Tawhid – Creed

No one other than Allah—be it nature) which are the specific normal characteristics Allah specified the bodies with;  such as the nature of fire is to burn;  (or  ‘^illah’—) which is a cause that whenever it exists, the result exists, and whenever it does not exist, the result does not exist; such as the movement of a finger wearing a…

Allah ta^ala is not similar to any of the creation, as Dhun-Nun al-Misriyy[1], may Allah raise his rank, said: “Whatever you imagine in your mind, Allah is different from it.”[2] (Allah exists without a beginning,) i.e., He is eternal, (and everything else) that exists in the world (exists with a beginning), i.e., it started existing after it was non-existent.  (He…

Allah is (the Creator “al-Khaliq”), i.e., the One Who brought all the creations from inexistence into existence.  He is (the Sustainer “ar-Raziq”), i.e., the One Who provides the sustenance to His slaves.  He is (Knowledgeable “al-^Alim”), i.e., the One attributed with the Eternal and Everlasting attribute of Knowledge that does not change, increase, decrease, or get renewed.  He is Knowledgeable…

Allah is (without a beginning “al-‘Awwal”), i.e., the One Who does not have a beginning to His Existence.  His existence was not preceded by inexistence.  The (Eternal “al-Qadim”) has the same meaning when referring to Allah because the Eternity of Allah is His own attribute and is not related to time.  Allah is (Alive “al-Hayy”), i.e., the One attributed with…

Allah is the One (Who is One “al-Wahid”), i.e., the One who does not have a partner with Him in Godhood.  He is (Indivisible “al-‘Ahad”), i.e., the One Who does not accept division and partitioning because He is not a body.  He is neither a kathif (tangible) body which is physically grasped by the hand like humans, trees, and stones,…

In the prayer, the Muslim must say the Testification of Faith in Arabic by saying:  <<Ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadar-Rasulullah.>>) Since the Testification of Faith (the two shahadahs) is the foundational root of Islam, it is obligatory upon every Muslim know their meaning. (The meaning of ash-hadu alla ilaha illallah), I testify that no one is God…