what is Tawheed?
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what is the meaning of “Tawheed”?
Tawheed is based from the root word Wah-hada. Wahhada means to make something one. Tawheed is the act of ascribing unity to something. (this is the linguistic definition).
When it comes to islamic sciences - Tawheed refers to the unification of Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) in the aspect of Rububeeyah, Ulooheeyah and Asma wassiffat. To make Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) one in these 3 aspects.
Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah = its based on Qur'an and sunnah, meaning Allah (subhana wata'ala) is one. It means to acknowledge that Allah (subhana wata'ala) is the only one who sustains, controls and created all the mankind and the worlds. In other words the fact that we have only creator, one sustainer, one who in control of all our affairs is Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. It comes from the root word Rubb. (linguistic meanings – owner, leader, caretaker)
Tawheed al-Ulooheeyah = Tawheed of worship. This the natural follow up of Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. Once we have acknowledged that Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) is our creator, in other words we have acknowledged Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah, we reach the understanding that we have to worship that creator.
Tawheed al-Asma was siffat (names and attributes) = Natural follow up of Ulooheeyah.
Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) has perfect attributes which belongs only to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala). We say that every negative attribute does not belong to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala). Example Allah (subhana wata'ala) is Ar Rahmaan.
Most of mankind accepts Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. If we go to a Christian and ask them “Who created you ?” they will say they "God the father". Even Hindus and Jews agree that there is one main God. Only a few groups deny Tawheed-ar-Rububeeyah. This Tawheed is engraved in the very nature of Man. Atheism has always been a minority. which is the opposite of this type of Tawheed. One religion who actually believed that there were 2 God's are the Zoroastrians (Parsi's - fire worshipers), The believe that there is a God of good and God of bad. They go against Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah.
Tawheed al-Ulooheeyah is where the majority of mankind went astray. If you ask the Christians “Who created you ?” they will say “God the father”, but if you ask them who do you ask from they will say Jesus. This is where the most mankind goes wrong. They worship other than Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) which automatically makes them in error or Tawheed al Asma was siffat. Meaning that they give attributes which belong only to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) to which ever they worship, which is Shirk (Associating partners)
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Narrated Ubadah bin As-Samit ( R.A) that Allah's Messenger ( saw) said:
"Whoever testifies that there is nothing worthy of worship in truth ( no GOD) except Allah Alone, Who is without ( peer or) partner , and that Muhmmad is His slave and Messenger, and 'Iesa( Jesus) is the slave of Allah, His Messenger, and His word which He bestowed in Maryam( Mary) and a spirit ( created) from Him , andthat Paradise & Hell-fire are realities, Alah will admit him into Paradise, whatever hisdeds might be." ( Sahih Al- Bukhari, Hadeeth No. 3253)
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Difference between Christianity and Islam is Islamic Monotheism(Tawheed), that we Muslims stay firm on the stance of Tawheed and reject every sort of Man-God worship which christians are upon weather they are worshipping Jesus, or Pope John, or Pual, or even Prophet Muhammad.
Because everything which a person worships besides the creator is Shirk(Polytheism).
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Allah the Almighty said:
“ Verily , Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him in worship, but He forgives except that ( anything else) to whom He pleases.” ( 4:48,116)
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Surah 5:72 Surely, they have disbelieved who say: "Allah is the Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)), son of Maryam (Mary)." But the Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)) said: "O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." 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 Zalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers.
73 Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.
74 Will they not repent to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
75 The Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)), son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother (Maryam (Mary)) was a Siddiqah (i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)). They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
76 Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "How do you worship besides Allah something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? But it is Allah Who is the AllHearer, AllKnower."
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Christians deny that the creator should be worshipped alone but they worship Jesus a creation because they believe they will "get" Interseccion". This is the same thing which the Pagan Arabs used to do. They believed in Allah but they made Idols and set up Angels for worship because they "believed" they will help them get closer to Allah and make "Interseccion" on their Behalf. Since they couldn't see Allah face to face or Imagine him since he was the Invisible Creator, they wanted an Intimate diety(demi-God) which they could see and touch that will communicate for them to Allah. And All of these Paganistic Acts are rejected by Islam.
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Do Muslims believe they worship the same God as the Christians?
No Muslims don't worship the same God as the Christians because the God(Diety) whom the christians worship (Jesus) is considered to be an Idol according to Islam Since no Living Person can comprehend the Majesty of Allah and his Power, who is absolute and doesn't need any nutritions or Substance to sustane himself while Jesus, And Allah and Jesus are not the Same like Allah mentions in the Quran
surah 5:They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
All Gods which are worshipped besides Allah are false Dietys and on the day of Resurrection they will reject their Worship and will be Opponents to them on the day of Resurrection As Allah says in the Quran:
19:81 And they have taken (for worship) aliha (gods) besides Allah, that they might give them honour, power and glory (and also protect them from Allahs Punishment etc.).
82 Nay, but they (the so-called gods) will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them (on the Day of Resurrection).
46:5 And who is more astray than one who calls (invokes) besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls (invocations) to them?
6 And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become enemies for them and will deny their worshipping.
So all of the False Dieties(Jesus, Moses, Prophet Muhammad, Greek Gods, Statues, Cow, Mithra, Human Body Parts) which are worshipped on this Earth will eventually become Opponents of those who were worshipping them on the Day of Ressurection. And as Allah says in the Quran.
18:52 And (remember) the Day He will say:"Call those (so-called) partners of Mine whom you pretended." Then they will cry unto them, but they will not answer them, and We shall put Maubiqa (a barrier, or enmity, or destruction, or a valley in Hell) between them.
53 And the Mujrimoon (criminals, polytheists, sinners), shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of escape from there.
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what is the meaning of “Tawheed”?
Tawheed is based from the root word Wah-hada. Wahhada means to make something one. Tawheed is the act of ascribing unity to something. (this is the linguistic definition).
When it comes to islamic sciences - Tawheed refers to the unification of Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) in the aspect of Rububeeyah, Ulooheeyah and Asma wassiffat. To make Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) one in these 3 aspects.
Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah = its based on Qur'an and sunnah, meaning Allah (subhana wata'ala) is one. It means to acknowledge that Allah (subhana wata'ala) is the only one who sustains, controls and created all the mankind and the worlds. In other words the fact that we have only creator, one sustainer, one who in control of all our affairs is Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. It comes from the root word Rubb. (linguistic meanings – owner, leader, caretaker)
Tawheed al-Ulooheeyah = Tawheed of worship. This the natural follow up of Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. Once we have acknowledged that Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) is our creator, in other words we have acknowledged Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah, we reach the understanding that we have to worship that creator.
Tawheed al-Asma was siffat (names and attributes) = Natural follow up of Ulooheeyah.
Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) has perfect attributes which belongs only to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala). We say that every negative attribute does not belong to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala). Example Allah (subhana wata'ala) is Ar Rahmaan.
Most of mankind accepts Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah. If we go to a Christian and ask them “Who created you ?” they will say they "God the father". Even Hindus and Jews agree that there is one main God. Only a few groups deny Tawheed-ar-Rububeeyah. This Tawheed is engraved in the very nature of Man. Atheism has always been a minority. which is the opposite of this type of Tawheed. One religion who actually believed that there were 2 God's are the Zoroastrians (Parsi's - fire worshipers), The believe that there is a God of good and God of bad. They go against Tawheed ar-Rububeeyah.
Tawheed al-Ulooheeyah is where the majority of mankind went astray. If you ask the Christians “Who created you ?” they will say “God the father”, but if you ask them who do you ask from they will say Jesus. This is where the most mankind goes wrong. They worship other than Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) which automatically makes them in error or Tawheed al Asma was siffat. Meaning that they give attributes which belong only to Allah(subhana wa ta'ala) to which ever they worship, which is Shirk (Associating partners)
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Narrated Ubadah bin As-Samit ( R.A) that Allah's Messenger ( saw) said:
"Whoever testifies that there is nothing worthy of worship in truth ( no GOD) except Allah Alone, Who is without ( peer or) partner , and that Muhmmad is His slave and Messenger, and 'Iesa( Jesus) is the slave of Allah, His Messenger, and His word which He bestowed in Maryam( Mary) and a spirit ( created) from Him , andthat Paradise & Hell-fire are realities, Alah will admit him into Paradise, whatever hisdeds might be." ( Sahih Al- Bukhari, Hadeeth No. 3253)
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Difference between Christianity and Islam is Islamic Monotheism(Tawheed), that we Muslims stay firm on the stance of Tawheed and reject every sort of Man-God worship which christians are upon weather they are worshipping Jesus, or Pope John, or Pual, or even Prophet Muhammad.
Because everything which a person worships besides the creator is Shirk(Polytheism).
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Allah the Almighty said:
“ Verily , Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him in worship, but He forgives except that ( anything else) to whom He pleases.” ( 4:48,116)
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Surah 5:72 Surely, they have disbelieved who say: "Allah is the Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)), son of Maryam (Mary)." But the Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)) said: "O Children of Israel! Worship Allah, my Lord and your Lord." 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 Zalimoon (polytheists and wrongdoers) there are no helpers.
73 Surely, disbelievers are those who said: "Allah is the third of the three (in a Trinity)." But there is no ilah (god) (none who has the right to be worshipped) but One Ilah (God -Allah). And if they cease not from what they say, verily, a painful torment will befall the disbelievers among them.
74 Will they not repent to Allah and ask His Forgiveness? For Allah is OftForgiving, Most Merciful.
75 The Messiah (Iesa (Jesus)), son of Maryam (Mary), was no more than a Messenger; many were the Messengers that passed away before him. His mother (Maryam (Mary)) was a Siddiqah (i.e. she believed in the words of Allah and His Books (see Verse 66:12)). They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
76 Say (O Muhammad SAW to mankind): "How do you worship besides Allah something which has no power either to harm or to benefit you? But it is Allah Who is the AllHearer, AllKnower."
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Christians deny that the creator should be worshipped alone but they worship Jesus a creation because they believe they will "get" Interseccion". This is the same thing which the Pagan Arabs used to do. They believed in Allah but they made Idols and set up Angels for worship because they "believed" they will help them get closer to Allah and make "Interseccion" on their Behalf. Since they couldn't see Allah face to face or Imagine him since he was the Invisible Creator, they wanted an Intimate diety(demi-God) which they could see and touch that will communicate for them to Allah. And All of these Paganistic Acts are rejected by Islam.
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Do Muslims believe they worship the same God as the Christians?
No Muslims don't worship the same God as the Christians because the God(Diety) whom the christians worship (Jesus) is considered to be an Idol according to Islam Since no Living Person can comprehend the Majesty of Allah and his Power, who is absolute and doesn't need any nutritions or Substance to sustane himself while Jesus, And Allah and Jesus are not the Same like Allah mentions in the Quran
surah 5:They both used to eat food (as any other human being, while Allah does not eat). Look how We make the Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) clear to them, yet look how they are deluded away (from the truth).
All Gods which are worshipped besides Allah are false Dietys and on the day of Resurrection they will reject their Worship and will be Opponents to them on the day of Resurrection As Allah says in the Quran:
19:81 And they have taken (for worship) aliha (gods) besides Allah, that they might give them honour, power and glory (and also protect them from Allahs Punishment etc.).
82 Nay, but they (the so-called gods) will deny their worship of them, and become opponents to them (on the Day of Resurrection).
46:5 And who is more astray than one who calls (invokes) besides Allah, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls (invocations) to them?
6 And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become enemies for them and will deny their worshipping.
So all of the False Dieties(Jesus, Moses, Prophet Muhammad, Greek Gods, Statues, Cow, Mithra, Human Body Parts) which are worshipped on this Earth will eventually become Opponents of those who were worshipping them on the Day of Ressurection. And as Allah says in the Quran.
18:52 And (remember) the Day He will say:"Call those (so-called) partners of Mine whom you pretended." Then they will cry unto them, but they will not answer them, and We shall put Maubiqa (a barrier, or enmity, or destruction, or a valley in Hell) between them.
53 And the Mujrimoon (criminals, polytheists, sinners), shall see the Fire and apprehend that they have to fall therein. And they will find no way of escape from there.