What are the types of Tawheed and their definitions? A – The types of Tawheed are three: Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah, Tawheed Al-Uloohiyyah and Tawheed Al-Asma-was-Sifaat. Tawheed Ar-Ruboobiyyah is singling out Allah the Exalted in (i.e. belief that He alone is capable of) creation, providing sustenance, giving life, causing death, and all of the types of regulation and administration of the dominion of the heavens and earth, and (also) singling Him out, the Exalted, with (the right to) judgement and legislation and sending of the Messengers and revealing of Books. Allah said, “Verily, to Him belongs the creation and the command, blessed be Allah, the Lord of the worlds.” (Qur'an, 7:54) Tawheed Al-Uloohiyyah is singling out Allah in worship so that none besides Him is worshipped, so that none besides Him is called upon, so that rescue, or aid, is not sought from anyone except Him. Sacrifice, slaughter, or an oath, should not be for anyone, except Him. Allah said, “Say: My prayer, my sacrifice, my life and my death are for Allah, the Lord of the worlds. He has no partner. This is what I have been commanded with and I am the first of those who submit (to him with Islam and Tawheed)” (Qur'an, 6:162), and He said, “Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice (to Him only).” (Qur'an, 108:2) Tawheed Al-Asma-was-Sifaat is describing Allah the Most High and naming Him with whatever He described and named Himself with, and with whatever His Messenger (peace be upon him) described and named Him with in the authentic narrations – and to affirm (those attributes and names) for Allah without resemblance (to the creation) or likening (to the creation), and without (false) interpretation (of any of that) or negation (of any of that). There is nothing like Him and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer. – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and Verdicts; Fatawa, vol. 1, pg. 20
