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tawhid

tawhid

9.9
A belief in Islam that God is one and only
  • noun
  • /tɑːˈhiːd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : tawhid
  • In Islam, the doctrine of God's Oneness and Unity is called tawhid.
  • Islam's tawhid

Examples

  • From this unfolds the entire doctrine of tawhid—the importance of which is beyond exaggeration in the Islamic tradition.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Islam's elaborate hierarchy of knowledge is integrated by the principle of unity (tawhid), running as an axis through every mode of knowledge and being.

    Academic text (1994)
  • No, not tawhid.

    Blog text (27)
  • Christians do and must, by virtue of their claims to monotheism, share Islam's vision of tawhid.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In fact, these Christian formulations are the axial doctrines of Islam's tawhid.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The doctrine of al-Wala wal-Bara is critical to understanding the Islamic worldview and its perception of the other, as it is second only to attesting to tawhid.

    Academic text (2013)
  • In Islam, the doctrine of God's Oneness and Unity is called tawhid.

  • The importance of tawhid in Islamic theology cannot be overstated.

  • Many Muslims believe that understanding tawhid is essential for their faith.

Synonyms

monotheism
vstawhid
6 5.5

Belief that there is only one God

is the Islamic doctrine stressing God's absolute oneness and uniqueness

Surface Forms

tawhid singular
tawhids plural

Etymology

The word tawhid comes from Arabic and is built on wahid, which means 'one'. That's why tawhid names the Islamic belief that God is absolutely one and unique.