Unity or Oneness of Allah

• Belief in the Unity or Oneness of Allah is the 1st Article of

Faith.
• Islam calls to the belief that the Creator, the Sustainer, the
Cherisher and the Sovereign
Lord of this immensely vast universe comprising billions of
galaxies and stars is Allah
who is one and unique without any partners.
• His nature is so sublime that it is far beyond our limited
conceptions.
• He is not a mere abstract of philosophy, all the creatures
testify to His Existence, and
none are comparable to Him.
• The fundamental facts of creation and existence of the
universe and the unity of its design
all proclaim His Oneness.
• Allah is the Eternal, without beginning or
end, the Absolute, who is not limited by time
or place or circumstance.
• He is the Creator, the Sustainer and Planner of the whole
universe. There is no one else
who has the right to be worshipped except Him.
• He has the Most Beautiful Names and the Loftiest
Attributes.
• His knowledge extends to everything seen and unseen,
present and future, near and far
and His Grace and Mercy are unbounded.
• He is the All Mighty, the All Wise.
• He is Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient, Eternal and
Absolute, the Law Giver, the
One who single-handedly administers the whole universe as
its Sovereign Lord.
• The Holy Quran speaks of Allah as under:
• “It is Allah besides whom none has the
right to be worshipped…… He is Allah,
the Creator, the Inventor of all things, the Bestower of
forms….” (59:23-4)
• “And have they not looked into the Kingdom of the
heavens and the earth, and all
things that Allah has created?” (7:185)
• “He is Allah, the One; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He
begets not, nor is He
begotten; and there is none equal or comparable to Him.”
(112:1-4)
“There is nothing whatever like unto Him.” (42:11)
• A person who wholeheartedly believes that Allah alone is
the Master of this universe and
that he himself is His humble servant, will always try to
follows His commands and
mould his life in accordance with the injunctions of the Holy
Quran and Sunnah.
• On the other hand, transgressor of the Power and
Authority of Allah will exhibit
arrogance and defiance (by ridiculing and
casting doubt on revelation). It is he who
would be at loss and not Allah. In Surah Al-Qamar 54:2, Allah
says: “And if they see a
sign they turn away and say: This is continuous magic.” In the
same Surah at 54:43, it is
revealed: “Are your disbelievers (O Quraish) better than the
nations of Nuh, Lut, Salih
and the people of Fir’aun who were destroyed.”
• The opposite of Oneness or Unity of Allah is Shirk which
means associating partners
with the Supreme Lord. The Holy Quran considers Shirk to be
an unpardonable sin. It
says:
• “Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him,
but He forgives anything
else to whom He pleases; to set up partners with Allah is to
devise a sin most heinous
indeed.” (4:48)
• The Islamic belief of Oneness of Allah or Tawheed cuts
across the Doctrine of Holy
Trinity as preached by Christians or the two-god (Ahura
Mazda and Ahriman) concept of
Magians or the worship of multitude of gods and goddesses
by the Pagans. It also
contradicts the stand of the atheists who claim that this
universe came into being as a
result of some accident and would continue to function in a
mechanical manner till it
completes its circle of life and dissolves into oblivion.
What Exactly is Tawheed
• Man has always had an inner need to worship some deity.
It is ingrained in his nature.
• This is because:
(a) Man is weak, frail, needy and destitute.
(b) He is dependent on hundreds of forces for survival.
• In primitive times, man started to worship objects
governing various parts of nature, e.g.
rivers, trees, the wind etc. But soon he learned that these
objects were more dependent
than he himself was e.g. rivers dry up, trees fall in a tempest
etc.
• After this stage, he will notice what striking regularity there
is in the universe e.g. the
precise movement of the stars, the currents of wind, water
etc. This leads to belief in a
Supreme Being.
• However, man still believes (like the Arabs not long ago)
that along with the Supreme
God, there are hundreds (even thousands!) of minor gods or
goddesses who, like
governors of a province, manage on behalf of the Higher
Authority.
• Still, some people think that God has a human body and
has ‘settled’ on earth. Others
think His image must be worshipped. Others believe that he
can only be approached
through saints, spirits and sages.
• Tawheed is the exact opposite of all these beliefs. It was
taught by all the prophets, i.e.
Hazrat Ibrahim, Hazrat Nuh, Hazrat Musa, Hazrat Isa, Hazrat
Muhammad (PBUH) etc.
• Tawheed teaches that power must rest in the hands of one
creator because two cannot
EVER share power. It is illogical to think that two or more
gods could rule the universe.
• Tawheed also teaches that these powers are not
transferable.
• Tawheed also refutes trinity.
• Tawheed also contradicts the idea that Allah has any wife,
son, daughter or any family of
ANY kind.
• The atheists’ belief that the universe was created by chance
is obviously wrong because
the world follows amazing, almost miraculously precise
movement and timings.
• Tawheed also says that Allah is/has:
(a) Infinite powers and authority.
(b) Independence from all others.
(c) All must be obliged to solicit His help.
(d) Omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent.
Effects of Tawheed on a person’s life:
Effect Why
1. Open-mindedness. He understands that everything is a
subject of his Lord
and his love or interest doesn’t remain
confined to any
particular group.
2. Self-esteem. Believer understands that only Allah has
power over
his affairs and only He wields authority. He never bows
his head or stretches his hand.
3. Modesty and humbleness. He knows that everything he
has is given to him by
Allah and He can take it back whenever he wants.
4. Virtuous and upright. He knows that Allah is his only
means of success and
salvation. He does not look to others as his gateway to
prosperity.
5. Optimistic / does not despair. Faith in dependence on Allah
and that Allah will never
leave his side if he is struggling for a good cause.
6. Determination, perseverance,
Trust in Allah.
Strong belief that Allah will help him through every
step and is always watching him.