Refuting those who deny the division of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) into three types, and explaining the source of this division from the Book and the Sunnah

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success and preserve you. He says: You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, at the beginning of the lesson that tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is of three types: tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), tawhid al-uluhiyyah (oneness of worship), and tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat (oneness of the names and attributes). He says: Some people have appeared claiming that this division did not exist in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), nor in the time of the Companions, nor the Tabi'un (the generation after the Companions), and that they follow the Qur'an and the Sunnah, so there is no division of tawhid. How should one respond to that?

Answer:
This person is either ignorant or an atheist. Does not the Qur'an command the worship of Allah alone, with no partner, in many verses? And it mentions tawhid al-rububiyyah (oneness of lordship), stating that Allah is the Creator, the Provider, and the Giver of Life. The verses that speak of the actions of Allah are tawhid al-rububiyyah. And the verses that speak of the actions of people are tawhid al-uluhiyyah. Yes. Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Tawhid al-uluhiyyah, tawhid al-rububiyyah, and tawhid al-asma' wa al-sifat are all derived from the Noble Qur'an. Yes.