رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَـٰدَتِهِۦ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّۭا
Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them – so worship Him and have patience for His worship. Do you know of any similarity to Him?” — Sura Maryama : 65
Al Qawlul Mufeed fi Sharh Kitab At-Tawheed by Shaikh Muhammed bin Salih al Uthaimeen (RahimahUllaah)
– English Explanation by: Dr. Saleh as Saleh
POINTS TO REMEMBER
- Linguistic meaning of Tawheed – To make something one
- The Sharee’ah meaning of Tawheed – To single out Allah the Most High regarding Ruboobiyah, Uloohiyah and Asma’a wa Sifaath
- The three branches of Tawheed viz.
Ruboobiyah – Exclusive Lordship belongs to Allah
Uloohiyah – Allah alone should be worshipped
Asma’a wa Sifaath – There is none like unto Allah in his Names and Attributes.