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Importance of Islamic Creed
Importance of Islamic Creed
Importance of Islamic Creed
SALAM
DA’WAH IN THE DIGITAL AGE
Level 2
Course One:
IMPORTANCE OF
MUSLIM CREED
“There is no god worthy
of worship except
Allah, and Muhammad is
His Messenger”
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Objectives:
At the end of this course the student should know:
Prerequisites:
Video Recorded lectures
Recommended
Reading/Listening:
Fundamentals of Tawheed bv Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
[Interaional Islamic Publishing House]
Objectives:
At the end of this unit the student should know:
Lordship)
Prerequisites:
Video Recorded lectures
Recommended Reading:
Fundamentals of Tawheed bv Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
[Interna- tional Islamic Publishing House]
1. Unity of Lordship
Tawheed ar-Ruboobeeyah means that we accept Allaah as
being the only real power in the Universe. He caused all things to
exist when there was nothing; thus, He is called al-Khaaliq, the
Creator. He is the one who gave all things the power to grow, to
move and change, so He is called ar-Rabb Nothing happens
except what He allows to happen; thus He is called al-Maalik, The
Owner of The Universe.
“Allaah, there is no God but He. To Him belong the Most Beautiful
names.”
“There is nothing like Him and He sees and hears (all things”
In the Bible of the Christians and the Torah of the Jews they have
writ- ten that Allaah spent the first six days creating the universe
then He slept on the seventh. So they take either Saturday or
Sunday as a day of rest in which work is looked at as a sin.
However, by making Allaah lie humans who tire from work and
need rest, they have committed the biggest sin of Shirk. In the
Qur’aan Allaah says:
“And your Lord said, ‘Call on Me (in prayer) and I will answer you.”