Nahjul Balaaghah alTawhid By A S Hashim MD
Nahjul Balaaghah al-Tawhid By A. S. Hashim. MD Nahjul Balaaghah about Tawhid
Nahjul Balaaghah q q Nahjul Balaaghah, a highly valued book, consists of: Ø 254 sermons, Ø 48 letters, and Ø 212 sayings of Imam Ali Nahjul Balaaghah is unique to Imam Ali None of the Sahaaba was ever able to produce anything like it: Ø neither in substance Ø nor in literary eloquence. No wonder Ali was referred to as: Ø Sayyid al-Bulaghaa' (Pinnacle of Literary Expression) and Ø Sayyid al-Fu'qahaa, (Pinnacle of the Jurisprudents)
References about Tawhid q q q Nahjul Balaaghah contains 11 references about Tawhid, some of which appear here The quotes appear in various sermons, Ø said at variable occasions and Ø about different subjects. The Arabic quotes are from the book of Nahjul Balaaghah, by Dr. Subhi Al-Salih, and so is the numbering of the sermons and pages, 1 st Edition, Beirut 1967. Ø The Number of the sermons may differ by a factor of 1 in other volumes of Nahjul Balaaghah Ø The references are quotes by Abd al-Zahra' al-Husayni in vols. I & IV of his work (see Al-Islam. org, internet)
Time Element q The majority of Ali's sayings and speeches were stated: Ø During his Khilaafah when in Kufa, Ø At Different Places Ø At Different Occasions Ø Often at Khutba of Jumu’ah
Ali: about Tawhid (Nahjul Balaaghah: Sermon 1) Foremost in Faith is to ، ﺩﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﻳ ﺍﻟ q acknowledge Allah, and to ، ﻳ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ q acknowledge Him is to attest to Him. ، ﻻ ﺍﻻ ﻳ ﺍ q The height of attesting is to believe in His Oneness. ، ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﺍ q The height of believing in His ، ﺍﻟ ﻭﻑ ﺍ ، ﺍﻟﻭ ﻫﺎ ﺓ ﺍ q Oneness is sincerity to Him. The height of sincerity to Him is to disavow descriptions of Him (since every description is unlike the described), and to attest that descriptions attributed to Him are not His.
، ﺍﻟ ﻭﻑ ﺍ ، ﺍﻟﻭ ﻫﺎ ﺓ ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﺍ ، ﻻ ﺍﻻ ﻳ ﺍ ، ﻳ ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﺩﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ، ﻳ ﺍﻟ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻻ ﺍ The height of sincerity to Him is to disavow descriptions of Him (since every description is unlike the described),
Ali Continues: about Tawhid (Nahjul Balaaghah: Sermon 1) Thus he who describes Allah would have associated with Him, and he who associates would have duplicated Him; and he who duplicates Him would have subdivided Him; and he who subdivides Him would have mistaken Him; and he who mistakes Him would have alluded to Him; and he who alludes to Him would have limited Him, and he who admits limitations for Him would have numbered Him… ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ q ، ﺍ q ، ﺩ ﺍ q ، ﺃﺍ q …. ، q
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ Thus he who describes Allah would have associated with Him
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺍ and he who associates with Him would have duplicated Him
. …، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺩ ﺍ and he who duplicates Him would have subdivided Him
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ، and he who subdivides Him would have mistaken Him
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺃﺍ and he who mistakes Him would have alluded to Him
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ ﺃﺍ and he who alludes to Him would have limited Him
…. ، ، ﺃﺍ ، ، ﺩ ﺍ ، ﺍ ، ﺍ ﺍﻟﻠ and he who admits limitations for Him would have numbered Him
Holy Quran and Tawhid ﺍﻳ ﺍ ﺍ ﻭﻭ ﺍﺍ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ There is no god but He: That is the witness of Allah, His angels, and those endued with knowledge, standing firm on justice. There is no god but He, the Exalted in Power, the Wise. (Surah Al-Imraan, 18)
Holy Quran and Tawhid ﻳﺍ ﺍﻟ ﻳ ﺍ ﺍﺍ ﻯ ﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ Allah. There is no god but He: of a surety He will gather you together against the Day of Judgment, about which there is no doubt. And whose word can be truer than Allah’s? Surah Al-Nisaa, 87)
Holy Quran and Tawhid ﻳ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ ﻭﻭ ﺍ ﻭﺍ ﺍ ﺍﻟ ﺍﻭﺍ ﺍﻳ They do blaspheme who say: Allah is one of three in a Trinity: for there is no god except Allah. If they desist not from their word of blasphemy, a grievous penalty will befall the blasphemers among them. (Surah Al-Ma’ida, 73)
Tawhid by way of Zainul Abideen Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Praise be to Allah Who had no witness when He created the heavens and the earth, and Who took no helper when He authored the spirits! He has no associate in Divinity No one can delve into the secrets of (His) Oneness, Tongues fall silent before the limit of describing Him, Intellects fail before the core of knowing Him, Tyrants fall low in awe of Him, Faces are humbled in fear of Him, and everything mighty yields to His Mightiness!. . .
Finally, let is read Surah Al-Asr together
Be in Allah’s Care Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A. S. Hashim
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