Tawhid - additional notes Flashcards
What does Aslan say about Tawhid?
Tawhid means that God is Oneness… God resembles nothing in either essence or attributes
Sura 112
“Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteh not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him”
Sura 16:3
“He has created the heavens and the earth for just ends: Far is He above having the partners they ascribe to Him”
Sura 2:29
“It is He Who hath created for you all things that are on earth; Moreover His designed comprehended the heavens”
What do Horrie and Chippindale say about Allah?
“‘Allah is greater than anything else, or anything which can possibly be imagined’ would be closer to the real meaning of tawhid”
What does David Waines say about Allah?
“Allah must be remembered, but he cannot be represented by any image or symbol. He is completely other than human and other than nature.”
What does Sherif say about creation?
“Mankind is the noblest object of divine creation…Allah set up Man as His vicegerent on earth, to him alone did he teach the names of all things…He created all things for the sake of Man”
How does Turner define Tawhid?
“Uncompromising monotheism”
How does Esposito define Tawhid?
Tawhid is “the defining doctrine of Islam”
Sura 24:42
“Yea, to Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth; and to Allah is the final goal (of all)”
Qur’an 70:4
“The angels and the spirit ascend unto him…”
Sura 16:50
“they all revere their Lord, high above them, and they do all that they are commanded”
What does Turner say about Allah and his creation?
“The Koranic conception of Allah is as a Creator who is never absent from His creation…he is one who manifests Himself constantly through His creation”
What are the three types of Tawhid
Lordship - Ruboobeeyah
Attributes - Sifaat
worship - Ibadah
