Kitab at-Tawheed

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Book of Monotheism
AuthorMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Original titleالتوحيد الذي هو حق الله على العبيد
Translators
  • English: Sameh Strauch[1]
  • English: Dar us-Salam Publications[2]
  • Bengali: Ahmed Hassan[3]
CountryEmirate of Diriyah (modern-day Saudi Arabia)
LanguageArabic
SubjectMonotheism
Publishedsomewhere in the 18th century
PublisherDar-us Salam Publications (English)
ISBN978-6038412435
Original text
التوحيد الذي هو حق الله على العبيد at Arabic Wikisource

Kitab at-Tawheed (Book of Monotheism) is a Sunni book about monotheism in the Athari school of thought. The book is the primary source for Wahhabi beliefs on monotheism. The book was written by the Hanbali scholar Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab. The book is banned in Russia since 16 July 2007 due to it being considered "extremist" by the Russian government.[4]

Summary[change | change source]

The book focuses on how God is one and that God should only be worshipped alone without any middleman (called monotheism). It also disapproves of the worship of more then one God (which is called polytheism or shirk) and also refutes innovation within Islam by strictly following the Qur'an and hadith. The book also tries to show the dangers of polytheism to the reader and the punishment for polytheism in Islam. The book also condemns the use of black magic or fortune telling (both called sihr or shirk) in any form such as amulets and astrology.

References[change | change source]

  1. Abdul-Wahhab, محمد بن عبد الوهاب Muhammad bin (2010-01-01). Kitab At Tawheed - Explained By Muhammad Ibn ' Abdul - Wahhab. Translated by Strauch, Sameh. International Islamic Publishing House. ISBN 978-603-501-078-8.
  2. Kitab at-Tawheed Retrieved 17 May 2024
  3. Kitab at-Tawheed (bn) Retrieved 18 May 2024
  4. "«Книга единобожия» входит в список запрещенной литературы" [Kitab at-Tawheed included in list of banned literature]. islamnews.ru (in Russian). 16 July 2004. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 11 June 2008 suggested (help)

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