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Tawhid, is actually the message of all of the Prophets, including Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mohammad. Tawhid consists of three aspects: a) to believe that Allah is the sole creator, owner and regulator of the universe, and whatever exist besides Him. b) to believe in the Names and Attributes of Allah and c) to single Him out in ones Ibadah (i.e. with its comprehensive meaning as outlined above). The essence of Tawhid is to free humankind from the worship of men (and other created objects) by men and to direct them to the worship of the Lord of all men – this being the foundation for the unity of all humankind. It calls for the freedom from enslavement to the created things to enslavement to the creator of all things. Shirk (literally “associationism”) is the opposite of Tawhid and represents the setting up of equals, rivals, or partners with Allah, either in His creatorship, or ownership or regulation of the universe, or in His Names and Attributes, or in worship of him, in other words, in any of the three aspects of Tawhid explained above. Examples of this would include grave or saint-worship, or worshipping trees, stones, or the natural elements, or claiming that anyone from the creation, knows the unseen independently, or can create, or give life, or take life, or sustain and provide, just like the Creator, Allah. The Qur’an teaches that in Tawhid lies the freedom from the subjugation and enslavement to created things whether worthless idols, money, mere humans, prophets raised to the level of gods, or abstract notions such as worldly status, fame and power. The Qur’an also outlines the calls of all of the Prophets, from Noah, Abraham, Moses, Jesus and all previous – and all of them called to this same fundamental precept that is “Tawhid”. |
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