ʿAqīdah
عقيدة
توحيد
Tawḥīd
Definition
Affirming the absolute oneness of Allah in His Lordship, in worship, and in His names and attributes.
Example
Saying Lā ilāha illā Allāh is not merely a verbal formula — it commits the heart to worshipping none besides Him and to loving no one more than Him.
See also
Shirk
Associating partners with Allah in any form — the one sin He will not forgive if a person dies upon it without repentance.
Īmān
Faith — affirmation in the heart, declaration on the tongue, action by the limbs. It rises with obedience and falls with sin.
Rubūbiyyah
Tawḥīd of Lordship — that Allah alone creates, sustains, owns and controls everything.
Ulūhiyyah
Tawḥīd of worship — that Allah alone is to be worshipped, loved, feared, hoped in and obeyed.
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