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In the Name of Allaah, the All-Merciful, may His Salaah
and Salaam be upon His final Messenger, and upon
all his family members and companions, and those who follow
his way, to proceed... ]
Tawheed
has three categories understood directly from Allaah's Book.
This division of tawheed is not from someone's opinion,
nor is it merely a traditional way to explain tawheed.
It is a division that is taken directly from Allaah's Book.
The
first category is tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah, which means
"to single out Allaah in understanding His Actions,"
like His creating, providing, bringing of life and death,
and keeping order in all affairs. A person understands that
Allaah alone is the Creator, the Provider, the Ever-Living
One in charge of all affairs.
The
second category is tawheed al-uloohiyyah, which means
"to single out Allaah within the actions of the servant."
This includes all actions that draw them closer to Allaah,
Glorified and Exalted, like:
Du'aa'
- supplication
Khowf - fear
Rajaa' - hope
Rahbah - awe
Ragbah - longing
Tawakkul - trust
Isti'aanah - seeking general assistance
Istighaathah - seeking assistance in emergencies
Thabh - slaughtering
Nathr - taking oaths
All
forms of worship must be strictly for Allaah alone, and nothing
can be done for other than Him. This is what is called
tawheed al-'ebaadah, or tawheed al-uloohiyyah,
and it is the tawheed that is put into practice as
the servant singles out Allaah in everything He has requested,
with an intention for Him alone, in all acts of obedience.
The
third category is tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat, which
means "to believe in every Name and Attribute that Allaah
affirmed for Himself, or those that His Messenger (sallallaahu
'alayhe wa sallam) affirmed for Him.
These
three categories are understood directly from Allaah's Book.
Every verse that mentions Allaah's Actions, like creating,
providing, bringing life and death, and controlling affairs,
is describing tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah. This is quite
frequent in the Qur'aan. Allaah says [1]:
(
Say: 'Who owns the earth and all that is on it, if you
truly have knowledge?' They will say: 'Allaah.'
Say: 'Then won't you be reminded?' Say: 'Who is
the Lord of the seven heavens and the Great Throne?' They
will say: 'Allaah.' Say: 'Then won't you have taqwaa?'
Say: 'In whose Hands are the treasures of everything, and
He protects while there is no protector against Him, if you
truly have knowledge?' They will say: 'Allaah.'
Say: 'How then are you deluded from the truth?' )
Allaah
also says [2]:
(
Say: 'Who is it that provides for you from the heavens
and the earth?' Or 'who possesses hearing and sight
and brings forth the living from the dead, and the dead from
the living? And who is in control of the affairs?' They
will say: 'Allaah.' Say: 'So then won't you have
taqwaa?' )
Similarly,
every verse that mentions the creation of the heavens and
the earth or other created things is about tawheed ar-ruboobiyyah.
Every
verse mentioning worship, whether it be a command to worship
Allaah or a prohibition of shirk, is about tawheed
al-uloohiyyah.
Every
verse mentioning something about Allaah's Names or Attributes
is about tawheed al-asmaa' was-sifaat.
All
of these categories are found in Allaah's Book, and this is
what led the scholars to say, "Tawheed is three categories:
uloohiyyah, ruboobiyyah, and al-asmaa' was-sifaat." They
did not invent this division on their own, rather it is something
directly from Allaah's Book. I will elaborate on this later,
in shaa' Allaah. [3]
This
article was taken from BAKKAHnet (www.bakkah.net)
