1. The document discusses the Islamic concept of Tawheed or the oneness of God. 2. It explains that Tawheed means asserting God's unity in all of one's actions and believing that God is one without partner, similitude, or rival. 3. Tawheed is divided into three categories - Tawheed of Lordship (believing God is the sole creator and sustainer), Tawheed of God's names and attributes (believing in God as described in the Quran), and Tawheed of worship (directing all worship to God alone).

1. TAUHEED
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL STUDIES
RIPHAH INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

3. CONCEPT OF GOD IN WORLD RELIGIONS
ONENESS OF GODJUDAISM
CHRISTIANITY TRINITY
*ISLAM
HINDUISM
TAUHEED
TRINITY
NO CLEAR CONCEPT OF GODBUDDHISM

4. Islam

5. *Literally Tawheed means "unification" (making
something one) or "asserting oneness", and it comes
from the Arabic verb (wahhada) which itself means to
unite, unify or consolidate.
*However, when the term Tawheed is used in
reference to Allah (i.e. Tawheedullah), it means the
realizing and maintaining of Allah's unity in all of
man's actions which directly or indirectly relate to
Him.
* It is the belief that Allah is One, without partner in
His dominion and His actions (Ruboobeeyah), One
without similitude in His essence and attributes (Asmaa
wa Sifaat), and One without rival in His divinity and in
worship (Ulooheeyah/'Ebaadah).
TAUHEED

6. *CATEGORIES OF TAWHEED
*Tawheed ar-Ruboobeeyah (Maintaining the unity
of lordship)
*Tawheed al –Asmaa was-Sifaat(Maintaining the
Unity of Allah’s names and Attributes).
*Tawheed al-Ebaadah (Maintaining The Unity of
Worship)

7. In Arabic the word used to describe this
creator-sustainer quality is Ruboobeeyah which
is derived from the root "Rabb" (Lord).
*This category is based on the fundamental
concept that Allah alone caused all things to exist
when there was nothing;
*He sustains and maintains creation without any
need from it or for it; and He is the sole Lord of
the universe and its inhabitants without any real
challenge to His sovereignty.
*Tawheed ar-Ruboobeeyah (Maintaining the unity of
lordship)

8. *Evidence from Quran and Sunnah
*The Prophet (saws) further elaborated on this
concept saying, "Be aware that if the whole of
mankind gathered together in order to do something
to help you, they would only be able to do something
for you which Allah had already written for you.
Likewise, if the whole of mankind gathered together
to harm you, they would only be able to do something
to harm you which Allah had already written to
happen to you"
* Allâh is the Creator of all things
*and He is the Wakîl (Trustee, Disposer of affairs,
Guardian, etc.) over all things

9. *Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat (Maintaining Unity
of Allah's Names and Attributes).
*This category of Tawheed has some aspects:
*For unity of Allah's names and attributes to be
maintained in the first aspect.
*Allah must be referred to according to how He and
His Prophet (saws) have described Him without
explaining away His names and attributes by giving
them meanings other than their obvious meanings.

10. In the third aspect of Tawheed al-Asmaa was-Sifaat
Allah is referred to without giving Him the
attributes of His creation. For example, it is claimed
in the Bible and Torah that Allah spent the first six
days creating the universe then slept on the seventh.
For this reason, Jews and Christians take either
Saturday or Sunday as a day of rest in which work
is looked at as a sin.

11. Tawheed al-'Ebaadah (Maintaining The Unity of
Worship)
"If you asked them who
created them, they would surely say, Allah (43:87)
You (Alone) we worship, and You (Alone) we ask for
help (for each and everything).
*All forms of worship must be directed only to Allah
because He alone deserves worship, and it is He alone
who can grant benefit to man as a result of His
worship

12. *1. Say (O Muhammad SAW):
*"He is Allâh, (the) One
"He begets not, nor was He begotten
*"And there is none co-equal or comparable unto Him."
*Al Ikhlas
* Allah,
*the Eternal, Absolute;

14. SHIRK(POLYTHEISM)
*48. Verily, Allâh forgives not that partners should
be set up with him in worship,
but He forgives except that (anything else) to
whom He pleases,
and whoever sets up partners with Allâh in worship,
he has indeed invented a tremendous sin.

15. *Verily, whosoever sets up partners in worship with
Allâh, then Allâh has forbidden Paradise for him, and
the Fire will be his abode.

16. TAUHEED
BELIEF OF EVERY PROPHET OF ALLAH

17. *O my people Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh
(God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh: none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh).
*DAWAH OF NOAH(A.S)

18. *O my people Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh
(God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh: none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh).
*DAWAH OF HUD(A.S)

19. *O my people Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh
(God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh: none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh).
*DAWAH OF SALIH(A.S)

20. *O my people Worship Allâh! You have no other Ilâh
(God) but Him. (Lâ ilâha ill-Allâh: none has the right
to be worshipped but Allâh).
*DAWAH OF SHOIB(A.S)

21. *Say (O Muhammad SAW):
"I am commanded only to worship Allâh (Alone) and not
to join partners with Him.
*DAWAH OF MUHAMMAD(S.A.W)

22. *RATIONAL PROOF OF ALLAH
*Had there been therein (in the heavens and the
earth) gods besides Allâh, then verily both would have
been ruined. Glorified be Allâh, the Lord of the
Throne,
(High is He) above what they attribute to Him!

23. *each god would have taken away what he had
created, and some would have tried to overcome
others!

24. Say (O Muhammad SAW to these polytheists,
pagans, etc.):
"If there had been other âliha (gods) along with Him
as they assert, then they would certainly have sought
out a way to the Lord of the Throne (seeking His
Pleasures and to be near to Him).

25. EFFECTS OF TAUHEED ON HUMAN LIFE

26. A believer in this Kalimah can never be narrow in
outlook. He believes in a ALLAH Who is the Creator
of the heavens and the earth, the Master of the
East and the West and Sustainer of the entire
universe. After this belief he does not regard
anything in the world as a stranger to himself. He
looks on everything in the universe as belonging to
the same Lord he himself belongs to. His sympathy,
love and service are not confined to any particular
sphere or group. His vision is enlarged, his
intellectual horizon widens, and his outlook becomes
as liberal and as boundless as is the Kingdom of
God. How can this width of vision and breadth of
mind be achieved by an atheist, a polytheist or one
who believes in a deity supposed to possess limited
and defective powers like a man?
BROADMINDEDNESS

27. This belief produces in man the highest
degree of self-respect and self esteem.
The believer knows that Allah alone is the
Possessor of all power, and that none
besides Him can benefit or harm a person,
or provide for his needs, or give and take
away life or wield authority or influence.
This conviction makes him indifferent to,
and independent and fearless of, all powers
other than those of God. He never bows his
head in homage to any of Allah's creatures,
nor does he stretch out his hand before
anyone else. He is not overawed by
anybody's greatness.
*self-respect and self esteem

28. Along with self-respect this belief also
generates in man a sense of modesty
and humbleness. It makes him
unostentatious and unpretending. A
believer never becomes proud, haughty
or arrogant. The boisterous pride of
power, wealth and worth can have no
room in his heart, because he knows
that whatever he possesses has been
given to him by God, and that ALLAH
can take away just as He can give. In
contrast to this, an unbeliever, when
he achieves some worldly merit,
becomes proud and conceited because
he believes that his merit is due to his
own worth.
Modesty and Humbleness

29. *This belief makes man virtuous and upright. He has
the conviction that there is no other means of success
and salvation for him except purity of soul and
righteousness of behavior. He has perfect faith in
ALLAH Who is above all need, is related to none and
is absolutely just. This belief creates in him the
consciousness that, unless he lives rightly and acts
justly, he cannot succeed. No influence or underhand
activity can save him from ruin. As against this, the
kafirs and the mushriks always live on false hopes
purity of soul and righteousness of behavior

30. The believer never becomes despondent.
He has a firm faith in ALLAH Who is
Master of all the treasures of the earth
and the heavens, Whose grace and bounty
have no limit and Whose powers are
infinite. This faith imparts to his heart
extraordinary consolation, fills it with
satisfaction and keeps it filled with hope.
Although he may meet with rejection from
all sides in this world, faith in and
dependence on God never leave him, and on
their strength he goes on struggling. Such
profound confidence can result from no
other belief than belief in one ALLAH.
satisfaction

31. *This belief produces in man a very strong degree of
determination, patient perseverance and trust in
ALLAH. When he makes up his mind and devotes his
resources to fulfilling the Divine Commands in order to
secure Allah's pleasure, he is sure that he has the
support and backing of the Lord of the universe. This
certainty makes him firm and strong like a mountain,
and no amount of difficulties, impediments and
opposition can make him give up his resolution. Shirk,
kufr and atheism have no such effect.
Patience and trust in ALLAH

32. *This declaration inspires bravery in man. There are
two things which make a man cowardly: (i) fear of
death and love of safety, and (ii) the idea that
there is someone else besides God who can take away
life and that man, by adopting certain devices, can
ward off death. Belief in La ilaha illallah purges the
mind of both these ideas. The first idea goes out of
his mind because he knows that his life and his
property and everything else really belong to God,
and he becomes ready to sacrifice his all for His
pleasure. He gets rid of the second idea because he
knows that no weapon, no man or animal has the
power of taking away his life; God alone has the
power to do so.
Bravery

33. The belief in La ilaha illallah creates an attitude of
peace and contentment, purges the mind of jealousy,
envy and greed and keeps away the temptations of
resorting to base and unfair means for achieving
success. The believer understands that wealth is in
God's hands, and He apportions it out as He likes;
that honor, power, reputation and authority -
everything - is subjected to His will, and He bestows
them as He will; and that man's duty is only to
Endeavour and to struggle fairly. He knows that
success and failure depend on God's grace; if He wills
to give, no power in the world can prevent Him from
so doing; and if He does not will it, no power can
force Him to.
contentment

34. The most important effect of La ilaha illallah is that it
makes man obey and observe God's Law. One who has
belief in it is sure that God knows everything hidden or
open and is nearer to him than his own jugular vein. If
he commits a sin in a secluded corner and in the
darkness of night, He knows it; He even knows our
thoughts and intentions, bad or good. We can hide
from everyone, but we cannot hide anything from
ALLAH; we can evade everyone, but it is impossible to
evade Allah's grip.
Man obey and observe Allah's Law

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