Conclusion: Tawhid - The Principle And Fundamental Article Of Islamic Faith
Allah As Understood By The School Of The Caliphs
- He has a human face, and limbs and organs!
- He occupies the Throne, and His body exceeds the chair by four fingers from all sides!
- The Throne is placed on eight mountain goats!
- The Throne clatters under the weight of Allah, like a new saddle which rattles under the weight of a rider!
- At times, he descends to the lower heaven and invites His creatures to pray and beseech!
- He will present Himself on the Day of Judgement, first in a strange face and then with a familiar countenance!
- Some of the believers will recognize their Lord when they will see His shin!
- Allah will visit the believers individually, meet with them and also converse with
them in the Paradise!
They Call It Tawhid
Ibn Khuzaimah, a leading scholar in this group, compiles traditions supporting the above-mentioned notions, and names the book as The Book of Tawhid!Bukhari in his Sahih has a chapter in which he quotes the above- mentioned traditions and then names the chapter as Chapter of Tawhid!So does Muslim in his Sahih, and calls the chapter as Chapter of Iman!These traditions mainly emanate from Abu Huraira and his Jewish Master, Ka‘b al-Ahbar, and smack of Jewish idea of godhead. Therefore, we classify such traditions as interpolations from Israiliyyat. As a result, the School of the Caliphs subscribes to the anthropomorphic notions, and gives literal meaning to most of the verses of the Qur’an regardless of its metaphoric connotations.
From The School Of Ahl Ul-Bayt (‘A)
The School of Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a) has taught us that Allah has no likeness unto Him. His is an Absolute Unity, and no limbs or organs, no space or limitation can be ascribed to Him. In so doing, the Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a) have given us the true meaning of the Qur’an and the traditions of the Prophet (S) eradicating all the erroneous notions which made their inroads from the Jewish and the Christian quarters.The scholars of this school have reported from Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a), in their important works like Tafsir and the Book of Traditions. As a result, the pristine form of Islamic tenet has remained unprofaned.It is now abundantly clear that had it not been for the untiring efforts of the Imams of Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a) and their followers, the cardinal belief of Tawhid in Islam would have been totally lost. As opposed to Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a), there exists, sadly though, a group of Muslim scholars who have fallen a prey to the un-Islamic concept of Tawhid.How fortunate are we to have adhered to the path of the Ahl ul-Bayt (‘a). They have indeed saved us from polytheism. So, we offer our tribute to them by quoting from the Ziyarat Jami’a.“Salaam upon you, the Inmates of the House of Prophethood, and the treasure holders of knowledge!Salaam upon the leaders unto true guidance, and the glowing light in darkness,Salaam upon the stations of divine cognition!Salaam upon those who call unto Allah, and those who are pure in His Tawhid,Allah chose you as helpers in His Way, interpreters of His Revelation, and pillars of His Tawhid,You invited people to His Way with wisdom and beautiful preaching,May Allah ever keep me steadfast, as long as I live, on your friendship, your love and your religion,And put me among those who follow in your wake, walk on your path and benefit from your guidance.”