The document provides an explanation of the three fundamental principles of Islam through analysis of a class lecture on the meaning of the shahadah, or testimony of faith. The summary is:
1) The shahadah affirms that there is no deity worthy of worship except Allah, denying all else that is worshipped.
2) It contains two parts - denial ("la ilaha") of all else worshipped besides Allah, and affirmation ("illa Allah") that Allah alone deserves worship.
3) Various Quranic verses are cited to support that nothing else rightfully deserves the worship due to Allah alone.
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T4 lesson 06 aqeedah_20091212
1. Musallah at-Taqwa
Saturday
December 12,
2009
Islamic College of Canberra
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ
Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles
Class Notes – Term 4, Week 6
ﻭﻣﻌﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﻻﻣﻌﺒﻮﺩ ﹺﺑﺤﻖ ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ ، )ﻻﹺﺇﹶﻟﻪ( َﻧﺎﻓﻴﺎ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﺎ ُﻳﻌﺒﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﷲ ، )ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ( ﻣﺜﺒﺘﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﷲ
ِ ُ ُ ﹾﹺ ﹰ َِ َ ﹶ
ِ ِ ُ ْ ِ ُ َْ َ َ ِ َ َ ِ ﹰ
ُ
َ َ ْ ﹶ َ َ ُْ َ َ ﹴ
:ﻭﺣﺪﻩ ﻻﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﹶﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺒﺎﺩِﺗﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﹶﺃﱠﻪ ﻻ ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﹶﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻠﻜﻪ. ﻭَﺗﻔﺴﲑﻫﺎ ﺍﱠﺬﻱ ُﻳﻮ ﱢﺤﻬﺎ ﻗﻮﹸﻟﻪ َﺗﻌﺎﹶﻟﻰ
َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ُ َ ﹺ َ ُ ِ ِ َ َ ِ ﹶ َ ﻧ ُ َ ﹺ َ ُ ِ ُ ﹾ ِ ِ َ ﹾ ِ ُ َ ﻟ ِ َﺿ ُ َ ﹶ
َ ﹾ ﹶ ﹶ َ ِ ُ َ ِ َ ﹶ ْ ِ ِ ﻧﹺ َ ﺀ ِﻤ ُْ ُ ﹶ
﴿ ﻭﹺﺇﺫ ﻗﺎﻝ ﹺﺇْﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻷﹺﺑﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﻮﻣﻪ ﹺﺇﱠﻨﻲ َﺑﺮﺁ ٌ ﻣ ﱠﺎ َﺗﻌﺒﺪﻭﻥ. ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﱠﺬﻱ ﻓﻄﺮﹺﻧﻲ ﻓﺈﱠﻪ ﺳﻴﻬﺪﻳﻦ. ﻭﺟﻌﻠﻬﺎ
َ ﻟ ِ ﹶ ﹶ َ ﹶ ﹺﻧ ُ َ َ ْ ِ ﹺ َ َ َ ﹶ
.﴾ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ َﺑﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻘﺒﻪ ﹶﻟﻌ ﱠﻬﻢ َﻳﺮﺟﻌﻮﻥ
ﹶ ِ َ ﹰ َِ ﹰ ِ َ ِﹺ ِ َﻠ ُ ْ ْ ﹺ ُ ﹶ
Its meaning is that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah: ‘laa ilaaha’ (nothing has the
right to be worshipped) denies all that is worshipped besides Allah, and ‘illallaah’ (except) Allah)
affirms worship for Allah alone, just as there is to be no one given any share of His Dominion and
Sovereignty. The explanation which will make it clear is the saying : And remember when Ibraheem
said to his father and his people: "I am totally free of everything you worship”. "Except for the one
who created me, He will guide me upon the true Religion and the way of right guidance". And Allah
made this saying (i.e. laa ilaaha illallah) a word lasting among his offspring (true Monotheism), that
they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah or receive admonition). [Az‐Zukhruf; 43:26‐28]
•
In our previous lesson we commenced the explanation of the first pillar of Islam, and it is the shahadah.
Evidence from Surat Aal‐Imran was given to prove the first part of the testification, i.e. there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allah (swt).
•
This lesson we will Inshallah dissect the meaning of the shahadah. You may find that we have covered this
previously, but we will go over it in more detail and give evidences for its meaning from Surat Az‐Zukhruf
and Aal‐Imran.
The Meaning of the Shahadah
•
After giving evidence for the necessity of the first pillar of Islam, the Sheikh (ra) moves onto its important
meaning and the implications it has in our lives.
•
The Sheikh (ra) clarifies that the meaning of the shahadah is that none has the right to be worshipped
except Allah.
•
The shahadah is that a person affirms with their tongue and their heart that there is nothing that is
worshipped rightfully except Allah, since an ilaah means that which is worshipped (ma’bood). Thus
anything worshipped besides Allah (swt) is void and misguided.
•
It does not mean like some ignorant people think that there is no Lord who creates, provided and controls
the affairs except Allah (swt), rather it carries the meaning of singling out Allah (swt) in all types of worship.
![Musallah at-Taqwa
Saturday
December 12,
2009
Islamic College of Canberra
ﺑﺴﻢ ﺍﷲ ﺍﻟﺮﲪﻦ ﺍﻟﺮﺣﻴﻢ
Explanation of the Three Fundamental Principles
Class Notes – Term 4, Week 6
ﻭﻣﻌﻨﺎﻫﺎ ﻻﻣﻌﺒﻮﺩ ﹺﺑﺤﻖ ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ ، )ﻻﹺﺇﹶﻟﻪ( َﻧﺎﻓﻴﺎ ﺟﻤﻴﻊ ﻣﺎ ُﻳﻌﺒﺪ ﻣﻦ ﺩﻭﻥ ﺍﷲ ، )ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﷲ( ﻣﺜﺒﺘﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﺒﺎﺩﺓ ﷲ
ِ ُ ُ ﹾﹺ ﹰ َِ َ ﹶ
ِ ِ ُ ْ ِ ُ َْ َ َ ِ َ َ ِ ﹰ
ُ
َ َ ْ ﹶ َ َ ُْ َ َ ﹴ
:ﻭﺣﺪﻩ ﻻﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﹶﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻋﺒﺎﺩِﺗﻪ ﻛﻤﺎ ﹶﺃﱠﻪ ﻻ ﺷﺮﻳﻚ ﹶﻟﻪ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻠﻜﻪ. ﻭَﺗﻔﺴﲑﻫﺎ ﺍﱠﺬﻱ ُﻳﻮ ﱢﺤﻬﺎ ﻗﻮﹸﻟﻪ َﺗﻌﺎﹶﻟﻰ
َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ ُ َ ﹺ َ ُ ِ ِ َ َ ِ ﹶ َ ﻧ ُ َ ﹺ َ ُ ِ ُ ﹾ ِ ِ َ ﹾ ِ ُ َ ﻟ ِ َﺿ ُ َ ﹶ
َ ﹾ ﹶ ﹶ َ ِ ُ َ ِ َ ﹶ ْ ِ ِ ﻧﹺ َ ﺀ ِﻤ ُْ ُ ﹶ
﴿ ﻭﹺﺇﺫ ﻗﺎﻝ ﹺﺇْﺑﺮﺍﻫﻴﻢ ﻷﹺﺑﻴﻪ ﻭﻗﻮﻣﻪ ﹺﺇﱠﻨﻲ َﺑﺮﺁ ٌ ﻣ ﱠﺎ َﺗﻌﺒﺪﻭﻥ. ﹺﺇﻻ ﺍﱠﺬﻱ ﻓﻄﺮﹺﻧﻲ ﻓﺈﱠﻪ ﺳﻴﻬﺪﻳﻦ. ﻭﺟﻌﻠﻬﺎ
َ ﻟ ِ ﹶ ﹶ َ ﹶ ﹺﻧ ُ َ َ ْ ِ ﹺ َ َ َ ﹶ
.﴾ ﻛﻠﻤﺔ َﺑﺎﻗﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻘﺒﻪ ﹶﻟﻌ ﱠﻬﻢ َﻳﺮﺟﻌﻮﻥ
ﹶ ِ َ ﹰ َِ ﹰ ِ َ ِﹺ ِ َﻠ ُ ْ ْ ﹺ ُ ﹶ
Its meaning is that none has the right to be worshipped except Allah: ‘laa ilaaha’ (nothing has the
right to be worshipped) denies all that is worshipped besides Allah, and ‘illallaah’ (except) Allah)
affirms worship for Allah alone, just as there is to be no one given any share of His Dominion and
Sovereignty. The explanation which will make it clear is the saying : And remember when Ibraheem
said to his father and his people: "I am totally free of everything you worship”. "Except for the one
who created me, He will guide me upon the true Religion and the way of right guidance". And Allah
made this saying (i.e. laa ilaaha illallah) a word lasting among his offspring (true Monotheism), that
they may turn back (i.e. to repent to Allah or receive admonition). [Az‐Zukhruf; 43:26‐28]
•
In our previous lesson we commenced the explanation of the first pillar of Islam, and it is the shahadah.
Evidence from Surat Aal‐Imran was given to prove the first part of the testification, i.e. there is no deity
worthy of worship except Allah (swt).
•
This lesson we will Inshallah dissect the meaning of the shahadah. You may find that we have covered this
previously, but we will go over it in more detail and give evidences for its meaning from Surat Az‐Zukhruf
and Aal‐Imran.
The Meaning of the Shahadah
•
After giving evidence for the necessity of the first pillar of Islam, the Sheikh (ra) moves onto its important
meaning and the implications it has in our lives.
•
The Sheikh (ra) clarifies that the meaning of the shahadah is that none has the right to be worshipped
except Allah.
•
The shahadah is that a person affirms with their tongue and their heart that there is nothing that is
worshipped rightfully except Allah, since an ilaah means that which is worshipped (ma’bood). Thus
anything worshipped besides Allah (swt) is void and misguided.
•
It does not mean like some ignorant people think that there is no Lord who creates, provided and controls
the affairs except Allah (swt), rather it carries the meaning of singling out Allah (swt) in all types of worship.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/t4-lesson-2006-aqeedah-20091212-140217194341-phpapp01/85/T4-lesson-06-aqeedah_20091212-1-320.jpg)
![•
We constantly give the example of the mushrikeen (polytheists) at the time of the Prophet (saw) who
established Allah’s Lordship, but fell short in establishing His oneness in Worship. They desired to place
between them and Allah (swt) intercessors and partners in worship.
•
Their souls became corrupted with their love of shirk such that their temperament became like the one
who is sick. When they are presented with something that is sweet, they wrongfully perceive it as sour.
Their sickness corrupts their perception, just as the sickness of shirk corrupted the mushrikeen such that
they perceived as normal taking in worship others besides Allah!
Denial & Affirmation
•
The Sheikh (ra) then goes on to mention that the shahadah is comprised of two parts, namely denial and
affirmation.
•
•
As for the denial, it is the statement ‘laa ilaaha’ (none has the right to be worshipped).
As mentioned previously, an ‘ilaah’ is a deity or object of worship which is obeyed and to which submission
is directed towards. Thus, the denial in the shahadah means that there is no deity worthy of worship except
Allah (swt).
•
Thus, when you testify that ‘there is no deity’ you are denying all that is worshipped besides or alongside
Allah (swt). This implies that the deities besides Allah (swt) are many, however they are all void and
misguided and that it is indeed only Allah (swt) worthy of worship, and that the false deities of the
polytheists are nothing more than conjecture, as Allah (swt) says:
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Have you then considered Al‐Laat, and Al‐'Uzza (two idols of the pagan Arabs). And Manat (another idol
of the pagan Arabs), the other third? Is it for you the males and for Him the females? That indeed is a
division most unfair! They are but names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which Allah
has sent down no authority; they follow but a guess and that which they themselves desire, whereas
there has surely come to them the guidance from their Lord! [An‐Najm; 53:19‐23]
•
As for the affirmation, it is the statement ‘illa‐allah’ (except Allah), meaning that only Allah (swt) is worthy
of all worship and submission.
•
All of the Quran establishes the pure worship to Allah (swt) alone. Thus the shahadah is encompassed by
two matters, and they are the pillars of denial and affirmation. It is not sufficient to establish denial or
affirmation independent of one another; rather they must be established together.
•
We have mentioned its pillars, as for its conditions we have also covered these previously: Knowledge
which negates ignorance, certainty which negates doubt, acceptance which negates rejection, submission
which negates abandonment, sincerity which negates shirk, truthfulness which negates hypocrisy, love
which negates hate and disbelief in all that is worshipped besides Allah (swt).
•
Within the statement of the shahadah there is a word understood in meaning but not stated. It is necessary
to this word in order to complete its meaning. This word is ‘haqq’ (rightfully).
•
When this word is understood in its proper context then it clarifies the answer to the following question
which may be asked and that is: ‘How can it be said that there is no ilaah except Allah, despite the fact
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