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The
First Fundamental:
Knowing
Allah
If
you are asked: “Who is your Lord?”
Say: “My Lord is Allah. He has nourished me and all other creatures
with his blessings. He is my Deity, and I have no other Deity but Him and the
evidence is in His saying: ‘Praise be to Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer
of the world;’ and everything other than Allah is of His Creation; and I
am part of that Creation.”
If
you were asked: "How did you come to know your Lord?"
Say:
"Through His signs and His creations. Among his signs are the Night and
Day, and Sun and Moon. Among his creations are the Heavens and the Earth, and
all that is in and between them."
The
evidence is in His saying:
And
from among His Sings are the Night and the Day, and the Sun and the Moon.
Prostrate yourselves not to the Sun and the Moon, but prostrate yourselves to
Allah, Who created them, if you (really) worship Him. (41:37)
And
His saying:
Indeed
your Lord is Allah, Who created the heavens and the earth in six days, then He
rose over the Throne (in a manner that suits His Majesty). He brings the night
as a cover over the day, each seeking the other in rapid succession: and the
Sun, the Moon, and the stars, (all) are subjected to His Command. Verily, His is
the Creation and the Commandment. Blessed be Allah, the Cherisher and Sustainer
of the Worlds!
(7:54)
The
"Lord" here is the one who deserves to be worshipped, the true
Diety. The evidence to this is in His, Allah ta’ala’s saying:
O
mankind! Worship your Lord (Allah), who created you and those who were before
you, so that you may become pious; Who has made the earth a resting place for
you, and the sky as a canopy, and sent down rain from the sky and brought forth
therewith fruits as a provision for you. Then do not set up rivals unto Allah
(in worship) while you know (that He alone has the right to be
worshipped).
(2:21-22)
Ibn
Katheer, may Allah have mercy on him, said: " It is only the creator of all
these things who deserves to be worshipped."
Some
of the forms of worship ordained by Allah are submission, faith, charity,
invocation and supplications, fear, hope, trust, aspiration, awe, reverence,
apprehension, repentance, appeal for refuge, call for help, sacrifice, to vow.
These
as well as other forms ordered by Allah are all to Allah. The evidence is in His
saying:
And
the places of worship are for Allah (alone): So invoke not any one along with
Allah. (72:18)
Consequently,
if anyone performs one of these rites not exclusively to Allah then he is a
polytheist and an unbeliever. The evidence to this is Allah subhana wa
ta’ala’s saying:
And
whoever invokes (or worships), besides Allah, any other god, of whom he has no
proof, then his reckoning is only with his Lord! And verily the disbelievers
will not be successful.
(23:117)
Invocation:
It
was narrated in the hadith: "Invocation is the essence of worship",
and the evidence is in His saying:
And
your Lord said: “Invoke Me; I will respond to you. Verily those who scorn My
worship they will surely enter hell in humiliation!
(40:60)
Fear:
Evidence
for fearing Allah alone is in His saying:
It
is only shaitaan who would make men fear his supporters; so fear them not, but
fear Me, if you are (true) believers. (3:175)
Hope:
Evidence
of hope is in Allah subhana wa ta’ala’s saying:
Whoever
hopes for the meeting of His Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none
in the worship of His Lord.
(18:110)
Trust:
Evidence
of trust is the statement of Allah, the exalted:
…put
your trust in Allah if you are believers indeed.
(5:23)
and
His saying:
And
whoever puts his trust in Allah, then He (Allah) will suffice him.
(65:3)
Aspiration,
Awe, and Humility:
Evidence
of aspiration, awe, and humility is in the statement of Allah:
They
used to call on Us with aspiration and awe, and used to humble themselves before
Us. (21:90)
Apprehension:
Evidence
of apprehension is in His saying:
So
fear them not, but fear Me; and that I may complete My Blessings on you and that
you may be guided. (2:150)
Repentance:
Evidence
of repentance is in the statement of Allah:
Turn
in repentance and in obedience with true Faith to your Lord. (39:54)
Supplication:
Evidence
of supplication is in His saying:
And
You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help. (1:5)
Also,
it is related in the Prophetic tradition:
If
you ask for help, ask Allah only.
Appeal
for Refuge:
Evidence
of appeal for refuge is in Allah ta’ala’s saying:
Say:
I seek refuge with (Allah) the Lord and Cherisher of Mankind, The King of
Mankind, the Deity of mankind.
(114:1-3)
Appeal
for Help:
Evidence
of appeal for help is in His saying:
Remember
when you sought help of your Lord and He answered you (saying): 'I will assist
you with a thousand of the angels each behind the other (following one another)
in succession.
(8:9)
Sacrifice:
Evidence
of sacrifice is in His saying:
Say:
'Truly, my prayer, my sacrifice, my living and my dying, are (all) for Allah,
the Cherisher of the Worlds. He has no partner and of this I have been commanded
and I am the first of the Muslims. (6:162)
And
from the hadith:
Allah's
curse is upon those who offer sacrifices to other then Him.
Vows:
Evidence
of vows is in His saying:
They
fulfill (their) vows, and they fear a Day whose evil will be
wide spreading. (76:7)
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