tawhid

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Tawhid is the central Islamic doctrine affirming the absolute oneness and uniqueness of God, rejecting any form of polytheism or association of partners with Him.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic theological doctrine
core Islamic belief
monotheistic doctrine
affirms oneness of God
uniqueness of God
associatedWith Prophet Muhammad
all Islamic prophets
category Islamic belief
Islamic theology
centralConceptOf Islam
componentOf Islamic creed (aqidah)
shahada
concerns nature of God in Islam
contrastedWith shirk al-akbar
shirk al-asghar
denies polytheism
shirk
emphasizes absolute oneness of Allah
absolute uniqueness of Allah
expressedIn La ilaha illa Allah
hasDoctrinalStatus non-negotiable principle in Islam
influences Islamic ethics
Islamic law (Sharia)
Islamic spirituality
keyVerse Quran 112:1-4
Quran 2:255
Quran 3:18
Surah Al-Ikhlas
language Arabic
literalMeaning making one
unification
opposes associating intermediaries with God
idolatry
tritheism
rejects association of partners with God
relatedConcept Islamic monotheism
shirk
religion Islam
requires exclusive worship of Allah
rejection of all other deities
scripturalBasis Hadith
Quran
theologicalAspect oneness of Lordship (Tawhid al-Rububiyyah)
oneness of Names and Attributes (Tawhid al-Asma wa al-Sifat)
oneness of Worship (Tawhid al-Uluhiyyah)
viewedAs first pillar of Islam (in the shahada)
foundation of Islamic faith

Referenced by (17)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Surah Al-Ikhlas ("Tawhid")
Surah Al-Isra ("Tawhid (oneness of God)")
centralTheme
Muslims
Sunni Islam
coreBelief
Surah Al-An'am ("Tawhid")
Surah Al-Furqan ("oneness of Allah")
emphasizes
Al-Ahad ("Tawhid")
Al-Malik ("Tawhid")
relatedConcept
Surah Nuh
addressesConcept
As-Samad ("Tawhid")
associatedConcept
Ibrahim ("foundationsOfTawhid")
associatedWith
Tawhid ("Islamic creed (aqidah)")
componentOf
Surah Al-Baqarah ("Tawhid")
containsTheme
Twelver Shia ("Tawhid")
doctrine
Almohad dynasty ("Tawhid (doctrine of divine unity)")
ideology
Surah Al-Imran ("Tawhid")
theme
Tawhid ("oneness of Lordship (Tawhid al-Rububiyyah)")
theologicalAspect

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