Knowra Tawhid Tawhid Tawhid is the Islamic doctrine that God is one, unique, and without partners or division. It affirms that no being shares in God's divinity or worship.
Allah : Allah is the Arabic name for God, used by Muslims and Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews. Tawhid identifies Allah as the one God, without partners.
Shahada : The Shahada is the Islamic testimony that there is no god but God and Muhammad is God's messenger. Its first clause states Tawhid in the central profession of Muslim faith.
Quran : The Quran is Islam's scripture, understood by Muslims as God's revelation to Muhammad. Its passages repeatedly proclaim God's uniqueness and reject partners.
Christian Trinity : The Christian Trinity is the doctrine that one God exists eternally as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Tawhid rejects divine persons or divisions that Islam understands as compromising God's oneness.
Shirk : Shirk is associating anything with God in divinity, worship, or divine attributes. It names the violation of the oneness Tawhid affirms.
Salah : Salah is the prescribed ritual prayer performed by Muslims at set times each day. Daily prayer directs worship to God alone, enacting Tawhid.
Surah Al-Ikhlas : Surah Al-Ikhlas is a short Quranic chapter declaring God's oneness, self-sufficiency, and incomparability. The chapter gives a concentrated statement of Tawhid.
Polytheism : Polytheism is religious belief in or worship of multiple gods. Tawhid opposes the attribution of divinity to more than one being.
Divine simplicity : Divine simplicity is the theological claim that God is not composed of parts or separable properties. It offers one account of what it means for God to lack division.
Dua : Dua is personal supplication addressed to God in Islam. Supplication to God alone gives Tawhid a direct devotional expression.
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