Thawheedh Al Uluhiyah
Thawheedh Al Uluhiyah is to single out Allah in worship, i.e.
through the actions of the slave which he performs inorder to get close to
Allah in the manner prescribed by the shariah.
Thawheedh Ar Rububiyah necessitates Thawheedh Al Uluhiyah, He who
affirms and declares that there is no creator, sustainer, or controller of the
universe except Allah - then he is required to proclaim Thawheedh Al Uluhiyah,
i.e no one deserves any form of worship except Allah.
His 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 water (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 worshiped)." [Quran 2:21-22]
Allah thus ordered them with Thawheed al-Uluhiyah - which is His
worship - and He presented as a proof - Thawheed ar-Rububiyah which is that
Allah created the people of the earlier times and the Thawheed ar-Rububiyah
necessitates Thawheed al-Uluhiyah latter generations. He created the sky and the
earth and all that is between them; the blowing of the wind, sending down of
the rain, the growing of the plants, the production of fruits which is the
provision of the slaves. So it is not befitting for man to associate partners
with Allah - such partners, whom he knows that they have not done any of the
above or anything else besides that.
The slave cannot be a
Muwahhid (one who believes in Tawheed in the correct manner) by affirming
Tawheed ar-Rububiyah alone - until he declares Tawheed al-Uluhiyah and
establishes it.
As mentioned earlier, the Mushriks (polytheists) of Makkah used to
proclaim Allah's Oneness in Rububiyah but it did not qualify them to enter
Islam. The Messenger of Allah (sal) preached "laa ilaaha illallaah"
to them while they were declaring that Allah is the Creator and Provider, the
One, Who gives life and death
As Allah says,
"If you ask them who created them, they will surely say,
'Allah.'' [Quran 43:87]
So the purpose of the Prophet (sal) preaching "laa ilaaha
illallaah" [There is no ilah (God) except Allah] was to single out Allah
in worship.
As Allah says:
'And verily, We have sent among every Ummah (community, nation) a
Messenger (proclaiming), 'Worship Allah (Alone), and avoid Taghoot (false
deities).' [Quran 16:36]
And His saying:
And We did not send any Messenger before you but We inspired him
(saying), La ilaha illa Ana [none has the right to be worshipped but I
(Allah)], so worship Me (Alone and none else).' [Quran 21:25]
Hence, this category of Thawheedh is the main objective of Da'wah
And it is the wisdom behind creation
As Allah says:
"I created not the jinn and humans except that they should
worship Me (Alone). I seek not any provision from them nor do I ask that they
should feed Me." [Quran 51:56]
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