oneness of god
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- the oneness of God and the supremacy of god's will
- introduction
- islam gradually revealed to humanity through various prophets
- "islam" in arabic means surrender or submission - muslims should surrender to will of Allah
- Oneness of God
- Tawhid - the oneness and unity of god - makes islam a monotheistic religion
- "He is God the One [...] No one is comparable to Him" - Qur'an
- this belief is repeated daily in the Shahadah - "there is no God but Allah"
- Muslim's most important duty is to declare faith in the one god which is an undivided entity
- no one else has god's attributes or qualities - the only sin that god will not forgive is attributing god-like qualities to any other being or thing
- god is unique and there is nothing like god so no one can picture or describe god because there is nothing to compare god to
- no images of god in mosques or in muslim books or in homes
- supremacy of god's will
- god is the one and only creator and controller of everything so everything that happens is god's will
- important for sunni muslims faith
- muslims believe that they shoudl trust in god's good intentions for people
- "you who believe, obey god and the messenger"
- impact of these beliefs on muslims
- idolatry forbidden (worshipping an idol e.g. Prophet Muhammad)
- Muslims must never make anything in their lives more important than god, including their family money or jobs
- they must accept that even bad things are meant to be - god's plans are mysterious and not known to humans
- "misfortunes can only happen with God's permission"
- introduction
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