Examine the concept of Tahwid in Islam
Examine the concept of Tahwid in Islam
Tahwid is the oneness or unity of God; it is the concept of monotheism in Islam. This is expressed as ‘’there is no God but Allah.’’
Tahwid implies a strict social and moral structure based on the belief in the Qur’an as Gods final words and shows strict monotheism in Islam, an example of this is Salah, this means prayer. As a Muslim you’re expected to disturb your routine 5 times a day to pray to Allah, doing this will help making your belief in Allah pure. Also, a Muslim is expected to follow a modest conduct, this means not being arrogant to others, boasting about what you have and others may not have, for example money. And you shouldn’t bring attention upon yourself as all attention should be on God. The belief in Tahwid forms the central part of Shahadah, the first pillar says ‘’there is no God but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.’’ This is important because Muslims should go on to follow this saying/belief all their lives because as a Muslim you would hear this as the first thing and the last thing in your life, this means that you are brought up to only believe in one God, Allah. To go against this would be seen as sinful. Tahwid stresses the absolute unity of God. This means the rejection of the idea of any other Gods or spirits; you have to be pure in your belief in God though-out your life if you want to have a happy afterlife in Heaven. Submission to God can be seen in the condemnation of Jahilliyah. Jahilliyah means ‘’the age of ignorance’’, the pre-Islamic Meccans were very ignorant to God. They believe in individuality and they mostly believed in more than one God and spirits. This is selfish because they only prayed to God when they wanted something to benefit them, asking what God can do for them. Muhammad went to pre-Islamic Mecca to proclaim the message which had been given to him by an angel. He said such things as ‘’Woe to he who amasses wealth’’
Tahwid is the oneness or unity of God; it is the concept of monotheism in Islam. This is expressed as ‘’there is no God but Allah.’’
Tahwid implies a strict social and moral structure based on the belief in the Qur’an as Gods final words and shows strict monotheism in Islam, an example of this is Salah, this means prayer. As a Muslim you’re expected to disturb your routine 5 times a day to pray to Allah, doing this will help making your belief in Allah pure. Also, a Muslim is expected to follow a modest conduct, this means not being arrogant to others, boasting about what you have and others may not have, for example money. And you shouldn’t bring attention upon yourself as all attention should be on God. The belief in Tahwid forms the central part of Shahadah, the first pillar says ‘’there is no God but God and Muhammad is the messenger of God.’’ This is important because Muslims should go on to follow this saying/belief all their lives because as a Muslim you would hear this as the first thing and the last thing in your life, this means that you are brought up to only believe in one God, Allah. To go against this would be seen as sinful. Tahwid stresses the absolute unity of God. This means the rejection of the idea of any other Gods or spirits; you have to be pure in your belief in God though-out your life if you want to have a happy afterlife in Heaven. Submission to God can be seen in the condemnation of Jahilliyah. Jahilliyah means ‘’the age of ignorance’’, the pre-Islamic Meccans were very ignorant to God. They believe in individuality and they mostly believed in more than one God and spirits. This is selfish because they only prayed to God when they wanted something to benefit them, asking what God can do for them. Muhammad went to pre-Islamic Mecca to proclaim the message which had been given to him by an angel. He said such things as ‘’Woe to he who amasses wealth’’