TAWHEED

TAWHEED

لا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُحَمَّدٌ رَسولُ اللَّهِ

There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

• Tawheed in Arabic means attributing Oneness to Allah and describing Him as being One and Unique, with no partner in His Essence and Attributes.
• It is the first fundamental principle, or pillar of Islam.

The scholars have categorised Tawheed as follows:

1. Tawheed ar-Rububiyah

• To believe in Oneness of Allah's Lordship.
• To believe that Allah is the sole Creator, owner & the one in control of all affairs.

ذٰلِكُمُ اللَّهُ رَبُّكُم ۖ لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا هُوَ ۖ خالِقُ كُلِّ شَيءٍ فَاعبُدوهُ ۚ وَهُوَ عَلىٰ كُلِّ شَيءٍ وَكيلٌ

"That is Allah, your Lord! There is no god but He, the Creator of all things.Then worship Him, and He has power to dispose of all affairs." [6:102]

2. Tawheed al-Asma' wa'l-Sifaat

• To believe in Oneness of the Divine names and attributes of Allah.
• Follow the way of the Ahlus-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah concerning the names and attributes of Allah and to believe in them as they have been mentioned in the book of Sunnah.

وَلِلَّهِ الأَسماءُ الحُسنىٰ فَادعوهُ بِها ۖ وَذَرُوا الَّذينَ يُلحِدونَ في أَسمائِهِ ۚ سَيُجزَونَ ما كانوا يَعمَلونَ

"And (all) the most beautiful names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them, and leave the company of those who deny His names.They will be requited for what they used to do."[7:180]

3. Tawheed al-Uluhiyyah

• To believe in Oneness of Allah's worship.
• To single out Allah in worship through the actions like supplication, vow, sacrifice, hope, fear, reliance, love, reverence & turning in repentance.

 ۖ وَاعبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلا تُشرِكوا بِهِ شَيئًا 

"Worship Allah and join nothing with Him (in worship)."[4:36]

Note- If  anything stated above is incorrect, please let me know as I am not an islamic scholar.May allah forgive me for my mistakes. Aameen.