Basic
Monotheism
Surah: Ta-Ha (14)
Indeed I Am Allah There Is No God Except Me So Worship Me — The Most Profound Monotheism Sentence in the Quran
إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِي
— طه الآية 14
Verse: "Indeed I am Allah — there is no god except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance." (20:14) — This verse is direct divine address to Moses (peace be upon him) at the blessed tree in the sacred valley. Allah introduces Himself directly — without intermediary, without a prior prophet, directly in first-person speech. "Indeed I am Allah" — three consecutive emphatic tools: inna + waw al-wiqaya + ana. Triple affirmation of the greatest reality. "There is no god except Me" — comprehensive negation of every deity worshipped, and exclusive affirmation of Allah alone. This is the formula of absolute restriction. "So worship Me" — the fa indicates causation: because there is no god but Me — the natural consequence: worship Me. Monotheism logically and necessarily entails worship. "And establish prayer for My remembrance" — prayer is remembrance of Allah. It is established "for My remembrance" not out of habit or tradition — every raka is a moment of summoning this divine declaration.
Source: Ibn Kathir (5/283); Al-Sadi; Al-Tabari
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