Al-`Uboodiyyah
In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
Imam Ibn ul Qayyim al Jawziyyah
`Uboodiyyah is a
comprehensive term that asserts the meaning of the Aayah: The `Amaal of the heart include love for Allaah,
reliance upon Him, turning to Him in repentance, fearing Him, having hope in Him, devoting
the Deen sincerely to Him, having patience in what He orders and forbids, having patience
with His decrees and being pleased with them, having allegiance for His pleasure, having
humility for Him and humbling oneself in front of Him, and becoming tranquil with Him. The Qawl (saying) of the tongue is to convey what Allah
has revealed (in the Qur'aan and authentic Sunnah) regarding Himself,
His Names and Attributes, His Actions, His Commands, His Prohibitions, and all that is
related to this Deen), to call to it, defend it, to expose the false innovations which
oppose it, and to establish its remembrance and to convey what it orders. The `Amaal (actions) of the limbs include the Salaat
(prayers), Jihaad, attending the Jumu`ah prayers and the rest of the Jamaa`aat
(congregational prayers), assisting those who are unable, and acting with goodness and
kindness to creation, and other such acts. This comprehensive meaning of the `Uboodiyyah pertains to
its specific type. The people who fall under
this type of `Uboodiyyah are the believers
who obey, love, and sincerely follow the Deen of Allaah ta`aala. The second type of `Uboodiyyah is the general one in which all creatures in the heavens
and in the earth are subdued to Allaah's sovereign Authority and Power; everything is
subservient to His Will, and Authority; nothing occurs or ceases to occur except by His
leave; His is the Kingdom and He disposes the affairs as He pleases. This type of `Uboodiyyah
is known as the `Uboodiyyah of Qahr
(Subduing) and Mulk (Sovereignty,
Kingship, Possession, Mastership, etc.). So, the part of the Aayah signifying "You do we worship" asserts the adherence to the
four principles of `Uboodiyyah: The other part, "You Alone do
we seek for Help," stresses the fact that the believer must ask
Allaah alone to help him establish the `Uboodiyyah and succeed in executing all
what it requires.
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You Alone
do we worship and You Alone do we seek for Help. (Qur'aan 1:5)
It comprises the slavery of the heart, tongue
and limbs to Allaah ta`aala. The slavery of the heart includes both the Qawl
(saying of the heart) and `Amaal (actions of the heart). The Qawl of the
heart is the belief (I`tiqaad) in what Allaah has informed about His Self, His
Names and Attributes, His Actions, His Angels, and that which He revealed in His Book and
sent upon the tongue of His Messenger Muhammad sallallahu `alayhi wa sallam.