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The Life, Teachings and Influence of Muhammad ibn Abdul-Wahhaab
not truly the dividing line between Islam and non-Islam and it was not
the main point that the messengers themselves stressed. Ibn Abdul-
Wahhaab stated, “The thing that enters one into Islam is tauheed aluloohiyyah.
This is wherein one does not worship anything except
Allah—not even an angel close [to Allah] or a prophet who was sent
[by Allah].” 1
Tauheed of Ibaadah
Thus, Ibn Abdul-Wahhaab concentrated on the most important
and relevant issue of his time and of all times: tauheed al-ibaadah or
devoting all acts of worship to Allah alone. In fact, when defining
tauheed, it would suffice many scholars to mention this tauheed alibaadah.
The meaning of ilaah (“God”) is the worshipped one. Hence,
tauheed is where one directs all of his acts of worship to Allah and
Allah alone. 2 This is the purpose behind the creation of humans and
this was the essence of the teachings of all the messengers sent to
every people. Allah says,
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