Abstract
This article introduces the concept of tawhid’s purification as the methodology of prophets in calling to Allah, embedded in the revelation. In order to define Islamic epistemology through the study of Qur’anic and Hadith texts as well as to glorify both as the sacred source of thought, an analytical study of selected 24 Qur’anic verses and 48 authentic hadiths has been used. Through the combination of traditional and digital method, the number of selected Qur’anic verses and authentic hadiths is considered adequate to prove the existence of tawhid purification in revealed texts as the core foundation of Islamic epistemology. From the 72 texts on tawhid purification analyzed, 7 Qur’anic verses and 19 hadiths focussed on tawhid purification in belief; 16 Qur’anic verses and 18 hadiths focuseds on physical acts of worship, while the rest consisting one Qur’anic verse with 11 hadiths highlighted the verbal acts of worship. This study has verified that the concept of tawhid purification is not a new ideology created by certain groups. On the contrary, the revealed texts of Qur’an and hadith has manifested the concept of tawhid purification since the earliest days of Islam through the call of many prophets to Allah.Therefore concerted efforts should be taken to educate the Islamic society in understanding tawhid purification as the key methodology of prophets in calling to Allah and as confirmed by the revelation. Thus, negative perceptions viewing it as the ideology of extremists should be properly regulated. Keywords: Purification; tawhid; Islam; Qur’an; hadith
Highlights
Pure means clean, clear and serene, while purification denotes the act of cleaning, clearing, filtering, draining, straining and liquidating
This study has examined 24 Qur’anic verses and 48 hadiths related to tawhid purification
Through the combination of traditional and digital method, the number of selected Qur’anic verses and authentic hadiths is considered adequate to prove the existence of tawhid purification in revealed texts as the core foundation of Islamic epistemology
Summary
Clear and serene, while purification denotes the act of cleaning, clearing, filtering, draining, straining and liquidating. The phrase of an Islamic monotheism carries the meaning of believing in Allah as a single, all-powerful entity in His Knowledge, with assertion of divine attributes, demands and purpose (Abd alRahman Ibn Hasan 1957). This is the meaning of tawhid as the main message of the prophets in calling to Allah. According to scholars of Qur’anic exegesis, purification of the Qur’an means cleansing oneself from bad character, impurities of ungodly desires, unislamic practices or Jahiliyah and shirk or taking partners to Allah which negates one’s tawhid (Ibn Kathir 1998; al-Mahalli & alSuyuti 1999; al-Zuhaili 1998). Purification of tawhid should be viewed as the most important aspect in the teachings of Islam, it is the main focus of all prophets in calling to the path of Allah. (al-Qur’an, 21:25; 16:36; 7:59, 65, 73, 85; 12:37-40;19:41-44)
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