(part 1) Tawheed and Its Importance

Excellent lecture on Tawheed, delivered by Abu Khadeejah Abdul-Waahid. Linguistically Tawheed means: "To make something one, or to assert the oneness of something." However, the Sharee’ah or technical meaning of Tawheed, is: "To single out Allah alone for worship." Purification through Tawheed is mankind's greatest need. Testifying that "none has the right to be worshipped except Allah", has the same meaning as: "To worship Allah and to reject anything along with Him", which has the same meaning as: "The Tawheed of Allah." So, it must be clear that Tawheed is the essence of Islam, and it is the starting and ending point for all goodness and excellence. Indeed, Tawheed was the reason for the sending of the Prophets and Messengers, whether it be: Noah (Nuh), Abraham (Ibrahim), Jacob (Yaqub), Ishmael (Ishmael), Enoch (Idris), Isaiah (Dhul-Kifl), Solomon (Sulaimân), Isaac (Ishaq), Lot (Lut), Moses (Musa), Job (Ayub), Joseph (Yusuf), Aaron (Harun), David (Dawud), Jesus (Musa) or Muhammad (peace be upon them all): "And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): "Worship Allâh (Alone), and avoid (or keep away from) Tâghût (all false deities, etc. ie do not worship Tâghût besides Allâh)." [Quran 16:36] Tawheed (Islamic Monotheism) has three aspects : 1) Oneness of the Lordship of Allah; Tawhid ar-Ruboobiyah To believe that there is only one Lord for all the universe, its Creator, Organizer, Planner, Sustainer, and the Giver of security ...

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