The different categories of Tawheed and how the concept are derived from the Quran.
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Now we must know that Ulema have categorized Tawheed differently, some put in 2,3 and 4 categories, on contrary to most thinking it All came from MIAW or Ibn Taymiyyah رحمهما الله. Ulema before them like Abu Ja’far At-Tabari and ibn Abdul bar رحمهما الله also spoke on this.
People will tell you that the categorization of Tawheed is a Bidaah introduced by Wahhabis when in reality those who say this don’t know what is bidaah. This is no different from when Imam Ash-Shafii رحمه الله set out the principles and categorization of Fiqh…
… As he didn’t bring anything only that it was in accordance with the Qur’an and sunnah, same goes for the categorization of Tawheed, it was done so that it can be easier for people to understand the fundamentals of the deen.
Ibn al-Qayyim (رحمه الله) said:
There is nothing wrong with new concepts and new words, unless there is something bad about them.
Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 3/306
There is nothing wrong with new concepts and new words, unless there is something bad about them.
Madaarij al-Saalikeen, 3/306
1. Tawheed al-ruboobiyyah means affirming that الله is One and Unique in His actions, such as creation, sovereignty, controlling affairs, provision, giving life and death, weather and so on. A person’s Tawheed is not complete unless he affirms that…
الله is the Lord, Sovereign, Creator and Provider of all things, that He is the Giver of life and death, the One Who brings benefit and causes harm, the only One Who answers prayers, the One Who is in control of all things, and in Whose hand is all goodness.
Here are some Verses from the Quran regarding Tawheed Al-Ruboobiyah.
And the mushrikeen of Quraysh never disagreed with this aspect of Tawheed, rather they affirmed it on a general sense, as الله mentioned it in Surah Az-zukhruf. It is known from the sons of Adam عليه السلام that only Firaun L.A and the Zoroastrians were the only ones to deny this
2. Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah means devoting all acts of worship, both inward and outward, in word and deed, to الله Alone, and not worshipping anything or anyone other than الله, no matter who he is. Whether it’s in calling upon, or sacrificing.
Here are some verses from the Qur’an concerning Tawheed al Uluhiyyah.
Tawheed al Uluhiyyah was something rejected by quraysh and other mushrikeen, of the past and present, and when الله ﷻ would send his messengers, their initial messages was always to worship الله and reject their false Gods.
3. Tawheed al-Asma-wa as-Sifat which means approving and believing in all the Names and Attributes that الله has described for Himself in the Qur’an or whatever the prophet ﷺ mentioned in regards to الله .
Verses from the Qur’an regarding/Affirming Tawheed Al Asmaa wa Sifaat.
As Ahlu Sunnah, we affirm all names and attributes of Allah ﷻ whilst some innovators have gone ahead to deny some of the divine attributes while accepting others. They’ve dived into an innovation while trying to make sense of what can’t understood to us.
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As ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه says best
“Think of everything and do not think of That of الله ﷻ “
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“Think of everything and do not think of That of الله ﷻ “
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