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Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology & the Ancient World
Brown University
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Posted at Apr 05/2009 04:09PM:
skc:Tawhid concerns the "oneness" of God in Islam. By this it is meant that God is universal, absolute, and indivisible. God will have no other form, associate, or manifestation, and no divinity exists except with God. This doctrine will provoke questions about the essence and attributes of God throughout the history of Islam, and the case of the Sufis provides an excellent example. The Sufis, including the poet Rumi who explores the concept of tawhid in his writings, believe that knowledge about God can only be obtained through experience while most other Muslim scholars turn to theology for a more complete understanding of God.
Posted at Apr 12/2009 09:39AM:
ian: Nothing to add here.