Islam The Voice of Human Nature
2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
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true faith. God is He who is in every way
unique, who is free of all associations with His
Being and attributes. ‘Say: God is one and Only.
God is the Eternal and Absolute. He begets not,
nor is He begotten. Nor is there anyone like of
Him’ (112:1- 4).
THE PRACTICAL RELEVANCE OF
MONOTHEISM
Unlike Hegel’s philosophy, belief in the oneness of
God (
tawhid
) is not just an abstract idea in Islam. It
is of profound practical relevance for humanity.
According to Islam, only those who combine in
themselves unity of belief and action are the true
unitarians, or believers in One God. Belief in One
God means accepting the fact that there is just one
Being who is the Creator and Master of the
universe. To this Creator-Master alone are human
beings accountable for their deeds and misdeeds,
and it is from Him alone that reward or punishment
will emanate.
Faith in the Hereafter becomes an inalienable part
of faith in One God. Just as faith in One God has no
meaning unless we also believe in His attribute of
