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Let us start now by explaining these two
conditions:
The
first condition: disbelief in taghut - There is no doubt
that one who does not know taghut in all its forms and colors does not possess
the ability to reject and renounce it no matter how much he claimed that, his
claim is that of one claiming to be rejecting something and he does not know it.
This is not the type of renouncing or disbelief that this Quranic verse requires
of us. Likewise one who does not know Imaan, does not possess Imaan therefore
his claim of Imaan is null and void.
Have
you seen those (hypocrites) who claim that
they believe in that which has been sent down to you, and that which was sent
down before you, and they wish to go for judgment (in their disputes)
to the taghut while they have been ordered to reject them. But Shaitan wishes to
lead them far astray.” (4: 60)
Verily
Allah informs us in this verse of a people who claimed that they believed in
what was revealed to the Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and
what was revealed to the messengers before him and although they claimed that,
they still wished to seek judgment from the taghut in their disputes.
Allah
rejects their claim of Imaan because they wished to seek judgment from other
than Allah. There cannot be correct and valid Imaan with the desire to be judged
by taghut. Therefore there cannot exist together in one heart Imaan as well as
the desire to go for judgment to the taghut. If they did have true belief, as
they claim, they would never desire to be judged by taghut because Allah subhana
wa ta’ala has specifically ordered them to disbelieve in taghut, by saying:(...while
they have been ordered to reject them).
Allah
has made it clear that shaitaan the cursed one wishes to lead them astray, to
deceive them and trick them into believing that their claim of belief in what
Allah revealed together with their desire to judge by taghut keeps them in the
fold of this religion and makes their claim of faith acceptable to Allah:
(…but
shaitaan wishes to lead them far astray)
In
another verse Allah jalla wa ‘alaa says:
Those
who avoid the Taghut by not worshipping them and turn to Allah
(in repentance), for them are glad tidings; so
announce the good news to My slaves. (39:17)
In
this verse Allah gives glad tidings to His slaves that for them is Paradise and
He has described those that receive these glad tidings of Jannah. Some of the
characteristics of these people are that they avoided and rejected the worship
of taghut and that they worshipped Allah faithfully and sincerely. Therefore
they deserve the glad tidings of Paradise and the pleasure of Allah. Hence Allah
has made it clear to us in this verse that those who deserve the pleasure of
Allah and the glad tidings of Paradise are those who avoid taghut and the
worship of taghut in all its types, forms and appearances and they worship Allah
alone faithfully and sincerely without associating partners with Him.
In
this verse Allah also makes it very clear to us that avoiding, rejecting and
abandoning the worship of taghut is one of the conditions for correct and valid
belief which gains the pleasure of Allah and causes the one concerned with it to
enter Jannah.
In
another verse Allah indicates that all the messengers came to invite the people
to two basic fundaments which are: worshipping Allah alone and avoiding taghut
in all its forms and types and that these two fundamentals form the principle
foundation of the invitation of all the messengers.
Allah
subhana wa ta’ala says:
And
verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community,
nation) a Messenger (proclaiming): “Worship Allah (Alone),
and avoid (or keep away from) Taghut (all false deities).
(16:36)
This
verse explains to us that all the messengers without exception explained with
great clarity that Allah does not accept the worship of a slave except if he
worships Him with what has been authorized on the tongues of the messengers (may
the blessings of Allah be upon them all) and sincerely worships Him alone as
well as avoiding the worship of taghuts in all its forms and types and in every
situation whether big or small.
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