Al Tawhid: Its Implications for Thought and Life

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If the concept of tawhid is central to Islam and everything Islamic, it is because of its centrality to existence and everything that exists. Indeed, Islamic science, whether religious, moral or natural is essentially a quest to discover the order underlying the variegated world of multiplicity. The work of al shahid, Dr. Ismail Raji al-Faruqi on the subject of tawhid affords the reader not only a look on the axial doctrine of Islam, but also allows the reader to understand that doctrine from a number of different perspectives. In the endeavor to explain the simple truths of the doctrine of unity, Dr. al-Faruqi touches upon a broad spectrum of subjects, drawing elements from history, comparative religion, anthropology, philosophy, ethics, epistemology, archaeology, and other disciplines. As such, his concept of tawhid is rich in the depth of its erudition, abundant in its perception, and direct in its implications for life and thought. Indeed, it is perhaps this work more than any other that reflects the profound and original thought of Dr. al-Faruqi. Al tawhid its implications for thought and life ACKNOWLEDGMENT Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE SECOND EDITION PREFACE Chapter 1 THE ESSENCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AL TAW ilID AS RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AL TANI& AS WORLDVIEW Chapter 2 THE QUINTESSENCE OF ISLAM THE IMPORTANCE OF AL VINWID DIVINE TRANSCENDENCE IN JUDAISM AND CHRISTIANITY III. DIVINE TRANSCENDENCE IN ISLAM IV. ISLAM'S SPECIAL CONTMBUT1ON TO WORLD CULTURE Chapter 3 THE PRINCIPLE OF HISTORY Chapter 4 THE PRINCIPLE OF KNOVVLEDGE NEITHER SKEPTICISM NOR THE 'FAITH" OF CHRISTIANS IMAN A GNOSEOLOGICAL CATEGORY UNITY OF GOD AND UNITY OF TRUTH TOLERANCE Chapter 5 THE PRINCIPLE OF METAPHYSICS I. THE ORDERLY UNIVERSE II. THE TELEOLOGICAL UNIVERSE Chapter 6 THE PRINCIPLE OF ETHICS THE HUMANISM OF ISLAM PURPOSE OF MAN'S CREATION MANS INNOCENCE IMAGO DE1 ACTIONALISM UMMATISM UNIVERSALISM LIFE AND WORLD-AFFIRMATION Chapter 7 THE PRINCIPLE OF SOCIAL ORDER UNIQUENESS OF ISLAM AL TAWHID AND SOCIETISM THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS PRACTICAL IMPUCATIONS Chapter 8 THE PRINCIPLE OF THE MAMA TERMINOLOGY NATURE OF THE UMMAH THE UMMANS INTERNAL DYNAMICS Chapter 9 THE PRINCIPLE OF THE UMMAH TERMINOLOGY NATURE OF THE UMMAH Chapter 10 THE PRINCIPLE OF POLITICAL ORDER AL TAWHID AND AL KHILAFAH AL TAWHID AND POLITICAL POWER Chapter 11 THE PRINCIPLE OF THE ECONOMIC ORDER JOINT ESSENTIAL¨PERIORITY OF THE MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL UNIVERSALISM OF THE ISLAMIC ECONOMIC ORDER ETHICS OF PRODUCTION ETHICS PRINCIPLES OF PRRODUCTION ETHICS OF CONSUMPTION Chapter 12 THE PRINCIPLE OF WORLD ORDER THE UNIVERSAL BROTHERHOOD Chapter 13 THE PRINCIPLE OF ESTHRTICS MUSLIM ARTISTIC UNITY AND ITS CHALENGERS TRANSCENDENCE IN ESTHETICS