The Oneness of God

“Say, ‘He is God, the One God, the Self-sufficient One. He does not give birth, nor was He born, and there is nothing like Him.’” (112:1-4) Practical Significance of Monotheism In Islam, the doctrine of the Oneness of God, tawheed, or monotheism, is not an abstract idea or a formless spirit. Islam believes in the duality of existence. Both the Creator and creation have a separate existence. The Oneness of God means that just as the Creator of the universe is One, its Lord and Master is also One. God is not some impersonal God. God has a profound and practical connection with man’s life. According to Islam, only that person is a true monotheist whose faith in, and devotion to, the One God is reflected in his thinking and character. God is that Being to whom man is answerable and from whom man will receive punishment or reward in the world Hereafter according to his actions in this world. In this way, the concept of the Hereafter also becomes part of the Islamic concept of Tawheed. Belief in God is meaningless without accepting His role as the Creator. In the same way, without acknowledging God as a Reckoner and worthy of trust, the concept of God remains incomplete. The universe manifests the One God’s Absolute Omnipotence with no partners. The present world is the unseen manifestation of Divine Oneness, while the world of the Hereafter will be its observable manifestation.