The purpose of our creation, The Worship of Allaah (God)

~niyqaabiy~

Sami'gna wa ato'gna
:bismillah:

:salam2:
Praise be to Allaah, Al Khaliq (The Creator).


Tawheed in Arabic means attributing Oneness to Allaah and describing Him as being One and Unique, with no partner or peer in His Essence and Attributes.


With regard to the definition of Tawheed, it means believing in Allaah alone as God and Lord and attributing to Him alone all the attributes of Lordship and divinity.


It may be defined as follows: Believing that Allaah is One with no partner or associate in His Lordship (ruboobiyyah), divinity (uloohiyyah) or names and attributes (al-asma’ wa’l-sifaat).


This word (Tawheed) and its derivatives are used with this meaning in the Qur’aan and Sunnah. For example: Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“Say (O Mu'hammad): He is Allaah,
(the) One [Ahad].
Allaah us Samad — the Self Sufficient Master,
Whom all creatures need,
(He neither eats nor drinks)].
He begets not, nor was He begotten.
And there is none co equal
or comparable unto Him”

[Al-Ikhlaas 112:1-3]


At is meant by Tawheed in all these texts is affirming the meaning of the testimony that there is no god but Allaah and that Mu'hammad :saw: is the Messenger of Allaah, which is the essence of the religion of Islam with which Allaah sent His Prophet Mu'hammad :saw:, based on the evidence of the words of the Qur’aan and Sunnah (way of the Prophet). Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“Truly, the religion with Allaah is Islam”
[ Aal ‘Imraan 3:19]

"and whoever seeks a religion
other than Islam,
it will never be accepted of him,
and in the Hereafter
he will be one of the losers”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:85]


Once this is understood, it should be noted that the scholars have divided Tawheed into three categories, as follows:

1] Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (Oneness of Divine Lordship),

2] Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah (Oneness of Divinity) and

3] Tawheed al-Asma’ wa’l-Sifaat (Oneness of the Divine Names and Attributes).


1) Tawheed al-Ruboobiyyah (Oneness of Divine Lordship): means believing in Allaah as One and Unique with regard to His actions such as creation, sovereignty, control, giving life and death, and so on.


“And if you ask them who created them,
they will surely say: ‘Allaah.’
How then are they turned away
(from the worship of Allaah Who created them)?”

[Al-Zukhruf 43:87]


2) Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah means devoting all acts of worship, both inward and outward, in word and deed, to Allaah Alone, and not worshipping anything or anyone other than Allaah, no matter who he is. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):


“And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him”
[Al-Isra’ 17:23]


It is called Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah because it is based on ta’alluh lillaah which is worship and devotion of Allaah accompanied by love and veneration. It is also called Tawheed al-‘Ibaadah (oneness of worship) because it means that a person worships Allaah by doing that which He has commanded and avoiding that which He has forbidden.


3) Tawheed al-Asma’ wa’l-Sifaat (Oneness of the Divine Names and Attributes) means affirming the names and attributes of Allaah and believing that there is none like unto Allaah in His names and attributes. This Tawheed is based on two principles:


1 - Affirmation: i.e., affirming that which Allaah has affirmed for Himself in His Book or that His Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) has affirmed of His beautiful names and sublime attributes in a manner that suits the Majesty and Greatness of Allaah, without distorting them, twisting their meanings, denying their reality or discussing how they are.


2 – Denial: i.e., denying that Allaah has any faults and denying any shortcomings that He has denied Himself. The evidence for that is the words of Allaah (interpretation of the meaning):


“There is nothing like Him,
and He is the All Hearer,
the All Seer”

[Al-Shoora 42:11]


So whoever affirms this Tawheed in the true sense and acted upon His (Allaah's Commands) has grasped a firm hold and will be successful in this life and the next. and whoever believes that there is any creator other than Allaah or any sovereign controlling this universe and disposing of its affairs other than Allaah is a disbeliever (a kaffar) and his final abode is the fire of hell.

“Worship Allaah and join none with Him (in worship)”
[An-Nisa’ 4:36]


An-NiyqaabiyFiysabbilillaah

Hasbuna^Allaah wa ni'gma[t] wakiyl
 

MariamK

Junior Member
MashAllah a beautifull post.. May Allah reward you for your efforts ameen.

May Allah Swt accept all the ummah's ibadah and guide us always to the straight path and keep us there upon it firmly.Ameen.

merci.
 
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