LETTER NO.2
Bismillah hir Rahman nir Raheem(In the name of ALLAH, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful).
May the Peace and Blessings of ALLAH be upon the Imaam of all Prophets, Imaam of the Ummah, Imaam of Mujahideen, our Holy Prophet-Muhammad(saws), and on those who follow his(saws) guidance till the Day of Judgement.
TO :- MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS
ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATAHU
This is my 2nd letter. Hope my 1st letter was informative and useful. By the help of ALLAH, I started this 2nd letter. In this letter I will be writing about the most important aspect of ISLAM, and i,e. TAWHEED.
Topic: TAWHEED :-
Tawheed means declaring ALLAH to be the only TRUE GOD, who deserves to be worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which HE has qualified HIMSELF or that are attributed to HIM by HIS Messenger(saws).
To get a clear picture of Tawheed, we will divide it into 3 categories:-
1.Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyah:- It is declaring ALLAH to be the ONE and UNIQUE in HIS work, like creation, sustenance, bringing to life, causing death, giving children, solving problems etc..
ALLAH says:
“Were they created of nothing, or were they themselves the creators?”
“ALLAH is the Creator of all things, and HE is the Guardian and Disposer of all affairs.”
You must know that even the mushrikeen of Makkah believed in Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyah. As is proved in this aayah,
ALLAH says:
“If you ask them, who it is that created the heavens and the earth, they will certainly say, “ALLAH”. Say(O Muhammad(saws)):”All praise be to ALLAH.” But most of them understand not.”
NOTE:- Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyah(Islamic Monotheism for ALLAH’s Lordship) is not enough to embrace ISLAM unless Tawheed al-Uloohiya(Islamic Monotheism for ALLAH’s Worship) is also adopted. It is not enough because the people who accepted that ALLAH is the creator were Mushrikeen, and rejected to accept that ALLAH is the only One worthy of worship, like a lot of us do by joining saints, prophets ,religious people etc. with ALLAH.
2.Tawheed al-Uloohiya:- It is called Tawheed al-Uloohiya(Oneness of Worship), which means to perform Monotheism for ALLAH in worship because HE only deserves to be worshipped not anybody else, no matter how noble and how honorable he is.
So all acts of worship must be for ALLAH alone.
InshaALLAH we will be discussing how many Forms of Worship there are. And in any form of worship if we do it for anyone else other than ALLAH then it is SHIRK, and SHIRK is not at all pardonable. Any act done for ALLAH will save you and the same if it is done for others is SHIRK.
3.Tawheed al-Asma was-Sifaat:- It is to affirm of all the Divine Names and Attributes of
ALLAH in a manner that suits HIS Majesty, as mentioned in the QUR’AN and SUNNAH.
We must believe in all HIS Names and all HIS Qualities as did the Sahaba(companions of the Prophet(saws)), without any distortion, suspension, adaptation or likening.
ALLAH says:
“The most beautiful Names belong to ALLAH: so call on HIM by them.”
“(ALLAH) said: ‘O Iblis(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 high exalted?”
(surah-38, verse-75)
When ALLAH says that HE created Adam with HIS hands then we must believe it. We must believe ALLAH has hands, but at the same time we must not imagine or compare our hands.
For eg:- Our hands are not the same as the hands of animals. When these are not the same then how can the hands of our CREATOR be like any of HIS creations’.
There are many such attributes of ALLAH which are in the QUR’AN and HADEETH, like ALLAH’s face, shin, eyes and those things which are mentioned.
JUST BELIEVE ALLAH HAS HANDS, EYES, FACE and whatever comes to us clearly in the Qur’an and Hadeeth. but don’t try to imagine how are they.
THIS WAS WHAT THE Ahle Bait a.s & SAHABA r.a DID.
May ALLAH guide all of us to the TRUE PATH. Aameen.
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ASSALAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATULLAHI WA BARAKATAHU
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