nature and position of monotheism

God's Word:
"I created jinn and man, is nothing but to worship Me." (Adh-Dzariat: 56)
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Worship is servitude to Allah by obeying His commandments and abstaining from all His prohibitions, as has been conveyed by the Prophet. And this is the essence of Islam, because Islam means surrender to God is solely accompanied by absolute obedience to Him with low self-esteem and love.

Worship also means that all the words and deeds, both external and the internal, loved and blessed by God. And a charity accepted by God as a worship if with sincere intentions, simply because God and follow the guidance of the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam.

"And verily We sent messengers to every people (proclaiming): Worship Allah was (only) and depart from Evil." (An-Nahl: 36)

Evil is all the glory of God-with-other than worshiped, obeyed, or complied with, whether it be a stone exalted, human, nor devil. Avoiding Evil is to deny, hate it, do not want to worship and adore him in any form or by any means.

"And your Lord has commanded that ye should not worship except Him, and
ye do good to your father's mother with the best. If one of them or both reach old age in your care, then do not ever say to them saying "ah" (or vulgarity) and do not snap them, and say unto them a noble word. And humble yourselves to them both with great affection, and say: O my Lord, love them both as they both have taught me as a kid. "(Al-Isra ': 23-24)

"Worship was you all to Allah (alone) and do not shirk at all to Him." (An-Nisaa ': 36)

Shirk is to treat something other than God-God-the same as in the case which is a privilege for him.

"Say (Muhammad): Let me to read what is forbidden to you by your Lord, that is: do not do shirk at all to Him, do good to both parents, and do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We will give you sustenance and to them, and do not approach the heinous deeds, both visible and hidden, and do not kill the soul which Allah prohibited except with something (cause) is right. So God commanded you, that ye may understand (it) . And do not approach the orphan's property, except in a more useful, until he reached his maturity, and the full measure and weight with justice. We do not impose the burden to someone but according to his capacity. And when you say, then let you be fair, though he is a relative (mu), and fulfill the promise. That is commanded of God unto you, that ye may remember. And (I read): It is my street, is in a straight, so follow it, and do not follow the path- road (the other) because the streets that will scatter you from His path. That is commanded by God to you for you may become pious. " (Al An'am: 151-153).

Ibn Mas'ud radi 'anhu said:
"He who wants to see testament Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, which are listed above the ring seal belonging to him, so that reading the word of Allah, the Exalted :...( surah Al-An'am 151-153, as mentioned above) .

Mu'adh bin Jabal, radi 'anhu, said:
"I've never sat behind the Prophet sallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam on top of a donkey. Then he said to me: O Mu'adh, do you know whether the right of Allah that must be fulfilled by His servants, and what rights the servants of God who must be met? I replied: Allah and His Messenger know best. He also said: The right of Allah that must be fulfilled by His servants is that they worship Him alone and do not shirk at all to Him, while the rights of the servants of God that must be met is that God will not punish people who do not shirk at all to Him. I asked: O Messenger of Allah, I Should not convey good news to people? He replied: Do you deliver this news to them, so that later they will be rested self. " (Bukhari and Muslim in their saheeh)

Excerpted from the book: "Book of Monotheism" by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab.
Publisher: Joint Office of Da'wah and Islamic Guidance, Riyadh in 1418 H.