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Associating partners in divinity of God is known as shirk and is the antithesis of tawhid. Although the term is usually translated as "polytheism" into English, the sin is thought to be more complex. [20] [21] Alternatively, the translation 'associating [with God]' has been suggested. [22]
Based on the doctrine of Tawhid espoused in Kitab al-Tawhid, the followers of Ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab referred themselves by the designation "Al-Muwahhidun" (Unitarians). [ 23 ] [ 24 ] The "core" of Ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhab's teaching is found in Kitāb at-Tawḥīd , a theological treatise which draws from material in the Qur'an and the recorded doings ...
Jawharat al-Tawhid (Arabic: جوهرة التوحيد, lit. ' The Gem of Monotheism ') is a popular didactic poem on the Ash'ari creed , [ 1 ] consisting of one hundred and forty-four (144) rajaz verses, authored by the Egyptian Maliki scholar Ibrahim al-Laqqani (d. 1041/1631).
Al-Ikhlas is not merely the name of this surah but also the title of its contents, for it deals exclusively with Tawhid. The other surahs of the Quran generally have been designated after a word occurring in them, but in this surah the word Ikhlas has occurred nowhere. It has been given this name in view of its meaning and subject matter.
Kitab al-Tawhid (Arabic: كتاب التوحيد, lit. 'The Book of Monotheism ') is a Sunni theological book, and the primary source of the Maturidi school of thought; written by the Hanafi scholar Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (d. 333 AH/944 CE).
In Islamic philosophy, Sufi metaphysics is centered on the concept of وحدة, waḥdah, 'unity' or توحيد, tawhid. Two main Sufi philosophies prevail on this topic. Waḥdat al-wujūd literally means "the Unity of Existence" or "the Unity of Being." [1] Wujūd, meaning "existence" or "presence", here refers to God.
Toward Islamic English (1986) Al-Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life is a book by Isma'il Raji al-Faruqi , first published in 1982. The work explores the central Islamic concept of Tawhid , the oneness and unity of God, and its implications for various aspects of life and thought.
The words used in the Shema prayer are similar to the words of verse 1 of Sura 112 (Al-Tawhid or Monotheism) in the Quran: Arabic: قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ, qul huwa llāhu ʾaḥad ("Say, He is God the One"). The word أَحَدٌ, aḥad, in Arabic is a cognate of the word אֶחָד , eḥad, in Hebrew. [46]