Islam The Voice of Human Nature
2. THE CONCEPT OF MONOTHEISM
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philosophic standpoint, but cannot be
unitarians in Islam.
The fact that God is one is not just a matter of
numbers; it is, in fact, the basis for an
explanation of all known and unknown facts.
All things; whether material or spiritual, of the
present, past or future, of this world or the next,
will defy comprehension unless we see in them
a conceptual unity and discover in what way
they relate to the unity of God. Discovery of the
oneness of God is the discovery of the central
unity of all things. Only that monotheism will
be worth its name, which enlightens human
beings as to the eternal significance of things
and beings in this world, and in the world to
come. Any philosophy or faith, which fails to
uncover the significance of all things as one
single whole, will not be true monotheism.
Discovery of the oneness of God will only
become absolute when synonymous with the
discovery of unity between human beings and
the universe, when a stage in thought is
reached where contradictions cease to exist,
yielding pride of place to unity as the final
