The Rules of Tawhid

Tawhid is the edifice of our faith on which the whole building of Islam stands. A slightest error in the understanding of Tawhid is fatal. The first and foremost duty of every Muslim is to make sure by all sincere efforts that he is not committing shirk in anyway or in any form. Because Shirk in its minutest form is a deadly Poison which can destroy us
completely. As mentioned above, Allah Subhanahu taala has cautioned the everlasting ill effects of Shirk.

One can remain free from Shirk if he strictly follows the Rules of Tawhid, laid down by the Holy Prophet (sws) and Imams (as). There are four important rules or aspects of Tawhid. We can not be a true Muslim until we fulfill all these four conditions of Tawhid.

First Condition - To believe in the absolute oneness of Allah.

To reject all things being considered as god and to believe in absolute oneness of God. This is the literal translation of Shahadah. There is no god but Allah.

Thus, the first condition of Tawhid tells us the following truth. We must bear in our mind to reflect this aspect of Tawhid in all our thoughts and actions.

a - Allah is Self-Dependent.

He is a Being Who is not dependent on any other being in anyway. Everything depends on Him and needs His help for his survival or to do anything for himself or for anyone else.

To elaborate this fact further in the light of the teachings of our Imam, we believe that;

• The prophets can not show miracle without His permission.
• The doctors can not save the life of any person by their own power.
• The scientists can not discover the secrets of Nature without His backing.
• The engineers can not design airplane, spacecraft, computers or anything without His aid.
• The pilots can not fly the airplanes, spacecraft and rockets without His support.