“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem””Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)

THE SINGULARITY (ONE-NESS) OF ALLAH.

The Being (Self / Entity) of Almighty Allah is indeed only One.

 “Objects are indeed understood by its opposites.”For example, day cannot be understood if a person has not experienced night. if a person has not understood “Shirk” or Polytheism, how is it possible for him to appreciate or comprehend “Tawheed” or Monotheism?

THE MEANING OF TAWHEED

The meaning of “Tawheed” is to believe that there is no partner to Allah in His “Being” and / or in His “Attributes”. In other words, how great is the Being of Allah – we do not believe that there is another being like Him. If any person believes on the contrary, then his belief would constitute Shirk. We should remember that the attributes of Allah, among others, include the act of “listening”, “seeing” and possessing knowledge. If an individual believes that another possesses these attributes, he will be guilty of Shirk.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TAWHEED AND SHIRK

If knowledge which is one of the attributes of Allah is ascribed for another individual, will this really mean that we are guilty of Shirk?

We know that “listening” and “seeing” are also among the attributes of Allah. If we prove these very attributes for another individual, will we be guilty of Shirk?

In the very same manner, the attribute of “living” is also among the attributes of Allah. If we ascribe this attribute for another individual will we again be guilty of Shirk?

No! Dear Muslim brothers and sisters: do not be deceived by those who hope to mislead you. You should remember that indeed Almighty Allah possesses the attribute of “living”, yet He has, also through His Mercy, bestowed upon His creation this very quality. The attribute of “living” which we relate to ourselves is not the same attribute of “living” as we relate to Allah.

The difference is that His attribute of “living” is non-bestowed, while the attribute of “living” which we posses, is one which we have been bestowed with by Allah. The attribute of “living” which He has bestowed upon us is temporary and non-eternal, while His attribute of “living” is eternal and non-bestowed.If this principle is applied to all qualities and attributes, then the question of Shirk will never arise.

HAS THE ALMIGHTY ALLAH GIVEN MAN POWER AND AUTHORITY?

If man has not been given power and authority, then what indeed is the difference between him and a stone? We know that Almighty Allah possesses power and authority. We also know that He has created these attributes within man. You may well ask: if both possess power and authority, then what is the difference? The answer to this is quite simple. If one applies the above principle, there is no doubt that Almighty Allah possesses power and authority, yet, although possessing these attributes, He is not subservient to anyone, neither have these attributes been given to Him by anyone. His slave, man, on the other hand, possesses these attributes of power and authority, yet, he is still subservient to Almighty Allah, and these attributes are not his, rather they have been bestowed upon him by Almighty Allah.

 

No one has given these qualities to Allah, whilst the slave, on the other hand, has been given these attributes by Almighty Allah.

why is it that we condemn the idol worshippers who also believe that their idols have been given these amazing powers by Allah?

When the idolaters believed that their idols were a creation of Allah, they also should have believed that the slave is undoubtedly in bondage to the Creator. Without the Creator, the creation cannot come into being.

They also should have believed and accepted that, as in life or in death, the slave is in need of the Creator. But, they refused to believe and accept this principle, that is, Allah’s Authority.

They began to believe that although their idols were a creation, Almighty Allah had given the idols “Divinity” and total “God-head”.

They believed that after creating their idols, there was now no need for submission or duty towards Almighty Allah (Allah forbid!) because their idols could do whatever they wished, even if Almighty Allah had not commanded them to do a certain thing.

The idolaters could not understand this very simple principle: that the creation can never to totally independent of Almighty Allah.

DIVINITY CANNOT BE GIVEN

Indeed, Almighty Allah, through His Mercy, may bestow upon His slave whatever powers He wishes, yet He would not bestow “divinity”, which is permanent and independent – the attributes given to His slave are not permanent or even independent.

The idolaters believed that because of the tremendous worship performed by the idols, “Laat” and “Manaat”, Almighty Allah set them free to do as they pleased. Based on this belief, the idolaters believed that their idols have been given Divinity and God-head.

Any person who believes that Almighty Allah has given any slave “God-head” and “Divinity”, has committed Shirk.

The Muslim believes that the servant of Allah will always remain a servant and can never become one possessing God-head and Divinity.

Husn e ahklaq = jism farshi/worldly and tabiat/character (arshi/angelic)

Husn e ahklaq =from outside worldly from inside angelic

When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)

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