• Asma Kounsar

Tawhid means belief in the Oneness of Allah as the Central theme of Islam, which enables man to understand everything that exists in the universe. The source of the universal percept of His Oneness is the Divine Knowledge i.e., Qur’an, through which man may understand the whole essence of Tawhid. It is the understanding of this fundamental principle which presupposes a consciousness in man of his stature independent of all being and dependent on the One Being alone. If this consciousness of independence is lacking, genuine tawhid is impossible, and if it is deficient and vague, the relationship with Allah will be impure and largely ineffective. Tawhid remains at the epicentre of Islamic worldview. It is that which gives Islamic society its identity, which binds all its constituents together and thus makes of them an integral organic body which we call civilization. In binding disparate elements together, the essence of civilization i.e. tawhid impresses them with its own mould. It recasts them so as to harmonize with and mutually support other elements. Without necessarily changing their natures, the essence transforms the elements making up a civilization, giving them their new character as constitutive of that civilization. The present paper would try to highlight the concept of Tawhid as mentioned in Qur’an and will also attempt to discuss different dimensions of Tawhid as being the essence of Islamic Civilization.

Tawhid, Civilization, Qur’an, Knowledge

" Qur’anic Perspectives on Tawhid as an Essence of Islamic Civilization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no.265-270, February-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002241.pdf

" Qur’anic Perspectives on Tawhid as an Essence of Islamic Civilization", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 2, page no. pp265-270, February-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2002241.pdf