Conditions
of Lā Ilāha Illallāh
[Taken
from ‘Aqīdah at-Tawhīd,al-Fawzān, and
al-Qawl al-Mufīd, al-Waṣṣābī]
Translated
by Abū Ruqayyah ‘Abd uṣ-Ṣamad
1.
Al-‘Ilm
[knowledge] which negated jahl [ignorance]
“So
know that there is no deity worthy of worship, in truth, except Allāh…”{Sūrah Muḥammad, 47: 19}
2.
Al-Yaqīn [certainty] which negates shakk [doubt]
“Only
those are the believers who have believed in Allāh and His Messenger and
afterward doubt not…”{Sūrah al-Ḥujurāt, 49: 15}
3.
Al-Qubūl [acceptance] which negates radd [rejection]
“Truly, when
it was said to them: ’lā ilāha illallāh, they puffed themselves up with pride
[i.e. denied it]. And [they] said:’Are we going to abandon our aliha [deties]
for the sake of a mad poet?”{Sūrah aṣ-Ṣaffāt, 37: 35, 36}
4.
Al-Inqiyād [compliance] which negates tark [abandonment]
“And
whoever submits his face to Allāh while he is a muhsin [i.e. a good doer], then
he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allāh return all
matters for decision.”{Sūrah Luqmān, 31: 22}
5.
Aṣ-Ṣidq
[truthfulness] and this negates kathib [lying]
“And
We indeed tested those who were before them. And Allāh will certainly make [it]
known [the truth of] those who are true, and will certainly make [it]
known [the falsehood of] those who are liars.”{Sūrah
al-‘Ankabūt, 29: 3}
6.
Al-Ikhlāṣ
[sincerity] and this negates shirk [polytheism]
“Verily,
We have sent down the Book to you in truth: So worship Allāh by doing religious
deeds sincerely for Allāh’s Sake only.”{Sūrah
az-Zumar, 39: 2}
7.
Al-Muḥabbah [love] which negates
baghdā’ [hatred]
“And
of mankind are some who take [for worship] others besides Allāh as rivals [to
Allāh].They love them as they love Allāh. But those who believe, love Allāh
more [than anything else[.”{Sūrah
al-Baqarah, 2: 165}
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