Bismillah, walhamdulillah, wasalatu wassalaam alaa rasoolillah!
Asalamu alaykum!
Welcome to lesson 3, part 1!
Previously, we discussed the antithesis of Tawheed, namely ‘Shirk’ (see the previous lesson) and it’s categories.
Shirk is the biggest sin Allah won’t forgive! May Allah protect us!
Do you remember the categories of Tawheed (see part 2, part 3, part 4 of lesson 1) ? Also check out the categories of Shirk...
Taqwa, Saints and Graves.
Taqwa means to be concious and aware of Allah (The One True God), in all that we do. We fear and love and hope in Allah. It is the driving force behind living faith. The higher our level of taqwa, the higher our faith and rank.
We can’t claim piety or sainthood/wali for ourselves or others. Only Allah knows who is truly pious. The criterion for divine friendship/walaya (to be of the close friends of Allah) is having iman (faith) and Taqwa (God-conciousness). We cannot designate ourselves or others as such (i.e. wali), as this is decided by Allah, He knows the hearts and the true piety within.
No so-called saint, dead or alive, can give you anything, nor can they benefit or harm. Allah alone is the true Provider and He alone controls the universe.
Grave worship, that is visiting the graves of the desceased to ask them for something or similar, is a huge sin. If we ask, we should ask from Allah alone, for Allah is The Ever-Living, He never dies and He is the Provider, The Rich.
The practice of visiting graves of “saints”/”pirs” or “walis” and praying to them is a serious crime and a form of shirk (the biggest sin Allah won’t forgive).
May Allah protect us from all types of shirk! May Allah, The One, The Compeller, grant us perfect Tawheed for His sake alone forever! May Allah forgive us for any error. Allahumma salli alaa Muhammad Sallallahu alayhi wasallam. ameen!
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