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TAWHEED
Tawheed in the literal sense means one. In shari'ah (islamic law) it
means to have one lord in your ibadah (worship) and the leaving of
worship of anyone or anything other than Him. Allah creates and no one
other than Him creates. Allah is unique and alone in having an
exclusive right to be worshipped, all forms of worship are to Him and
none should be given to others.
This brings us to the core of islam, the shahada.The correct
definition of laa-ilaaha-ilallah is not "there is no god but allah"
but rather "There is no diety worthy of worship beside Allah"
This statement (the shahada) is built upon two pillars, the negation
and the affirmation. The negation is in the statement Laa ilaa –
‘There is no deity’. It negates the right of anything to be
worshipped; except for Allaah and that is found in the second part,
the affirmation, where we say illalaah – ‘except for Allaah’. This is
to affirm that worship is solely for Allah. In summary – the statement
is the negation of Shirk – any association with Allaah and it is an
affirmation of Tawheed or that Allaah has the right to be worshipped
alone (shirk is the opposite of tawheed, a major sin that Allah does
not forgive and we will elaborate on this later inshallah). this
statement la-ilaha-ilallah is the perfect way to say none has the
right to be worship except allah by using negation and affirmation as
there is no better way to emphasize the importance of what is
unacceptable and what is the truth.
This tawheed is evident all throughout the Qur'an. "Say (O Muhammad):
"O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that
is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allâh, and that
we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take
others as lords besides Allâh. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear
witness that we are Muslims." (Aali Imran 3:64)
We also know of surah Ikhlas (a surah which some people refer to as
surah tawheed because that sums up the surah)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
112:1 Say:
He is Allah, One.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
112:2 Allah , the Eternal Refuge.
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
112:3 He begets not, nor was He begotten.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
112:4 And there is none comparable to Him.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ
The Concept of Tawheed has been explained in Surah al-Ikhlaas by
separating and purifying it from Shirk (associating patners with
Almighty God,)
It has also been narrated by Qutaadah ibn al-Nu’maan (R.A) who said
that a man stayed up to worship Allah at the time of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) just before dawn and
recited “Qul huwa Allaahu ahad,” but did not recite anything else. In
the morning, the man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and told him about this, thinking that perhaps he
was not doing enough. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is
equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan.” (al-Bukhaari, 4627). Abu
Dawud and An-Nasa'i also recorded it.
It is proven that this surah is equal to one third of the of the Qur'an.
The substance of the statement of Ibn 'Abbaas (a Companion of the
Prophet) is as follows: that the Qur'an consists of three fundamental
objectives:
a) Those commands and prohibitions which contain the laws and
practical ways. These form the subject matter of the science of Fiqh
(jurisprudence) and Ethics.
b) The tales and narratives which include the stories of the Prophets
and Messengers of God and their communities. The punishments and
disasters which befell those who resisted and denied the Messengers of
God. Also, the promises, rewards, warnings and dooms.
c) The knowledge of Tawheed (the Unity of God) and the description of
those matters which relate to the Names of Almighty God and His
Attributes, which to have faith in is obligatory upon the servant of
God (i.e. each Muslim). This has precedence over the first three.
Ibn al Qayyim (A great scholar that has passed away) said the whole
Quran is tawheed because all the surahs discuss the rewards of people
who follow tawheed and the punishment of the people who do not try to
perfect or even follow tawheed.]
As a gentle reminder, I would like to ask you all not to forget to recite surah Ikhlas before we sleep every night as the beloved wife of Rasullulah (saw) reports, when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he would cup his hands together, blow into them and recite into them Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas] (these are the last 3 soorahs of the Qur’an). Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, starting with his head and
face, and the front of his body. He would do this three times. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4630)
Farwa ibn Naufal quoted his father as saying that he had asked, "O’ Allah’s Messenger teach
me something to say when I retire to bed."
He replied, "Recite Qul yaa ayyuhal kafiroon for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism."
Tawheed in the literal sense means one. In shari'ah (islamic law) it
means to have one lord in your ibadah (worship) and the leaving of
worship of anyone or anything other than Him. Allah creates and no one
other than Him creates. Allah is unique and alone in having an
exclusive right to be worshipped, all forms of worship are to Him and
none should be given to others.
This brings us to the core of islam, the shahada.The correct
definition of laa-ilaaha-ilallah is not "there is no god but allah"
but rather "There is no diety worthy of worship beside Allah"
This statement (the shahada) is built upon two pillars, the negation
and the affirmation. The negation is in the statement Laa ilaa –
‘There is no deity’. It negates the right of anything to be
worshipped; except for Allaah and that is found in the second part,
the affirmation, where we say illalaah – ‘except for Allaah’. This is
to affirm that worship is solely for Allah. In summary – the statement
is the negation of Shirk – any association with Allaah and it is an
affirmation of Tawheed or that Allaah has the right to be worshipped
alone (shirk is the opposite of tawheed, a major sin that Allah does
not forgive and we will elaborate on this later inshallah). this
statement la-ilaha-ilallah is the perfect way to say none has the
right to be worship except allah by using negation and affirmation as
there is no better way to emphasize the importance of what is
unacceptable and what is the truth.
This tawheed is evident all throughout the Qur'an. "Say (O Muhammad):
"O people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians): Come to a word that
is just between us and you, that we worship none but Allâh, and that
we associate no partners with Him, and that none of us shall take
others as lords besides Allâh. Then, if they turn away, say: "Bear
witness that we are Muslims." (Aali Imran 3:64)
We also know of surah Ikhlas (a surah which some people refer to as
surah tawheed because that sums up the surah)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
112:1 Say:
He is Allah, One.
قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ
112:2 Allah , the Eternal Refuge.
اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ
112:3 He begets not, nor was He begotten.
لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ
112:4 And there is none comparable to Him.
وَلَمْ يَكُنْ لَّهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ
The Concept of Tawheed has been explained in Surah al-Ikhlaas by
separating and purifying it from Shirk (associating patners with
Almighty God,)
It has also been narrated by Qutaadah ibn al-Nu’maan (R.A) who said
that a man stayed up to worship Allah at the time of the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) just before dawn and
recited “Qul huwa Allaahu ahad,” but did not recite anything else. In
the morning, the man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) and told him about this, thinking that perhaps he
was not doing enough. The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of
Allaah be upon him) said: “By the One in Whose hand is my soul, it is
equivalent to one-third of the Qur’aan.” (al-Bukhaari, 4627). Abu
Dawud and An-Nasa'i also recorded it.
It is proven that this surah is equal to one third of the of the Qur'an.
The substance of the statement of Ibn 'Abbaas (a Companion of the
Prophet) is as follows: that the Qur'an consists of three fundamental
objectives:
a) Those commands and prohibitions which contain the laws and
practical ways. These form the subject matter of the science of Fiqh
(jurisprudence) and Ethics.
b) The tales and narratives which include the stories of the Prophets
and Messengers of God and their communities. The punishments and
disasters which befell those who resisted and denied the Messengers of
God. Also, the promises, rewards, warnings and dooms.
c) The knowledge of Tawheed (the Unity of God) and the description of
those matters which relate to the Names of Almighty God and His
Attributes, which to have faith in is obligatory upon the servant of
God (i.e. each Muslim). This has precedence over the first three.
Ibn al Qayyim (A great scholar that has passed away) said the whole
Quran is tawheed because all the surahs discuss the rewards of people
who follow tawheed and the punishment of the people who do not try to
perfect or even follow tawheed.]
As a gentle reminder, I would like to ask you all not to forget to recite surah Ikhlas before we sleep every night as the beloved wife of Rasullulah (saw) reports, when the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) went to bed, he would cup his hands together, blow into them and recite into them Qul huwa Allaahu ahad [Soorat al-Ikhlaas], Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-falaq [Soorat al-Falaq] and Qul a’oodhu bi Rabbi’l-naas [Soorat al-Naas] (these are the last 3 soorahs of the Qur’an). Then he would wipe as much of his body as he could with his hands, starting with his head and
face, and the front of his body. He would do this three times. (Reported by al-Bukhaari, 4630)
Farwa ibn Naufal quoted his father as saying that he had asked, "O’ Allah’s Messenger teach
me something to say when I retire to bed."
He replied, "Recite Qul yaa ayyuhal kafiroon for it is a declaration of freedom from polytheism."