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| Belief in Allah - One God |
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At the very primal beginning, the universe
was one. Then, it was cloven asunder by a mighty Force to
form the heavens and the earth and all the galaxies and planets
that swim in between.
In Islam, this Force is known as Allah Almighty, the true
and one-and-only-one God of Creation. The term Allah has
no plural or gender. This is its uniqueness when compared
with the word 'god' used by many other religions that can
be made into the plural or feminine forms, gods and goddess
respectively.
Belief in Almighty Allah is the core tenet of Islamic teachings, and it heads the six Articles of Faith, namely belief in:
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- Allah Almighty
- His Angels
- His Revelations
- His Messengers
- The Hereafter, and
- Fate & Destiny
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Allah is the Almighty, Creator and Sustainer
of the Universe, who is similar to nothing and nothing is
comparable to Him. This He explicitly states in the Qur'an: |
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"…. There is nothing whatever like unto Him, and He
is the One that hears and sees (all things)." [Ash-Shoora:
11] |
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Allah's rights upon His creation are absolute. He is the sole Creator and Sustainer of the Universe, the Almighty who created everything with absolute wisdom, the One who initiated every being from nothing. |
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"And
Allah has brought you out from the wombs of your mothers
while you know nothing. And He gave you hearing, sight
and hearts that you might give thanks (to Allah)." [An-Nahl:
78]
Allah Almighty has complete control over his slaves and His
bounties are countless. He demands that His Creation, including
mankind, to worship Him alone without ascribing any partners
to Him, and be His true slaves
"And I (Allah) created not the jinn and mankind except they
should worship Me (alone). I seek not any provision from them
nor do I ask that they should feed Me. Verily, Allah is the
All-Provider, Owner of Power, the Most Strong." [Az-Zaariyaat:
56-58]
In order to be among those who are blessed with His guidance,
one should make every effort to learn more about Allah. We
can know more about Him from His Beautiful Names and Attributes
and from the teachings of His Prophets (a.s.) who are receivers
of Divine Revelations. All of them preach the same message
that:
"He is Almighty Allah, the Creator, the Evolver, the Bestower
of Forms (or Colours). To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names." [Al-Hashr:
24]
Those who have been shown the Light are very fortunate as their
hearts and minds are very receptive to His Words, and they
readily accept the Reality as it comes. This power of guidance
lies with Allah alone as He says:
"Allah guided whom He wills to a path that is straight." [Al-Baqarah:
213]
One can also, with the leave of Allah, painstakingly arrive
at the Truth via the cold facts of science, sincere analogy
and deep contemplation. Those who opt for the scientific path
are now beginning to discover that the earth and the heavens
above (the sun, the moon, stars, planets, galaxies, etc.) are
formed from one particular type of 'smoke', and have come to
the conclusion that the earth and the heavens were indeed one
connected entity.
The Holy Qur'an supports this finding:
"Do not the unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth
were joined together before we clove them asunder." [Al-Anbiyaa':
30] |
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