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- Tawḥīd al-Rubūbiyyah (affirming Allah’s Lordship)
Affirming Allah’s Lordship means acknowledging that Allah alone is the Creator of the universe; He is the One who directs all affairs, gives life and causes death. He alone provides sustenance, possessing unassailable power, the All-Strong, the Ever-Mighty.
Recognition of this aspect of tawḥīd is woven into the very nature of human beings—hardly any nation disputes it. Allah, Exalted is He, says: “If you ask them, ‘Who created them?’ they will surely answer, ‘Allah.’” 2 He also says: “If you ask them, ‘Who created the heavens and the earth?’ they will surely say, ‘The All-Mighty, the All-Knowing created them.’” 3 And He says: “Say, ‘Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of…’”
(1) Quran, Surah al-Hajj (22), verse 62.
(2) Quran, Surah al-Zukhruf (43), verse 87.
(3) Quran, Surah al-Zukhruf (43), verse 9.
أولا: توحيد الربوبية.
فأما توحيد الربوبية؛ فإنه الإقرار بأن الله وحده الخالق للعالم، وهو المدبر، المحيي، المميت، وهو الرزاق، ذو القوة، المتين.
والإقرار بهذا النوع مركوز في الفطر، لا يكاد ينازع فيه أحد من الأمم؛ كما قال تعالى -: ﴿وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَهُمْ لَيَقُولُنَّ الله﴾ ٢، وقال تعالى -: ﴿وَلَئِنْ سَأَلْتَهُمْ مَنْ خَلَقَ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالآرْضَ لَيَقُولُنَّ خَلَقَهُنَّ الْعَزِيزُ الْعَلِيمُ﴾ ٣، وقال تعالى -: ﴿قُلْ مَنْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ
١ سورة الحج، الآية: ٦٢.
٢ سورة الزخرف، الآية: ٨٧.
٣ سورة الزخرف، الآية: ٩.