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ʿAqīdah

عقيدة

ربوبية

Rubūbiyyah

Definition

Tawḥīd of Lordship — that Allah alone creates, sustains, owns and controls everything.

Example

Even the Quraysh affirmed rubūbiyyah — they knew Allah created them — yet denied ulūhiyyah by worshipping idols alongside Him.

See also

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Tawḥīd

Affirming the absolute oneness of Allah in His Lordship, in worship, and in His names and attributes.

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Ulūhiyyah

Tawḥīd of worship — that Allah alone is to be worshipped, loved, feared, hoped in and obeyed.

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