concept

Tawḥīd

Beliefs & concepts

The named Islamic doctrine of God's absolute oneness. Not monotheism as a comparative label alone, and not shirk as the opposing association.

Also known as Tawhid · Tauhid

Islam

  • Tawḥīd appears in Islam.

    The Qur’an continually teaches God’s absolute oneness against partners — the scriptural root of what later doctrine names tawḥīd. Islamic oneness speech in that revelation, not monotheism as a comparative textbook label already walked and not shirk as the opposing association alone.

    from M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation) · The Qur’an, 2004 (this translation); Arabic text 7th century CE

    appears in · sourced · documented

sources

  • The Qur’an · M.A.S. Abdel Haleem (translation)

    M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, The Qur’an (Oxford).