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The Importance of Tawhid al-Asma wa l-Sifat

All praise is for Allah, the Most Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy the Owner of the Day of Judgement. I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah, alone without any partner, the One who is characterised by qualities of Magnificence and Who is described with Attributes of perfection.

I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, His trusted one with His revelation, His favoured one from among His creation and His proof over His servants, may Allah praise and send peace upon him and his family.

It is of great benefit and importance to the seeker of truth before he embarks on studying the intricacies of the areas of Tawhid al-Asma wa Sifat to be aware of the importance of this category of Tawhid, its value, status and role in relation to belief principally, and to the rest of the religion as a whole.

In bringing this beneficial concept to the attention of the Muslim, i.e. regarding the high position this Tawhid possesses, it will be of benefit to him, by the will of Allah, in his iman in Allah as he will assign to this area the importance it warrants. Similarly, it will increase his de­sire to learn and understand its various aspects, issues and branches, of which the student of knowledge, who desires to equip himself with more beneficial knowledge, cannot do without.

It is regrettable to find that some individuals attach little importance and significance to this category of Tawhid. Such a person believes that the issues relating to this domain do not go beyond the mere list­ing of the different and adverse opinions concerning the number of Names and Attributes negated or affirmed for Allah. This whole area in his view does not exceed this and is limited to it.

This notion and statement can only emanate from one of two indi­viduals: either an ignorant person who is unaware of the beneficial issues contained in this field and of the level of importance and under­standing that no Muslim can dispense with or one who has deviations in his belief; for he presumes that the condition of this field is defined by the state it exists in amongst the people of falsehood, who did not seek enlightenment from the Book or the Sunnah in this field nor any other.

Accordingly, their discussion in this domain did not go beyond con­testing the Names and Attributes of Allah and raising doubts in all or most of them. Hence, they sealed the doorway to attaining any knowl­edge of these Names and Attributes, let alone, clarifying its status and role to the Muslim’s belief and iman in his Lord.

Therefore, out of desiring to shed light towards the truth, to teach the ignorant who is heedless, call and appeal to the violator who has deviated and as a means of revision for the scholar, I have written these words which point to some of the benefits and virtues that this particular category of Tawhid embodies. I hope Allah causes the one who peruses and recollects it to benefit from it.

For that reason, I summaries, and with Allah lies all success and to Him I reach out for help and direction, what I would like to explain, is discussed in the following points:

This Tawhid Represents Half of Iman in Allah – Tawhid of Allah names and attributes

The Muslim is not oblivious of the importance of iman in Allah, as it is the first article of iman, in fact, it is the greatest of them all, for the others merely follow on from it and are its offspring.

This particular article is the single most important matter for which creation was created, Messengers were sent, books were revealed and upon which the correct path was built.

Iman in Allah is the foundation of every good, source of all guidance and reason for every success. Since man is a creation and is subject to Allah’s Lordship, he reverts back to his Creator and Maker in his knowl­edge and action. So, by Him he is guided, for Him he acts and to Him he will return. Man cannot do without I-Tim and to avert to other than Him is the cornerstone of his destruction and ruin.

Man has Allah as a substitute for everything whereas nothing or no one can dispense of Allah ((i.e. one who relies on Allah and entrusts his affairs to Him, truthfully and upon knowledge and insight, is content and manages without anyone or anything besides Him in both prosperous and troublesome times. At the same time, nothing or no one can dispense of Allah in trying to achieve their welfare and repel any harm, regardless of the physical and mental strengths he has. These two meanings are from the mean­ings of Allah’s name, ‘al-Qayyum’ as the qayyum is the one who is self-sufficient and self-supportive and who supports and suffices all else, and that is Allah alone. [t]))

So the slave cannot attain any goodness or success except through knowing his Lord and worshipping Him. If this occurs, then this is the intended objective for him and the reason for his existence. Anything else besides this is of extra benefit or superfluous having no benefit or is a harmful remnant.

This is why the call of the Messengers to their people was that of a call to having iman in Allah and worshipping Him. Every Messenger started his call with this as anyone who researches into the call (da’ wah) of the Messengers mentioned in the Qur’an will discover.

The essential prerequisite for happiness, safety and success is obtained by actualizing the two categories of Tawhid, that iman in Allah is built upon. For the purpose of fulfilling this, Allah sent His Messenger (*) and to it, the earlier Messengers called, the very first of them to the very last.

One of the two categories is Tawbid al-‘Ilm al-Khabari al-‘Itiqadi ((Al-‘ Ilmi i.e. concentrating on knowledge as opposed to action (al-‘ Amali) Al-Khabar i.e. this knowledge is dependent upon revealed text (khabr). Al-‘ ltiqadi i.e. it takes form as part of the persons believe [ [t]))

which comprises affirming Attributes of perfection for Allah and declaring Him to be free of any similarity or likeness and elevating Him above descriptions of imperfection.

The second category of Tawhid is to worship Him alone, without any partner; to have absolute love, sincerity, fear, hope and reliance in him; to be pleased with Him as Lord, Deity, and Patron and not to set up any partners alongside Him in anything….

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