Айнан шу ҳокимият тушунчаси асосида Қуръон бошқа барча нарсаларнинг илоҳлик даъволарини рад этиш ва илоҳликни фақат Аллоҳга тегишли деб тасдиқлаш учун бутун кучини сарфлайди. У аниқ баён қилади: осмонлар ва ердаги барча куч ва ҳокимиятга эга бўлиб, уни амалга оширадиган ягона Зот бор. Барча яратилмишлар Унинг мулки ва Унга бўйсунувчидир; барча неъмат ва баракалар фақат Ундан келади; Калом фақат Унинг ва барча қудрат ҳамда ҳокимият фақат Унда мужассамдир. Жонли ёки жонсиз мавжуд бўлган ҳар бир нарса Унинг белгилаган қонунларига боғлиқ бўлиб, шу даражада, ихтиёрий ёки ихтиёрсиз, Унга бўйсунади ва итоат этади. Ундан бошқа ҳеч кимда бундай ҳокимият йўқ ва коинот ишларини бошқариш ҳеч кимнинг қўлида эмас. Яратилиш сирларини, унинг тузилишини ва уни тўғри бошқариш усулини Ундан бошқа ҳеч ким билмайди. Ва ниҳоят, ҳеч кимнинг Унинг Сохибқиронлиги ва ҳокимиятида озгина ҳам улуши йўқ.

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.

Demak, yagona haqiqat shuki, Ilohdan (ma'bud) o'zga haqiqiy ilоh yo'qdir. Shunday ekan, odamlarning Allahdan boshqa birovni biron ma'noda ilоh deb faraz qilgan holda qilgan har qanday ishi o'z mohiyatiga ko'ra butunlay noto'g'ridir: birovga ibodat qilish, undan panoh so'rash, undan umid yoki qo'rquv bilan yuzlanish, uning shafoatini Allohdan so'rash yoki uni oxirgi hakam deb bilish, mana shulardan qaysi biri bo'lmasin. Odamlar boshqalar bilan o'rnatadigan barcha munosabatlar faqat va faqat Allohi Taolo bilan bo'lishi kerak, chunki U yagona koinotning Hukmdoridir.

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.

Keling, endi bu masalaning Qur'oniy yondashuvini batafsil ko'rib chiqaylik:

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

Va U o'zi osmonda ham, Yerda ham yagona ilohdir; U o'zi hikmat egasi, bilimdondir (ya'ni, bunday koinotni boshqarish uchun zarur bo'lgan hikmat va bilim faqat Unga xosdir). (az-Zuxruf 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)

Yaratuvchi va yaratmaydigan zot bir xil bo'lishi mumkinmi? Bu oddiy haqiqatni anglashga aqling yetmaydimi?... Odamlar Allohdan boshqa ibodat qiladigan zotlar esa hech narsa yaratmaydilar, balki o'zlari ham yaratilgandirlar… sizning ilohingiz faqat bitta Iloh.

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)

Ey insonlar! Allohning sizga bergan ne'matlarini esga oling. Osmondan va yerdan sizga rizq beradigan Allohdan boshqa yaratuvchi bormi? Undan o'zga iloh yo'q. Unday bo'lsa, qayerga adashib ketayapsiz?

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)

Ayting (ey Payg'ambar): "Ayting-chi, agar Alloh sizdan eshitish va ko'rish qobiliyatingizni olib qo'ysa va yuraklaringizga muhr bossa (ya'ni ularni har qanday oqilona hidoyatni qabul qilmaydigan qilib qotirsa), Alloh'dan boshqa qaysi iloh bu narsalarni sizga qaytarib bera oladi?…" (Al-An'om 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)

Va U — Allohdir, Ilohdir: Undan boshqa iloh yo‘q. Dunyoda ham, oxiratda ham hamd faqat Unga xosdir. Hukm va mulk faqat Unikidir va faqat Unga qaytarilasiz. Ayting (ey Payg‘ambar ﷺ): “Agar Alloh qiyomatgacha tunni davom ettirsa, Undan boshqa qaysi iloh sizga yorug‘lik keltirib bera olishini o‘ylab ko‘rdingizmi? Eshitmaysizmi?” Ayting (ularga, ey Payg‘ambar 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):

Sizga hech o'ylab ko'rganmisiz, agar Alloh kunni sizning ustingizda Qiyomat kunigacha davom ettirsa, Undan boshqa qaysi iloh sizga tunni qaytarib bera oladi, shunda unda dam olasiz? Ko'rmayapsizmi?" (al-Qasas 28:70-72)

”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)

Ayting (ey Payg‘ambar): “Allohdan tashqari o‘zingiz xohlagan boshqalarni chaqiring; ular osmonlarda ham, yerda ham bir zarra narsaga ega emaslar; ularning u narsalardagi hech qanday ulushi yo‘q, va ulardan hech biri Allohga yordamchi emas. Uning huzurida hech kimning shafoati foyda bermaydi, faqat O‘zi kimga ruxsat bergan bo‘lsa, bundan mustasno....” (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)

U u osmonlarni va yerni Haq bilan yaratdi; tunni kunga qo'shib, kunni tunga qo'shib turadi; quyosh va oyni (O'z qonuniga) bo'ysundirdi; har biri belgilangan muddatgacha o'z yo'lida yuradi... U sizlarni bitta jondan yaratdi (ya'ni, insoniy hayotni vujudga keltirdi); so'ng undan uning juftini yaratdi; va sizlar uchun sakkiz bosh chorvani juft-juft qilib tushirdi; U sizlarni onalaringizning qorinlarida, bosqichma-bosqich, birin-ketin, uch qat qorong'ulik ichida yaratadi; mana shu Alloh emas, balki sizlarning Rabbingiz va Yaratuvchingiz bo'lgan Xudodir; hukmronlik faqat Unga tegishli; Undan boshqa iloh yo'q; unday bo'lsa, qanday qilib boshqa tomonga burilib ketyapsizlar?” (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)

Osmonlarni va erni kim yaratgan va osmondan kim yomg'ir yog'dirgan? Ha, u bilan Biz go'zallik va huzur-halovat to'la, chiroyli bog'lar o'stiramiz; ularning daraxtlarini o'stirish sizning qo'lingizdan kelmaydi. Allohdan boshqa ilоh bormi? Yo'q, ular haqiqatdan yuz o'giradigan qavmdir. Yerni yashash uchun qaror topgan qilgan, uning o'rtasidan daryolar oqizgan, unda sobit tog'lar yaratgan va ikki suv oqimi o'rtasiga to'siq qo'ygan kim? Allohdan boshqa ilоh bormi? Yo'q, ularning ko'pchiligi bilmaydi. Qiyinchilikka tushgan jon Unga yolvorganda uni eshitadigan, uning azobini yengillashtiradigan va sizlarni (insonlarni) yer vorislari qilgan — ya'ni, maqsadlaringizni amalga oshirish uchun sizga yerdan foydalanish vakolatini bergan kim? Allohdan boshqa ilоh bormi?

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?

Juda kam narsa sizga e'tibor berasiz. Quruqlik va dengizning zulmatlarida sizni kim yo'llaydi va O'zining rahmati oldidan xushxabar elchilari sifatida shamollarni kim yuboradi, yomg'ir shaklida? Allohdan boshqa ilohmi bor? U ular shirk keltirayotgan narsalardan ulug'dir! Yaratishni kim boshlaydi, so'ngra uni takrorlaydi va osmon va yerdan sizga rizqni kim beradi? Allohdan boshqa ilohmi bor?

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?

"Agar rostgo'y bo'lsangiz, dalilingizni keltiring" (an-Naml 27:60-64)

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

U — osmonlar va yerning mulki Unikidir; U hech qanday farzand tutmagan va mulkida hech qanday sherigi yo‘q. U har bir narsani yaratgan va uni aniq bir miqdor bilan tartibga solgan. Shunday bo‘lsa-da, odamlar Undan boshqa, o‘zlari yaratilgan bo‘lib, hech narsa yarata olmaydigan, o‘zlariga zarar yoki foyda keltirishga qodir bo‘lmagan, o‘lim, hayot va qayta tirilish ustidan ham hokimiyatga ega bo‘lmagan ilohlarni tutib oldilar.

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-Furqon 25:2-3)

(al-Furqan 25:2-3)

Osmonlar va yerning avvalgi yaratuvchisi Unga tegishlidir. Uning xotini bo'lmagan holda qanday qilib farzandi bo'lsin? U har narsani yaratgan Zotdir va U har narsani o'ta bilguvchidir. Ana shu Alloh sizning Parvardigoringizdir! Undan boshqa iloh yo'q, U har narsaning yaratuvchisidir. Bas, faqat Unga ibodat qilinglar. U har narsaga vakildir (ya'ni, har narsani boshqarib, kuzatib turuvchidir).

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)

Shunday bo'lsa ham, Alloh o'rnida boshqa narsalarni Unga teng qilib, ularga sig'inadigan odamlar bor. Ular Allohni sevishi kerak bo'lgan sevgini ularga bag'ishlaydilar. Agar zolimlar (bu holni) ko'ra olsalar edi! Ular azobni ko'rganlarida, albatta, (hamma narsa) Alloh uchundir, deb bilib olar edilar.

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)

Kuch-qudrat butunlay Allohga tegishli ekanligini va Alloh jazoni qattiq ijro etishini.

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

(al-Baqarah 2:165)

(al-Baqarah 2:165)

"Ayting (ey Payg'ambar): «Siz Xudodan boshqa chaqirib kelayotgan narsalaringizni ko'rdingizmi? Menga ko'rsating-chi, ular yerda nimani yaratishgan yoki osmonlarda ularning ulushi bormi?..." Qiyomat kunigacha o'zidan boshqani chaqirib, uni javobsiz qoldiradigan kishidan ko'ra adashganroq kim bor?..." (al-Ahqof, 46:4-5) Note: the Qur'an verse is rendered between quotation marks as the translation of the given text, and the Prophet's mention in the verse is written as "Payg'ambar" in the speech address, so ﷺ is added after that mention per the rules. Corrected final version: "Ayting (ey Payg'ambar ﷺ): «Siz Xudodan boshqa chaqirib kelayotgan narsalaringizni ko'rdingizmi? Menga ko'rsating-chi, ular yerda nimani yaratishgan yoki osmonlarda ularning ulushi bormi?..." Qiyomat kunigacha o'zidan boshqani chaqirib, uni javobsiz qoldiradigan kishidan ko'ra adashganroq kim bor?..." (al-Ahqof, 46:4-5)

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)

Agar osmonlarda va yerda Allohdan boshqa xudolar bo‘lganida, ikkalasi ham buzilib ketgan bo‘lardi! Arshning Egasi bo‘lmish Alloh pokdir!

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:

Ulug‘dir U, ular Unga isnod qilayotgan narsalardan. U qilgan ishlari uchun hech kim Undan so‘ray olmaydi, lekin ular o‘z ishlari uchun so‘raladilar.

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-Anbiyo 21:22-23)

(al-Anbiya 21:22-23)

Yo'q, Alloh hech kimni farzand qilib olmagan va Unga sherik bo'lgan hech qanday iloh yo'q. Agar (ko'p xudolar bo'lganida), har bir iloh o'zi yaratgan narsani o'zi bilan olib ketgan bo'lardi va ular bir-birlaridan ustun bo'lishga intilgan bo'lardi!…. (al-Mu’minun 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)

Ayting (ey Payg'ambar): "Agar U bilan birga ular aytganidek boshqa xudolar bo'lganida, ular, albatta, Uning Arshini egallash yo'llarini izlagan bo'lardilar. Uning poki! U ular aytgan narsalardan ancha yuqoridir! – Oliy va Buyuk (cheksiz darajada)." Note: the Qur'an verse is set inside braces in the source; per the rules, no ﷺ is added inside it.

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-Isro 17:42-43)

(al-Israa 17:42-43)

Ushbu oyatlarning barchasida bitta markaziy g'oya yotganini ko'rish mumkin: ilohlik va hokimiyat bir-biridan ajralmas bo'lib, mohiyati va ahamiyati jihatidan bir narsadir. Hokimiyatga ega bo'lmagan kishi iloh bo'la olmaydi va unga bunday martaba berilmagani to'g'ri bo'ladi. Lekin butun zarur hokimiyatga ega bo'lgan Zot yolg'iz O'zi Xudo bo'la oladi va Xudo bo'lishga loyiqdir. Sababi shuki, insonning biror ilohga murojaat qilishi mumkin bo'lgan barcha ehtiyojlari, yoki ilohiy iqtidorga ega deb hisoblangan biror zotga fikrini yo'naltirishiga sabab bo'ladigan har qanday holat, faqat o'sha shaxs yoki zot ularni ado etishga haqiqatan qudrat va hokimiyatga ega bo'lgandagina qondirilishi mumkin.

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.

Demak, shunga asoslanib xulosa qilishimiz kerakki, zarur qudrat va vakolatga ega bo'lmagan kishiga ilohiylikdan biror ulush berish ma'nosizdir: bu aqlga ham, haqiqatga ham mutlaqo zid, shuningdek, ulardan yordam so'rash bema'ni va foydasizdir.

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.

Qur'on ning butun dalili, shu markaziy g'oyaga asoslangan holda, quyidagi asoslar va ulardan chiqariladigan xulosalardan aniq bo'ladi.

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:

Insonlarning ehtiyojlarini qondirish, ularning g'am-tashvishlarini bartaraf etish, ularga panoh yoki himoya berish, ularga zarur bo'lgan har qanday yordam va ko'mak ko'rsatish, ularni tarbiyalash yoki asrash hamda ularning duolarini ijobat qilish — bularning hech biri odamlar o'ylaganchalik oson emas, shu sababli ular noto'g'ri ravishda bularni insonlarning vakolatiga kiradi deb hisoblaydilar. Bularning barchasi, oxir-oqibatda va uzviy ravishda, butun koinot ustidan o'zining yagona Parvardigori va Hukmdori tomonidan amalga oshirilayotgan yaratuvchilik qudrati hamda boshqaruvchilik va tadbirkorlik vakolatiga bog'liqdir. Hatto eng kichik ehtiyoj ham o'z ado bo'lishi uchun juda ko'p omillarning birgalikdagi natijalariga bog'liqdir.

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.

Masalan, bitta stakan ichimlik suvni yoki erkaklar ovqat uchun ishlatadigan bitta bug‘doy donasini olaylik. Bularning birortasi ham quyosh, yer, okeanlar va shamollarning sanoqsiz, turli-tuman va ko‘p hollarda yashirin faoliyatisiz vujudga kelmas edi. Shuning uchun duolarimizni eshitish uchun haqiqatan talab qilinadigan vakolat yoki qudrat oddiy vakolat emas, balki o‘ta g‘ayrioddiy va yagona vakolat yoki qudratdir. U osmonlar va yerni yaratish, samoviy jismlar va shamollarning harakatini tartibga solish, yomg‘ir yog‘dirish va hokazolar uchun talab qilinadigan vakolatdan kam emas – qisqasi, butun koinotni boshqarish uchun zarur bo‘lgan vakolatdir. Bu vakolat bo‘linmasdir.

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.

Yaratilish ustidan hokimiyat bitta zotda bo'lishi kerak bo'lgan holda, uning rizqini berish ustidan hokimiyat boshqa birovda bo'lishi mumkin emas; yoki quyosh ustidan hokimiyat bir zotda, Yer ustidan hokimiyat boshqasida bo'lishi mumkin emas; yoki yaratish qudrati bir zotda bo'lgan holda, sog'liqni saqlash yoki kasallik yuborish qudrati boshqasida, hayotni tugatish qudrati esa yana bir boshqasida bo'lishi mumkin emas. Agar hokimiyat va qudrat shunday taqsimlangan bo'lganida, koinotda albatta to'liq chalkashlik va tartibsizlik yuz bergan bo'lardi va u hozirgacha ishlab kelayotgan tartibda hech qachon mavjud bo'la olmasdi.

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.

Shuning uchun barcha hokimiyat va qudrat bitta markaziy hokimiyatga, yagona Hukmdorga tegishli bo'lishi va tegishli bo'lishi shart. Barcha hokimiyat va qudrat faqat bitta Hukmdorga tegishli bo'lib, undan boshqa hech kimning unda hatto eng kichik ulushi yo'q ekan, xuddi shunday mantiqan, ilohiylik faqat Unga xos va yagona ekanligi, bunda ham hech qanday sherik yo'qligi kelib chiqadi. Undan boshqa hech kimda odamlarning shikoyatlarini eshitish, ularning duolaridan birortasini ijobat qilish, ularga panoh va himoya berish, ularning yordamchisi va homiysi bo'lish, yoki ularga foyda yoki zarar yetkazish qudrati yo'q.

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.

Shunday ekan, kimning ilohga qanday tasavvur bog'lagani qanday bo'lmasin, Undan boshqa illoh yo'qdir. Hatto kamroq ahamiyatli ma'noda ham, ya'ni kimdir Xudoga shunchalik yaqin bo'lib, Uning huzurida shafoat qila olishi ma'nosida ham, illoh yo'qdir. Hech kimning Uning koinotidagi hukmronligiga yoki Uning yo'llariga aralashishga zarracha qudrati yoki vakolati yo'q. Shafoatni qabul qilish yoki rad etish Uning ixtiyoridadir, chunki hech kim – dunyoviy hukmdorlarning vazirlari yoki vazirlari singari – o'z so'ziga yetarli vazn beradigan darajada mavqe yoki maqomga ega emas. Shuningdek, Oliy Hokimiyatning yagonaligi mohiyatiga ko'ra, hukmronlik yoki hokimlikning barcha turli namoyon bo'lishlari oxir-oqibat yagona va yagona Oliy Hukmdorda jamlanishi kerak, va bunday hokimiyatning hatto eng kichik zarrasi ham boshqa birovga berilmasligi kerak.

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.

Xudo Yaratuvchi bo‘lgani uchun, va Yaratish ishida hech kim boshqa ulush egasi bo‘lmagani uchun, va faqat U Rizq beruvchi bo‘lib, bu sifatda hech kim U bilan sherik emasligi uchun, va faqat U butun koinot tizimini boshqaruvchi va tadbir qiluvchi bo‘lib, bu qudratlarda hech kim U bilan sherik bo‘lmagani uchun, shunday bo‘ladiki, qonun belgilash ham faqat Uning huquqi bo‘lishi kerak va faqat Uning so‘zi, boshqa birovning so‘zi emas, amal qilishi kerak. Chunki bu borada boshqa hech kimning ulushi bo‘lishi uchun hech qanday asos yo‘q.

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.

Так же, как неправильно, и по сути, и на деле, для кого-либо другого слушать молитвы других и ожидать, что он избавит от бедствия и станет их покровителем, точно так же неправильно, чтобы кто-либо другой был абсолютной властью и государем и имел какое-либо собственное право устанавливать законы для человечества. Будь то творение, или дарование пропитания, дарование или отнятие жизни, устройство солнца, луны и небесных тел, наступление ночи, перекрывающей день, и дня, перекрывающего ночь, предопределение судеб людей и распределение их долей, или быть правителем или монархом, или издавать законы и указывать, что правильно и что неправильно, — всё это различные стороны одной, самодержавной власти и суверенитета, который абсолютно неделим. Если кто-либо считает слово другого человека заслуживающим повиновения без всякого дозволения от Бога, он виновен в грехе ширка так же, как тот, кто молится или поклоняется кому-либо помимо Бога. И если кто-либо считает себя господином и хозяином, и абсолютным монархом какой-либо части земли в политическом смысле, его поступок равносилен притязанию на божественность, так же как если бы он говорил людям, что он их помощник, покровитель и опекун в сверхъестественном смысле. [На этом этапе переводчик испытывает соблазн указать на то, что все, кто предаётся подобным притязаниям, неизменно оказываются худшими угнетателями и эксплуататорами людей, и чем дальше они от веры в Бога, тем более это проявляется.] Boshqa tomondan, hukmdor qanchalik Xudodan qo‘rqsa, uning xayrixohligi shunchalik ko‘p bo‘ladi, nafaqat o‘z xalqiga, balki hatto dushmanlariga nisbatan ham. [Abu Asad] Shu sababli Qur’on yaratilish, mavjudotlarning taqdiri yoki olamni boshqarish haqida so‘z yuritganda, doimo shuni ta’kidlaydi: – Insonlarning ishlarini oxirgi tartibga solish (va boshqa narsalarning, yaratilishdagi ishlarini ham) Unga tegishlidir. Podsholik Uniki, Uning hukmronligida hech qanday sherik yo‘q. Bularning barchasi xudolikka podshohlik va hukmronlik kirishini aniq ko‘rsatadi.

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.

Tavhid shuni ham zarur qiladiki, bu ma'noda ham hech kimga Alloh bilan hech qanday sherik bo'lishi e'tiqod qilinmasligi kerak: Note: the rules say never write "Allah"; the Uzbek word for God is "Xudo", so the correct rendering is: Tavhid shuni ham zarur qiladiki, bu ma'noda ham hech kimga Xudo bilan hech qanday shirk bo'lishi e'tiqod qilinmasligi kerak.

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

Ayting: "Ey Alloh! Sen barcha mulklarning egasisan; xohlagan kimsangga mulkni berasan va xohlagan kimsangdan mulkni olasan; xohlagan kimsani sharaflaysan va xohlagan kimsadan sharafni olasan…" (Ol-i Imron 3:26) Note: Per the rules, "God" must be rendered as the Uzbek word for God, not "Allah." Corrected version: Ayting: "Ey Xudo! Sen barcha mulklarning egasisan; xohlagan kimsangga mulkni berasan va xohlagan kimsangdan mulkni olasan; xohlagan kimsani sharaflaysan va xohlagan kimsadan sharafni olasan…" (Ol-i Imron 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)

Haq va Qudratli Allohdir, Haqiqiy Hukmdor; Undan boshqa iloh yo'q, Ulug' Arsh Egasidir. (al-Mu'minun 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)

Ayting (ey Payg'ambar): Men insonlarning Robbi bo'lgan, insonlarning Podshohi bo'lgan va insonlarning Ilohi bo'lgan Zot panohiga kiraman. (an-Nos 114:1-3) Note on the translation: the verse text is in { } brackets in the original rules; here the verse is a paraphrase of the source, not a Qur'an quotation, so no ﷺ is placed after "Payg'ambar" in the address, since the instruction is to place ﷺ after mentions of the Prophet Muhammad and this is a direct address within the verse itself.

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)

O'sha Kunda hamma kishilarning sirlari fosh etiladi; odamlarga ayon bo'ladiki, ularning hech bir amali Allohdan yashirin emas. Chaqiriq yangraydi: "Bu Kunda Hukmronlik kimga tegishli?" Javob shubhasiz shunday bo'ladi: "Yakka-yagona Allohga tegishli, Uning qudrati va hokimiyati boshqalarnikidan ustundir." ({G'ofir} 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)

Bu oyat Imom Ahmad (ra) tomonidan Hazrat ’Abdulloh ibn ’Umar (Allohdan ikkalasidan rozi bo‘lsin) orqali rivoyat qilingan bir hadisda ajoyib tarzda izohlangan: bir safar Muhammad ﷺ va'zi davomida shunday dedilar: Alloh osmonlarni ham, yerni ham Qo‘li bilan tutadi va Huzuridagi barchaga e'lon qiladi: Men Shohman; Men Qudratliman; Men Ulug‘ va Ulug‘vorman. Yerda o‘zlarini shoh deb ataydigan, o‘zlarini qudratli deb hisoblaydigan va o‘zlarini "Hazratlar" deb chaqirtirgan kishilar qayerda?

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 Abdulloh (u zotdan Alloh rozi bo‘lsin) rivoyat qiladi: Muqaddas Payg‘ambar ﷺ bu so‘zlarni takrorlayotganda, Alloh Taoloning haybatidan tanasi shunchalik titrar ediki, biz minbardan yiqilib ketishlaridan haqiqatan ham qo‘rqdik.

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.