By: T. Ansari
The word Muslim literally means to submit to the will of your Creator and Provider. Allah, who owns your body and your soul, the giver and taker and runner of life.
When becoming a Muslim your are educating and committing to Allah (SWT) that you will not associate any partners with Him, and will not worship anything else except Allah (SWT).
Say (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)): "He is Allâh, (the) One.[]
(112:1)
"Allâh-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all
creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). (112:2)
"He begets not, nor was He begotten;[] (112:3)
"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him." (112:4)
We should research and deeply think about the oneness of Allah (SWT) which is the most important for anyone. Realize to think deeply with any example, such as every individual is singular and not plural. If one looks at the stars in space they are all individually singular, all particles are all based on a single particle. If one places his finger in a body of water, each and every drop is one, which makes and ocean, seas, rivers. If one observes the branches of a tree, they are all one, the base of any stone makes one, one makes two, without singular there is no plural.
If one writes a cheque to another person, and only writes zeros without giving the power of one, regardless one can write a million zeros but there is no power without the use of one, the figure one gives the power to all zeros or to any figure.
No son (or offspring or children) did Allâh beget, nor is there any ilâh
(god) along with Him; (if there had been many gods), behold, each god
would have taken away what he had created, and some would have tried to
overcome others! Glorified be Allâh above all that they attribute to Him!
(23:91)
In Islam if anyone associates with Allah (SWT) or brings anyone including the Prophet Muhammed (SAW) close to the status of Allah (SWT), then he is committing shirk (to associate partners with Allah). Who is the owner and controller of the heavens and earth. ONE GIVES THE POWER TO EVERYTHING, IF THERE IS NO ONE THERE IS NONE.
"Allâh-us-Samad (The Self-Sufficient Master, Whom all
creatures need, He neither eats nor drinks). (112:2)
Allah (SWT) has unique quality to be single, who really does not care to give anything to anyone regardless who makes the riches or the poorest on earth, Allah (SWT) has no limit for anything, and never depends on anyone and everything depends on Him. Allah (SWT) is the creator of our flesh, blood, and bones and begets not nor was he begotten. And noone is equal to his powers and his wisdom and his greatness.
It is very important to understand the oneness of Allah (SWT) and his attributes. Nothing can be close to Him, Allah (SWT) is the al-mighty power.
I bring my belief on Allah (SWT) which means that one has to teach there soul that they will practice the laws of Allah (SWT) and his commands until death, regardless what will happen.
And I fully belief on all of Allah (SWT) angels,
and on all of his books, Zabur (the book revealed to David, Dawud), Torah (the original version revealed to Moses, Musa, which now is no longer available which now has been modified), Injil (revealed to Jesus, Isa, the original version revealed, which now is no longer available which now has been modified also) (Bible), and the Qur'an, the last and final message which has been preserved by Allah (SWT) which has been revealed to Muhammed (SAW).
To believe in all his Prophets, from Adam (AS) to Muhammed (SAW), they all preached the same exact message of the oneness of Allah (SWT).
And on the Day of Judgment, which is the final day, where we will be judged according to our good and bad deeds.
And divine preordainment, which means that all good and bad is from Allah (SWT). And to believe in life after death.
It is to practice the laws of Allah (SWT). And to realize his names and powers, and to accept all the laws from our tongues, and to certify it with our hearts.
LA ILLAH HA ILLAH, MUHAMMEDUR RASULLULLAH
"There is no god but Allah, and Muahammed is the messenger of Allah"
"LA" means "no" in Arabic, what our soul is being taught is that Allah (SWT) is not a material. He is a power, and light. Because every material decays and they are all created. So every soul should realize, regardless what creation is made by the people, or what kind of power is given to that creation, all of this can never be Allah (SWT).
"ILLA HA ILLAH" which is mentioned above, means that Allah is one, and we should research and deeply think about the oneness of Allah (SWT) which is the most important for anyone. Realize to think deeply with any example, such as every individual is singular and not plural. If one looks at the stars in space they are all individually singular, all particles are all based on a single particle. If one places his finger in a body of water, each and every drop is one, which makes and ocean, seas, rivers. If one observes the branches of a tree, they are all one, the base of any stone makes one, one makes two, without singular there is no plural.
"MUHAMMADUR RASULLULLAH" in Arabic means "Muhammed is the messenger of Allah".
Because all of the stars are so powerful and they are all individual suns, the creator of all of these stars, his power is just unimaginable, so we never can come close to him, Allah showed one of his sparks to Moses, the entire mountain became ash, and forty people died right there, then Moses prayed to Allah (SWT) to give life to those people again, or else the blame of there deaths will go to Moses.
And (remember) when you said: "O Mûsa (Moses)! We shall never
believe in you till we see Allâh plainly." But you were seized with
a thunderbolt (lightning) while you were looking. (2:55)
Then We raised you up after your death, so that you might be grateful.
(2:56)
That is why Allah chose Prophets from his creations, they are individually prepared to convey the message, and this explains that Allah begets not nor was he begotten.