The Fundamentals of Tawḥīd (Islamic Monotheism)
An introduction to the basis of the Islamic faith, Tawḥīd or Islamic monotheism, the singling out in worship of the sole creator alone.
Allāh stated in the Qur’an that the polytheists said about their idols, “We do not worship them, except that they bring us closer to Allāh in rank.” ( Qurʾān, al-Zumar: 3). And Allāh, the Most High, said regarding the polytheists, “They worship others besides Allāh, those who cannot harm them nor benefit them, and they say, ‘They are our intercessors to Allāh.”‘ (Qurʾān, Yunus: 18)
