True Meaning of <b>Laa ilaaha illa Allaah</b> is : <b><span style='color:#000099;'>There is no deity truly worthy of worship except Allah</span></b><br><br>All praise is due to Allah alone and may peace and blessings be upon the Noblest of the messengers, our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, Tabi`un (Followers, the generation after the Companions of the Prophet) and those who followed them in the best manner until the Day of Resurrection.<br><br>I have read the article written by our brother in Islam, the eminent Shaykh `Umar ibn Ahmad Al-Millibary on the meaning of La ilaha illa Allah. I read the explanation of the shaykh thoroughly on the three points of view regarding its meaning. The definitions are as follows:<br><br><b>First, it means that there is no deity truly worthy of worship except Allah</b>.<br><b><span style='color:#770077;'>Second, that there is no deity truly worthy of obedience except Allah</span>.</b><br><b><span style='color:#550000;'>Third, that there is no god but Allah</span>.</b><br><br>The correct definition, as he stated, is the first which is clarified in the Book of Allah (may He be Praised) many times. For instance, Allah (may He be Praised) states, You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for help (for each and everything). and, And your Lord has decreed that you worship none but Him. He (may He be Praised) also states, And I (Allh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone). and, That is because AllhHe is the Truth (the only True God of all that exists, Who has no partners or rivals with Him), and what they (the polytheists) invoke besides Him, it is Btil (falsehood).<br><br>There are many Ayahs (Quranic verses) to this effect. Moreover, this is the meaning that the polytheists understood from La ilaha illa Allah, when the Prophet (peace be upon him) called them to it, saying: O my people, say La ilaha illa Allah, to succeed.<br><br>They denied it and haughtily rejected to accept him because they understood that it contradicts their forefathers worship of idols, trees and stones and their deification, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) mentions in Surah (Quranic chapter) Sad, And they (Arab pagans) wonder that a warner (Prophet Muhammad) has come to them from among themselves. And the disbelievers say: This (Prophet Muhammad) is a sorcerer, a liar. Has he made the lihah (gods) (all) into One Ilh (GodAllh). Verily, this is a curious thing!<br><br>In Surah Al-Saffat (ayat 35 and 36), Allah states concerning the polytheists: Truly, when it was said to them: La ilaha illa Allah (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), they puffed themselves up with pride (i.e. denied it). And (they) said: Are we going to abandon our alihah (gods) for the sake of a mad poet' This indicates that the polytheists understood that the meaning of La ilaha illa Allah superseded their deities and necessitated dedicating their acts of worship to Allah Alone. Thus, when one of them embraced Islam, he gave up Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship) and dedicated acts of worship to Allah Alone.<br><br>Had La ilaha illa Allah meant only that there is no god but Allah, or that there is none worthy of obedience but Allah, they would have never rejected it. That is because they already knew that Allah is their Lord and Creator Who must be obeyed in the orders they believed to come from Him. Rather, they believed that worship of idols, prophets, angels, righteous people, trees and the like were their intercessors with Allah and brought them closer to Him. Allah says in Surah Yunus, aya 18: And they worship besides Allah things that harm them not, nor profit them, and they say: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Do you inform Allh of that which He knows not in the heavens and on the earth' Glorified and Exalted is He above all that which they associate as partners (with Him)! He (Glorified and Exalted be He) also states: The revelation of this Book (the Qurn) is from Allh, the All-Mighty, the All-Wise. Verily We have sent down the Book to you (O Muhammad) in truth: So worship Allh (Alone) by doing religious deeds sincerely for Allhs sake only. Surely the religion (i.e. the worship and the obedience) is for Allh only. And those who take Auliy (protectors, helpers, lords, gods) besides Him (say): We worship them only that they may bring us near to Allh.<br>The pagans admitted that they worshiped others only to bring them near to Allah, but Allah (may He be Praised) responded to this, Verily, Allh will judge between them concerning that wherein they differ. Truly, Allh guides not him who is a liar, and a disbeliever.<br><br>Allah (may He be Praised) declared that they are both liars in the claim that their deities bring them near to Allah, and disbelievers because of committing this act. There are many Ayahs that support this meaning.<br><br><span style='color:#000099;'>All praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his Companions, Tabi`un and those who followed them in the best manner until the Day of Resurrection!</span><br><br>Source : alifta.comby Shaik Ibn Baaz<br><a href="https://abdurrahman.org/2011/06/17/the-correct-meaning-of-laa-ilaaha-illa-allaah-by-shaikh-ibn-baaz/">https://abdurrahman.org/2011/06/17/the-correct-meaning-of-laa-ilaaha-illa-allaah-by-shaikh-ibn-baaz/</a>
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