What is your view of the one who says that there is an addition to the three categories of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), a fourth one, which is tawhid al-mulk (the oneness of sovereignty)?
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The questioner : There is a man who says tawhid al-mulk (the oneness of sovereignty).
The Shaykh : Tawhid of what?
The questioner : The king.
The Shaykh : Tawhid al-mulk (the oneness of sovereignty).
The questioner : Al-Mulk (sovereignty), yes. So he cited as evidence for this the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Nas:[An-Nas 114:1-2] Then he said, "The Rabb (Lord) is not al-Mulk (sovereignty) and not al-Aslah (the means)..." and so on. What is your opinion of this?
The Shaykh : This is a variation in expression and terminology that does not lead to anything significant. First, it is a recent convention, and it does not lead to anything significant. Yes.
The Shaykh : Tawhid of what?
The questioner : The king.
The Shaykh : Tawhid al-mulk (the oneness of sovereignty).
The questioner : Al-Mulk (sovereignty), yes. So he cited as evidence for this the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Nas:
(1) Say, "I seek refuge in the Lord of mankind, (2) The Sovereign of mankind.
قُلْ أَعُوذُ بِرَبِّ النَّاسِ * مَلِكِ النَّاسِ * إِلَهِ النَّاسِThe Shaykh : This is a variation in expression and terminology that does not lead to anything significant. First, it is a recent convention, and it does not lead to anything significant. Yes.
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