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Unit 1 - Lesson 1: The Fundamentals & Monotheism
Questions 1 to 10: Learn about your Lord, Religion, Prophet, and Tawhīd.
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Question 1: Who is your Lord?
My Lord is Allah, who has provided me and all the creatures with His favor. He is the God I worship, and I worship none but Him. He is the Creator, the Owner, the Provider, and the One Who manages the whole universe.
📖 Surat al-Fātihah: 2
﴿ٱلْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ﴾
{All praise be to Allah, the Lord of the worlds.}
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Question 2: What is your religion?
My religion is Islam, which is all about submitting to Allah through monotheism, yielding to Him through obedience, and dissociating oneself from Shirk (polytheism) and its people.
📖 Surat Āl ‘Imrān: 19
﴿إِنَّ ٱلدِّينَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلْإِسْلَـٰمُ﴾
{The true religion with Allah is Islam...}
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Question 3: Who is your prophet?
Muhammad (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him).
📖 Surat al-Fat-h: 29
﴿مُّحَمَّدٌۭ رَّسُولُ ٱللَّهِ﴾
{Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah...}
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Question 4: What are the words of Tawhīd (monotheism) and the meaning of Tawhīd?
The words of Tawhīd are "Lā ilāha illallāh". This means that none is worthy of worship except Allah.
📖 Surat Muhammad: 19
﴿فَٱعْلَمْ أَنَّهُۥ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ﴾
{Then know [O Prophet] that none has the right to be worshiped except Allah...}
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Question 5: Where is Allah Almighty?
Allah is in heaven, above the Throne and above all the creation.
📖 Surat Tāhā: 5
﴿ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ﴾
{The Most Compassionate rose over the Throne.}
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Question 6: What is the meaning of the testimony that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah?
It means that Allah sent him to the worlds as a bringer of glad tidings and as a warner.
And it is a must to:
1. Obey his commands.
2. Believe what he reported.
3. Refrain from disobeying him.
4. Worship Allah only in compliance with his Sharia, which requires following the Sunnah and abandoning religious innovations.
And it is a must to:
1. Obey his commands.
2. Believe what he reported.
3. Refrain from disobeying him.
4. Worship Allah only in compliance with his Sharia, which requires following the Sunnah and abandoning religious innovations.
📖 Surat an-Nisā’: 80
﴿مَّن يُطِعِ ٱلرَّسُولَ فَقَدْ أَطَاعَ ٱللَّهَ﴾
{Whoever obeys the Messenger has indeed obeyed Allah...}
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Question 7: Why did Allah Almighty create us?
He created us to worship Him alone without associating partners with Him. He did not create us for no purpose, play, or recreation, nor did He leave us neglected and unattended.
📖 Surat adh-Dhāriyāt: 56
﴿وَمَا خَلَقْتُ ٱلْجِنَّ وَٱلْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ﴾
{I have not created the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.}
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Question 8: What is worship?
It is a broad term that includes all apparent and hidden sayings and deeds that Allah loves and is pleased with.
Examples of apparent deeds: Dhikr with the tongue, praying, and performing Hajj.
Examples of hidden deeds: Reliance on Allah, fearing Him, and having hopes in Him.
Examples of apparent deeds: Dhikr with the tongue, praying, and performing Hajj.
Examples of hidden deeds: Reliance on Allah, fearing Him, and having hopes in Him.
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Question 9: What is our greatest duty?
Our greatest duty is to believe in the Oneness of Allah Almighty, i.e., adopt Tawhīd.
📖 Surat al-Bayyinah: 5
﴿وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ ٱلدِّينَ حُنَفَآءَ﴾
{and they were commanded only to worship Allah with sincere devotion to Him.}
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Question 10: What are the types of Tawhīd?
1. Tawhīd ar-Rubūbiyyah (Oneness of Lordship): To believe that Allah alone is the Creator, Provider, Owner, and Disposer of Affairs.
2. Tawhīd al-Ulūhiyyah (Oneness of Worship): To single Allah out with worship.
3. Tawhīd al-Asmā’ wa as-Sifāt (Oneness of Names and Attributes): To believe in Allah’s names and attributes mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah without resemblance or distortion.
2. Tawhīd al-Ulūhiyyah (Oneness of Worship): To single Allah out with worship.
3. Tawhīd al-Asmā’ wa as-Sifāt (Oneness of Names and Attributes): To believe in Allah’s names and attributes mentioned in the Qur’an and Sunnah without resemblance or distortion.
📖 Surat Maryam: 65
﴿رَّبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَٱعْبُدْهُ وَٱصْطَبِرْ لِعِبَـٰدَتِهِۦ ۚ هَلْ تَعْلَمُ لَهُۥ سَمِيًّۭا﴾
{Lord of the heavens and earth and all that is between them. So, worship Him and be constant in worshiping Him.}