Islam Enlightened - Tawheed (The oneness of Allah) Islamic Monotheism

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So what I'm reading is, Most Muslims would consider most of what we

do Shirk. - And justifiably so via the Quran. So what do I do with

that? hmmm - I go to the source.

 

Jai Shri Mataji!

 

Thank you so much for your time and information. God Bless.

 

 

shriadishakti , " jagbir singh "

<adishakti_org> wrote:

> shriadishakti , " Isha " <shanti442>

wrote:

> > I read Islam Enlightened:

> > And yet, as a Sahaja Yogini with a SY Moslim husband; we still

find

> > we have issues when it comes to how to meditate together. He

feels

> > under the rules of the Hadiths and the Quran that some of

> > the " practices " in SY are Shirk.

> > He already started reading the website for SY practicing Moslims

> (al-

> > qiyamah)and he says he has more understanding and really liked

the

> > web site and will continue studying. But what are the rules of

> > etiquette when it comes to wearing her pendant and prasad during

> > pujas when she isn't physically present, calling out the

different

> > deities names, meditating with her picture and so on.

> > I don't have a problem with it of course because I've been in SY

> > since I was 4, but in any event, I don't know how to assure him

he

> > is not going against what was written by Allah by doing any of

> these

> > things.... or are we? I'm not well read on the Quran or the

Bible

> > for that matter. I just don't know what to tell him. I was too

> > young when SY was being established to really know from Her WHY

we

> > do these things. I simply say for vibrations and respect and

> that's

> > usually good enough for anyone else. I'm trying to educate

myself

> > now more then ever because we have children that need to know

these

> > things too - not out of habit but for the REASON. Does anyone

have

> > any suggestions?

>

>

> i think understanding Tawheed (The Oneness of Allah) is also

necessary

> a guidance to answer Isha's questions that will need to be

addressed

> if SYs ever want to spread Shri Mataji's message to Muslims. There

is

> no way we can evade what i regard as the right of Muslim seekers

to

> get honest answers that reflect their concern of religious purity.

>

> jagbir

>

> PS: i request members not to ask how long others have been in

Sahaja

> Yoga, where they live etc. i do not see how seniority and

nationality

> has anything to do with providing answers.

>

>

>

> Tawheed (The oneness of Allah) Islamic Monotheism

>

> Tawheed is the most important Islamic belief. It implies that

> everything in existence originates from the one and only Creator,

who

> is also the Sustainer and the sole Source of Guidance. This belief

> should govern all aspects of human life. Recognition of this

> fundamental truth results in a unified view of existence which

> rejects any divisions of life into religious and secular. Allah is

> sole source of Power and Authority, therefore entitled to worship

and

> obedience from mankind. There is no scope for any partnership with

> the Creator. Tawhid tells man that Allah is not born, nor is

anyone

> born of Him. He has no son or daughter. Human beings are His

> subjects.

>

> Linguistically Tawheed means: " To make something one, or to assert

> the oneness of something. " [Lisaan ul-'Arab (3/450) of Ibn

Mandhoor

> and also al-Hujjah fee Bayaanil-Mahajjah (1/305) of Abul-Qaasim al-

> Asbahaanee] However, what we are concerned with here is the

Sharee'ah

> or technical meaning of Tawheed, which is: " To single out Almighty

> God alone for worship. " [Ad-Dururus-Sunniyyah (1/48) of

Shaykh 'Abdur-

> Rahmaan ibn Hasan]

>

> Literally Tawheed means " unification " (making something one)

> or " asserting oneness " , and it comes from the Arabic verb

(wahhada)

> which itself means to unite, unify or consolidate. However, when

the

> term Tawheed is used in reference to Allaah (i.e. Tawheedullaah),

it

> means the realizing and maintaining of Allaah's unity in all of

man's

> actions which directly or indirectly relate to Him. It is the

belief

> that Allaah is One, without partner in His dominion and His

actions

> (Ruboobeeyah), One without similitude in His essence and

attributes

> (Asmaa wa Sifaat), and One without rival in His divinity and in

> worship (Ulooheeyah 'Ebaadah). These three aspects form the basis

for

> the categories into which the science of Tawheed has been

> traditionally divided. The three overlap and are inseparable to

such

> a degree that whoever omits any one aspect has failed to complete

the

> requirements of Tawheed. The omission of any of the above

mentioned

> aspects of Tawheed is referred to as " Shirk " (lit. sharing); the

> association of partners with Allaah, which, in Islamic terms, is

in

> fact idolatry.

>

> Shaykh Al-Bayjowree - may God have mercy on him - said: " It is to

> single-out al-Ma'bood (the One to be worshipped - i.e. Almighty

God)

> with worship, along with belief and affirmation in the oneness and

> uniqueness of His Dhaat (Essence), Sifaat (Attributes) and

Actions. "

> [Jawharah at-Tawheed (p. 10)]

>

> Shaykh al-Ghunaymaan - may God protect him - said: " It is to

single

> Him out with worship, with love, lowliness and submissiveness to

Him,

> by complying with His commands and submitting to them. [sharh

> Kitaabut-Tawheed min Saheehil-Bukaaree (1/38)]

>

> Shaykh 'Abdul-Qaadir al-Jeelaanee - may God protect him -

said: " So

> it is upon you to fear God - the Mighty and Majestic - and not to

> fear anyone else except Him. Turn to God - the Mighty and

Majestic -

> for your every need, and rely upon Him alone - the Most High -

> seeking that which you need from Him alone. Do not rely upon

anyone

> other than Almighty God. And Tawheed - all is contained in

Tawheed. "

> [Futoohul-Ghayb (p.176).]

>

> Ibn Abil-'Izz - may God be pleased with him - said: " Knowledge of

> Usool-ud-Deen (the fundamentals of the religion) is the most noble

> branch of knowledge, since the excellence of a certain type of

> knowledge depends upon what it is concerned with, and this is the

> greater Fiqh (understanding) , which is why lmaam Abu Haneefah

(died

> 150AH) - may God be pleased with him - called that which he

compiled

> concerning Usool-ud-Deen: " al-Fiqhul- Akbar " (The Greatest Fiqh).

The

> need of the servants for this knowledge is greater than every

other

> need; and it is the most necessary of all things for them, since

> there is no life for the hearts, nor any delight, nor any

> tranquility, except through knowing their Lord, the One to be

> worshipped, their Creator - with His Names, His Attributes and His

> Actions, and that He - along with all that - is more beloved to

the

> person than anything else. So man's striving is with regards to

> everything that will draw him nearer to God, to the exclusion of

the

> creation.

>

> And Tawheed - with the Salaf and the Scholars of Ahlus-Sunnah wal-

> Jamaa'ah has three divisions. 'Allaamah as-Safaareenee - may God's

> mercy be upon him - said: " Know that Tawheed has three divisions:

> Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah (the Oneness of God in His Lordship),

Tawheed

> al- Uloohiyyah (to single-out Almighty God alone for worship) and

> Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat (the uniqueness of God's Names and

> Attributes). " [Lawaami' al-Anwaarul-Bahiyyah (1/128) of as-

> Safaareenee]

>

> " So Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah implies: A firm and definite belief

that

> Almighty God alone is the Creator, the Master and Owner, and the

> Command is for none but Him. "

>

> " And Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah is to single-out God alone for all

worship

> and not to worship anything along with Him, whether it be an

angel, a

> Messenger, a prophet, a pious person, a tree, a stone, the sun,

the

> moon, or other than these. "

>

> " And Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat is the uniqueness of Almighty

God -

> the Most High - with regards to His Names and His Attributes, by

> affirming that which God has affirmed for Himself - whether in His

> Book (i.e. the Qur'an) or by the tongue of His Messenger - may the

> peace and blessings of God be upon him - without Tahreef

(distorting

> the Names and Attributes), Ta'teel (denial of the Names and

> Attributes), Takyeef (saying how they are), or Tamztheel (making

any

> resemblance with the creation). "

>

> http://www.allaahuakbar.net/aqeedah/tawheed/index.htm