3 Worshipping Allah is
the first duty of man
towards his creator. Giving
instructions and orders to
Mu’aadh ibn Jabal upon
sending him to Yemen, the
Prophet said to him, “You
are going to a people from
among the People of the
Book. Let the first thing you
call them to be to testify that
there is no god worthy of
worship except Allah.” (Saheeh
Al-Bukhaaree: 1389 ; Saheeh Muslim: 19 )
That is, let them direct all