٣3--دلالةُIndication""لَاNoإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptٱللَّٰهُAllah""عَلَىٰonٱلتَّوْحِيدِmonotheism]]
3 - The Indication of "La ilaha illa Allah" on Monotheism
قَالَSaidعَبْدُAbdulٱلْعَزِيزِAzizٱلرَّشِيدُAl-Rashidفِيinٱلتَّنْبِيهَاتِ:Al-Tanbihat:""وَأَمَّاAnd as forدَلَالَتُهَاits indicationعَلَىٰonٱلتَّوْحِيدِmonotheismفَإِنَّهَاthen itدَلَّتْindicatedعَلَىٰonأَنْوَاعِtypesٱلتَّوْحِيدِmonotheismٱلثَّلَاثَةِ،the three,فَدَلَّتْso it indicatedعَلَىٰonإِثْبَاتِaffirmationٱلْعِبَادَةِworshipلِلَّٰهِto Allahوَنَفْيِهَاand its negationعَمَّنْfrom whomسِوَاهُ،is other than Him,كَمَاasدَلَّتْit indicatedأَيْضًاalsoعَلَىٰonتَوْحِيدِmonotheismٱلرُّبُوبِيَّةِ،lordship,فَإِنَّforٱلْعَاجِزَthe incapableلَاnotيَصْلُحُis suitableإِلَٰهًا،as a god,وَدَلَّتْand it indicatedعَلَىٰonتَوْحِيدِmonotheismٱلْأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَٱلصِّفَاتِand the attributesفَإِنَّforمَسْلُوبَone deprivedٱلْأَسْمَاءِof the namesوَٱلصِّفَاتِand the attributesلَيْسَis notبِشَيْءٍanythingبَلْbut ratherهُوَheعَدَمٌnon-existenceمَحْضٌpureكَمَاasقَالَsaidبَعْضُsomeٱلْعُلَمَاءِ:the scholars:ٱلْمُشَبِّهُThe anthropomorphistيَعْبُدُworshipsصَنَمًا،an idol,وَٱلْمُعَطِّلُand the denierيَعْبُدُworshipsعَدَمًا،non-existence,وَٱلْمُوَحِّدُand the monotheistيَعْبُدُworshipsإِلَٰهَthe godٱلْأَرْضِof the earthوَٱلسَّمَاءِ.and the sky.""
Abdul Aziz Al-Rashid said in Al-Tanbihat: "And as for its indication on monotheism, then it indicated the three types of monotheism. So it indicated the affirmation of worship to Allah and its negation from whom is other than Him. As it indicated also monotheism of lordship, for the incapable is not suitable as a god. And it indicated monotheism of the names and the attributes, for one deprived of the names and the attributes is not anything but rather he is pure non-existence, as said some of the scholars: The anthropomorphist worships an idol, and the denier worships non-existence, and the monotheist worships the god of the earth and the sky."
قَالَSaidٱلشَّيْخُthe SheikhتَقِيُّTaqiٱلدِّينِud-DinبْنُsonتَيْمِيَةَTaymiyyahرَحِمَهُmay Allah have mercy on himٱللَّٰهُ:Allah:""وَشَهَادَةُAnd the testimonyأَنْthatلَاnoإِلَٰهَgodإِلَّاexceptٱللَّٰهُAllahفِيهَاin itٱلْإِلَٰهِيَّاتُare the divine mattersوَهِيَand they areٱلْأُصُولُthe foundationsٱلثَّلَاثَةُ:the three:تَوْحِيدُmonotheismٱلرُّبُوبِيَّةِlordshipوَتَوْحِيدُand monotheismٱلْأُلُوهِيَّةِdivinityوَتَوْحِيدُand monotheismٱلْأَسْمَاءِthe namesوَٱلصِّفَاتِ.and the attributes.وَهَٰذِهِAnd theseٱلْأُصُولُfoundationsٱلثَّلَاثَةُthe threeتَدُورُrevolveعَلَيْهَاaround themأَدْيَانُreligionsٱلرُّسُلِof the messengersوَمَاand whatأُنْزِلَwas revealedإِلَيْهِمْ،to them,وَهِيَand they areٱلْأُصُولُthe foundationsٱلْكِبَارُthe majorٱلَّتِيthatدَلَّتْindicatedعَلَيْهَاupon themوَشَهِدَتْand testifiedبِهَاto themٱلْعُقُولُthe intellectsوَٱلْفِطَرُand the innate dispositions" (١)." (1).
Sheikh Taqi ud-Din Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, said: "And the testimony that there is no god except Allah, in it are the divine matters, and they are the three foundations: monotheism of lordship, monotheism of divinity, and monotheism of the names and the attributes. And these three foundations revolve around them the religions of the messengers and what was revealed to them, and they are the major foundations that indicated them and testified to them the intellects and the innate dispositions" (1).
[٤[4--إِعْرَابُGrammarكَلِمَةِof the word""لَاLaإِلَٰهَilahaإِلَّاillaٱللَّٰهُ"Allah"]]
4 - Grammar of the word "La ilaha illa Allah"
""لَاLa::نَافِيَةٌnegatingلِلْجِنْسِfor the genderتَعْمَلُworksعَمَلَlikeإِنَّ.Inna.
"La": negating for the gender, works like Inna.
""إِلَٰهٌIlah::ٱسْمُis the name""لَاLa""مَبْنِيٌّbuiltعَلَىٰonٱلْفَتْحِ،the fath,وَخَبَرُهَاand its predicateمَحْذُوفٌis omittedوَٱلتَّقْدِيرُand the estimation"'بِحَقٍّ".is "biHaqq" (truly).
"Ilah": is the name of "La" built on the fath, and its predicate is omitted and the estimation is "biHaqq" (truly).
""إِلَّاIlla::أَدَاةُis a toolٱسْتِثْنَاءٍof exceptionمُلْغَاةٍ.ignored.
"Illa": is a tool of exception ignored.
""ٱللَّٰهُAllah::لَفْظُis the wordٱلْجَلَالَةِof majestyمَرْفُوعٌraisedعَلَىٰonٱلْبَدَلِيَّةِ.apposition.
"Allah": is the word of majesty raised on apposition.
٥5--أَرْكَانُPillars""لَاLaإِلَٰهَilahaإِلَّاillaٱللَّٰهُ"Allah" (٢): (2):
5 - Pillars of "La ilaha illa Allah" (2):
لَاLaإِلَٰهَilahaإِلَّاillaٱللَّٰهُAllahلَهَاhasرُكْنَانِ:two pillars:
La ilaha illa Allah has two pillars:
* The first pillar: Negation.
* The second pillar: affirmation.
(١)(1)ٱلتَّنْبِيهَاتُAl-TanbihatٱلسَّنِيَّةُAl-Saniyyahعَلَىٰonٱلْعَقِيدَةِthe creedٱلْوَاسِطِيَّةِAl-Wasitiyyahصp.٩.9.(٢)(2)اُنْظُرْ:See:تَيْسِيرُTaysirٱلْعَزِيزِAl-AzizٱلْحَمِيدِAl-Hamidصp.٧٩.79.
(1) Al-Tanbihat Al-Saniyyah on the creed Al-Wasitiyyah p. 9. (2) See: Taysir Al-Aziz Al-Hamid p. 79.