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AS AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇. *AQEEDAH AT-TAWHEED (Episode 37)*___*PAGE 1*___. ✍️...
▪️ *The Shahadatain (two testimonies); its meaning, pillars, conditions, requisites and nullifiers*
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*The Meaning of Shahadatain (the two testimonies)*
Meaning of the testimony La ilaha illAllah is to believe and affirm that no one deserves worship except Allah, holding on to it and acting in accordance with it. 'La ilah' is negating that anybody has the right to be worshiped except Allah, whoever it might be. 'IllAllah' is affirming the Right of Allah Alone to be worshiped.
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So, the complete meaning of the statement is 'La Ma'bood BiHaqqin illAllah', 'there is no deity truly worthy of being worshiped except Allah.' The word La (there is none), must accompany BiHaqqin (truly worthy of) and it is not permissible to use the word, 'Mawjood' (existing) because it is against the reality. There are many deities worshiped other than Allah and (saying, 'La Ma'bood Mawjood illAllah') will imply that worship of all these deities is worship of Allah and this is the most false statement and it is the Madhhab (position) of the people of Wahdat al-Wujood (pantheism), who are the most deviant people on the face of the earth.
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This statement (i.e. the first testimony) has been explained with numerous deviant interpretations, from them are:
*▫️. La Ma'bood illAllah (there is no deity in existence except Allah).* This is the most deviant interpretation because it means that every true and false deity is Allah as has been explained above.
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*▫️. La Khaliq illAllah (there is no Creator except Allah).* This is only a part of the meaning of the statement, but this is not the intent as it only confirms Tawheed ar-Rububiyah, which is not enough (to enter Islam) and is the Tawheed of the Mushrikeen (i.e., the pagans admit to Allah's Rububiyah and commit Shirk in His worship).
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*▫️. La Hakimiyah illAllah (there is no judgment except for Allah).* This is also only a part of the meaning of the statement and is not the intent because it is not enough. Because if one single out Allah for judgment only and invokes other than Allah, then he has dedicated a form of worship to other than Allah and thus, he is not a muwahhid (one who declares and establishes Tawheed in its correct manner). All these interpretations are false and incomplete, and we have mentioned them here because they are found in some contemporary books.
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The correct meaning of the statement according to the Salaf as mentioned before is to say, 'La Ma'bood BiHaqqin illAllah' (there is none truly worthy of being worshiped except Allah). The Meaning of the testimony, Muhammadar-Rasoolullah. It is to affirm inwardly and outwardly that he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) is a slave of Allah and His Messenger to all people, and to act in accordance to it's requirements which are;
*🔸* Obedience to him (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) in everything that he orders,
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*🔸* Believing in everything he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) has informed us of,
*🔸* Refraining from everything that he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) has prohibited and
*🔸* Not to worship Allah except in the way he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) has prescribed.
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*The Pillars of Shahadatain*
*▫️. La ilaha illAllah has two pillars;*
*🔸) The First Pillar: Negation* - 'La ilah' negates all forms of Shirk and its types, and necessitates disbelieving in everything that is worshiped other than Allah.
*🔸) The Second Pillar: Affirmation* - 'illAllah' affirms that none deserves worship except Allah and requires acting upon it.
The meaning of these two pillars has been mentioned in many verses, like the Saying of Allah, *'Whoever disbelieves in Taghoot and believes in Allah, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold that will never break.'* [Soorah al-Baqarah (2): 256].
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His Saying, _'Whoever disbelieves in Taghoot'_ is the meaning of the first pillar, i.e., La ilah. His Saying, 'believes in Allah' is the meaning of the second pillar, i.e., illAllah. Similarly, the saying of Ibraheem (alaihis-salaam) which Allah relates in the Qur'aan, *'Verily, I am innocent of what you worship, except Him, Who did create me…'* [Soorah az-Zukhruf (43): 26-27] 'I am innocent…' is the meaning of negation in the first pillar, 'except Him, Who did create me' is the meaning of affirmation in the second pillar.
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*▫️. The Pillars of Muhammadar-Rasoolullah are two* and they are included in our saying, _"Abduhu wa-Rasooluh‟_ (i.e., he (sallalalhu alaihi wa-sallam) is Allah's slave and Messenger). They negate any exaggeration and inadequacy in his respect. So, he is Allah's slave and Messenger, and he is the most perfect creation in these two noble attributes. The meaning of _'slave'_ here is, the worshiper who is owned (by Allah) meaning he is a man created from what the other humans are created from, what occurs with other humans also happens to him, as Allah says, *"Say (O Muhammad): 'I am only a man like you.'* [Soorah al-Kahf (18): 110].
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End of Today's Education. Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an llaaila Ilan Anta wastagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi.*We shall continue on this topic tomorrow in sha Allah*. May Allah Azza wajjala strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...Aa MIN
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