This is the Week-1 Lecture at Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Dhaka, Bangladesh. This lecture consists the meaning of Eemaan and Islam and then goes deeper into the basis of Eemaan. Then we discussed about the Eemaan in Allah, the Tawheed: Rububiyyah, Uluhiyyah & Asmaa' was Sifaat.

1. Islamic University of Technology
(IUT)
Islamiat (Hum 0107)

2. Outline: Islam as Deen (Classes: 4)
 Meaning of Islam
 Definition of Eemaan
 The Basis of Eemaan
 Eemaan in Allah
 Eemaan in the Angels
 Eemaan in the Prophets and Messengers
 Eemaan in Divine Scriptures
 Eemaan in the Day of Resurrection
 Eemaan in Al-Qadaa’ Wal Qadar (Divine Preordainment
 What invalidates Eemaan
 Shirk & Kufr

3. ‫‪Eeman & Islam‬‬
‫َ َ‬ ‫َ اب ِ‬
‫َ َ‬ ‫َُ ُ‬ ‫َن َ ِ ِ ِ ُ َ ر َ َ َّ‬
‫ع ْْعبدْاللَّهْبنْعم َْْ،ْقَالْ:ْحدثَنِيْعُمرْبنْالخطَّ ِْْرضيْاللَّهُْعنهُْقَالْ:ْبَي نَاْ‬
‫ُ‬ ‫ُ َ َّ‬ ‫َّ َ‬ ‫َ ِ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫نَحنْعندْالنَّبِيْصلَّىْاللَّهُْعلَيهْوسلَّمْإِذْطَلَعْعلَي نَاْرجلْ...ْثُمْقَالْ:ْيَاْمحمدْ‬
‫َ َ َُ ٌ‬ ‫ََ َ‬ ‫ُ َ ِّ َ‬
‫أَخبِرنِيْعنْاإلسالمْ،ْوماْاإلسالمْ؟ْقَالْ:ْ‬
‫َ ِ ِ ِ ََ ِ ُ َ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ َ ِّ‬ ‫ِ‬
‫"ْ،ْوقَالْ:ْصدقتْ،ْفَ عجب نَاْأَنَّهُْيَسأَلُهُْويُصدقُهُْ،ْقَالْ:ْ‬
‫َ َ ََ َ َ‬
‫َِ ِ ِ‬
‫فَأَخبِرنِيْعنْاإليمانْ؟ْقَالْ:ْ‬
‫َ‬ ‫َ‬
‫ْ"ْ،ْقَالْ:ْصدقتْ...ْثُمْقَالْلِيْرسولْاللَّهْصلَّىْاللَّهُْعلَيهْ‬
‫َ ِ‬
‫َ‬
‫ُ ِ‬
‫َّ َ َ ُ‬ ‫َ ََ َ‬
‫وسلَّمْ:ْ"ْيَاْعمرْ،ْهلْتَدريْمنْالسائِلْ؟ْ"ْفَ قلتْ:ْاللَّهُْورسولُهُْأَعلَمْ،ْقَالْ:ْ"ْ‬
‫ُ َ‬ ‫ََ ُ‬ ‫ُ ُ‬ ‫ُ َ ُ َ ِ َ ِ َّ ِ‬ ‫ََ َ‬
‫ِ ِ ُ ُ َ ُُ َ ِ ُ‬
‫فَِإنَّهُْجبريلْأَتَاكمْيُعلِّمكمْأَمرْدينِكمْ"ْ.‬
‫أخرجهْمسلمْفيْصحيحهْبرقم:ْ1‬

4. Eeman & Islam
 A narration attributed to 'Umar' (ra) reports:
 “While we were one day sitting with the Messenger of Allah, peace and
blessings of Allah upon him, there appeared before us a man… and said,
O Muhammad! Inform me about Islam." Muhammad said, "Islam is
that you should testify that there is no God but Allah and that
Muhammad is His Messenger, that you should perform salah,
pay the zakah fast during Ramadan, and perform Hajj
(pilgrimage) to the House (the Ka'bah at Makkah), if you can
find a way to it (or find the means for making the journey to
it)." Said he (the man), "You have spoken truly." … he went on to say,
"Inform me about Iman (faith)." He (the Messenger of Allah) answered,
"It is that you believe in Allah and His angels and His Books
and His Messengers and in the Last Day, and in fate (qadar),
both in its good and in its evil aspects." He said, "You have spoken
truly." …Thereupon the man went off. I waited a while, and then he
(the Messenger of Allah) said, "O 'Umar, do you know who that
questioner was?" I replied, "Allah and His Messenger know better." He
said, "That was Jibril. He came to teach you your religion. " [Muslim:01]

5. Eeman & Islam
Eemaan
• Non visible – not apparent –
Faiths & Beliefs
Islam
• Visible – apparent - Deeds

6. Eeman & Islam
 When both words used together, they have the different
meaning. But when used in different places, they have the
same meaning.
Mumin/
Faith Deeds
Muslim

7. The Basis of Eemaan

8. The Basis of Eemaan

 It is that you believe in Allah and His angels
and His Books and His Messengers and in the
Last Day, and in fate (qadar), both in its good
and in its evil aspects.

9. The Basis of Eemaan
 Eemaan in Allah
 Eemaan in the Angels
 Eemaan in the Prophets and Messengers
 Eemaan in Divine Scriptures
 Eemaan in the Day of Resurrection
 Eemaan in Al-Qadaa’ Wal Qadar (Divine
Preordainment

10. The Basis of Eemaan – Eemaan in Allah
 Tawheed in three areas:
 In His Lordship (Rububiyyah)
 In His worship (Uluhiyyah)
 In His Names and Attributes (Asma’ Was Sifaat)

11. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Rububiyyah
 Lord = Relationship of dominance and control
 He alone is the:
 Creator
 Master
 Regulator
 Grants Life & Death
 Responds to supplications
 Gives and deprives and has power over us
“His is the creation and His is the command. Blessed is Allah, the
Lord of the universe.” – A’raf-54

12. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Rububiyyah
 Allah is the aboslute executor of Actions
 Creation
 Organization
 Adminsitration
 Change
 Increase
 Decrease
 All acts of worship should solely be directed to Him

13. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Rububiyyah
 This is root of all other Tawheed, that’s why it is
mentioned in Al-Qur’an in the context of praising Allah,
worshipping Him and surrendering and Submitting to Him
 Sura Fatiha – Rabbil Aalamin

14. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Tawheed in His Worship
 Those who believe in the lordship of Allah, but don’t believe in
Him as the only God and Tawheed of His Names & Attributes,
to those people Tawheed is of no avail.
“And most of them believe in Allah only when they associate
others with Him in His Divinity.”–Yousuf-106
 Tawheed in His Worship
 Allah is the True God and there is no God but Him and
worship is directed only to Him

15. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Worship = Obedience, Subservience, Submission
 Complete Love
 Complete Submission
 Allah should be greatest and dearest from anything else
“I created the jinn and humans for nothing else but that they
may serve Me.” Zaariyat-56

16. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Components
 Love
 Fear
 Hope
 Supplication
 Reliance
 Obedience
 Subsurvence
 Submission
 All types and forms of Worship
It is one of the foundations of Islam

17. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Prerequisites
 Sincere dedication of love to Allah
 Yet there are some who set up equals with God and adore them with the
adoration due to God, but those who believe love God most. If only the
wrongdoers could see, as they will see when they face the punishment, that
all power belongs to God, and that God is severe in punishment. (Baqara-
165)
 Devoting Supplication, reliance and hope to Allah alone in
matters upon which only He has the power
 “And put your trust in Allah if you are believers indeed” (Maaidah-23)
 Fearing only Allah
 Then fear Me (Allah) much (Nahl – 51)

18. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Dedicating purely and solely to Allah all physical forms of
worship, such as prayer, fasting, animal sarcifice, pilgrimage, as
well as all verbal forms, such as vows, seeking forgiveness and
the like.
Surely, Allah will not forgive the setting up partners in
worship with Him. He forgives whoever He will for
anything other than that. Whoever ascribes partners to
God has strayed far indeed. (Nisa-116)

19. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 Allah is:
 Characterised by all attributes of perfection,
 Above all defects and deficiencies
 He alone is distinguished from the rest of creation
by these characteristics
 It is achieved by attesting all the names and
attributes Allah reported by Himself or
confirmed by His Prophet Sm In Qur’an and
Sunnah

20. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 3 Principles:
 1. Declaring Allah above any imperfections or
attributes like Creatures
 2. Belief in names and attributes that are in Quran-
Sunnah without increasing/decreasing or
changing/interpreating
 3. Don’t greed to know the nature of these
attributes

21. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 1. Declaring Allah above any imperfections or
attributes like Creatures
 Believe:
 Above having a:
 Spouse, Partner
 Equal, Assistant
 Protector
 Above all imperfections:
 Sleep, Exhaustion
 Fatigue, Mortality
 Ignorance, Injustice, Forgetfulness
 And so on..

22. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 2. Only names and attributes to be ascribed to
Allah are those mentioned in Qur’an-Sunnah
 3. Believe in this names and attributes without
enquiring after their nature and manner or
investigating their essence.

23. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 Various elements should be avoided:
 Comparison (Tashbeeh)
 Like christians compare Christ the son of Mary to Allah
and the Jews compared Uzair to Allah
 Distortion (Tahreef) throuh false interpreation,
change or alteration
 “And Allah spoke directly to Moses” – Nisa-163
 Negation (ta’teel)
 Takyeef: Ascertainting the manner in which Allah’s
attributes take form and also determining their
essence

24. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat
 Some Names of Allah:

25. Eemaan in Allah – Tawheed ul Asma’ was
Sifaat

26. Summary
 Meaning of Islam
 Definition of Eemaan
 The Basis of Eemaan
 Eemaan in Allah
 Tawheed Rububiyyah
 Tawheed Uluhiyyah
 Tawheed ul Asma’ was Sifaat

27. Summary
 Reference:
 Naim YaSin, Muhammad, (1997), The Book of Eemaan,
London ,Al-Firdous Ltd.
-Yousuf Sultan
www.yousufsultan.com