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« on: December 30, 2009, 03:54:12 am »

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In this very importance post, I will discuss:

-  Who are the disbelievers
-  and Monotheism (Tawheed) being most important, the cornerstone and the most indispensible principle of Islam

Dear sisters and brothers, please read everything very carefully.


There are some fitnah-spreaders amongst the Christians and other communities who are trying to defend kufari by saying that "shirk is not disbelief."  Needless to say, their incorrect and noxious talk is to be completely discarded.  It goes without saying that shirk (or polytheism) is most certainly disbelief.  Shirk refers to those who associate partners with Alalh.  Those who associate partners with Allah are the following groups:
 
-  All pagans or idolaters,
-  Majority of the present-day Christians who associate Prophet Essa and his mother Maryam as partners of Allah.
-  Also those Jews who elevate their rabbis, saints etc. (e.g. Ezra) to the level of divinity.


The very act of associating a partner or partners with Allah makes it an unforgivable sin in the Sight of Allah.  If such people do not seek forgivness of Allah and recognize Him as the Only God, their earthly works will prove futile in the Hereafter and they will never be granted Salvation on the Day of Judgment.  The Glorious Quran has conveyed this message in very plain terms. 

The disbelievers include:
 
1)  Those who commit shirk (or associate partners with Allah);  they are disbelievers because they disbelieve in Tawheed or the Oneness of God.
2)  Atheists are disbelievers who don't believe in any faith nor in the Hereafter.
3)  Agnostics are disbelievers who claim they will only believe if given proof of Allah. 
4)  And, the Hypocrites of Medinah during the time of the Prophet (SAAW) were also disbelievers because they secretly either believed in idolatary in preference to Islam or simply did not believe in Islam. 
 
Now let us briefly study the term 'believer.'  When Allah Almighty mentions the word 'believer' .. this refers to those people who are aware of the great importance of recognizing Allah Almighty alone as the Sovereign Power and Deity, and who DO NOT associate anyone or anything else as a partner of Allah nor recognize anyone nor anything as a deity along with Allah.   Those who embrace this ideology are addressed as "believers" in the Noble Quran.  All others with different spiritual ideologies are "disbelievers" as already explained.

Therefore, Allah Almighty has plainly stated in the Noble Quran that Islam (or total surrender to Allah alone) is the true and final Religion and it is the ONLY Religion accepted by Him.  Those who follow any other spiritual ideology will NOT be accepted.  This command from the Divine Power has clearly been stated in Verses 48:28 and 61:9 as follows:

"He is (the One) Who has sent His (Prophetic) Messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all the religions. And Sufficient is Allah as Witness."  48:28
 
“He it is who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the religion of truth, that He may make it conqueror of all religion however much idolaters may be averse.”  (61:9)


It is for this reason that the transgressive concept of multi-faith as spoken by many secularists and non-Monotheists cannot be accepted by a Muslim or a true believer of Montheism.  Check the following verses in this regard:
 
“And (He commandeth you, saying) : This is My straight path, so follow it  Follow not other ways, lest ye be parted from His way: This hath He ordained for you, that ye may ward off (evil)”  (6:153)  Al-An’am   

“ ….. And set your faces, upright (toward Him) at every place of worship and call upon Him, making religion pure for Him (only). As He brought you into being, so return ye (unto Him).”   (7:29)  Al-Araf
 
“And cry not unto any other god along with Allah. ..”    (28:88)
 
And whoso seeketh as religion other than the Surrender (to Allah) it will not be accepted from him, and he will be a loser in the Hereafter.  (3:85)

Say (O Muhammad): I am forbidden to worship those unto whom ye cry beside Allah since there have come unto me clear proofs from my Lord, and I am commanded to surrender to the Lord of the Worlds.  (40:66)



Please remember, in Islam, belief In The Oneness Of Allah (Tawheed or Monotheism) takes precedence over everything else.
 
Allah Almighty has stated very clearly and emphatically in the Noble Quran, warning the disbelievers or kafirs who commit shirk, about their huge mistake and misguidance in taking other deities for worship.  And that every responsible soul must be very careful not to fall into this terrible error.

“And be not of those who ascribe partners unto Him. Of those who split up their religion and became schismatic, each sect exulting in its tenets” (Ar-Rum: 31-32)
 
“. . . and whoever sets up partners in worship with Allah, has indeed strayed far away” (An-Nisa’: 116)


Disbelief (which includes associating partners with Allah, and also atheism and agnosticism) is mentioned in the Noble Quran as the only sin that is unforgivable, meaning, if a person dies a disbeliever, they will never be forgiven.   In the Hereafter all their worldly efforts, riches and families will fail to help them achieve forgivness.  The following verse refers to those committing shirk:
 
"And verily it has been revealed unto you as unto those before you (saying): If you ascribe a partner to Allah your work will fail and you indeed will be among the losers."  39:65


Referring to the idolaters, and many Christians and Jews .. they are not happy with their faith if told to worship Allah alone, unless they join partners with Him.
 
“When Allah, alone is mentioned, the hearts of those who believe not in the Hereafter are filled with disgust. But when (gods) other than He are mentioned, behold, they are filled with joy!” (Az-Zumar: 45). 
 
"And most of them believe not in Allah except that they attribute partners (unto Him)."  12:106
 
“They take their rabbis and their monks to be their lords beside Allah” (At-Tawba: 31).

 
Such persons have no idea of the signifiance of Tawheed (or Monotheism or the Oneness of God), an example of which was a recent intruder in our forum who refused to address polytheists as disbelievers.   Such persons barely realize what purity of religion means.  They are enslaved within their own misguided thoughts that totally contradict the principles of the Glorious Quran. 


The following excerpt is a very good read.  Saalih Ibn Humayd writes on the great importance of Tawheed (Monotheism):
 
"Verily, submission to Allah and the dedication of worship to Him alone, elevates the believers’ character and mind, saves him from a heart that wanders astray, from desires that become corrupted, from the darkness of ignorance, superstition, from the tricks of soothsayers and non - Muslim religions, and from authorities of the Christians and the Jews who traffic in the verses of Allah for a small profit. Sincere belief in Tawheed (the Oneness of Allah) protects man from becoming reactive without control or restraint.  .... Belief in the Oneness of Allah is the focal point around which the religion of Islam revolves.   .. Islam is built upon the belief in one God, and the Qiblah to which Muslims turn in prayer is founded on the concept of the Oneness of Allah.  The Qur’an has directed utmost attention to the doctrine of Tawheed (the Oneness of Allah) as it is the greatest message of Islam and the mission of every prophet."


In the Qur’an, Allah, Most High, says
 
"And verily We have raised in every nation a messenger, (proclaiming): Serve Allah and shun false gods. .."  16:36
 
"And ask those of Our messengers whom We sent before you: Did We ever appoint gods to be worshipped beside the Beneficent?"  43:45



The Quran discusses the reward and honor Allah will bestow upon those who believe in the Oneness of Allah.  Similarly, it talks about Shirk (polytheism) and the disgrace the polytheists will have in the Hereafter.
 
"Turning unto Allah (only), not ascribing partners unto Him; for whoso ascribes partners unto Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a far off place."   22:31


In more than one verse, the Quran directly addresses the disbelievers regarding the concept of Tawheed (Monotheism) to acknowledge and adopt it, saying :
 
“O ye people! Worship your Guardian Lord, Who created you and those who came before you that ye my become righteous.” (Al-Baqarah: 21).
 
“Therefore flee unto Allah: I am from Him a warner to you, clear and open! And make not another object of worship with Allah: I am from Him a warner to you, clear and open.” (Adh-Dhariat: 50-51).



Likewise, every prophet used to say to his people, as in the Qu’ran:
 
“Not a Messenger did We send before thee without this inspiration sent by Us to him: that there is no god but I, therefore worship Me” (Al-Anbiya: 25).


Among the attributes of the slaves of Allah is worshiping Him alone, as He mentions :
 
“Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god” (Al-Furqan: 68).
 
“They worship Me (alone) and not associate ought with Me” (An-Nur: 55).



Allah ordered His Prophets to discard polytheism:
 
“Behold! We pointed the site, to Abraham, of the (sacred) House, (saying): Associate not anything (in worship) with Me ” (Al-Hajj: 26).
 
“Say: I am commanded to worship Allah, and not to join partners with Him. Unto Him do I call, and unto Him is my return ” (Ar-Ra’d: 36).
 
“And invite (men) to thy Lord and be not of the company of those who join gods with Allah” (Al-Qasas: 87)
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Allah Almighty commands in the Noble Quran to turn away from those who associate partners with Allah.
 
“Follow what thou art taught by inspiration from thy Lord: there is no god but He: and turn aside from those who join gods with Allah ” (Al-An’am: 106).


Now check this out.  Salih bin Humayd further writes ..
 
"Salah, the formal prayer is also a manifestation of Tawheed, the belief in the Oneness of Allah. The beginning of Salah with the opening Takbir (the pronunciation of Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greatest) is based upon the repudiation of anyone besides Allah being in this exalted position and the minimization of anything besides Him. In Salah, during the recitation of Al-Fatihah (the Opening Chapter of The Qur’an which is said in each Raka’at), the Muslim recites Allah’s saying which translates as: “You (alone) do we worship; you (alone) do we ask for help” (Al- Fatihah: 5).
 
Shirk is manifested in innumerable forms, such as sorcery, evil omens, amulets, charms, swearing by other than Allah, excessive glorification of righteous people, praying to other than Allah, soliciting help of the dead, circumambulating around tombs in order that people may be saved from evil. It is also seen in the passing of their hands over these tombs in their attempt to gain blessings; they also hang lanterns or burn candles around them and put drapes on them and make animal sacrifices before these tombs, as well as make these graves sites for festivals. There is no power or might except in Allah! "



In the 17th verse of Surah At-Tawbah (quoted below), Allah Almighty has plainly stated that the "idolaters" or polytheists are not to be the caretakers of places reserved for the worship of Allah (masajids) since they bear witness against themselves of their "disbelief."  For such people, all their deeds and works are worthless because they are dwellers of Hellfire in the Hereafter. 
 
"It is not for the idolaters to tend Allah's sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of disbelief. As for such, their works are vain and in the Fire they will abide."  9:17  Surah At-Tawbah

Thus, in the words of Allah Almighty, shirk or idolatry is disbelief with the punishment of Hellfire.


Therefore, by reading all the verses of the Noble Quran quoted in this post, it is absolutely evident  that those of commit shirk fall into the biggest category of disbelief, along with atheists and the agnostics.   These verses are a proof of how much Allah detests polytheism and that polytheism is very definitely disbelief in the Sight of Allah Almighty.  Apart from the verses quoted in this post, there are plenty of other verses too in the Noble Quran which convey the same message about all categories of disbelievers, polytheists being the most common of all particularly during the lifetime of the Prophet (SAAW).


Dear sisters and brothers, to conclude, please read and remember some more very important verses of the Noble Quran quoted below, that highlight the importance of Tawheed (Oneness of God) and forbid humans to associate partners with Allah Almighty.  Please read and embrace for the benefit of your own soul.
 
I absolutely love these verses!
 
"And cry not unto any other god along with Allah. There is no God save him. Everything will perish save His countenance. His is the command, and unto Him you will be brought back."  28:88
 
"Lo! those who go in awe for fear of their Lord,
And those who believe in the revelations of their Lord,
And those who ascribe not partners unto their Lord,
And those who give that which they give with hearts afraid because they are about to return unto their Lord,
These race for the good things, and they shall win them in the race."  23:57-61

 
And last but NOT least .. here's the beautiful Surah Al-Ikhlas or Unity which is the essence of the Noble Quran, emphasizing the great importance of Tawheed (Monotheism) alone.
 
"Say: He is Allah, the One!
Allah, the eternally Besought of all!
He begets not nor was begotten.
And there is none comparable unto Him."  (Surah 112)
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2010, 04:19:57 am »

Excellent read!  Many thanks sister.
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« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2010, 01:25:33 am »

Yes, a very comprehenively correct piece of writing on Monotheism.  It's indispensible and the first step of Faith.  Praise be to Allah (Subhanu Wa'taala).
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