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What is Tawhid in the view of Holy Quran?
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Tuesday, 24 August 2010 00:00
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Sayyed Roohullah Musavi
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عنوان، تغيير سؤال، تکميل کليدواژه
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Holy Quran, tawhid, Sura al-Hadid, Sura al-'Ikhlas.
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\viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\sb100\sa100\sl276\slmult1\qj\lang1033\f0\fs24 On the subject of \i tawhid\i0 , the Holy Quran never likens God and the creation to a builder and a house. The Quran identifies God as the Creator of the world, stating at the same time that His Holy Essence is everywhere and with everything:
\par \pard\ltrpar\sa100\sl276\slmult1\qj\i so whichever way you turn, there is the face of Allah!.... (2:115) \i0
\par \i ... And We are nearer to him than the jugular vein. (50:16) \i0
\par \i He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward; .... (57:3)\i0
\par \pard\ltrpar\sa200\sl276\slmult1\qj Evidently, these kinds of verses represent a call to the thinking minds to a conception of \i tawhid\i0 which goes beyond commonplace monotheism. A tradition of al-Kafi states that God revealed the opening verses of the Sura al-Hadid and the Sura al-'Ikhlas because He knew that in future generations there will emerge people who will think profoundly about \i tawhid\i0 .
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Light Within Me 1
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Kawther Rahmani
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On the subject of tawhid, the Holy Quran never likens God and the creation to a builder and a house. The Quran identifies God as the Creator of the world, stating at the same time that His Holy Essence is everywhere and with everything: so whichever way you turn, there is the face of Allah!.... (2:115) ... And We are nearer to him than the jugular vein. (50:16) He is the First and the Last, the Outward and the Inward; .... (57:3) Evidently, these kinds of verses represent a call to the thinking minds to a conception of tawhid which goes beyond commonplace monotheism. A tradition of al-Kafi states that God revealed the opening verses of the Sura al-Hadid and the Sura al-'Ikhlas because He knew that in future generations there will emerge people who will think profoundly about tawhid.