PART 1- Tawheed: A great Principle By Shaikh Islaam ibn Taymiyah(rahimahullaah) Shaykh al-Islaam said: All praise and thanks are due to Allaah, we seek His Help and we seek His Forgiveness. We seek refuge with Him from the evil of our souls and the evil of our actions. Whosoever Allaah guides then none can misguide him, and whosoever Allaah leaves to stray then none can guide him. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship save Allaah, the One Who has no partner and we bear witness that Muhammad (Sallallaahu alaihi wa Sallam) is his servant and Messenger. CHAPTER ONE Concerning the distinction between the worship of the adherents to Islaam and possessors of faith, guidance, tawheed, sincerity, knowledge, divine legislation, those who follow the Prophets and Messengers and between the worship of those possessing shirk, ignorance, misguidance, innovation from amongst the polytheists and those who resemble them from the adherents of the different religions. The worship of the Muslims is founded upon two principles: The First: they do not worship anything save Allaah, the One Who has no partner. The Second: they worship Him in the way He has ordered and legislated and has been conveyed by His Messengers So they worship Allaah without associating partners with him, they have taqwaa of Him and they obey His Messengers. Allaah said: We sent Noah to his people (with the command): warn your people before there comes to them a grievous Punishment. He said, O my people! I am to you a warner, clear and open that you should worship Allaah, fear Him and obey me. [Nuh (71): 1-3] Similarly He mentioned that Hud, Saalih and Shu`ayb said to their respective nations, Worship Allaah! You have no other god save Him. [Hud (11): 50] He said concerning the Messiah, The Messiah said, O Children of Israel! Worship Allaah, my Lord and your Lord. Indeed whosoever sets up partners in worship with Allaah then Allaah has forbidden Paradise for him and the Fire shall be his abode. And for the wrong-doers there are no helpers. [Maa`idah (5): 72] And indeed Allaah is my Lord and your Lord so worship Him (Alone). This is the Straight Path. [Maryam (19): 36] Indeed every Messenger said, So fear Allaah, keep your duty to Him and obey me. [ash-Shu`araa (26): 108]
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