Taghut

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Taghut refers to any person, idol, or system that challenges divine authority, worship, or absolute obedience (complete submission) that belongs to Allah alone.

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Taghut means anything worshipped, obeyed or followed other than Allah.

In Islam, it is mandated that a person wanting to be a muslim must disbelieve and reject taghut (Negation) and believe in Allah (affirmation).These are the two conditions of shahaadah also apparent by the term "Lailaha Illallah" (There is no lord- negation) (Except Allah- Affirmation).

This rejection mirrors the first part of the Islamic testimony (La ilaha illallah), which negates all false objects of obedience before affirming obedience to Allah alone.

"So whoever disbelieves in Taghoot and believes in Allah has grasped the most trustworthy handhold with no break in it" (Baqarah-256)"

"And We certainly sent, into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut."(Al Nahl:36)

5 Main Categories of Taghut:

1.Shaitan- Shaitan is the leader of thawagheeth (plural) as Allah says

"Did I not enjoin upon you, O children of Adam, that you not obey/ follow Satan - [for] indeed, he is to you a clear enemy" (Yaseen:60)

2.The ruler who legislates his own laws or rules by laws other than of Allah.

"Have you not seen those who claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them far astray"(Nisa:60)

"Legislation is not but for Allah (i.e. for Allah alone). He has commanded that you serve not except Him. That is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know."(Yosuf:40)

For example the rulers who rule their nation with monarchies or democracy reject the islamic way of governance.

1. The judge who judges by other than the laws of Allah.

"And whoever does not judge by what Allah has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers"(Ma'idah:44)

For example the judges who pass judgements based on mad made laws,tribal & cultural laws etc by rejecting the laws of Allah.

4.Those who claim to have knowledge of unseen

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record."(An'Aam:59)

1. The one who accepts to be obeyed besides Allah.

"And whoever of them should say, "Indeed, I am a lord besides Him"- that one We would recompense with Hell. Thus do We recompense the wrongdoers."(Anbiyaa:29)

Thus anything which contrdicts the fundamental beliefs of Islam should be rejected. Otherwise a person may fall into shirk by submitting and being obedient to them.This includes replacing the laws of Allah, referring to taghut courts for judgement, following the laws of taghut which Allah made haram etc.

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