Tawheed in the Glorious Qur’an
Author : Shaykh Salih Fawzaan bin Fawzaan
Source : Lessons from the Glorious Qur’an(1)
Translated by: Kashif bin Hazoor Khan As Salafi
The Meaning of Tawheed:
So what is this tawheed that holds this much importance, and this is its place (in Islam).
It (tawheed) is taken from wah-hada shay, which means to make something one. And one is the opposite of two or three or anything more than that. So something that is one is independent and alone, something that has no partners.
And as for in Islamic legislation, then it means, “The singling out of Allah in worship”, and this means to make all acts of worship for Allah the Glorified and Exalted.
“And the religion (worship) will all be for Allah alone.” Sooratul Anfaal: 39
And the proof is the saying of Allah:
“And We have not created the Jinn or mankind except that they worship Me.” Sooratudh Dhaariyaat: 56
And His saying:
“Worship Allah and join none with Him (in worship).” Sooratun Nisaa: 36
And His saying:
“So call you (O Muhammad (SAW) and the believers) upon Allah making worship pure for Him, however much the disbelievers may hate it.” Sooratul Ghaafir: 14
This is the meaning of tawheed in the sharee’ah, the singling out of worship for Allah and leaving off the worship of everything else except Him.
Footnotes: 1 This section is taken from Duroos min al-Qur’ann al-Kareem by Shaykh Salih Fawzaan bin Fawzaan.