By: Ridwan Olanrewaju
Ustaudh Qozeem Afolabi popularly Known as Abu Umar, an Islamic lecturer, has revealed the essence of Taoheed and urged the Muslim students to be steadfast in their belief in God's oneness.
This was revealed today, February 7, 2023, being the fifth and last day of the orientation program, which was held at the BHS Mosque as organized by Ospoly MSSN Iree, Chapter.
He stated the oneness of Allah into three aspects: Oneness of the Lordship of Allah- "Tauheed ar-Rububiyya," Oneness of the worship of Allah - "Tauheed al-Uluhiyya," and Oneness of the Names and the Qualities of Allah, "Tauheedul-Asma-was-sifaat".
He recommended all Muslims hold the belief that Allah is the universe's creator, coordinator, sustainer, planner, and controller when he was describing the first aspect. He went on to discuss the second part, which claimed that only Allah has the right to be worshipped, saying that it is crucial since faith without deeds is pointless.
More specifically, he advised the Muslim students, while analyzing the third aspect's meaning, not to refer to Allah in any other way than how He or His Messenger (Peace be upon him) has referred to Him. He also advised them to confirm and maintain the purity of Allah's attributes that He has mentioned in His Book (the Quran) or through His Messenger Muhammad (Peace be upon him).
In addition, he emphasized that Muslims should hold the conviction that only Allah is capable of their protection from harm and that only Allah is capable of bringing about their harm. He emphasized that only Allah is deserving of our prayers, and we should direct all of our prayers to him because alone he has the power to do and undo.
He emphasized that polytheism (shirk) is the antithesis of Taoheed and barred Muslims from being polytheists' victims since nothing should be associated with the Almighty Allah. He advised the Muslims to maintain their faith and their resolve in the face of temptation or adversity.
He emphasized that individuals who strongly withheld the essence of tawheed and wholly relied on faith and practicalities would experience eternal joy, as Allah had promised. He emphasized that Muslims should be thankful to Allah and abstain from unethical envy of others' success. He also stressed that because of bad predestination, believers should not be arrogant about their excellent works, and he prayed that may Allah save every believer from bad predestination.
Additionally, he emphasized that the current trend of "the new naira notes" was a temptation from Allah. He counselled Muslims to exercise patience and calmness because 'no condition is permanent.'
"All Muslims should take this topic seriously," according to one of the guests, Ustaudh Komorudeen, also known as Abu Yusroh. He said that if there are any issues with one's belief in Taoheed with Allah, there will be issues, and if one fails in Taoheed, all other work in the Islamic religion will be futile. He asserted that Allah will bestow patience and serenity onto Muslims if they practice Taoheed.
Additionally, the MSSN Amir has praised, appreciated, and counseled the Muslim students to put into practice all of the lessons they have learned throughout the five-day orientation program and to pray that Allah may richly reward them all.
His statement goes thus:
"While, MSSN OSPOLY is using this medium to appreciate the executives and participants for their contributions in different aspects ranging from spending, time dedication, forbearance, among others."
"The theme *"Islamic Propaganda"* means the spreading of Islam knowledge in order to separate chaff from the wheat, many ungodly acts are happening in our environs which was caused by - influence of peer groups, lack of proper religion orientation, bad parenting, celebration of ill-gotten wealth among others."
"We enjoin brethren to start utilizing the lesson(s) learnt during the program. May Allah make us steadfast on his religion." The Amir stated.
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