whom there is Lâ ilâha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He) the King, the Holy, the One Free from all defects, the Giver of security, the Watcher over His creatures, the All-Mighty, the Compeller, the Supreme. Glory be to  Allâh! (High is He) above all that they associate as partners with Him. He is  Allâh, the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of forms. To Him  belong the Best Names. All that is in the heavens and the earth glorify Him.  And He is the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. (al Hashr 59:22-24)

• The Proof that Allah has Attributes

• The Proof that Allah has Attributes

ِ ‫َا‬ ْ ‫ك‬ ِْ‫َا‬ِ  َ َ ‫ج‬ ْ ‫ا‬ ُ َ  ‫ب‬َ‫ر‬ ُ ‫ه‬ ْ َ  ‫قَى‬ ْَ‫ي‬ َ    

•  And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and Honour will abide forever. (Ar Rahmaan 55:27) • َ ِَ‫ع‬ ْ ‫َا‬  ِَ  ُ‫ك‬ ْ  َ‫أ‬ َ   ْ  َ  ْ  َ ‫ت‬ ْ‫س‬ َ‫ّأ‬   َ ‫َد‬ِ‫ب‬ ُ   ْ ‫لَق‬ َ َ‫م‬ ِ َ ‫جُد‬ ْ َ  ‫أَن‬ َ َ ‫ع‬ ََ َ ُ  ِ‫ل‬ْ ‫إِب‬  َ‫ي‬َ  َ   • (Allâh) said: "O Iblîs (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the highly exalted?" (Sad 38:75) Therefore these verses prove the necessity to affirm the Names and Attributes • The Proof for the need to affirm Allah’s Names and Attributes from the Sunnah of the Messenger (sallLAllahu alayhee wa salaam) • It has been repoted by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Ssallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: • “Verily Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred except one whoever memorizes, and comprehends them will enter Paradise.” • However the names of Allah are not restricted to this number due that which has been reported from Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood that the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said:

• “I ask you by every Name which you have named yourself with or revealed in your book or taught any of your creation or kept with yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with you,that you make the Glorious Quraan the life of my heart.”

ِ ‫َا‬ْ ‫ك‬ ِْ‫َا‬ ِ  َ   َ ‫ج‬ ْ ‫ا‬ ُ َ  ‫َب‬‫ُر‬ ‫ه‬ ْ َ  ‫قَى‬ ْَ‫ي‬ َ   

•  And the Face of your Lord full of Majesty and an d Honour will abide forever. (Ar Rahmaan 55:27)

َِ َ‫ع‬ ْ ‫َا‬ ِ َ    ُ‫ك‬ ْ  َ ‫أ‬ َ ْَ  ْ  َ ‫سْت‬ َ‫أ‬ ّ َ‫د‬‫د‬ َ ِ‫ب‬ ُ ْ‫ق‬ َ‫ل‬ َ َ‫م‬ ِ َ ‫جُد‬ ْ َ  ‫أَن‬   َ‫ع‬ ََ َ ُ    ِ‫ل‬ ْ‫ب‬ ِ‫إ‬ َ‫ي‬ َ َ   

• (Allâh) said: "O Iblîs (Satan)! What prevents you from prostrating yourself  to one whom I have created with Both My Hands. Are you too proud (to fall prostrate to Adam) or are you one of the highly exalted?" (Sad 38:75) • Therefore these verses prove the necessity to affirm the Names and  Attributes • The Proof for the need to affirm Allah’s Names and Attributes from the Sunnah of the Messenger (sallLAllahu alayhee wa salaam) • It has been repoted by Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (Ssallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: • “Verily Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred except one whoever memorizes, and comprehends them will enter Paradise.”

• However the names of Allah are not restricted to this number due that  which has been reported from Abdullaah ibn Mas’ood that the Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wasallam) said: • “I ask you by every Name which you have named yourself with or revealed in your book or taught any of your creation or kept with yourself in the knowledge of the unseen with you,that you make the Glorious Quraan the life of my heart.” • The Connection between the Names and the Attributes of Allah • Each of Allah’s Names comprises one of His Attributes. For every Name that  Allah has it indicates an Attribute to Him • Name of Allah

Attributes it indicates

 Al-A  Al-Ale leem em (the (the All-K All-Kno nowi wing ng)) Knowle Knowledg dgee Al-Hakeem (the All-Wise)

Wisdom

 As  As Same Samee’ e’ (the (the All-H All-Hea eari ring ng)) Hear Hearin ing g Al-Baseer (t (the Al All-seeing)

Sight

Conclusion The first thing that is compulsory upon an individual who is obligated to observe the precepts of the religion is the testification that there is no one worthy of worship except Allaah and then to act upon its requirements. He, He, the Most High, High, said: • • "So know Laa ilaaha ill Allaah (none has the right to be worshipped  but Allaah), and ask forgiveness for your sin." [Muhammad (47):19] • • Testificaiton i.e. "Laa ilaaha ill Allaah" (there is no one worthy of worship except Allaah) is the belief and affirmation that that no one deserves to be  worshipped except except Allaah, its obligation and action upon it. So Laa ilaaha, negates the fact that anybody besides Allaah deserves worship no matter   who it is; and Illallaah, affirms the fact that only Allaah deserves to   be worshipped. The general meaning of the statement is that there is no one who truly deserves to be worshipped except Allaah. The word 'Laa' must come with the the word 'bihaqin' (truly). And that is the essence of  Tawheed Ul-Uloohiyyah.

In Islam Tawheed is very important infact it is the most important thing if   you really think about it. Five pillars of Faith and the 6 pillars of Iman  without understanding of Tawheed you cannot acheive the rewards of these actions. You cannot understand Shirk without the understanding of  Tawheed so this can mean a greater chance of you falling into Shirk. • To trully understand it you need to understand the categories for instance the people of Abu Jahl understood Tawheed Ruboobiyah believed that Allah is one and only creator, provider, giver of life and a nd death owner of the power to harm and benefit. They associated no partners with him in this respect,  but they made Shirk Uloohiyah by not singling him out in worship because of Al-Uzza and Al-lat. So we as Muslim Muslim need to understand and be very  careful and fully understand the three different types types of Tawheed to get the hasanat and not sayaat. “Do they associate with Allaah those who created nothing and who are themselves created?” (7:191)

• The Proof  for Ar-Ruboobiyyah is the Proof for Ul-Uloohiyyah • The Qur’aan is full of acknowledgement and explanation of Tawheed, and in it many examples are given. Among these explanations is the acknowledgement of Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah, explaining that it means that there is no Creator but Allaah, and that this fact necessitates that none  be worshipped except Allaah. So it places the t he first argument before the second. Since they (the mushrikeen) would only agree to the first argument, and they dismissed the second, He the Exalted made it clear to them: Since  you know that there is no Creator but Allaah alone, al one, and He is the One who gives the worshippers what they benefit from, and protects them from what harms them - there being no partner with Him in this - then why do you  worship other than Him and make gods other than Him? He the Beneficent said (what means): • “Say: ‘Praise is due to Allaah, and peace be upon His slaves whom He has chosen (for His Message)! Is Allaah better, or what w hat you associate with Him?’ Isn't He (better than your gods) Who created the heavens and the Earth, and sent down water from the heavens for you, whereby We cause beautiful gardens of delight to grow? It is not in your power pow er to grow their trees. Is there a god with Allaah? Rather they are people who made equals for Him.”

• In this passage, at the end of each ayah Allaah says: “Is there a god with  Allaah?” Meaning, is there a god with Allaah that t hat does this? This is a rhetorical question which implies negation. They acknowledged that none did this other than Allaah so such was an argument against them. The question is not: “Are there in fact other gods with Allaah?” as some speculate, because this meaning does not make sense when taken with the rest of the statement. The people did place other gods with Allaah Allaa h as He said: “Do you bear witness that with Allaah there t here are other gods? Say: ‘I do not  bear witness’.” (6:19) • • Tawheed al-Uluhiyyah is deduced from Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah, it is not the other way around. Whoever is unable to create, then he is powerless, and there is no benefit in the powerless being considered to be a god. Allaah said (what means):

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 And: “Is the one who creates like the one who does not create? Why do you not reflect (upon this)?” (16:17)

• •  And: “If there were other gods with Him, as they say, then they would have certainly sought a way before the Throne.” (17:42) •  Were did the text come from? about 3 different tawheed explained of  Shaykh Albani (may Allah be please with him) with english translation running time 2.35mins

After Reading Qawad Ar Arba and doing the course we as a team have learnt l earnt so much. May Allah Reward all the staff at Albaseerah with the highest reward r eward ameen. May Allah reward the Ullema for their sacrifices for the religion of Allah Al-Islaam. BARAKALLAH HU FEEKUM • WASALAMALAYKUM • The End but only the beginning Inshallah