Literally, Tawheed means asserting oneness. But when it is used with reference to Allah, it means realising and maintaining of Allah’s unity in all of man’s actions which directly or indirectly relate to Him.

It is the belief that

• Allah is One, without partner in is dominion and His actions (Rubuubiyyah)
• One without similitude in His essence and attributes (Asmaa wa Sifaat)
• One without rival in His divinity and in worship (Uluuhiyyah ‘Ebaadah)

These are the 3 categories of tawheed and the omission of any of the above mentioned aspects is referred to as Shirk: to worship others in line with Allah.

TAWHEED AR-RUBUUBIYYAH - Maintaining The Unity of Lordship
Fundamentals:

• Allah alone caused all things to exist when there was nothing
• He sustains and maintains creation without any need for or from it.
• He is the sole Lord of the Universe and its inhabitants without any real challenge to His Sovereignty
• Nothing happens in creation except what He allows to happen

La Hawla wa la quwwata illah billah - There is no movement nor power except by Allah’s will

TAWHEED AL-ASMAA WAS-SIFAAT - Maintaining the Unity of Allah’s Names and Attributes
There are 5 aspects attached to this category:
1. Allah must be referred to according to how He and His Prophet (saw) without explaining away His names other than from the obvious meanings.

2. Refer to Allah as He has referred to Himself without giving Him new names or attributes.

3. Refer to Allah without giving Him the attributes of His creation (We DO NOT hear and see as Allah does, although these same words are used)

4. Men are not to be given the attributes of Allah (i.e. to say that one has the knowledge of the past, future and the unseen. This is the sole attribute of Allah)

5. Allah’s names in their definite form cannot be given to His creation unless preceded by Abd (Slave of) (i.e. Abdur-Rahman, Abdul-Hameed…) and names such as Abdur-rasul and Abdun-nabi and Abdul-husayn are forbidden as they mean Slave of the messenger, Slave of the Prophet and slave of Husayn respectively. We are slaves to no one but Allah.

TAWHEED AL-’EBAADAH - Maintaining the Unity of Worship
This refers to worshipping Allah ALONE at all cause and cost. fulfilling the 1st two categories and then worshipping others in line with Allah were the attributes of the Mushrikuun (idolators)

A prayer:
Oh Allah, Please protect me from all kinds of evil and protect me from the whispers of Shaitaan and protect me from commiting Shirk directly or indirectly, knowingly or unknowingly. Please provide me abundant knowledge of the religion, allow me to teach and to be taught and please take me away when I am in the state of Imaan.

Buzzing off…

fana~

Assalaamu Alaikum

I just came to realise that i have been blogging since July 2005… that’s like 2 years… and over all these years… guess how many entries i have?

Answer: 49. This is the 50th. YAY! Silver JubilEE!!

Anyway, i have been reading all my past entries and…. Good God, have i changed so much.

some posts, i  couldn’t even believe that i wrote that. but yeah… i have been full of myself haven’t I? hmmm

yes of course, what i have written are mostly very true.. but some are meant for humor only alright. don’t get me wrong when i say some stuff that may sound rather offensive or rude or somewhere along that line. It’s my past, Neither am I ashamed of it, nor do i embrace it. All Praises be to Allah in all circumstances.

My way of life really changed only after september 2006. for some reason, my trip to Australia was kinda like a soul cleansing thAng for me.
I used to be very…… hmm….different from what i am now.
Now, i have realised the importance of Islam… and many things i do now, makes me think from that aspect.

I’ve realised i can’t be too full of myself (for that matter), that isn’t very islamic…
I’ve realised Jeans are not the right Hijab…
I’ve realised i know so little of the Hadith and Quran…
and I’ve realised that this world is nothing but a mere test for the eternal one ahead.

Therefore,
I’ve decided to be more humble in my way of life
I’ve decided to be very selective in my attire… as u know… i have a whole big royal collection of baju kurungs… and 3 punjabi suits…. :S
This is because, a woman’s modesty can be judged by the way she dresses.

and my style is… to keep it loose.
I’ve decided to dissolve and drink the Quran and then make microchips out of the Sunnah of the Prophet (saw) and install it in my brain.
I’ve decided to do not what sounds right to me, but to do what IS right in the eyes of Allah.

I am really thankful to Allah for the person I am now and i really hope Allah guides me to the straight path; and keeps me from deviating from it and makes me a better person within (and without?)

A Prayer:
O Allah, please provide me with a life i shall not regret on my deathbed. Please provide me with friends and family with whom I can continue and improve on my religious duties. Please give me the strength to go thru the Tests in this world and to truly deserve Al-Firdaus in the hereafter. Please give my a future that is brighter than my present and make my present brighter than my past. Please ease my journey in this world and in the world to come. Please allow me to attain all the right knowledge and I seek refuge with You from all the evil in this world and in me.

Buzzing off..

~fana

*Before i start: The content of this post has no racial or religious animosity whatsoever towards muslims, this is for sheer amusement.
**No offence to the author of this page I’m gonna talk about either.

It was a cool and breezy day in the west of singapore. Irfana was making use of her one and only off day to browse the net, and do something productive. As she was doing so, she  stumbled upon a very interesting Anti-Muslim Site. And she decided to share it with all the people of the world.

WHY THIS ANTI-MUSLIM SITE FAILED:

Read the excerpt and answer the following questions:

An Excerpt from the site:

WHE HATE ALL THE MUSLIMS ON EARTH

IN THIS SITE YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU THINK OF MUSLIMS.

MUSLIMS ARE THE FASTES GROWING RELIGION IN THE WORLD THEY ARE GOING
TO TRY AND FORCE US TO BECOME MUSLIMS,BUT THEY HAVE A NOTHER THING
COMMING.THEY BELIEVE IT IS OK TO KILL PEOPLE TO MAKE THEM BECOME
MUSLIMS.MOST PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GIVE IN AND BECOME MUSLIMS BECAUSE
THEY ARE SCARED THAT THEY WILL BE KILLED,BUT LETS FORM A ANTI
MUSLIM,ISLAM,BUDISM COMMUNITY AND START SUPPORTING AMERICA AND TOGETHER
WE WILL GET RID OF ALL MUSLIMS

1. Spot 5 spelling errors in the excerpt above. (5 marks)
2. Try and imagine how this person was saying it in his/her mind while typing it out. (3 marks)
3. Yes, it’s obvious this person hates Muslims… but… what has Buddhism got to do with it?? (92 marks)

oh, by the way… that was all the site was about. it wasn’t an excerpt, it was THE WHOLE THING. Now, do i need to literally explain why this site failed?

Grade yourselves and be happy about it.

Buzzing off…
~faNa