The convenant which every man made to Allah
during pre-creation was that he would recognize Allah, the Almighty, as
his Lord and not direct any form of worship to others besides Him. How
is the convenant to be fulfilled?
The convenant is fulfilled by sincerely believing in Tawhid and putting that belief into practice in daily life. Tawhid is put into practice by avoiding shirk (setting up partners with God) and by closely following the last messenger whom Allah sent as a practical and living example of life based on the principle of Tawhid. Because man has declared that Allah is his Lord, he must then consider righteous deeds to be only those defined by Allah and His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as being righteous, and evil deeds likewise. In doing so, the principle of Tawhid is put into practice mentally.
Therefore, the convenant with Allah can only be fulfilled by a Muslim by choice, and the application of the convenant is the implementation of principles of Islam itself. Man’s fitrah (natural belief in Allah) is the basis of Islam, so when he practices Islam in its totality, his outer actions and deeds come into harmony with the very nature which Allah created man’s inner being. When this takes place, man unites his inner being with his outer being which is a key aspect of Tawhid.
Taken from 'The Fundamentals of Tawheed' by Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
The convenant is fulfilled by sincerely believing in Tawhid and putting that belief into practice in daily life. Tawhid is put into practice by avoiding shirk (setting up partners with God) and by closely following the last messenger whom Allah sent as a practical and living example of life based on the principle of Tawhid. Because man has declared that Allah is his Lord, he must then consider righteous deeds to be only those defined by Allah and His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) as being righteous, and evil deeds likewise. In doing so, the principle of Tawhid is put into practice mentally.
Therefore, the convenant with Allah can only be fulfilled by a Muslim by choice, and the application of the convenant is the implementation of principles of Islam itself. Man’s fitrah (natural belief in Allah) is the basis of Islam, so when he practices Islam in its totality, his outer actions and deeds come into harmony with the very nature which Allah created man’s inner being. When this takes place, man unites his inner being with his outer being which is a key aspect of Tawhid.
Taken from 'The Fundamentals of Tawheed' by Dr Abu Ameenah Bilal Philips
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