An introduction to Tawheed Definition of Tawheed Tawheed is to single out Allah for all types of worship, meaning that we worship Allah alone, and do not worship anything along with Him. We do not worship any Prophet, or pious person, rather we single out Allah alone with worship. Another definition of tawheed is: […]
Tawheed comes First: Part Two
Is the Messenger of Allah Alive? Allah says in His noble Book; “And do not say about those who are killed in the Way of Allaah, “they are dead.” Rather they are alive, but you perceive it not” [2:154] Many people misunderstand this verse. They understand from the verse that: if the martyrs are […]
Tawheed comes First: Part Three
Calling upon other than Allah. It has been the way of our beloved Prophet salallahu alaihi wassalam, his righteous companions and the Muslims to seek help from Allah alone. Whenever they were in need of something, they would turn to Allah and seek His help, His mercy, His protection and His guidance. But now it […]
Tawheed comes First: Part Four
Intercession in Islam Among many Muslims, there is confusion regarding this issue of religious intercession (shafaa’ah), it often being used as an excuse for shirk. We will clarify this issue in a question-answer format. 1. Please define intercession for me? Intercession is the act of asking an intermediary to carry one’s request in front of […]
Tawheed comes First: Part Five
Is Allah Everywhere? Why the question? At first this might seem a strange question as most people believe that Allah is everywhere, and secondly, does it really matter? This issue is in fact of paramount importance. The belief that “Allah is everywhere” is extremely dangerous as it encourages and rationalises the greatest sin in the […]
The Fruits of Putting one’s Trust in Allaah
As for the fruits of putting one’s trust in Allaah (i.e. tawakkul), then they are many. The greatest of them is that Allaah will suffice him in whatever he seeks after. “And whoever puts his trust in Allaah, He will suffice him.” [Surah At-Talaaq: 3] So whoever relegates his affairs to Allaah, relies on […]
Things that benefit the dead
The Qur’an established two general principles concerning the reward and punishment for deeds: Each human will fundamentally only be benefited or harmed by the deeds which he or she actually did. ” … humans will only have the result of their own actions.” [Al-Qur’an 53:39] No human can carry the sin of another. […]
Reason for the Weakness of the Muslims and the Path Towards Restoring their Honour
When the people began to change and split up into groups and became negligent of the issue of jihad, preferring ease and to follow their desires. Then, evil began to manifest itself in them, except in those people whom Allah, the Most High, had safeguarded. So as a result of this Allah changed their […]
Determining the Right Way
Allah says in the Majestic Qur’an, “Hold fast all together to the rope of Allah and be not divided.” The very first generation of Muslims that lived and established Islam in their lives with Muhammad, the son of ‘Abdullah, had glory and triumph that no nation that existed before them or any that came after […]