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'''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.
'''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 ==
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! style="background-color:#d3d3d3; width:60%;" | Chapter Title
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| style="text-align:center;" | 1 || '''The Essence of Religious Experience''' ||
* Al-Tawhid as Religious Experience
* Al-Tawhid as Worldview
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 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
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 3 || '''The Principle of History''' ||
(No sections listed)
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| style="text-align:center;" | 4 || '''The Principle of Knowledge''' ||
* Neither Skepticism nor the “Faith”
* Iman: A Gnoseological Category
* Unity of God and Unity of Truth
* Tolerance
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 || '''The Principle of Metaphysics''' ||
* The Orderly Universe
* The Teleological Universe
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 6 || '''The Principle of Ethics''' ||
* The Humanism of Islam
* Purpose of Man’s Creation
* Man’s Innocence
* Image
* Actionalism
* Life and World-Affirmation
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 7 || '''The Principle of Social Order''' ||
* Uniqueness of Islam
* Al-Tawhid and Societism
* Theoretical Implications
* Practical Implications
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 8 || '''The Principle of the Ummah''' ||
* Terminology
* Nature of the Ummah
* The Ummah's Internal Dynamics
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 9 || '''The Principle of the Family''' ||
* Decline of the Family Institution in the World
* The Family as Constitutive Unit
* Contemporary Problems
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 10 || '''The Principle of Political Order''' ||
* Al-Tawhid and Al-Khilafah
* Al-Tawhid and Political Power
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 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
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| style="text-align:center;" | 12 || '''The Principle of World Order''' ||
* The Universal Brotherhood
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | 13 || '''The Principle of Esthetics''' ||
* Muslim Artistic Unity and Its Challengers
* Transcendence in Esthetics
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | || '''References''' ||
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | || '''Indexes''' ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | || '''Glossary of Terms of Foreign Origin''' ||
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Revision as of 14:43, 16 March 2025

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