Understanding ‘Rabb’ () رب

THE CONCEPT OF RELIGION by one God, and entirely controlled by one God alone. No one else has a role in creating this system, no one else shares in its administration, and no one else has a stake in His rule. Being the central authority, that one God alone is your supernatural Lord as well as your moral, social, and political Lord. He is your deity, the one deserving of your prostrations and bowing. He is the refuge and shelter of your prayers, the support upon which you rely, and the provider of all your needs. Equally, He is the king, the Owner of all dominion, the Lawgiver, and the one with the authority to command and prohibit. These two aspects of rububiyyah, which ignorance has led you to separate, are, in reality, the necessary attributes of divinity and the essence of God’s Godhood. They cannot be detached from each other, nor can anyone be associated with God in any capacity within these domains.” (pp. 63-64) The statement here regarding the indivisibility of Rububiyyah (Divine Lordship) is correct. However, there is an error in its explanation, similar to what we observed earlier in our discussion on Ilahiyyah (Divine Godhood). In the Quran, the indivisibility of Rububiyyah is primarily presented in the context that the Creator