Tauheed, the belief in Oneness of God and its benefits

Everyone of us encounters obstacles and difficulties in life. Whenever we are faced with a big problem we ask God to help us. We ask God because we feel that we are incapable of getting out of the problem on our own. Turning to God for help is very good but turning to God only when faced with a difficulty is not good at all. Islam teaches muslims to perfect their concept of God and the faith in God which is termed as “Tau’heed”, the oneness of God.

Muslims believe that Allah (God) is the ONLY one who should be worshipped. Mot non-muslims think that the word Allah is only used by Muslims.  I want to clarify that Allah is an arabic word and Christian Arabs use Allah to pronounce God.

Perfecting Tauheed is one of the most important things a Muslim should strive to accomplish. Perfecting Tauheed involves solidifying the concept of God and understanding that only He is the one who benefits us, helps us and gives sustenance to us. All other things are only means of facilitating His decree.

This does not mean that if somebody helps you then there is no need to thank them. Instead, it is a very good act to thank someone for their help but at the same time it is important to thank Allah. This is because the person who helped you was in fact a facilitator of Allah’s decree.

Most of the Muslims believe in Allah but they do not put their complete trust in Allah. One cannot achieve contentment and happiness unless one puts his complete trust in Allah. For example, when we get ill and go to the doctor we think that the doctor will do something which would cure us. Granted, that the doctor has the expertise and the knowledge to try to cure us, but cure is ultimately from Allah. Perfection of Tauheed demands that we should always think that Allah alone is enough for us.

Two beautiful verses (ayahs) from the third chapter of the Qur’an attest to this fact.

“Those to whom the people said: Surely men have gathered against you, therefore fear them, but this increased their faith, and they said: Allah is sufficient for us and most excellent is the Protector.  So they returned with favor from Allah and (His) grace, no evil touched them and they followed the pleasure of Allah; and Allah is the Lord of mighty grace.”(3:173-174)

This belief rids us of all the problems and difficulties we face, because we only depend on Allah for help. Its a huge relief to ask Allah for help. This is one of the fundamental reasons that I think Muslims can get rid of all of their problems if they strive to perfect their Tau’heed.

May Allah guide us all to the Right Path.