Types of Monotheism…
We previously summarized types of Monotheism, but now we will talk about them in details..
All types of monotheism are included in a general definition, which is:
Individualizing Allah, Glory be to Him, with what pertains to Him.
Scholars divided Monotheism into three sections..
1- Monotheism of Godliness.
2- Monotheism of divinity.
3- Monotheism of names and attributes.
From Sheikh Ibn Othaimeen Fatawa book in creed p. 6
He said: the scholars - they knew that division - by following, extrapolating and looking at the verses and hadiths, they found that monotheism does not come out of these three types.
This division is only for explanation and clarification, otherwise Allah does not accept monotheism from a person who violates one of his types.
1- Monotheism of Godliness..
It is the belief that Allah is the Creator, the Provider, the life Giver, the life taker, the Revealer of Books, the Sender of the Messengers, the one who repays people in this world and the hereafter, and he is the only one to do all these things.
Through this definition, we find that:
The divisions of monotheism are:
1- Universal Predestination..
قال تعالى "إِنَّا كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلَقْنَاهُ بِقَدَرٍ " . سورة القمر / آية : 49
"Indeed, all things We created with predestination".
وقال تعالى" إِنَّمَا قَوْلُنَا لِشَيْءٍ إِذَا أَرَدْنَاهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ "سورة النحل / آية : 40
"Verily! Our Word unto a thing when We intend it, is only that We say unto it: "Be!" - and it is"
The universal predestination: such as creation, sustenance, revival, death, benefit and harm.
2- Legislative Predestination..
It includes knowledge, messages, books, revelation, allowing, and prohibiting.
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Evidence for that:
Knowledge..
قال تعالى " ذَلِكُمَا مِمَّا عَلَّمَنِي رَبِّي" .سورة يوسف / آية : 37 .
"That is from what my Lord has taught me."
Messages..
قال تعالى "لِيَعْلَمَ أَنْ قَدْ أَبْلَغُوا رِسَالاتِ رَبِّهِمْ" . سورة الجن / آية : 28 .
"He (Allâh) protects them (the Messengers)], till He sees that they (the Messengers) have conveyed the Messages of their Lord (Allâh).
Books..
قال تعالى" تِلْكَ آيَاتُ الْكِتَابِ وَالَّذِي أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ الْحَقُّ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ " سورة الرعد / آية : 1 .
"These are the verses of the Book; and what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, but most of the people do not believe".
The Revelation..
قال تعالى "ذَلِكَ مِمَّا أَوْحَى إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ " .سورة الإسراء / آية : 39 .
"This is (part) of Al-Hikmah (wisdom, good manners and high character) which your Lord has revealed to you".
Allowing and Forbidding..
قال تعالى "قُلْ تَعَالَوْا أَتْلُ مَا حَرَّمَ رَبُّكُمْ عَلَيْكُمْ " .سورة الأنعام / آية : 151
"Say, "Come, I will recite what your Lord has prohibited to you."
Briefly, the legislative presentation includes: do and do not do.
3- Penal Predestination..
Allah who repays people in this World and in the Hereafter .
قوله تعالى"أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِأَصْحَابِ الْفِيلِ " .سورة الفيل / آية : 1 .
"Have you not considered, [O Muḥammad], how your Lord dealt with the companions of the elephant".
"أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ" .سورة الفجر / آية : 6 .
Haven't you seen (Muhammad) how your Lord dealt with ‘Âd people"
Examples of punishment in the Hereafter are:
قوله تعالى "إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَى " .سورة طه / آية : 15
"Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives".
وقوله تعالى "أَدْخِلُوا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ الْعَذَابِ" . سورة غافر / آية : 46 .
"The Fire; they are exposed to it morning and evening. And the Day the Hour appears [it will be said], "Make the people of Pharaoh enter the severest punishment."
وقوله " إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا " سورة الكهف / آية :29.
"And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. "
وقوله "إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آَمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا (30) أُولَئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ " .سورة الكهف / آية : 30 ، 31 .
"Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds.
Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. "
Monotheism of Godliness: everything that was sent down from Allah to the servants; the provision, the revival (universal), messages (legislative). As a result of your interaction with Allah’s universal and legislative predestination, Allah ’s retributive predestination will be.. The penalty of Sins are trials and calamities in the world, the agony of death, the torment of the grave, the hardness of passing on the path, and the torment of the Fire. On the other hand, whoever does a good deed will not lose his reward, and he will be rewarded for that. Noting that the trials in this world may be to expiate sins, or to raise degrees, and are not always a punishment.
The believer may not attain a high status in the hereafter by his work, so these trials and patience with are a reason to raise his ranks.