50 Questions / Réponses sur le Tawhid
1 Qui est ton Rabb? (Seigneur)
Mon Rabb est Allah, qui m'a créé ainsi que tout ce qui existe. Il me nourrit, ainsi que toutes les autres créatures, et pourvoit à nos besoins par Ses Bienfaits.
2. Quelle est ta religion ?
Ma religion est l'Islam, qui signifie soumission et obéissance aux ordres d' Allah et de Son messager, avec amour, espoir et crainte.
3. Comment connaissez-vous Allah?
Je Le connais par Ses signes et créations comme le jour et la nuit, le soleil et la lune, les cieux et la terre ainsi que ce qu'il y a entre eux.
4. Où est Allah?
Allah est au-dessus des cieux, élevé sur Son Trône, séparé de Ses créatures.
5. Allah est-Il avec nous (physiquement)?
Allah est établi sur Son Majestueux Trône, mais Il est avec nous par Son savoir, Il nous entend, nous voit et a bien d'autres attributs. ''Ne craignez rien, dit Le Seigneur, Je serai avec vous pour voir et entendre''.(20:46)
6. Qui sont les alliés d' Allah?
Les alliés d'Allah sont ceux qui le craignent assez pour s'abstenir d'accomplir des péchés, qui font le bien, et s'accrochent au Qur`an et à la Sunnah.
7. Comment adores-tu Allah?
J'adore Allah de manière que toutes mes ibadah sont destinées à Lui seul. Je ne Lui associe personne dans mon adoration.
8. Pourquoi Allah a envoyé des Messagers ?
Allah a envoyé des Messagers afin qu'ils appellent leurs peuples à L'adorer Seul, sans lui attribuer d'associés, mais également pour que l'humanité n'ait aucune excuse devant Allah (le jour du Jugement dernier).
9 Que signifie le mot Islam ?
Islam signifie la soumission à Allah, et Son adoration à travers les principes du Tawhid (unicité).
10 Quels sont les piliers de l'Istam?
1. L'attestation de foi (Il n'est d'autre Dieu qu'Allah et Muhammad est Son Messager)
2. la Salat (prière)
3. S'acquitter de la Zakat (impôt social purificateur)
4. Observer le Sawm (jeûne) du Ramadan.
5. Accomplir le Hajj (pélerinage à la Maison Sacrée) pour ceux qui en ont la capacité (physique et financière)
11 Que signifie Iman?
Iman ( Foi) signifie de croire avec le coeur, témoigner avec la langue et agir avec le corps.
12 Peut-il y avoir des variations de l'Iman?
Il peut augmenter par certaines paroles et actions, tout comme il peut diminuer par d'autres paroles et actions.
13 Que voulez-vous dire par augmenter et diminuer l'Iman?
L'Iman (Foi) augmente par l'obéissance à Allah et les bonnes actions, tandis qu'il diminue à cause des péchés et mauvaises actions.
14 Quels sont les piliers de l'Iman (Foi)
Les piliers de la foi sont au nombre de six. Ils résident en le fait de croire en :
1. Allah.
2. Ses Anges.
3. Ses Messagers.
4. Ses Livres (Ecritures).
5. Le Jour Dernier.
6. Le Décret Divin, bon ou mauvais (Qadar)
15 Qu'est-ce que la croyance en Allah?
La croyance en Allah is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs. Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only One Who is worthy of being worshiped. He has the Best Names and Perfect Attributes
.
16 Who are the angels?
The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.
17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?
It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus, Abraham, Noah etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed (finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammad and abrogated all previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet .
I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?
The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will be fairly rewarded or punished.
19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?
The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.
20 What is the meaning of "There is no God but Allah"?
It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and affirming that Allah is the only true God.
21 What is the meaning of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
It means total submission to him in whatever he ordered, and avoiding what he forbade and believing in all those matters he informed us about.
22 What are the conditions of the testimony of Faith?
There are seven conditions of the testimony of Faith:
1- Knowledge which negates ignorance.
2- Certainty which negates doubt.
3- Sincerity and purity of intent which negates Shirk.
4- Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.
5- Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah`s religion.
6- Submission which negates disobedience.
7- Acceptance which negates rejection or denial.
23 What is the greatest thing that Allah has enjoined?
The greatest thing Allah has enjoined is Tauhid (Monotheism).
24 What is Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)?
Tauhid means declaring Allah to be the only God who deserves to be worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which He has qualified Himself or that are attributed to Him by His Messenger .
25 What are the aspects of Tauhid?
There are three aspects of Tauhid:
1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah.
2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah.
3-Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat.
26 What isTauhid-ar-Rububiyah?
It is declaring Allah to be One and Unique in His work, Iike creation, sustenance, bringing to life and causing death etc.
27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah?
It is declaring Allah as the Only God to whom all worship acts must be dedicated such salat (prayers), Zakat, Sawm (fasting), supplications vowing etc.
28 What isTauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat?
It is an affirmation of all the Divien Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner thatsuits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
29 How would you describe Ibadah?
It is a comprehensive word comprising deeds and words that Allah loves and is pleased with whether manifested or hidden.
30 What are the conditions of Ibadah?
There are two conditions of Ibadah:
1. Sincerity to Allah.
2. Submission to Allah's Messenger i.e. to act according to his Sunnah.
31 Give some types of Ibadah.
Some types of Ibadah are the prayers, the obligatory charity,fasting, the pilgrimage, fear of Allah, hope in His Mercy, Seeking His aid. and other acts of worship which Allah has commanded and enjoined.
32 What is the greatest thing Allah has forbidden?
The greatest thing Allah has forbidden is Shirk (polytheism).
33 What is polytheism?
It means to believe that there is one who shares Allah in His acts i.e. ascribing partners or setting up rivals to Allah in His rights.
34 What are the types of polytheism?
There are three types of polytheism:
1. The greater polytheism (Shirk Akbar).
2. The lesser polytheism (Shirk Asghar).
3. The inconspicuous polytheism (Shirk Khafi).
35 What is greater polytheism?
The greater polytheism is to devote any form of worship to other than Allah. Allah will never forgive one who dies upon Shirk, nor accept his good deeds, and he would be cast out from the folds of Islam.
36 What are the types of greater polytheism?
There are four types of greater polytheism:
1- The polytheism in invocation i.e. involving supplications to other than Allah.
2. The polytheism in intentions i.e. purpose and intentions not for the sake of Allah but directed towards other deities.
3, The polytheism in obedience i.e. rendering obedience to any authority against the Order of Allah.
4. The potytheism in love i.e showing love to others which is due to Allah Alone.
37 What is lesser polytheism?
The lesser polytheism is Ar-Riya, that means the acts of worship done to gain praise or fame rather than to please Allah, this type of polytheism, however, does not cast the person committing it out of the fold of Islam.
38 What is inconspicuous polytheism?
The inconspicuous polytheism implies being dissatisfied with the conditions ordained by Allah.
39 What is the proof of the inconspicuous polytheism?
The proof of the above Shirk is the saying of the Prophet "The inconspicuous polytheism is more hidden among this nation than the track of a black ant over a black stone on a dark night" (Musnad Ahmad)
40 What are the types of Kufr (disbelief)?
There are two types of Kufr :
1. The major Kufr which cast its people out of Islam,
2. The lessor or minor Kufr which does not cast the one who commits it out of Islam. It is Kufr of ungratefulness.
41 What are the types of major Kufr?
There are five types of major Kufr :
1. The Kufr of denial.
2. The Kufr of arrogance associated with recognition of the truth.
3. The Kufr of doubt.
4-. The Kufr of disregard,
5. The Kufr of hypocrisy.
42 What are the categories of hypocrisy ?
There are two categories of hypocrisy:
1. Hypocrisy in Belief.
2. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions.
43 What is the hypocrisy in Belief?
Hypocrisy in Belief is of six types:
1. Denial of the Messenger .
2. Denial of the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
3. Hating the Messenger
4.Hating the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
5. Rejoicing at the disgrace of Islam.
6. Disliking the prevalence of Islam.
44 What is the hypocrisy in deeds and actions?
The hypocrisy in deeds and actions is of five types:
1- When he speaks, he lies.
2- When he promises., he breaks it.
3. When he is entrusted, he betrays.
4. When he disputes, he acts immorally.
5. When he makes a pact, he makes acts treacherously.
45 Are good deeds accepted (by Allah) with the polytheism?
Never! None of the deeds are accepted when mixed with polytheism. Allah says: " If they had joined in worship others with Allah all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them" (6: 88)
"Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that" '(V.4:116)
46 What are the nullifiers of Islam?
The nullifiers of Islam are ten:
1. Polytheism of worship.
2. He who does not believe that the polytheists are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to be valid.
3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf.
4. He who believes that the guidance of others is more perfect than the Prophet .
5. He who hates anything that the Prophet was sent with.
6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet or ridicules its reward or punishment.
7. Sorcery.
8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims.
9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari`ah as Khidr was exempted by the laws of Musa.
10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor applying it.
47 What are the three fundamentals that every Muslim must learn?
The three fundamentals are:
1, Knowing Your Rabb (the Lord, the Creator, the Sustainer, and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs).
2. Knowing your religion (Islam).
3. Knowing your Prophet Muhammad
48 What is Taghut?
Everything that is worshipped or followed or obeyed other than Allah is Taghut.
49 How many Taghut are there and who are their leaders?
They are many but their leaders are Five:
50-Who are the leaders of Taghut ?
They are:
* 1. Satan, may Allah curse him
* 2. Anyone who is worshiped with his consent
* 3. A person who calls the people to be worshiped instead of Allah
* 4. A person who claims the knowledge of Ghaib (unseen, hidden, invisible, absent etc)
* 5.Lewho rules by laws other than the law sent down by Allah
1 Qui est ton Rabb? (Seigneur)
Mon Rabb est Allah, qui m'a créé ainsi que tout ce qui existe. Il me nourrit, ainsi que toutes les autres créatures, et pourvoit à nos besoins par Ses Bienfaits.
2. Quelle est ta religion ?
Ma religion est l'Islam, qui signifie soumission et obéissance aux ordres d' Allah et de Son messager, avec amour, espoir et crainte.
3. Comment connaissez-vous Allah?
Je Le connais par Ses signes et créations comme le jour et la nuit, le soleil et la lune, les cieux et la terre ainsi que ce qu'il y a entre eux.
4. Où est Allah?
Allah est au-dessus des cieux, élevé sur Son Trône, séparé de Ses créatures.
5. Allah est-il avec nous (physiquement)?
Allah est établi sur Son Majestueux Trône, mais Il est avec nous par Son savoir, Il nous entend, nous voit et a bien d'autres attributs. ''Ne craignez rien, dit Le Seigneur, Je serai avec vous pour voir et entendre''.(20:46)
6. Qui sont les alliés d' Allah?
Les alliés d'Allah sont ceux qui le craignent assez pour s'abstenir d'accomplir des péchés, qui font le bien, et s'accrochent au Qur`an et à la Sunnah.
7. Comment adores-tu Allah?
J'adore Allah de manière que toutes mes ibadah sont destinées à Lui seul. Je ne Lui associe personne dans mon adoration.
8. Pourquoi Allah a envoyé des Messagers ?
Allah has sent Messengers so that they call the people to worship Him Alone, not ascribing any partner with Him, and in order that mankind should have no plea against Allah.
9 What is the meaning of Islam ?
Islam means i.e. submission to Allah with Tawhid.
10 What are the pillars of Istam?
1. Testimony of Faith (There is no true God except Allah and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah )
2. To establish Salat (prayers).
3. To pay Zakat.
4. To observe Saum (fasting) in Ramadan.
5. Hajj (pilgrimage to the Sacred House) if one can afford the journey.
11 What is Iman?
Iman (Faith) means to believe in the heart, to confess by the tongue and to act with the limbs.
12 Can there be any variation in Iman?
By some words and deeds it may increase and by some words and deeds it may decrease.
13 What do you mean by increase and decrease in Iman?
Iman (Faith) increases by obedience to Allah and good deeds while it decreases by sins and evil acts.
14 What are the pillars of Iman (Faith)
The pillars of Iman are six i.e. to believe in:
1. Allah.
2. His Angels.
3. His Messengers.
4. His Books.
5. The Last Day.
6. Divine Preordainments good or bad (Qadar)
15 What is Belief in Allah?
The Belief in Allah is that you should believe that Allah is the Sole Creator Sustainer Provider and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs. Everything stands in need of Him, but He stands in need of none. He is the Only One Who is worthy of being worshiped. He has the Best Names and Perfect Attributes
.
16 Who are the angels?
The angels are creatures of light. They are Allah's obedient slaves, they do that which they are commanded and are incapable of disobedience.
17 What do you mean by Belief in the Book and the Messengers?
It means that Allah sent the Messengers like Moses, Jesus, Abraham, Noah etc. and sent down the books like the Torah, Injeel, Zaboor (Psalms) etc. to call the people to worship Allah Alone, associating nothing with Him. He sealed (finalized) the Messengers with Prophet Muhammad and abrogated all previous books with the Qur'an. Therefore the worship should be done according to the Qur'an and the Sunnah of the Prophet .
I8 What is meant by Belief in the Last Day?
The Belief in the Last Day means to believe that Allah has ordained a fixed term for everything, and a term for this world. He will assuredly raise the dead from their graves and will account for everyone their deeds in this world. On that Day of Resurrection, rewards and punishments will be assigned. Every one will be fairly rewarded or punished.
19 What is meant by Belief Preordainment (Qadar)?
The Belief in Preordainment (Qadar) means to believe that everything — good or bad — happens or takes place according to what Allah has ordained for it. He has created everything in due proportion.
20 What is the meaning of "There is no God but Allah"?
It means there is no true deity except Allah Alone, Negating all false gods and affirming that Allah is the only true God.
21 What is the meaning of "Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah"?
It means total submission to him in whatever he ordered, and avoiding what he forbade and believing in all those matters he informed us about.
22 What are the conditions of the testimony of Faith?
There are seven conditions of the testimony of Faith:
1- Knowledge which negates ignorance.
2- Certainty which negates doubt.
3- Sincerity and purity of intent which negates Shirk.
4- Truthfulness which negates hypocrisy.
5- Love and devotion which negates disdain of Allah`s religion.
6- Submission which negates disobedience.
7- Acceptance which negates rejection or denial.
23 What is the greatest thing that Allah has enjoined?
The greatest thing Allah has enjoined is Tauhid (Monotheism).
24 What is Tauhid (Islamic Monotheism)?
Tauhid means declaring Allah to be the only God who deserves to be worshipped in truth and confirming all attributes with which He has qualified Himself or that are attributed to Him by His Messenger .
25 What are the aspects of Tauhid?
There are three aspects of Tauhid:
1- Tauhid-ar-Rububiyah.
2- Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah.
3-Tauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat.
26 What isTauhid-ar-Rububiyah?
It is declaring Allah to be One and Unique in His work, Iike creation, sustenance, bringing to life and causing death etc.
27 What is Tauhid-al-Uluhiyah?
It is declaring Allah as the Only God to whom all worship acts must be dedicated such salat (prayers), Zakat, Sawm (fasting), supplications vowing etc.
28 What isTauhid-al-Asma was-Sifat?
It is an affirmation of all the Divien Names and Attributes of Allah in a manner thatsuits His Majesty, as mentioned in the Qur'an and the Sunnah.
29 How would you describe Ibadah?
It is a comprehensive word comprising deeds and words that Allah loves and is pleased with whether manifested or hidden.
30 What are the conditions of Ibadah?
There are two conditions of Ibadah:
1. Sincerity to Allah.
2. Submission to Allah's Messenger i.e. to act according to his Sunnah.
31 Give some types of Ibadah.
Some types of Ibadah are the prayers, the obligatory charity,fasting, the pilgrimage, fear of Allah, hope in His Mercy, Seeking His aid. and other acts of worship which Allah has commanded and enjoined.
32 What is the greatest thing Allah has forbidden?
The greatest thing Allah has forbidden is Shirk (polytheism).
33 What is polytheism?
It means to believe that there is one who shares Allah in His acts i.e. ascribing partners or setting up rivals to Allah in His rights.
34 What are the types of polytheism?
There are three types of polytheism:
1. The greater polytheism (Shirk Akbar).
2. The lesser polytheism (Shirk Asghar).
3. The inconspicuous polytheism (Shirk Khafi).
35 What is greater polytheism?
The greater polytheism is to devote any form of worship to other than Allah. Allah will never forgive one who dies upon Shirk, nor accept his good deeds, and he would be cast out from the folds of Islam.
36 What are the types of greater polytheism?
There are four types of greater polytheism:
1- The polytheism in invocation i.e. involving supplications to other than Allah.
2. The polytheism in intentions i.e. purpose and intentions not for the sake of Allah but directed towards other deities.
3, The polytheism in obedience i.e. rendering obedience to any authority against the Order of Allah.
4. The potytheism in love i.e showing love to others which is due to Allah Alone.
37 What is lesser polytheism?
The lesser polytheism is Ar-Riya, that means the acts of worship done to gain praise or fame rather than to please Allah, this type of polytheism, however, does not cast the person committing it out of the fold of Islam.
38 What is inconspicuous polytheism?
The inconspicuous polytheism implies being dissatisfied with the conditions ordained by Allah.
39 What is the proof of the inconspicuous polytheism?
The proof of the above Shirk is the saying of the Prophet "The inconspicuous polytheism is more hidden among this nation than the track of a black ant over a black stone on a dark night" (Musnad Ahmad)
40 What are the types of Kufr (disbelief)?
There are two types of Kufr :
1. The major Kufr which cast its people out of Islam,
2. The lessor or minor Kufr which does not cast the one who commits it out of Islam. It is Kufr of ungratefulness.
41 What are the types of major Kufr?
There are five types of major Kufr :
1. The Kufr of denial.
2. The Kufr of arrogance associated with recognition of the truth.
3. The Kufr of doubt.
4-. The Kufr of disregard,
5. The Kufr of hypocrisy.
42 What are the categories of hypocrisy ?
There are two categories of hypocrisy:
1. Hypocrisy in Belief.
2. Hypocrisy in deeds and actions.
43 What is the hypocrisy in Belief?
Hypocrisy in Belief is of six types:
1. Denial of the Messenger .
2. Denial of the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
3. Hating the Messenger
4.Hating the thing with which the Messenger is sent.
5. Rejoicing at the disgrace of Islam.
6. Disliking the prevalence of Islam.
44 What is the hypocrisy in deeds and actions?
The hypocrisy in deeds and actions is of five types:
1- When he speaks, he lies.
2- When he promises., he breaks it.
3. When he is entrusted, he betrays.
4. When he disputes, he acts immorally.
5. When he makes a pact, he makes acts treacherously.
45 Are good deeds accepted (by Allah) with the polytheism?
Never! None of the deeds are accepted when mixed with polytheism. Allah says: " If they had joined in worship others with Allah all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them" (6: 88)
"Verily! Allah forgives not setting up partners in worship with Him, but He forgives whom He pleases sins other than that" '(V.4:116)
46 What are the nullifiers of Islam?
The nullifiers of Islam are ten:
1. Polytheism of worship.
2. He who does not believe that the polytheists are disbelievers, or doubts their infidelity or holds their belief to be valid.
3. He who sets up intermediaries between one's self and Allah, supplicating them, trusting them and asking them to intercede on his behalf.
4. He who believes that the guidance of others is more perfect than the Prophet .
5. He who hates anything that the Prophet was sent with.
6. He who denies the religion of the Prophet or ridicules its reward or punishment.
7. Sorcery.
8. Supporting the polytheists against the Muslims.
9. He who believes that some people are exempted from abiding by the Shari`ah as Khidr was exempted by the laws of Musa.
10. Turning away from the religion of Allah by neither learning nor applying it.
47 What are the three fundamentals that every Muslim must learn?
The three fundamentals are:
1, Knowing Your Rabb (the Lord, the Creator, the Sustainer, and the One in Whose Hand is the disposal of all affairs).
2. Knowing your religion (Islam).
3. Knowing your Prophet Muhammad
48 What is Taghut?
Everything that is worshipped or followed or obeyed other than Allah is Taghut.
49 How many Taghut are there and who are their leaders?
They are many but their leaders are Five:
50-Who are the leaders of Taghut ?
They are:
* 1. Satan, may Allah curse him
* 2. Anyone who is worshiped with his consent
* 3. A person who calls the people to be worshiped instead of Allah
* 4. A person who claims the knowledge of Ghaib (unseen, hidden, invisible, absent etc)
* 5.Lewho rules by laws other than the law sent down by Allah
