The Four Foundations of Shirk - QSEP
The Four Foundations of Shirk - QSEP
The Four Foundations of Shirk - QSEP
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principle <strong>of</strong> <strong>Shirk</strong>? Many people are confused in these two issues;<br />
they have been misguided concerning the meaning <strong>of</strong> Tawheed and<br />
<strong>Shirk</strong> - each one explaining it according to his desires.<br />
It is obligatory to return to the Book and the Sunnah in<br />
order to learn these principles so that our principles are correct,<br />
sound and deduced from the Book <strong>of</strong> Allah and the Sunnah <strong>of</strong> His<br />
Messenger especially these two great issues; Tawheed and <strong>Shirk</strong>.<br />
Shaikh (Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab) has not<br />
mentioned these principles from himself or from his thinking - as is<br />
the way <strong>of</strong> many misguided people. <strong>The</strong> Shaikh has deduced these<br />
principles from the Book <strong>of</strong> Allah and the Sunnah <strong>of</strong> the Messenger<br />
and his seerah (biography).<br />
If you understand these principles, then it will become easy<br />
for you to understand Tawheed with which Allah sent His<br />
Messengers and revealed His Books and (it will also become easy<br />
for you to) know <strong>Shirk</strong> - from which Allah has warned against, and<br />
explained its dangers and harms in this world and the Hereafter.<br />
This (i.e., Aqeedah) is an important issue. It is more<br />
obligatory for you (to learn and understand Aqeedah) than<br />
knowing the rulings <strong>of</strong> prayer, charity, other acts <strong>of</strong> worship and<br />
other issues <strong>of</strong> the religion because this is the foremost and<br />
fundamental issue, since Salaat, Zakaat, Hajj and other acts <strong>of</strong><br />
worship are not correct if they are not based upon the foundation<br />
<strong>of</strong> the correct Aqeedah (beliefs) which is pure Tawheed <strong>of</strong> Allah.<br />
Shaikh (Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhab) has preceded<br />
these four principles with a great foreword which contains<br />
supplication for the student <strong>of</strong> knowledge and caution for what he<br />
is about to discuss.<br />
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