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Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah also includes the belief that Allah is
Unique (One, single) and Incomparable. He has no wife nor
offspring, no mother nor father. “Say, He is Allah, the One and
Only. Allah, the Eternal - the Absolute: He begets not, nor is He
begotten.” 80 Allah does not merge in any living or dead creature,
nor anything is part of Allah. Neither living nor dead merges in
the Being of Allah, nor is any creature part of Him. All creatures
are created by His Order and are subservient to His Will.
The Arab Pagans believed in Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah
The belief in Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah was never denied by any of
the previous nations, except few who denied the existence of
Allah, like Fir’awn (Pharaoh), the atheists and communists of this
age. The Arab Pagans amongst whom the Messenger of Allah
was sent believed in Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah. They believed in
Allah to the extent that they declared Allah as the Supreme Lord.
They acknowledged Him as the Creator of the Universe and
considered Him to be the Sovereign and the Provider of
sustenance, as is clear from the verses of Soorah al-Muminoon,
Allah says: “Say (to the disbelievers): “Whose is the earth and
whosoever is therein? If you know!” They will say: “It is Allah”
… Say: “Who is the Lord of the seven Heavens and the Lord of
the Great Throne?” They will say: “Allah” … Say: “In whose
Hands is the sovereignty of everything? And He protects all,
while against whom there is no protector, if you know?” They
will say: “(All this belongs) to Allah.” 81
However, the belief in Tawheed ar-Ruboobiyyah did not make them
Muslims, because they lacked Tawheed al-Uloohiyyah (Oneness of
Allah’s Worship). Even though, the Arab Pagans believed that
Allah was their Lord, they did not direct all forms of worship to
Him alone. They believed that Angles and pious people had
special status with Allah, and thus could intercede with Allah for
them. They would say: “We only worship them so that they may
80 Soorah al-Ikhlas (112): 1-3
81 Soorah al-Muminoon (23): 84-89. See also Soorah az-Zukhruf (43):
9, Soorah az-Zukhruf (43): 87 and Soorah al-Ankaboot (29): 63.
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