| Why do Muslims believe Tawhid is important? | Muslims believe Tawhid is important because it’s the central foundation for the Islamic statement of faith, the Shahadah. Which reads: “There is no God but Allah, and Mohammed is the prophet of Allah”, this is said repeatedly throughout a Muslims life. It is often the first phrase a Muslim hears at birth and the last phrase they hear before death and is repeated every day in Muslim prayers. |
| What does Tawhid mean? | Tawhid means that God is not divided and entirely one. This belief is expresses in the Qur’an: “He is Allah the One, Allah the eternal. He begot no one, nor was He begotten. No one is comparable to Him.” This verse explains that got did not have any parents, he was not “begotten”, nor did he have any children “he begot no one”. |
| How does God being one explain why there are no depictions of him in Islam? | Regularly affirming that there is one God means that Muslims believe God is unique, no depiction of him could do justice, and therefore there are no depictions of God in the Islam. Both the Qur’an and the Mosque, have no depictions of Allah. |
| What do Muslims believe, due to the belief of God being supreme | Out of the belief that God is incomparable, is the belief that God is supreme. The supremacy of Gods will causes Muslims to believe events will only prevail under Gods command.
, what God predicts will happen. So because God is supreme Muslims all events only prevail with his will, all events, good and bad, are from the will of God. Most Muslims believe God is supreme because in order for him to be omnipotent he has to be in control of everything. |
| How Muslims use to explain things they may not understand? | Muslims use the belief of Allah’s will to explain events they otherwise wouldn’t understand such as suffering and evil. As ‘Islam’ means ‘surrender’ and ‘peace’, Muslims believe they must surrender to the will of Allah to achieve peace. Therefore it is Allahs will that is why unfortunate events happen. |
| How do Muslims actively show their belief of Allah being one? | Muslims actively show their belief of Allah being one, by not putting other things such as family, money, status or power, ahead of following and submitting to Allah. |
| Gao do Muslims believe they can avoid misfortune? | Muslims believe they can avoid misfortune by submitting to Allahs will. Muslims believe God is supreme so bad things that happen are bigger than oneself and if and have positive motives because God predicts all events. Therefore as long as Muslims are submitted to Allah’s will. “Misfortunes can only happen with God’s permission” |
