THE HEADS OF TAGHUT Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Abdul-Wahhab Know, may Allāh have mercy on you, that the first thing Allāh obligated on the Son of Adam is to reject the Tāghūt and believe in Allāh. The proof for this is Allāh’s saying: {“And We have indeed sent to every nation a messenger (saying to his people): ‘Worship Allāh 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, 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, then it is that you believe that Allāh 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 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 Ikhlas (i.e. Islaam), while hating and showing enmity to the people of Shirk. This is the Religion of Ibraheem, of which those who turn away from it only fool themselves. And this is the good example that Allāh 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, We have rejected you and there has commenced between us and you, enmity and hatred forever, until you believe in Allāh alone.”} [Surah Al-Mumtahanah: 4] The word Tāghūt is general. So everything that is worshipped besides Allāh, while being pleased with this worship – whether it is something worshipped, someone followed, or someone obeyed in the absence of obedience to Allāh 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. The proof for this is Allāh’s saying: {“Did I not command you O children of Adam, 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’s rulings. The proof for this is Allāh’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 has revealed, and the proof for this is Allāh’s saying: {“And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed, then they are the disbelievers.”} [Surah Al-Ma’idah: 44] The Fourth: The one who claims to have knowledge of the Unseen, apart from Allāh. The proof for this is Allāh’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-An’am: 59] The Fifth: The one who is worshipped apart from Allāh, while being pleased with being worshipped. The proof for this is Allāh’s saying: {“And whoever amongst them says: ‘Verily, I am a God besides Him, 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 unless he rejects and disbelieves in the Tāghūt. The proof for this is Allāh’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, then he has taken hold of the firmest handhold, that will never break. And Allāh 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 (Laa Ilaaha Illallaa). This testimony consists of a negation and an affirmation. It negates all types of worship from those worshipped besides Allāh, while affirming all types of worship done for Allāh alone, free from any partner. [From “Ma’anaa at-Tāghūt wa Ru’oos Anwaa’ihi]
Posted on: Mon, 02 Dec 2013 16:27:02 +0000
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