A person does not enter islam unless he/she rejects the taghut and believes in Allah (swt) We ask what is taghut? The answer lies with Sheikh muhammed ibn abdulwahab (r) He says: " Know, may Allāh تعالى have mercy on you, that the first thing Allāh تعالى obligated on the Son of Adam is to reject the Tāghūt and believe in Allāh تعالى. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “And We have indeed sent to every nation a messenger (saying to his people): ‘Worship Allāh تعالى alone and avoid the Tāghūt (false deities).” [Surah An-Nahl: 36] As for the description of Rejecting the Tāghūt, then it is that you believe in the futility of worshipping other than Allāh تعالى, and that you abandon doing so and hate it, and that you reject and make enmity with does who do it. And as for the meaning of Believing in Allāh تعالى, then it is that you believe that Allāh تعالى is the only true God who deserves to be worshipped alone, apart from everything else besides Him. And it is that you make all types of worship – every act - sincerely for Allāh تعالى alone, while negating and rejecting that from everything else that is worshipped besides Him. It also entails that you love and show friendship to the people of Ikhlaas (i.e. Islaam), while hating and showing enmity to the people of Shirk. This is the Religion of Ibraaheem, of which those who turn away from it only fool themselves. And this is the good example that Allāh تعالى informs us of in His saying: “There has indeed been an excellent example for you in Ibraaheem and those with him, when they said to their people: ‘Verily, we are free from you and whatever you worship besides Allāh تعالى. We have rejected you and there has commenced between us and you, enmity and hatred forever, until you believe in Allāh تعالى alone.’” [Surah Al-Mumtahanah: 4] The Word Tāghūt Is General. So everything that is worshipped besides Allāh تعالى, while being pleased with this worship – whether it is something worshipped, someone followed, or someone obeyed in the absence of obedience to Allāh تعالى and His Messenger, then that is considered Tāghūt. The Tawāghīt (pl. of Tāghūt) are many, but their heads are five: The First: The Devil who calls the people to worship other than Allāh تعالى. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “Did I not command you O children of Aadam, that you should not worship the Devil. Verily, he is a plain enemy to you.” [Surah YaaSeen: 60] The Second: The tyrannical and oppressive ruler who changes Allāh تعالى’s rulings. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “Have you not seen those (hypocrites) who claim to believe in that which has been revealed to you, and that which was revealed before you, and they wish to go for judgement (in their disputes) to the Tāghūt, when they have been ordered to reject them? But the Devil wishes to lead them far astray.” [Surah An-Nisaa: 60] The Third: The one who judges by other than what Allāh تعالى has revealed, and the proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “And whoever does not judge by what Allāh تعالى has revealed, then they are the disbelievers.” [Surah Al-Maa’idah: 44] The Fourth: The one who claims to have knowledge of the Unseen, apart from Allāh تعالى. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “He alone is the All-Knower of the Unseen, and He does not disclose His Unseen matters to anyone.” [Surah Al-Jinn: 26-27] And He says: “And with Him lie the keys to the Unseen, no one knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the land and in the sea; not a leaf falls except that He knows about it. There is not a grain in the darkness of the earth, nor anything fresh or dry, but that it is written in a Clear Record.” [Surah Al-Ana’aam: 59] The Fifth: The one who is worshipped apart from Allāh تعالى, while being pleased with being worshipped. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “And whoever amongst them says: ‘Verily, I am a God besides Him (Allāh تعالى)’, then this person’s recompense will be the Hellfire. That is the way we recompense the wrongdoers.” [Surah Al-Anbiyaa: 29] And know that man will never become a believer in Allāh تعالى unless he rejects and disbelieves in the Tāghūt. The proof for this is Allāh تعالى’s saying: “There is no compulsion in the Religion. Verily, the right path has become distinct from the wrong path. So whoever disbelieves in the Tāghūt and believes in Allāh تعالى, then he has taken hold of the firmest handhold, that will never break. And Allāh تعالى is the All-Hearer, the All-Knower.” [Surah Al-Baqarah: 256] The “right path” here refers to the Religion of Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم ), while the “wrong path” refers to the Religion of Abu Jahl. The “firmest handhold” refers to the testimony that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allāh تعالى (Laa Ilaaha Illallaa). This testimony consists of a negation and an affirmation. It negates all types of worship from those worshipped besides Allāh تعالى, while affirming all types of worship done for Allāh تعالى alone, free from any partner.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:08:47 +0000