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Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah (Oneness of Worship)

Tawḥīd (Uṣūl al-Dīn)Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamāʿah

Directing all worship to God alone — the very claim the testimony makes.

Essence

S1The purpose of creation: "I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me." [1.1]

Dimension I

Definition

What it is — and what it is not

What it is
  • S2In the Sacred Law — Singling out God alone for every act of worship — the precise claim the testimony makes.
Wisdoms
  • S3It liberates the servant from worship of self, of wealth, and of other people.

Dimension II

In practice

How to deal with it

What to avoid
  • S4Avoid directing any act of worship — supplication, vows, reliance — to other than God, however revered.
Consequences
  • S5If violated — Directing worship to other than God is the gravest sin (shirk), which nullifies the testimony.

References

  1. Qurʾān 51:56.

    • 1.1

      Q 51:56 — I did not create jinn and mankind except to worship Me.

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