1. FIQH CLASS 5 LESSON 5 Power point realized by a Kaniz-e-Fatima Fi Sabilillah French version approved by Moulla Nissarhoussen Rajpar BRIEF DISCUSSION ON USOOL- E-DEEN

2. 1. Tawheed (Oneness of God)

3. Tawheed means that Allah is One. He does not have any partner. He has no parents or children. He does not need anything and everything needs Him. There is nothing equal to Him. The Surah that best explains Tawheed is Suratul Ikhlas (Tawheed)

4. One day, the Prophet (S) and some of his companions were going out.

5. On the way they saw an old woman working at a spinning-wheel and heard her praising Allah for His bounties.

6. The Prophet (S) went up to her and enquired about her health. Then he said to her: Your faith in Allah is good to see. Would you tell me what made you believe in Allah?

7. On hearing this, the woman stopped working on the spinning-wheel, thought for a while and then replied: "O Prophet of Allah! You see this spinning- wheel. As long as I don't move it, it can't spin.

8. When this happens with such an ordinary thing, how can it be possible that such a big universe should work so well without a driving force? There must be someone to run it. One who must be controlling every detail. That can only be Allah, who is the Creator and the Master of Everything! "

9. The Prophet (S) was very pleased with the old woman's reply. He told his companions: "Just see how this old lady has come to know about Allah in such a fine and simple way. Your faith in Allah should also be firm like hers."

10. 2. Adaalat (Justice of God)

11. Adaalat means that Allah is Just. He is not a tyrant. He will reward everybody according to his or her deeds. Those who obey His commands will be awarded a place in Paradise and those who disobey Him will be sent to Hell.

12. Sometimes we think that Justice means fairness and injustice means unfairness. This is not completely correct.

13. When the word Justice is used for Allah, it means that He keeps a balance between the needs of all His creatures.

14. The following story will make you understand better how Allah is ‘Adil (Just):

15. In a town lived a doctor, a baker and a robber.

16. In the morning, they all prayed to Allah to increase His blessings to them.

17. That day, the robber was planning to rob the baker…

18. …Instead he fell ill and had to go to the doctor. I HAVE TO GO TO THE DOCTOR!

19. because it rained and all his customers stayed at home. The baker did not make much money at all that day,

20. Now let us study this story.

21. The robber fell ill - so it seems that he was treated unfairly by Allah.

22. The doctor got an extra patient (the robber!) so it seems he was treated fairly by Allah.

23. The baker lost business due to the rain so it seems he was treated unfairly by Allah.

24. So was Allah Just to all of them? We see that fairness and unfairness does not describe Adaalat fully. To understand it we must realise that Allah keeps a balance between the needs of all His creatures.

25. Now let us study the story again:

26. The doctor did get blessings from Allah because he got an extra patient.

27. The robber did get blessings from Allah because his illness saved him from the sin of stealing.

28. The baker did get blessings from Allah because even though he did not do much business, he was not robbed.

29. So we see that Adaalat means that Allah keeps a balance between the needs of all His creatures.