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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Basic Beliefs of Islam Chapter 6 : Tawhid - Oneness of God There are FIVE basic beliefs of Islam. In Islamic terminology, we call them Usul - e - Din. i.e., fundamentals of Islam. Anyone who has slightest doubts in these basic beliefs, or accepts them without understanding, is not a true Muslim. These basic principles of Islam are as follows; It is important to know the meanings and have good understanding of these basic principles of Islam.

What is Tawhid ? Tawhid is the most basic principle of Islam. Islam is the only religion which teaches a pure, perfect and unadulterated concept of monotheism, and entertains no compromise with nationalism, racism, polytheism, trinitariasm, saint-worship, idol worship or considering anyone in anyway equal to God or par t of God. The concept of Tawhid has two inseparable components. 1 - Belief in the existence of God. 2 - Belief in the absolute oneness of God.

Those who do not believe in the existence of God are called atheists. In Islamic terminology, we call them Kafir and Mulhid. And those who do not believe in the absolute oneness of God are called polytheists. In Islamic terminology, we call such people as Mushrik. Both Mulhid and Mushrik are the most condemned people, and their ultimate end is eter nal hell-fire.

Thus, the most essential requirement of being a Muslim is that one must believe in the existence of God and also in His absolute oneness. The most basic teaching of Islam is that the universe and everything in it, such as sun, stars, planets, moon, mountains, oceans, trees, animals, men, and billions of other material and invisible things around the universe, have been created by Allah Taala alone without any help from anyone.

Mathematically speaking, anything other than Him and everything other than Him is His creation. The Holy Quran has beautifully explained the meaning of Tawhid in Surah Al-Ikhlas which is also known as Surah Tawhid; Say: Allah is one, the eternal God. He begot none, nor was He begotten. None is equal to Him or like Him. (112) This surah precisely tells us that there is none comparable or equivalent to Him.

In surah ash- Shura, Quran tells the same fact in simple manner, "Nothing is similar to Him". (42:11) Existence of God. A special branch of Islamic theology, known as Ilm-ul-Kalam, deals with this subject in full detail. But is there any need to discuss the existence of God ?