Lordship of Allah

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The Lordship of Allah refers to the Islamic belief that God alone is the absolute sovereign, creator, sustainer, and controller of all existence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological concept
aspect of Tawhid
doctrine in Shia Islam
doctrine in Sunni Islam
monotheistic belief
affirmedIn Qurʾān 10:31
Qurʾān 1:2
Qurʾān 39:62
Qurʾān 59:24
Qurʾān 7:54
affirms Allah as sole controller of all affairs
Allah as sole creator
Allah as sole owner of the universe
Allah as sole sustainer
Allah’s absolute knowledge
Allah’s absolute power
Allah’s absolute sovereignty
Allah’s decree (qadar)
basisFor recognizing Allah’s favors and blessings
trust in Allah in hardship and ease
centralTo Islamic creed (ʿaqīdah)
connectedTo belief in divine decree and predestination (al-qadāʾ wa-l-qadar)
contradictedBy attributing independent creative power to saints
believing in autonomous cosmic forces
denies existence of any creator besides Allah
existence of any sustainer besides Allah
independent control of creation by any being other than Allah
distinguishedFrom worship of Allah (Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah)
emphasizedBy Sunnah
surface form: Prophetic Sunnah

Quran
surface form: Qurʾān
entailsBeliefIn continuous sustenance of creation by Allah
creation ex nihilo by Allah
divine governance of worldly and unseen realms
foundationFor exclusive worship of Allah
hasArabicName Tawḥīd al-Rubūbiyyah
implies recognition that benefit and harm are by Allah’s will
reliance on Allah (tawakkul)
submission to Allah’s decree
recognizedBy most pre-Islamic Arabs at level of belief in a creator
reinforcedBy Islamic devotional texts and supplications
relatedTo Al-Asma ul-Husna
surface form: Tawḥīd al-Asmāʾ wa-l-Ṣifāt

tawhid
surface form: Tawḥīd al-Ulūhiyyah
studiedIn Islamic creed curricula in traditional madrasas
contemporary Islamic theology courses
taughtBy Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
usedIn Ashʿarī theological works
Islamic theology (ʿilm al-kalām)
Māturīdī theological works
Salafi creed literature

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