Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis

In the contemporary academic domains, there are incidents where ‘monotheism’ and ‘tawhid’ are employed as synonymous terms; as if these concepts signify the same conceptual denotations about the belief and the unity of God; and as a result, religious faiths like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are...

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Main Author: Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
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Language:English
Published: Revelation and Science, IIUM 2013
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spelling iium-345022016-02-03T03:48:19Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/34502/ Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi BL Religion In the contemporary academic domains, there are incidents where ‘monotheism’ and ‘tawhid’ are employed as synonymous terms; as if these concepts signify the same conceptual denotations about the belief and the unity of God; and as a result, religious faiths like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are categorized as monotheists. However, is it true that monotheism and tawhid are synonymous or identical concepts? Through analytical and comparative methods, this paper aims to compare and contrast between these two concepts, and identify the true conceptual and theological properties of each term. Revelation and Science, IIUM 2013-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/34502/1/between_monotheism_and_tawhid-the_article.pdf Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi (2013) Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis. Revelation and Science, 3 (2). pp. 23-29. ISSN 2229-9947 http://www.iium.edu.my/revival/index.php/revival/article/view/96/98
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Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
description In the contemporary academic domains, there are incidents where ‘monotheism’ and ‘tawhid’ are employed as synonymous terms; as if these concepts signify the same conceptual denotations about the belief and the unity of God; and as a result, religious faiths like Judaism, Christianity and Islam, are categorized as monotheists. However, is it true that monotheism and tawhid are synonymous or identical concepts? Through analytical and comparative methods, this paper aims to compare and contrast between these two concepts, and identify the true conceptual and theological properties of each term.
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author Hashi, Abdurezak Abdulahi
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title Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
title_short Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
title_full Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
title_fullStr Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
title_full_unstemmed Between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
title_sort between monotheism and tawhid: a comparative analysis
publisher Revelation and Science, IIUM
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/34502/
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