Re: Tawhid: Faith in the Unity of God

On Sep 11, 12:23 am, "We are Muslims, and we are extremely proud of
it." <born_to_be_mus...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Towards Understanding Islam

Tawhid: Faith in the Unity of God


The most fundamental and the most important teaching of Prophet
Muhammad (blessings of Allah and peace be upon him) is faith in the
unity of God. This is expressed in the primary Kalimah of Islam as
"There is no deity but Allah" (La illaha illallah). This beautiful
phrase is the bedrock of Islam, its foundation and its essence. It is
the expression of this belief, which differentiates a true Muslim
from
a kafir (unbeliever), mushrik (one who associates others with God in
His Divinity) or dahriyah (an atheist).


The acceptance or denial of this phrase produces a world of
difference
between man and man. The believers in it become one single community
and those who do not believe in it form an opposing group. For the
believers there is unhampered progress and success in this world and
in the hereafter, while failure and ignominy are the ultimate lot of
those who refuse to believe in it.


But the difference between the believers and the unbelievers does not
result from the mere chanting of a few words. Obviously, the mere
utterance of a phrase or two is not in itself important. The real
difference lies in the conscious acceptance of this doctrine and
complete adherence to it in practical life. Mere repetition of the
word 'food' cannot dull hunger; mere chanting of a medical
prescription cannot heal the disease.


In the same way, if the Kalimah is repeated without any
understanding,
it cannot work the revolution, which it is meant to bring about. This
can occur only if a person grasps the full meaning of the doctrine
and
accepts and follows it in letter and spirit. We avoid fire because we
know that it burns; we keep away from poison because we know that it
can kill. Similarly, if the real meanings of Tawhid are fully
grasped,
we avoid, in belief as well as in action, every form of disbelief,
atheism and polytheism. This is the natural consequence of belief in
the Unity of God.


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Great article

many thanks

kanga
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