Who deserves to be Worshiped ?

4. THE BASIC MESSAGE OF ISLAM
The basic message of Islam is the same as the message of all the previous prophets:
worship Allah alone and avoid worshipping anything besides Him, whether it is a
person, place or thing—directly or indirectly, secretly or openly. This basic principle
of monotheism is contained in the fifth verse of the opening chapter of the Quran,
known as ‘The Opening’:
{It is You we worship and You we ask for help.} (Quran 1: 5)
Allah has also said:
{Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him…} (Quran 4: 36)
{…So whoever disbelieves in taghoot and believes in Allah has grasped the most
trustworthy handhold, with no break in it…} (Quran 2: 256)
Muhammad (bpuh), the last prophet, is reported to have said:
«Anyone who says: There is none worthy of worship other than Allah—and dies
holding that belief will be granted paradise.» (Recorded by Imams Bukhari and
Muslim) 8
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Saheeh al-Bukhari and Saheeh Muslim are two collections of the authentic, documented
traditions and sayings of Prophet Muhammad (bpuh), as recorded by Imams Bukhari
and Muslim respectively. Other collections have also been used as references in this
book.
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