Al-Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life

1982 book by Ismail al-Faruqi

Book cover of "Al-Tawhid" (1992 second edition)

Al-Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life is a book by Ismail al-Faruqi, first published in 1982. The work explores the central Islamic concept of Tawhid, the oneness and unity of God, and its implications for various aspects of life and thought.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

#	Chapter Title	Sections
1	The Essence of Religious Experience	Al-Tawhid as Religious Experience Al-Tawhid as Worldview
2	The Quintessence of Islam	The Importance of Al-Tawhid Divine Transcendence in Judaism and Christianity Divine Transcendence in Islam Islam’s Special Contribution to World Culture
3	The Principle of History	(No sections listed)
4	The Principle of Knowledge	Neither Skepticism nor the “Faith” Iman: A Gnoseological Category Unity of God and Unity of Truth Tolerance
5	The Principle of Metaphysics	The Orderly Universe The Teleological Universe
6	The Principle of Ethics	The Humanism of Islam Purpose of Man’s Creation Man’s Innocence Image Actionalism Life and World-Affirmation
7	The Principle of Social Order	Uniqueness of Islam Al-Tawhid and Societism Theoretical Implications Practical Implications
8	The Principle of the Ummah	Terminology Nature of the Ummah The Ummah's Internal Dynamics
9	The Principle of the Family	Decline of the Family Institution in the World The Family as Constitutive Unit Contemporary Problems
10	The Principle of Political Order	Al-Tawhid and Al-Khilafah Al-Tawhid and Political Power
11	The Principle of the Economic Order	Joint Essential Priority of the Material and Spiritual Universalism of the Islamic Economic Order Ethics of Production Ethical Principles of Production Ethics of Consumption
12	The Principle of World Order	The Universal Brotherhood
13	The Principle of Esthetics	Muslim Artistic Unity and Its Challengers Transcendence in Esthetics
	References
	Indexes
	Glossary of Terms of Foreign Origin