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Tawheed (also spelled tawhid) is the Islamic monotheistic concept of god. Although the concept of [[monotheism]] is intrinsic to tawheed, tawheed encompasses more than the concept of god simply being one. It also refers to all of the implications of the existence of one god who created the universe and has very specific wishes for his creations. It stands in contrast to [[shirk]] in all of its forms. | Tawheed (also spelled tawhid) is the Islamic monotheistic concept of god. Although the concept of [[monotheism]] is intrinsic to tawheed, tawheed encompasses more than the concept of god simply being one. It also refers to all of the implications of the existence of one god who created the universe and has very specific wishes for his creations. It stands in contrast to [[shirk]] in all of its forms. | ||
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Oneness could be وحدانية (wahdaaniya) or توحد (tawahhud) or وحدة (wahda), but not توحيد (tawheed). | Oneness could be وحدانية (wahdaaniya) or توحد (tawahhud) or وحدة (wahda), but not توحيد (tawheed). | ||
Tawheed is the masdar, that is to say verbal noun, of a form II(wazn | Tawheed is the masdar, that is to say verbal noun, of a form II(wazn faala وزن فعّل in Arabic) verb wahhada وحّد meaning to unify or consolidate. Form II is usually a causative or implies the transmitting of the effect of the act from the doer to the receiver. So tawheed means "causing to be one", "unifying" or "making into one". The various translations of the word tawheed outside of Islamic theology are: | ||
{{Quote|[https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF/ almaany.com: tawheed]| | {{Quote|[https://www.almaany.com/en/dict/ar-en/%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF/ almaany.com: tawheed]| | ||
amalgamation ; combination ; conjunction ; consolidation ; fusion ; integration ; joining ; junction ; merger ; merging ; standardization ; unification ; union ; uniting | amalgamation ; combination ; conjunction ; consolidation ; fusion ; integration ; joining ; junction ; merger ; merging ; standardization ; unification ; union ; uniting | ||
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===Occurrences in the Quran=== | ===Occurrences in the Quran=== | ||
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In comparison to monotheistic deism (or pantheism): | In comparison to monotheistic deism (or pantheism): | ||
* There is only one god (Deism) | |||
* There is only one god '''and Muhammad is his messenger''' (Islam) | *There is only one god (Deism) | ||
*There is only one god '''and Muhammad is his messenger''' (Islam) | |||
The god of the deists is one, but the belief in this god does not comply with tawheed, as no messenger is acknowledged to provide mankind with the direct will of god to be obeyed before all else. | The god of the deists is one, but the belief in this god does not comply with tawheed, as no messenger is acknowledged to provide mankind with the direct will of god to be obeyed before all else. | ||
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It is interpreted as "There's no god but Allah." Compare the [[Shi' | It is interpreted as "There's no god but Allah." Compare the [[Shi'ism]] saying: | ||
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لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار | لا سيف إلا ذو الفقار</nowiki> | ||
lā sayf ʾillā Ḏū l-Fiqār. | lā sayf ʾillā Ḏū l-Fiqār. | ||
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Rather than the default position of mankind, history and anthropology seem to indicate that monotheism is the innovation. | Rather than the default position of mankind, history and anthropology seem to indicate that monotheism is the innovation. | ||
[[Category:Allah]] | |||
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