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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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
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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
