TAUHID
(ISLAM MONOTHEISM)
Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism) is to believe in the
following six Article of Faith (1) Allah, (2) His Angels, (3) His Messengers,
(4) His revealed Books, (5) The Day of Resurrection, and (6) Al-Qadar (Divine
Preordainments, i.e. whatever Allah has ordained must come to pass). And to act
on the following five Principles of Islam.
(1) To testify La illaha illallah, wa anna Muhammad-ur Rasul Allah.(none Messenger
of Allah), (2) to offer the (compulsory congregational) prayers dutifully and
perfectly (Iqamat As-Salat), (3) to
pay Zakat (4) to perform Hajj (i.e., pilgrimage to Makkah) and (5) to observe Saum (fast) during the month of Ramadan.
And to believe in Allah means
declaring Allah to be the only god in the heavens and the earth and all that
exists. Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)
has three aspects:
A) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah: Tauhid –ar-Rububiyyah: To believe that
there is only one Lord for the entire universe and He is, it’s Creator
Organizer, Planner, Sustainer and the Giver of security, and that is Allah.
B) Oneness of
the worship of Allah: Tauhid-al-
Uluhiyyah: To believe that none has the right to be worshipped (e.g.
praying, invoking, asking for help from the unseen, swearing, slaughtering
sacrifices, giving charity, fasting pilgrimage) but Allah.
C) Oneness of
the Names and the Qualities of Allah: Tauhid-al-Asma
was sifat: to believe that:
(i) We must not name or quality Allah except with what He or His
Messenger has named or qualified Him;
(ii) None can be named or qualified with the Names or Qualifications of Allah;
e.g. Al-Karim;
(iii) We must believe in all the
Qualities of Allah which Allah has stated in His Book (The Qur’an) or mentioned
through His Messenger (Muhammad s.a.w) without changing their meaning or
ignoring them completely or twisting the meanings or likening them (giving
resemblance) to any of the created things e.g. Allah is present over His Throne
as mentioned in the Qu’ran (V.20:5)
(iv)
“The Most Gracious (Allah) raised over (Istawa)
the (Mighty). Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty),” over the
seventh heaven; and He comes down over the first (nearest) heaven to us during
the last third part of every night and also on the day of ‘Arafah (Hajj, i.e the 9th
of Dhul Hijjah), as mention by the Prophet, but He is with us by His Knowledge,
not by His Personal –Self (Bi-Dhatihi). (It
is not as some people think that Allah is present everywhere, - here, there and
even inside the breast of men.)
Also Allah
says:
“There is nothing like Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer.”
(V.42:11)
This Noble
Verse proves the quality of hearing and the quality of sight for Allah without
likening them (or giving resemblance) to any of the created things, and
likewise he also says:
“To one whom I have created with Both My Hands.” (v.48:10)
And He also
says:
“The hand of Allah is over their hands.” (V.48:10)
This
confirms two Hands for Allah, but there is no similarity for them. This is the
belief of all true believers, and was the Belief of all the Prophets of Allah.
From Nuh (Noah), Ibrahim (Abraham), Musa (Moses) and Isa (Jesus) till the last
of the Prophet Muhammad s.a.w.
These three
aspects of Tauhid are included in the
meaning of La illaha illallah (none
has the right to be worshipped but Allah).It is also essential to follow Allah
Messenger, Muhammad s.a.w wujud Al-Ittiba and it is a part of Tauhid-al-Uluhiyyah.This is included in
the meaning, “I testify that Muhammad s.a.w is Allah Messenger,” and this
means, “None has the right to be follow after Allah Book (the Qur’an), but
Allah`s Messenger”
Allah says:
“And whatsoever the Messenger (Muhammad) gives you, takes it; and
whatsoever he forbids you, abstain (from it).” (V.59:7)
And also
Allah says:
“Say (O Muhammad s.a.w to mankind), ‘if you (really) love Allah then follow
me (i.e. accept Islamic Monotheism, follow the Qur’an and the Sunnah (legal ways of the Prophet) Allah
will love you and forgive you of your sins.’” (V.3:31)
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