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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Invitation to Islam Part 1: Islamic Beliefs (the Pillars of Islam) Monotheism: The Oneness of Allah (Tawhid) Allah, or God, is the center of Muslim belief. Whereas certain religions focus on individuals, like Christianity focuses on Jesus (peace be upon him), Islam focuses solely on Allah. Although Muslims respect the divine prophets, the prophets - including (S) - are still only servants of Allah.

The Qur'an itself speaks of the oneness of God: "Allah has borne witness that there is no God but Him - and the angels, and those with knowledge also witness this. He is always standing firm on justice.

📌There is no God but Him, the Mighty, the Wise." (3:18) The oneness of Allah is not only a philosophical argument but is an affirmation that all human beings declared before their souls came into their bodies: [Remember] when your Lord brought forth the children of Adam from their loins and made them testify over themselves, saying, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes!

We testify," lest you should say on the Day of Resurrection, "Verily, we were unaware of this **." (7:172)** Such was the covenant that Allah made with all people at the time of creation regardless of whether these same people now claim to believe in God or not. At that time, they proclaimed His majesty, His sovereignty, His power, and His absolute oneness and transcendence.

Likewise, all people today, regardless of their origins, are naturally inclined towards the idea that God is one and without partner. The Qur'an tells (peace be upon him): Set your face to the true religion [Islamic monotheism], the natural inclination (fitra) with which Allah has created mankind. [Let there be] no change in what Allah has made; that is the straight religion, but most people do not understand.

(30:30) Describing God One of the shortest chapters of the Qur'an, "The Oneness of God”- Al-Tawhid, Chapter 112, summarizes the nature of God in five verses: In the name of Allah, the most Gracious, the Most Merciful Say, He is Allah, the One Allah, the Eternal He begets not, nor was He begotten And there is nothing at all comparable to Him. The most fundamental Islamic teachings about God are contained in these verses, i.e.

that there is only one God Who is eternal, unique, and has no blood relation to any human beings. Different prophets also gave their own descriptions of God which are also related in the Qur'an.

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