THE DAILY ISLAMIC REMINDERS. Yaum Al-Khamis, 12th day of Rabi-ul Aakhir. (Thursday, 18th of November 2021). APPLICATION OF TAWHEED IN OUR LIVES CONTINUES. BismilLah.

The next category of Tawheed is
Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah which means devoting all acts of worship, both inward and outward, in word and deed, to ALLAH Alone, and not worshipping anything or anyone other than ALLAH, no matter who he is. ALLAH says:
“And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but HIM ALONE”
[al-Isra’ 17:23]
“Worship ALLAH and join none with HIM (in worship)”[al-Nisa’ 4:36]

It may be described as devoting all one’s actions to ALLAH alone. 
It is called Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah because it is based on ta’alluh lillaah which is worship and devotion of ALLAH accompanied by love and veneration.

It is also called Tawheed al-‘Ibaadah (oneness of worship) because it means that a person worships ALLAH by doing that which HE has commanded and avoiding that which HE has forbidden.

It is also called Tawheed al-Talab wa’l-Qasd wa’l-Iraadah (Oneness of goal, purpose and will) because it means that a person does not seek anything except the Face of ALLAH, so he worships HIM sincerely.

This is the kind of Tawheed concerning which people went astray, which is why the Prophets were sent and the Books were revealed. This is the purpose for which the universe was created and laws were prescribed. Concerning this disputes arose between the Prophets and their peoples, so the stubborn were doomed and the believers were saved.

Whoever goes astray with regard to this Tawheed, such as devoting some of his worship to someone other than ALLAH, has gone beyond the pale of Islam and drifted away from true belief. May ALLAH keep guiding  us all and protect us from any satanic influences that can lead us astray. Aameen.