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By Dr. Tariq Abdul Haleem
26 Ramadan 1441 / 19 May 2020
Praise be to Allah, and prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah, his family, companions, and those who follow him.
Monotheism (Tawhid), as every Muslim knows, even if he has not yet reached maturity, is the heart of this religion, its foundation and firm base. Indeed, as everyone who is adorned with the quality of true knowledge knows, whether in the sciences of Sharia, the latest physical sciences, or biological sciences, it is the foundation of this vast universe, the essence of its structure, and the reality of its existence.
What this status has in the universe and living beings is not something that a rational person would take lightly in knowing, nor would a scholar or ignorant person belittle its importance. Rather, it is the first obligation that the Creator of the universe and people has imposed upon them all: knowing monotheism and fulfilling their rights. Allah the Almighty said regarding the universe: "Then He directed Himself to the heaven while it was smoke and said to it and to the earth, 'Come [into being], willingly or by compulsion.' They said, 'We have come willingly'" (Fussilat 11). And He said regarding the creation of people: "And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], 'Am I not your Lord?' They said, 'Yes, we have testified.' [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, 'Indeed, we were of this unaware.' Or [lest] you say, 'It was only that our fathers associated [others in worship] with Allah before, and we were but descendants after them. Then would You destroy us for what the falsifiers have done?'" (Al-A'raf 172-173).
For this reason, monotheism was the message of every messenger and prophet that Allah sent to people: "Indeed, the religion in the sight of Allah is Islam" (Al Imran 19). It is the content of every book revealed to them. You hear, in many verses of the Quran, stories of the prophets and accounts of their one call: "Indeed I am to you a trustworthy messenger. So fear Allah and obey me, "Indeed, I fear for you the punishment of a great day." "And We certainly sent among every nation a messenger, [saying], 'Worship Allah and avoid Taghut."
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