Introducing the Study of Tawheed

“ INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF TAU H EED” Intermediate Level Islamic course in English for Adults conducted by Ustaz Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail 16 weekly class started: 27 Nov 2010 Every Saturday night @ 8pm – 10pm Wisma Indah, 448 Changi Road, #02-00 next to Masjid Kassim INTRODUCING START OF A NEW COURSE [2] Using curriculum he has developed especially for English-speaking Muslim converts and young English-speaking Adult Muslims. طَلَبُ الْعِلْم فَرِيضَةٌ على كُلِّ مُسْلِم “ To seek knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim (male & female)” For further information and registration contact Sameer Abdul Jalil (9669 8512) - or e-mail <sameer_al_abd@yahoo.com> IT CAN ALSO BE A REFRESHER COURSE FOR MUSLIM PARENTS, EDUCATORS, IN CONTEMPORARY SINGAPORE. OPEN TO ALL IN THE NAME OF ALLAH MOST COMPASIONATE MOST MERCIFUL All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 LESSON - #6

For We assuredly sent amongst every People a messenger, (with the Command) "Serve (worship) Allah, and eschew the ‘ Taghut ’ * (False gods, all powers of Evil)“ ( Qur’an: An-Nahlu: 16: 36 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ whoever rejects ‘ Taghut ’ * (False gods, all powers of Evil) and believes in Allah hath grasped the most trustworthy hand-hold, that never breaks. And Allah heareth and knoweth all things.” ( Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 256 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Allah is the (Waliyy) Protector of those who have faith: from the depths of darkness, He will lead them forth into light.” ( Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 257 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Verily Allah does not forgive the ascribing of divinity to aught besides Him , although He forgives any lesser sin unto whomever He wills; for he who ascribes divinity to aught besides Allah (i.e. commit shirk * ) has indeed contrived an awesome sin.” ( Qur’an: An-Nisa’: 4: 48 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

Behold, Luqman said to his son admonishing him: "O my son! Join not in worship (others) with Allah : for ascribing partners to God i.e. false worship ( shirk * ) is indeed the highest wrong-doing." ( Qur’an: Luqman: 31: 13 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ They disbelieve who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity : for there is no god except One God. If they desist not from their word (of blasphemy ), verily a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them. Why turn they not to Allah and seek His forgiveness? For Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.” ( Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 5: 73-74 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

Say: "O people of the Book! come to common terms as between us and you: that we worship none but Allah ; that we associate no partners with Him; that we erect not from among ourselves Lords and patrons other than Allah." If then they turn back, say: ye! "Bear witness that we (at least) are Muslims (bowing to Allah's will). “ ( Qur’an: Aali ‘Imran: 3: 64 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ And when We said unto the angels: ‘Prostrate ( SUJD ) yourselves before Adam,’ they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He demurred through pride, and so became a disbeliever.” ( Qur’an: Baqarah: 2: 34 ) CONSIDER ALSO THESE QUR’ANIC VERSES All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ And whoso magnifies the sacred things of Allah , it will be well for him in the sight of his Lord. The cattle are lawful unto you save that which hath been told you. So shun the filth of idols, and shun lying speech” ( Qur’an: Hajj: 22: 30 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 CONSIDER ALSO THESE QUR’ANIC VERSES

“ Turning unto Allah (only), not ascribing partners unto Him ( SHIRK ) ; for whoso ascribes partners unto Allah, it is as if he had fallen from the sky and the birds had snatched him or the wind had blown him to a far-off place.” ( Qur’an: Hajj: 22: 31 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 CONSIDER ALSO THESE QUR’ANIC VERSES

“ That (is the command). And whoso magnifies (hold in reverence) the offerings consecrated to Allah ( SHI-’AAR ), it surely is from devotion of the hearts ( TAQWA-AL-QULUUB ).” ( Qur’an: Hajj: 22: 32 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 CONSIDER ALSO THESE QUR’ANIC VERSES

“ And he (Yusuf) placed his parents on the dais and they fell down before him prostrate ( SUJD ), and he said: O my father! This is the interpretation of my dream of old. My Lord hath made it true, and He hath shown me kindness, since He took me out of the prison and hath brought you from the desert after Satan had made strife between me and my brethren. Lo! my Lord is tender unto whom He will. He is the Knower, the Wise.” ( Qur’an: Yusuf: 12: 100 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 CONSIDER ALSO THESE QUR’ANIC VERSES

Note: All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ Three things make up the essential basis of believing ( iiman ): [1] To stop (to desist) from accusing as unbeliever, anyone who has declared – ‘There is no god except Allah’; [2] never regard him as heretic (unbeliever) only because of his committing sins nor to consider him as having exited from Islam because of his act of disobedient ; and [3] duty of JIHAD (striving in the cause of Allah) remains since the time I was sent till the last one in my ummah battles the Dajjal (antichrist) .... “ ( Hadith reported by Abu Dawud ) Our Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. warns us:

Note: All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ When a person says to his ( Muslim ) brother , ( Yaa Kaafir ) – ‘Hey Unbeliever!’, then the accusation for being an unbeliever will be upon either one of them” ( Hadith reported by Bukhary ) Our Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. warns us:

[object Object],All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 Our Prophet Muhammad s.a.a.w. warns us: “ Whoever seeks knowledge to argue with the learned (scholars), or to brag with the foolish; or with it to attract peoples’ attention to himself; Allah will make him to enter the Hell-fire.” ( Hadith also reported by Tirmidzi and Ibn Majah )

Note: Even if his action is deemed to be wrong, the fairest (without our clarifying his belief) , is that he may perhaps be judged as guilty for sin of ‘ignorance’. All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ And pursue not that of which you have no knowledge; for every act of hearing, or of seeing or of feeling (in your heart-mind) will be enquired into (on the Day of Reckoning).” ( Qur’an: Isra’: 17: 36 ) Note: Even if his action is deemed to be wrong, the fairest (without our clarifying his belief) , is that he may perhaps be judged as guilty for sin of ‘ignorance’.

Note: Or, he may be guilty of ‘ irtidad ’ (apostasy) by act of imitating; perhaps in resembling others in their forms of worship; or compromising his Islamic identity : All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 “ Whosoever resembles (or imitates) a people, then he is from amongst them” ( Hadith of the Prophet s.a.a.w .)

Traditionally, it is divided into 2 major categories: [2] SHIRK AL-ASHGHAR or KHAFIY “ Verily, what I fear most that may afflict all of you is the small SHIRK – which is - AR-RIYA’ (showing off or ostentation in ‘ibaadah)” ( Hadith reported by Ahmad ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

Traditionally, it is divided into 2 major categories: [2] SHIRK AL-ASHGHAR or KHAFIY “ The SHIRK within my ummah is more hidden (subtle) than a black ant crawling on a black rock, in the darkness of the night” ( Hadith reported by Ahmad, Tabarani & Abu Ya’la ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Now if they embark on a boat, they call on Allah ( make Du’a ), making their devotion sincerely (and exclusively) to Him; but when He had delivered them safely to (dry) land, Behold, they give a share (of their worship to others)!” ( Qur’an: Ankabut: 29: 65 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 ALLAH’S WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS TYPES OF SHIRK

“ They take their priests and their anchorites to be their lords in derogation of Allah, and (they take as their Lord - Robb ) Christ the son of Mary; Yet they were commanded to worship but one Allah: there is no god but He. Praise and glory to him: (far is He) from that which they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!” ( Qur’an: Taubah: 9: 31 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 ALLAH’S WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS TYPES OF SHIRK

“ Say: "Verily my Lord hath guided me to a way that is straight― a religion of right― the path (trod) by Abraham the true in Faith, and he (certainly) joined not gods with Allah.” (Qur’an : An’am: : 6: 161 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 ALLAH’S WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS TYPES OF SHIRK

Say: "Truly, my prayer and my service of sacrifice, my life and my death are (all) for Allah, the Cherisher of the Worlds: No partner hath He ( LAA SHARII-KALAHU ) : this am I commanded, and I am the first of those who bow to His Will ( MUSLIMEEN ). (Qur’an : An’am: : 6: 162 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 ALLAH’S WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS TYPES OF SHIRK

“ Yet there are men who take (for worship) others besides Allah, as equal (with Allah); they love them as they should love Allah . But those of faith are overflowing in their love for Allah. If only the unrighteous could see, behold, they would see the Punishment: that to Allah belongs all power, and Allah will strongly enforce the Punishment.” (Qur’an : Baqarah: : 2: 165 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 ALLAH’S WARNING REGARDING VARIOUS TYPES OF SHIRK

[object Object],"And they have said (to each other) Abandon not your gods; abandon neither Wadd nor Suwa, neither Yaguth, nor Ya-’uq, nor Nasr―” ( Qur’an: Nuh: 70: 23 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with him; but He forgives anything, else to whom He pleases; to set up partners with Allah ( SHIRK ) is to devise a sin most heinous indeed. ( Qur’an: An-Nisa’: 4: 48 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Behold, Luqman said to his son admonishing him: "O my son! Join not in worship (others) with Allah ( SHIRK ) : for false worship ( SHIRK ) is indeed the highest wrong-doing.“ ( Qur’an: Luqman: 4: 13 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ Whoever joins other gods with Allah ( SHIRK ) ―Allah will forbid him the Garden and the Fire will be his abode. There will for the wrong-doers be no one to help.” ( Qur’an: Ma-idah: 5: 72 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ .. if anyone assigns partners to Allah ( SHIRK ) he is as if he had fallen from heaven and been snatched up by birds or the wind had swooped (like a bird on its prey) and thrown him into a far-distant place.” ( Qur’an: Hajj: 22: 31 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

“ ... whoever expects to meet his Lord, let him work righteousness, and in the worship of his Lord, admit no one as partner ( SHIRK ). “ ( Qur’an: Kahfi: 18: 110 ) All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

ALLAA-HUM-MA - IN-NEE – A –’UU-DZU-BIKA - MIN AN - USH-RI-KA – BI-KA – SHAY-AN – WA –ANA – A’-LAMU, WA –AS-TAGH-FIRU-KA – MI-NADZ—DZAM - BIL– LADZII - LAA – A’-LAM “ O Allah! I seek refuge with You from committing SHIRK i.e. associating others with You, knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness from the committing of the sins which I do not know.” ( Hadith reported by Ahmad, Tabarani & Abu Ya’la ) DU’A TAUGHT BY OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم : All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010

ALLAA-HUM-MA - IN-NEE – A –’UU-DZU-BIKA - MIN AN - USH-RI-KA – BI-KA – SHAY-AN – WA –ANA – A’-LAMU, WA –AS-TAGH-FIRU-KA – MI-NADZ—DZAM - BIL– LADZII - LAA – A’-LAM “ O Allah! I seek refuge with You from committing SHIRK i.e. associating others with You, knowingly, and I seek Your forgiveness from the committing of the sins which I do not know.” ( Hadith reported by Ahmad, Tabarani & Abu Ya’la ) DU’A TAUGHT BY OUR PROPHET MUHAMMAD صلّى الله عليه وآله وسلّم : All Rights Reserved © Zhulkeflee Hj Ismail. 2010 TO BE CONTINUED - إنْشاءالله

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