Suratul Fatiha - Hujjat Workshop

view that God is in need. Finally the view of the Christians andthe Jews is denied in their thinking that God has a son orprogeny.The first sentence of the Kalima (Shahada) is the basis of thelife of a Muslim. “There is no God.” depicts that nothing in theUniverse is superior to Allah and thus nothing in the world isto be worshipped, however powerful they may seem to be. Itis only when one rejects (negates) every idea of natureworship, idol worship and human worship, that one is able tobelieve in the positive truth of tawheed.The sentence has both a negative and positive aspect. Bothaspects are instrumental in creating the belief that all humanbeings are equal. When nobody is superior, no one is inferior.The superiority lies only with Allah and the aim of life to getclose to Him being accessible to one and all.Imam Ali (A.S.) has said: Whenever an ‘abd’ of Allah saysit ascends piercing every ceiling, erasing his/hersins as it passes by them till it reaches it’s equivalent in gooddeeds.”Imam Ja’fer As-Sadiq (A.S.) has said:“The testimony ofis the price of Janna”He also said: “If one saysa hundred times beforegoing to bed, Allah builds him/her a mansion in Janna, andwhoever seeks Allah’s forgiveness a hundred times beforegoing to bed, his/her sins will fall down as leaves fall downfrom the trees.”www.qfatima.com Page 23