Tawheed
(The oneness of Allah)
Islamic Monotheism
(1) Introduction
Tawheed is the most important Islamic belief. It implie s that everything in existence originates from the one and only Creator, who is also the Sustainer and the sole Source of Guidance. This belief should govern all aspects of human life. Recognition of this fundamental truth results in a unified view of existence which rejects any divisions of life into religious and secular. Allah is sole source of Power and Authority, therefore entitled to worship and obedience from mankind. There is no scope for any partnership with the Creator. Tawheed tells man that Allah is not born, nor is anyone born of Him. He has no son or daughter. Human beings are His subjects.
Linguistically Tawheed means: “unification” “To make something one, or to assert the oneness of something.” and it comes from the Arabic verb (wahhada) which itself means to unite, unify or consolidate [Lisaan ul-'Arab (3/450) of Ibn Mandhoor and also al-Hujjah fee Bayaanil-Mahajjah (1/305) of Abul-Qaasim al-Asbahaanee] However, what we are concerned with here is the Sharee’ah or technical meaning of Tawheed, which is: “To single out Almighty God alone for worship.” [Ad-Durarus-Sunniyyah (1/48) of Shaykh 'Abdur- Rahmaan ibn Hasan]. Baca entri selengkapnya »
