On this basis...

On this basis, our heavenly book (the Qur’an) regards any decree which goes beyond the boundaries of the divine law as a source of infidelity, transgression and wrongdoing, as it says: وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللّهُ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْكافِرُونَ “Those who do not judge by what Allah has sent down—it is they who are the faithless.” [^11] وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللّهُ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الْفاسِقُونَ “Those who do not judge by what Allah has sent down—it is they who are the transgressors.” [^12] مَنْ لَمْ يَحْكُمْ بِما أَنْزَلَ اللّهُ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الظّالِمُونَ “Those who do not judge by what Allah has sent down—it is they who are the wrongdoers.” [^13] Monotheism in worship {‘ibadah} The most important issue of monotheism in worship is discerning the meaning of ‘ibadah {worship} because all Muslims agree that the only object of worship is God, and no one other than Him should be worshipped.

The Holy Qur’an says in this regard: إِيّاكَ نَعْبُدُ وَ إِيّاكَ نَسْتَعينُ “You {alone} do we worship, and to You {alone} do we turn for help.” [^14] From the noble verses of the Qur’an, it is inferred that this issue is a common principle in the mission of all prophets ( ‘a ), and all divine envoys are assigned the responsibility of propagating it.

The Glorious Qur’an says in this regard: وَ لَقَدْ بَعَثْنا في كُلّ‏ِ أُمَّةٍ رَسُولاً أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللّهَ وَ اجْتَنِبُوا الطّاغُوتَ‏ “Certainly We raised an apostle in every nation {to preach:} ‘Worship…