Ni dhana hii ya mamlaka ambayo Qur'ani inatumia nguvu zake zote katika hoja yake, kukataa madai ya uungu wa wengine wasiokuwa Mwenyezi Mungu, na kuthibitisha kwamba uungu ni wake Yeye peke yake. Inasema waziwazi kwamba yupo Kiumbe Mmoja tu mbinguni na ardhini Anayemiliki na kutekeleza mamlaka na nguvu zote. Viumbe vyote ni vyake, na vinamtii Yeye; neema na baraka zote zinatoka Kwake peke yake; Neno ni lake peke yake, na mamlaka yote na uwezo wote vimo Kwake peke yake. Kila kilichopo, kiwe chenye uhai au kisicho na uhai, kimefungwa na sheria alizozifanya Yeye, na kwa kiasi hicho kinamtii na kumnyenyekea, kwa hiari au kwa lazima. Hakuna mwingine isipokuwa Yeye mwenye mamlaka kama hayo, wala hakuna mwingine anayesimamia mambo ya ulimwengu. Hakuna mwingine anayejua siri za Uumbaji, wala mpangilio wake, wala namna ya kuusimamia ipasavyo. Na mwisho, hakuna mtu hata kidogo mwenye sehemu yoyote katika Ufalme Wake na Mamlaka Yake.

It is this very concept of authority on the basis of which the Qur'ān expends the whole force of its argument in rejecting the claims to godhood of all others than God, and affirming it to vest exclusively in Him. It categorically asserts that there is only One Being in the heavens and the earth Who possesses and exercises all the powers and all the authority. All Creation is His, and subservient to Him, all grace and blessings flow from Him alone, His alone is the Word, and in Him alone vest all power and authority. Everything that exists, whether animate or inanimate, is bound by the laws made by Him and is, to that extent, subservient and submissive to Him, willingly or unwillingly. No one besides Him is possessed of any such authority, nor does anyone else dispose of the affairs of the universe. No one else knows the secrets of the Creation or its organisation or the manner of its proper management. Nor, lastly, does anyone have the least share in His Sovereignty and Authority.

Kwa hiyo, uhalisia pekee ni kwamba hakuna ilaah isipokuwa Yeye, na kwa kuwa hivyo ndivyo, chochote watu wanachofanya kwa dhana kwamba mtu mwingine yeyote ni ilaah kwa namna yoyote ile, kwa asili yake ni kosa kabisa, iwe ni kitendo cha kumwomba mtu fulani, kumkimbilia kwa ulinzi, kumgeukia kwa matumaini au hofu, kumtafutia shufaa kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, au kumchukulia kama mamlaka ya mwisho. Mahusiano yote ambayo watu huanzisha na wengine yanapaswa kuwepo peke yake na kwa Allah Mtukufu, kwa sababu Yeye peke yake ndiye Mfalme wa Ulimwengu.

Therefore, the only reality is that there is no ilaah but He and, this being so, anything that men do on the supposition of anyone else being an ilaah in any sense whatsoever is by its very nature utterly wrong, whether it be the act of praying to someone, seeking refuge with him, turning to him with hope or fear, seeking his intercession with God, or treating him as the final authority. All such relationships which people establish with others ought to exist solely and exclusively with Allah Almighty, because He alone is the Sovereign of the Universe.

Hebu sasa tuone kwa undani jinsi Qur'ani inavyoshughulikia jambo hili:

Let us now see the Qur'ānic treatment of the matter in some detail:

Naye Yeye peke yake ndiye Ilaah mbinguni na Ilaah ardhini; naye Yeye peke yake ndiye Mwenye hekima, Mjuzi wa yote (yaani, Yeye peke yake ana hekima na ujuzi unaohitajika kwa kuendesha ufalme kama huo). (az-Zukhruf 43:84)

And He alone is the Ilaah in the heavens and the Ilaah in the earth; and He alone is the all-Wise, the All-Knowing (that is, He alone possesses the wisdom and the knowledge required for governing such a Domain). (az-Zukhruf 43:84)

Je, Yule anayeumba na yule asiyeumba wanaweza kufanana? Je, hamna akili ya kutambua ukweli huu rahisi? ...Na wale wanaoombwa na watu badala ya Allah, hawaumbi chochote na wao wenyewe ni viumbe… Ilaah wenu ni Ilaah mmoja tu….

Can He Who creates, and he who does not, be alike? Have you not sense to realize this simple fact? ...And those whom the people pray to other than Allah, do not create anything and are themselves creatures…your ilaah is only one Ilaah….

(an-Nahl 16:17-22)

(an-Nahl 16:17-22)

Enyi watu: Kumbukeni neema ya Mwenyezi Mungu juu yenu; je, yupo Muumbaji mwingine isipokuwa Allah, anayekupeni riziki kutoka mbinguni na ardhini? Hakuna mungu isipokuwa Yeye; basi mnageuzwa vipi mbali na Haki?

O mankind: Call unto mind the grace of God unto you; is there any Creator besides Allah, to give you sustenance from heaven or earth; there is no ilaah but He; how, then, are you deluded from Truth? (al-Fatir 35:3)

Sema (Ee Mtume): “Je, mwaonaje, kama Mwenyezi Mungu angeondoa kusikia kwenu na kuona kwenu, na akazifunga nyoyo zenu (yaani, akazifanya ngumu kupokea hoja yoyote ya busara), ni ilaah yupi isipokuwa Allah anayeweza kuzirudisha kwenu?….” (al-An‘aam 6:46)

Say (O Prophet): “Think you, if God took away your hearing and your sight, and sealed up your hearts (that is, hardened them to the acceptance of any sensible precept), which ilaah is there, besides Allah, who could restore them to you?….” (al-An’aam 6:46)

Yeye ndiye Mwenyezi Mungu, Mungu pekee; hakuna Mungu isipokuwa Yeye. Sifa zote ni Zake peke yake, katika dunia hii na Akhera; amri na utawala ni Wake peke yake, na kwake Yeye peke yake mtarudishwa. Sema (Ewe Nabii ﷺ): "Je, mmewahi kufikiria kwamba, ikiwa Mwenyezi Mungu angeifanya usiku uendelee hadi Siku ya Kiyama, ni ilaah yupi aliyepo isipokuwa Yeye ambaye angeweza kukuletea nuru yoyote? Je, hamsikii?" Sema (kwao, Ewe Nabii ﷺ):

And He is Allah–the God: no god there is but He; To Him alone is due all praise, in this world and the next; His alone is the Command and Sovereignty, and to Him alone will you be returned. Say (O Prophet): ”Have you ever thought that, if Allah should make the night continue till Doomsday, which ilaah is there besides Him who could bring you any light? Do you not hearken?” Say (to them, O Prophet):

Je, umewahi kufikiri kwamba, endapo Mwenyezi Mungu angeifanya siku iendelee kwako hadi Siku ya Kiyama, ni mungu gani mwingine asiyekuwa Yeye atakayekurudishia usiku ulale ndani yake? Je, hamuoni?

”Has it ever occurred to you that if Allah should make the day perpetuate over you till Doomsday, who is the ilaah other than He who can give you back the night that you may rest in it? Do you not see?” (al-Qasas 28:70-72)

Sema (Ee Nabii): “Waiteni wale mnaowadhania, badala ya Allah; hawamiliki hata chembe moja (ya uzito) mbinguni wala ardhini; wala hawana sehemu yoyote humo, wala hakuna yeyote miongoni mwao anayemsaidia Mungu. Hakuna shufaa inayoweza kufaa mbele Yake, isipokuwa pale Yeye Mwenyewe anapoidhinisha kwa yeyote…” (as-Saba’ 34:22-23)

Say (O Prophet): “Call upon the others whom you fancy, besides Allah; they do not own even an atom in the heavens or on earth; no sort of share have they therein, nor is any of them a helper to God. No intercession can avail with Him, except where He himself permit it in anyone’s favour....” (as-Saba’ 34:22-23)

Yeye (Mungu) aliziumba mbingu na ardhi kwa haki; anaufanya usiku uingie ndani ya mchana, na mchana uingie ndani ya usiku; ameifanya jua na mwezi kuwa chini ya sheria yake; kila kimoja kinafuata njia yake kwa muda uliowekwa... Aliwaumba nyinyi wote kutoka kwa nafsi moja (yaani, akaleta uhai wa binadamu); kisha akamuumba mkewe kutoka kwake; na akawateremshia wanyama wa mifugo dume nne na jike nne; anakuumbeni katika matumbo ya mama zenu, hatua kwa hatua, moja baada ya nyingine, katika giza la tabaka tatu; huyo ndiye Mungu, Mola wenu Mlezi na Muumbaji; ufalme wote ni wake; hakuna mungu isipokuwa yeye; basi mnageuzwa vipi?” (Az-Zumar 39:5-6)

He (God) created the heavens and the earth with Truth; He makes the night overlap the day, and the day overlap the night; He has subjected the sun and the moon (to His law); each one follows a course for a time appointed... He created you all from a single person (that is, brought human life into existence); then created out of him his mates; and sent down for you eight heads of cattle in pairs; He makes you, in the wombs of your mothers, in stages, one after another, in three veils of darkness; such is God, your Lord and Creator; to Him belongs all dominion; there is no god but He; how then, do you get turned another way?” (az-Zumar 39:5-6)

Je, ni nani aliyeziumba mbingu na ardhi, na ambaye huteremsha mvua kutoka mbinguni? Naam, kwa mvua hiyo Tunaotesha bustani zenye miti iliyositawi, zilizojaa uzuri na furaha; si katika uwezo wenu kuotesha miti iliyomo ndani yake. Je, kuna mungu mwingine pamoja na Allah? Hapana, wao ni watu wanaopotoka kutoka katika haki. Je, ni nani aliyeifanya ardhi kuwa imara kwa kuishi juu yake, akaweka mito katikati yake, akaweka milima isiyotikisika juu yake, na akaweka kizuizi cha kutenganisha miili miwili ya maji yanayotiririka? Je, kuna mungu mwingine pamoja na Allah? Hapana, wengi wao hawajui. Je, ni nani anayesikiliza nafsi iliyo na dhiki inapomwomba, na anayeondoa mateso yake, na anayekufanyeni (enyi wanadamu) warithi wa ardhi, yaani, anakupeni mamlaka ya kuitumia kwa madhumuni yenu? Je, kuna mungu mwingine pamoja na Allah?

Who is it who has created the heavens and the earth, and who sends down rain from the sky? Yea, with it We cause to Brow well-planted orchards full of beauty and delight; it is not in your power to cause the growth of the trees in them. Can there be another ilaah besides Allah? Nay, they are a people who swerve from reality. Who has made the earth firm to live upon, made rivers in its midst, act thereon mountains immovable, and made a separating bar between the two bodies of flowing water? Can there be another ilaah besides Allah? Nay, most of them know not. Who listens to the (soul) distressed when it calls to Him, and who relieves its suffering, and make you (mankind) inheritors of the earth-that is, gives you authority to utilise your purposes? Can there be another ilaah besides Allah?

Ni vichache mnavyozingatia. Ni nani anayewaongoza katika giza la nchi kavu na baharini, na ni nani anayepeleka upepo kama wabashiri wa habari njema, za Rehema Yake kwa njia ya mvua? Je, kuna ilaah mwingine mbali na Allah? Ametakasika Mwenyezi Mungu juu ya kile wanachomshirikisha naye! Ni nani anayeanzisha Uumbaji, kisha kuurudia, na ni nani anayekupa riziki kutoka mbinguni na ardhini? Je, kuna ilaah mwingine mbali na Allah?

Little it is that you heed. Who guides you through the depths of darkness on land and sea, and who sends the winds as heralds of glad tidings, of His Mercy in the form of rain? Can there be another ilaah besides Allah?–High is God above what they associate with Him! Who originates Creation, then repeats it, and who gives you sustenance from heaven and earth? Can there be another ilaah besides Allah?

Sema, "Leteni hoja zenu, ikiwa mko katika haki."

Say, ”Bring forth your arguments, if you be in the right ” (an-Naml 27:60-64)

Ndiye (Mwenyezi Mungu) ambaye ufalme wa mbingu na ardhi ni Wake; hakuzaa mwana, wala hana mshirika katika ufalme Wake; ndiye Aliyeumba kila kitu, na Akakipanga kwa kipimo sahihi. Lakini watu wamejifanyia, badala Yake, miungu ambayo haiwezi kuumba chochote, bali yenyewe imeumbwa; ambayo haina uwezo wa kujidhuru wala kujinufaisha; wala haiwezi kudhibiti kifo wala uhai wala ufufuo.

He (is the One) to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; no son has He begotten, nor has He a partner in His dominion; it is He Who created all things, and ordered them in due proportion. Yet have people taken, besides Him, gods that can create nothing but are themselves created, that have no control over harm or good to themselves; nor can they control Death nor Life nor Resurrection.

(Al-Furqan 25:2-3)

(al-Furqan 25:2-3)

Kwake ndiye muumba wa mbingu na ardhi. Vipi atapata mtoto wa kiume ilhali hakuwa na mke? Yeye ndiye aliyeumba kila kitu, naye ndiye anayejua kila kitu kwa undani. Huyo ndiye Mwenyezi Mungu, Mola wenu! Hakuna mungu isipokuwa Yeye, Muumba wa kila kitu. Basi mwabuduni Yeye. Naye ndiye anayesimamia kila kitu.

To Him is due the primal origin of the heavens and the earth. How can He have a son when He had no consort? He it is Who created all things, and He alone has full knowledge of all things; That is God, your Lord! No god there is but He, the Creator of all things; Then give your worship to Him; And He it is Who looks after the safety and well-being of all. (al-An’aam 6:102-103)

Lakini wako watu wanaojifanyia wengine badala ya Mwenyezi Mungu kuwa washirika Wake, wakiwapenda kama wanavyopaswa kumpenda Mwenyezi Mungu. Lau waliodhulumu wangeliona adhabu watakapoiona, wangeelewa kwamba nguvu zote ni za Mwenyezi Mungu peke yake, na kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu ni mkali wa adhabu.

Yet are there men who take (for worship) others besides God as equals (with Him). They feel the love for them which they should for God. If only the unrighteous could but see. Behold, they would see the penalty: (they then will see)

kwamba nguvu zote ni za Mungu, na Mungu atatekeleza adhabu kwa nguvu.

that to God belongs all power, and God will strongly enforce the Penalty.

(Al-Baqarah 2:165)

(al-Baqarah 2:165)

Sema (Ee Nabii): "Je, mnaona yale mnayoyaomba badala ya Mwenyezi Mungu? Nionyesheni walichokiumba duniani, au wana sehemu yoyote mbinguni?...Na ni nani aliye mpotevu zaidi kuliko yule anayeomba badala ya Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye hatamjibu hata siku ya Kiyama..."

Say (O Prophet): ”Do you see what it is you invoke besides God? Show me what it is they have created on earth, or have they a share in the heavens?...And who is more astray than one who invokes besides God such as will answer him not (though he call to him till) the Day of Judgement….” (al-Ahqaf 46:4-5)

Kama kungekuwa na miungu mingine mbinguni na ardhini mbali na Mwenyezi Mungu, ingeharibika mbingu na ardhi zote mbili! Basi utukufu ni wa Mwenyezi Mungu, Mola wa Arshi kuu.

If there were, in the heaven and the earth, other gods besides God, there would have been confusion in both! But glory to Allah, the Lord of the Mighty Throne:

Ametakasika Yeye juu ya yale wanayomnasibishia. Hakuna yeyote awezaye kumhoji kwa atendayo, lakini wao ndio watakaohojiwa kwa yale wanayotenda.

High is He above that they attribute to Him. None there is who can question Him for His acts, but they (certainly) yet will be questioned for theirs.

(Al-Anbiyaa 21:22-23)

(al-Anbiya 21:22-23)

Hakuna mwana ambaye Mungu alimzaa, wala hakuna mungu mwingine pamoja naye; (kama kungekuwa na miungu wengi), tazama, kila mungu angeichukua kile alichokiumba, na wengine wangetawala juu ya wengine!…. (Al-Mu’minoon 23:91)

No son did God beget, nor is there any god alone; with Him: (if there were many gods), behold, each god would have taken away what he had created and some would have lorded it over others!…. (al-Mu’minoon 23:91)

Sema (Ee Muhammad): "Lau kama kungekuwa na miungu wengine pamoja Naye kama wanavyosema, basi bila shaka wangetafuta njia za kuutwaa Kiti Chake cha Enzi. Utukufu ni Wake! Yuko Juu sana kuliko yale wanayosema! – Mtukufu na Mkuu (kupita kiasi)."

Say (O Prophet): ”If there had been other gods with Him as they say-behold, they would certainly have sought ways for capturing His Throne. Glory to Him! He is High above all that they say! –Exalted and Great (beyond measure).

(Al-Isra 17:42-43)

(al-Israa 17:42-43)

Itaonekana kwamba kuna wazo kuu moja linalopita katika aya hizi zote, nalo ni kwamba uungu na mamlaka vimeunganishwa bila kutenganishwa, na kwa kiini na maana yake ni kitu kimoja. Asiye na mamlaka hawezi kuwa mungu, na ni haki kwamba asiwe hivyo. Na Yeye mwenye mamlaka yote yanayostahiki, Yeye peke yake anaweza kuwa, na anapaswa kuwa, Mungu, kwa sababu mahitaji yote ambayo mtu angeweza kuyapeleka kwa mungu, au hali ambazo mtu angepatwa nazo na kumfanya awaze juu ya mtu anayedhaniwa kuwa na uungu, yanaweza kutimizwa tu ikiwa mtu au kiumbe husika kweli ana uwezo na mamlaka ya kuyatimiza.

It will be seen that there is one central idea running through all these verses, and that is that godhood and authority are inextricably interconnected and are, in essence and significance, one and the same thing. He who has no authority can be no god, and it is but fitting that he should not be so. And He Who has all due authority, He alone can be, and ought to be, God, because all the needs which one might refer to a god, or the experiencing of which might turn one’s thoughts to someone supposedly gifted with divinity can only be fulfilled if the person or being involved has in fact the power and the authority to be able to meet them.

Kwa hiyo, ni lazima tuhitimishe kwamba haina maana kumchukulia mtu yeyote asiye na uwezo na mamlaka yanayohitajika kuwa na sehemu yoyote ya uungu: jambo hilo ni kinyume kabisa na akili na uhalisia, na ni upuuzi pamoja na kutokuwa na faida kumgeukia hao kwa msaada.

Hence, we must conclude that it is meaningless to regard anyone without the necessary power and authority to have any part of godhood: it is absolutely contrary to reason and reality, and it is quite absurd as well as useless to turn to these for help.

Hoja kamili ya Qur'ani Tukufu, kulingana na wazo hili kuu, itadhihirika kutokana na msingi (majengo) yafuatayo na hitimisho ambazo inazitoa:

The full argument of the Holy Qur'ān, based on this central idea will be clear from the following premises and the deductions which it sets forth:

Utimilifu wa mahitaji ya binadamu, kuondolewa kwa dhiki zao, kuwapa kimbilio au ulinzi, kutoa msaada au usaidizi wowote unaohitajika, malezi yao au kuwahifadhi, na kukubaliwa kwa dua zao - mambo haya yote si rahisi kama watu wanavyodhani, na kwa sababu hiyo wanakosea kuyachukulia kuwa yako ndani ya uwezo wa binadamu. Yote hayo yanategemea kwa namna isiyotenganishwa na hatimaye, nguvu ya uumbaji na mamlaka ya kudhibiti na kusimamia yanayotekelezwa juu ya ulimwengu wote na Bwana na Mola wake mmoja pekee. Hata hitaji dogo kabisa, utimilifu wake unategemea matokeo ya pamoja ya mambo mengi sana.

The fulfilment of the needs of human beings, the removal of their distress, the grant to them of refuge or protection, the extension of any needed help or assistance, their bringing up or preservation, and the acceptance of their prayers - none of these matters are so simple as people seem to assume them to be and hence mistakenly regard them as within the competence of human beings. All are dependent, inextricably and ultimately, upon the creative power and the controlling and managing authority being exercised over the entire universe by its One and only Lord and Master. Even the smallest need depends, for its fulfilment, on the combined results of a vest multitude of factors.

Chukua kwa mfano utoaji wa glasi moja tu ya maji ya kunywa, au hata punje moja tu ya ngano inayotumiwa na wanadamu kwa chakula. Hakuna hata moja kati ya hivyo ambayo ingepatikana bila shughuli isiyohesabika, yenye sura nyingi, na katika hali nyingi zisizoonekana, kutoka kwa jua, ardhi, bahari na upepo. Kwa hiyo, mamlaka au nguvu inayohitajika kweli kwa ajili ya kusikiliza dua zetu si mamlaka ya kawaida, bali ni mamlaka ya kipekee na ya ajabu kupita kiasi, si pungufu kuliko ile inayohitajika kwa kuumba mbingu na ardhi, kupanga mwendo wa miili ya mbinguni na wa upepo, na kuleta mvua, na kadhalika. Kwa kifupi, ni mamlaka inayohitajika kusimamia ulimwengu wote wenyewe. Mamlaka hii haigawanyiki.

Take for example the provision of just one glass of drinking water, or even just one grain of wheat used by men for food. Neither would come about but for incalculable and multifarious and, in many cases, get hidden activity on the part of the sun and the earth and the oceans and the winds. Therefore, the authority or power which is actually required for listening to our prayers is no ordinary authority but, rather, super-extraordinary and unique authority or power, not less than that required for creating the heavens and earth and for ordering the movement of the heavenly bodies and of the winds and of causing rain, and so on – in short, that needed for governing the entire universe itself. This authority is indivisible.

Haiwezekani kwamba, wakati udhibiti wa uumbaji unapaswa kuwa mikononi mwa mamlaka moja, utoaji wa chakula na kinywaji chake uwe mikononi mwa mtu mwingine; au kwamba jua liwe chini ya udhibiti wa mamlaka moja na ardhi chini ya mamlaka nyingine; au kwamba wakati mmoja ana uwezo wa kuumba, uwezo wa kuhifadhi afya au kusababisha magonjwa uwe mikononi mwa mwingine, na uwezo wa kukomesha uhai ubaki mikononi mwa mwingine tena. Lau kungekuwepo mgawanyo wa mamlaka na nguvu namna hiyo, bila shaka ulimwengu ungekuwa katika machafuko na fujo kamili, wala usingeweza kamwe kupangwa kwa namna ilivyo ikiendelea kufanya kazi tangu mwanzo.

It is not possible that, while the control over creation should rest with one authority, that of providing for its food and drink should be with someone else; or that the sun should be under the control of one authority and the earth that of another; or that while one has the power to create, that of preserving health or causing illness should be possessed by another and that of ending life rest with still another. Had there been such division of authority and power, there would certainly have been utter confusion and chaos in the universe and it could never have ordered the way it has been operating all along.

Kwa hiyo, ni muhimu kwamba mamlaka yote na nguvu zote zipasde na zipo katika mamlaka moja kuu, kwa Mtawala Mmoja. Kwa kuwa mamlaka yote na nguvu zote zipo kwa Mtawala Mmoja pekee, bila mwingine yeyote kuwa na sehemu hata kidogo ndani yake, ni lazima pia ifuate kimantiki kwamba uungu ni wa pekee na wa Yeye peke yake, na katika hili pia hakuna sehemu yoyote kwa wengine. Hakuna mwingine isipokuwa Yeye mwenye uwezo wa kusikiliza malalamiko ya watu au kutimiza dua zao zozote, kuwapa kimbilio na ulinzi, kuwa msaidizi wao na mlezi wao, au kuwafanyia wema au madhara.

Hence, it is essential that all authority and power should and does vest in one, central authority, in One Sovereign. Since all authority and power vests in one Sovereign only, with no one else having the least share in it, it must equally logically follow that godhood is special and exclusive to Him alone, and in this too there is absolutely no share. Nobody other than He has the power to listen to men’s plaints or grant any of their prayers, grant them refuge and protection, be their helper and patron, or do them good or harm.

Kwa hiyo, haijalishi dhana ya mtu yeyote kuhusu ilaah ni ipi, hakuna ilaah isipokuwa Yeye, kiasi kwamba hakuna ilaah hata kwa maana inayoonekana kuwa ndogo zaidi ya mtu kuwa karibu vya kutosha na Mwenyezi Mungu hadi aweze kumuombea shufaa kwake. Hakuna yeyote aliye na uwezo au mamlaka hata kidogo ya kuingilia utawala wake juu ya ulimwengu wake au njia zake, na ni juu yake Yeye peke yake kukubali au kukataa shufaa yoyote, kwa sababu hakuna mtu - tofauti na mawaziri au washauri wa wafalme wa dunia - anayeshika nafasi au hadhi yoyote itakayompa neno lake uzito wa kutosha. Pia ni sehemu ya msingi wa Umoja wa Mamlaka ya Juu kwamba aina zote mbalimbali za utawala au ukuu wa kifalme zinapaswa, hatimaye, kujikita katika Mtawala Mkuu mmoja tu na wa pekee, na hata sehemu ndogo kabisa ya mamlaka hayo isiwe ya mtu mwingine yeyote.

Therefore, whatever be anyone’s conception of ilaah, there is no ilaah but He, so much so that there is no ilaah even in the apparently less important sense of someone being close enough to God to be able to intercede with Him. No one has the least power or authority to interfere with His rule over His universe or His ways, and it is entirely up to Him whether to accede to, or reject, any intercession because no one – unlike the viziers or ministers of earthly monarchs – occupies any position or status which would lend weight enough to his word. It is also of the essence of the Unity of the Supreme Authority that all the various manifestations of sovereignty or overlordship should, ultimately, be centred in one and only one Supreme Sovereign, and not even the tiniest factor of such authority should vest in anyone else.

Kwa kuwa Mungu ndiye Muumbaji, na hakuna mwingine aliyekuwa na sehemu yoyote katika kazi ya Uumbaji, na kwa kuwa Yeye peke yake ndiye Mruzuku, na hakuna mwingine anayeshiriki sifa hii pamoja Naye, na kwa kuwa Yeye peke yake ndiye Mdhibiti na Msimamizi wa mfumo mzima wa Ulimwengu, wala hakuna wa kushiriki nawe uwezo huu, inafuata kwamba Yeye peke yake ndiye anayepaswa pia kuweka sheria, na kwamba neno lake, na si neno la mwingine yeyote, ndilo linalopaswa kutawala, kwa kuwa hakuna sababu yoyote kabisa kwa nini mwingine yeyote apate sehemu katika jambo hili pia.

Since God is the Creator, and no one else has had a share in the act of Creation, and since He alone is the Provider and no one else shares this attribute with Him, and since He alone is the Controller and Administrator of the entire system of the Universe, and there is none to share these capacities with Him, it follows that He alone should also be the one to lay down the law, and that His word, and no one else’s should prevail, for there is no reason at all why anyone else should have a share here either.

Kwa hiyo kama ilivyo vibaya, kwa kanuni na kwa uhalisia, kwa mtu mwingine yeyote kusikiliza maombi ya wengine na kutarajia kuwaokoa na dhiki na kuwa mlinzi wao, vivyo hivyo ni vibaya kwa mtu mwingine yeyote kuwa mamlaka kamili na mtawala mkuu na kuwa na mamlaka ya asili ya kutunga sheria kwa wanadamu. Iwe ni uumbaji, au kutoa riziki, kutoa au kuchukua uhai, kupanga jua na mwezi na miili ya mbinguni, kuleta usiku kuingiliana na mchana na mchana kuingiliana na usiku, kuamua hatima za watu na kugawa sehemu zao, au kuwa mtawala au mfalme, au kutunga sheria au kuonyesha lililo sahihi na lililo potofu, yote hayo ni vipengele tofauti vya mamlaka moja ya kiimla na utawala ambao hauwezi kugawanywa kabisa. Mtu yeyote akiona neno la mwingine kuwa linastahili kutiiwa bila idhini yoyote kutoka kwa Mungu, ana hatia ya kosa la shirk sawa na yule anayeomba au kuabudu mwingine asiyekuwa Mungu. Na mtu akijiona kuwa bwana na mtawala na mfalme kamili wa sehemu yoyote ya dunia kwa maana ya kisiasa, tendo lake nalo ni sawa na dai la uungu, kama angewaambia watu kwamba yeye ni msaidizi wao na mlinzi wao katika maana ya kiroho. [Mtafsiri anajisikia kushawishika, katika hatua hii, kutaja ukweli kwamba wote wanaojiingiza katika madai kama hayo huishia kuwa wadhalimu na wanyonyaji wabaya kabisa wa binadamu, na kadiri wanavyokuwa mbali zaidi na imani kwa Mungu, ndivyo hali hii inavyozidi kutokea.] Kwa upande mwingine, kadiri mtawala anavyomcha Mungu zaidi ndivyo wema wake unavyozidi kuwafikia si watu wake tu, bali hata maadui zake. [Abu Asad] Ndiyo maana Qur'ani inasisitiza, popote inapozungumzia uumbaji, hatima za viumbe au uendeshaji wa ulimwengu, kwamba: – Kwake Yeye ni mwisho wa mpango wa mambo ya binadamu (na ya vitu vingine katika uumbaji pia). Ni Wake ufalme, na hakuna mshirika katika mamlaka Yake. Yote haya yanaonyesha wazi kwamba uungu unajumuisha ufalme na utawala.

Just as if also is wrong, in principle and in fact, for anyone else to listen to others’ prayers and expect to deliver them from distress and be their protector, in just the same way is it wrong for anyone else to be the absolute authority and the sovereign and to have any intrinsic authority to legislate for mankind. Whether it be creation, or providing of sustenance, the giving or taking away of life, the ordering of the sun and the moon and the heavenly bodies, the bringing of the night to overlap the day and of the day to overlap the night, the ordaining of peoples’ destinies and the apportionment of their lots, or being ruler or monarch, or laying down the law or indicating the right and the wrong, all are different facets of a single, autocratic authority and sovereignty which is absolutely indivisible. If anyone regards the word of someone else to be deserving of obedience without any sanction from God, he is as much guilty of the offence of shirk as the one who prays to or worships someone other than God. And if someone regards himself as the lord and master and absolute monarch of any part of the earth in the political sense, his act too amounts as much to a claim to godhood as it would if he were to tell people that he was their helper and patron and guardian in the supernatural sense. [The Translator feels tempted, at this stage, to point to the fact that all those who indulge in such pretensions turn out invariably to be the worst oppressor, and exploiters of human beings, and the farther they are from belief in God, the more this happens to be the case. On the other hand, the more a ruler is God-fearing the greater is his beneficence towards not only his own people but even towards his enemies Abu Asad] That is why the Qur'ān emphasises, wherever it speaks of creation or of the destinies of creatures or the management of the universe, that: – To Him belongs the ultimate dispensation of men’s affairs (and of other things in creation too) His is the Kingdom, there is no sharer in His Suzerainty. All of which clearly shows that godhood includes monarchy and rulership.

Na pia inalazimu Tawhidi kwamba katika maana hii pia, hakuna mtu anayepaswa kuaminiwa kuwa na sehemu yoyote pamoja na Mungu:

And it is also that Tawheed necessarily requires that in this sense too no one should be believed to have any share with God:

Sema (Ewe Mtume): Ee Mungu! Wewe ndiye Bwana wa falme zote; ni Wewe unayempa ufalme amtakaye, na kumnyang'anya amtakaye; ni Wewe unayempa heshima amtakaye, na kumnyang'anya amtakaye…. (Al-Imran 3:26)

Say (O Prophet): O God! You are the Lord of all the Domains; It is You who grant kingdom to whom you please; and take it away from whomsoever You will; It is You who confer honour on whomsoever You please, and take it away from whomsoever You will…. (aal-Imran 3:26)

Ametukuka na Mwenye nguvu, Allah, Mfalme wa kweli; hakuna mungu isipokuwa Yeye, Mola wa Kiti kitukufu. (al-Mu'minoon 23:116)

Right and Mighty is Allah, the True Sovereign; then, is no ilaah but He, the Lord of the Sublime Throne. (al-Mu’minoon 23:116)

Sema (Ewe Mtume): Najikinga kwa Yeye ambaye ni Mola wa watu wote, Mfalme wa watu wote, na Mungu wa watu wote. (An-Naas 114:1-3)

Say (O Prophet): I seek refuge with Him who is Rabb of all mankind, the Sovereign of all mankind, and the Ilaah of all mankind. (an-Naas 114:1-3)

Siku ambayo siri za kila mmoja wao zitafichuliwa; ambapo itadhihirika kwa watu kwamba hakuna tendo lao lolote lililofichika kwa Mwenyezi Mungu, wito utatolewa: Ufalme ni wa nani siku hii? Na jibu litakuwa bila shaka: Ni wa Mwenyezi Mungu peke yake, Mwenyezi Mungu ambaye uwezo wake na mamlaka yake yanazidi ya wengine wote. (Al-Ghaafir 40:16)

The Day when the secrets of everyone of them will be laid bare; when it will become manifest to men that none of their actions is hidden from God, the call will go out: To whom belongs the Dominion this Day? And the answer will invariably be: To none but Allah alone, Allah Whose power and authority transcend that of all others. (al-Ghaafir 40:16)

Aya hii imefafanuliwa vizuri sana katika Hadith iliyosimuliwa na Imam Ahmed (ra) kwa mamlaka ya Hazrat ’Abdullah ibn ’Umar (Allah awe radhi nao wote), kwamba siku moja Mtume Mtukufu ﷺ alisema, katika mahubiri, kwamba: Mwenyezi Mungu (SWT) ataichukua mbingu na ardhi mkononi mwake, na atatangaza kwa wote walio mbele yake: Mimi ni Mfalme; Mimi ni Mwenye Nguvu: Mimi ni Mwenye Kujitukuza. Wako wapi watu waliokuwa wakijiita wafalme duniani, wale waliojiita wenye nguvu, na waliokuwa 'Wafalme Wakuu' wao?

This verse is excellently explained in a Hadith narrated by Imam Ahmed (ra) on the authority of Hazrat ’Abdullah ibn ’Umar (may Allah be pleased with both) that, on one occasion the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمstated, in the course of a sermon, that: God will take both the heavens and the earth in His hand, and will proclaim to all before Him: I am the King; I am the Mighty one: I am the Self-exalted one; Where are the people who used to style themselves kings upon the earth, those who called themselves mighty, and who were their ‘Majesties’?

Hazrat Abdullah (radhiyallahu anhu) anasimulia kwamba wakati Mtume Mtakatifu ﷺ alipokuwa akirudia maneno haya, mwili wake ulitetemeka sana kwa hofu ya Allah Mtukufu hata tuliogopa sana kwamba huenda angeanguka kutoka kwenye mimbari.

Hazrat Abdullah (with whom Allah be pleased) narrates that while the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلمwas repeating these words, his body trembled so much in awe of Allah Almighty that we were really afraid that he might fall from the pulpit.