Abstract
The concept of tawhid excludes man’s commitment to anyone other than Allah (SWT). Also a rejection of all sources of value other than will of Allah (SWT), all authority but His, and a refusal to accept any idea, command, or injunction from anyone, as man does from Allah (SWT), on the basis of its having not come from Him. Love or reverence, worship or submission, and a sense of obligation, all are directed towards Allah (SWT) alone and no one else deserves them in the ultimate, full sense of these attitudes. In the human context it means emancipation and restoration of man’s essential freedom from all human bondages before the commitment to Allah (SWT). Man is under no obligation to submit to any authority or commit to anyone’s will. He owes nothing to any being other than Allah (SWT). He has no superiors except Him. A lot has been written on the topic of tawhid by different scholars but a concise paper which would analyze different perspectives of different scholars on the issue of tawhid has been long awaited. To fill the gap this paper attempts to provide the reader with such information; highlightens the richness in thought and contents with respect to the concept of tawhid and the distinctiveviews on the same by some prominent Muslim scholars both from the classical andmodern era.
Highlights
The Islamic worldview is based on two primary sources; the Qur’ān and the Sunnah, which incorporates the tradition concerning the life example of Prophet Muhammad (SAW)
The one Religion that is accepted is Tawhid and Ikhlās for Allah, that which the Messengers came with.”15 He states that the meaning of what Allah said; “And We have not sent before you O Muhammad! (SAW) a messenger to one of the nations but that We revealed unto him that there is no worshipped being in the heavens or on earth besides Me who is worthy of worship, so worship Me, He said: So keep your worship purely for Me, and single only me with Uluhiyyah
Tawhid is the key concept of Islam
Summary
The Islamic worldview is based on two primary sources; the Qur’ān and the Sunnah, which incorporates the tradition concerning the life example of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). The word ‘Islam’ suggests more than a system of theology It stands for a distinctive civilization and a socio-politico-economic order, based on a form of practical theology. It is not a new way of life, rather it is a final message, which upholds the same essential beliefs that God sent to humanity through all of His messengers (AS). According to the well attested Prophetic tradition, (SAW) Islam is assembled on five pillars.1 These five pillars are the fundamental principles or foundations of Islamic faith and Worship. Islam as an allembracing religious, social, political and economic system cannot stand.
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