Al-Tawḥīd - The Book of Divine Unity
Al-Tawḥīd
The Book of Divine Unity
al-Tawḥīd is an esteemed work authored by the revered early Shīʿī scholar Shaykh al-Ṣadūq. This work explores an array of theological themes concerning God's nature and the relationship between God and the Creation. Rather than crafting a dialectic theological or Kalām text, Shaykh al-Ṣadūq has uniquely drawn from the Ḥadīths— the reported sayings of the Prophet (s) and the Imams (as)— to grapple with profound subjects such as God's Oneness, the conundrum of free will versus predestination, the nature of the Qurʾān, the nature of God’s attributes and the impact of revelation. This approach underscores the notable, yet often overlooked, role that the Ḥadīths of the Imams have played in shaping early Muslim theology.
al-Tawḥīd is an esteemed work authored by the revered early Shīʿī scholar Shaykh al-Ṣadūq. This work explores an array of theological themes concerning God's nature and the relationship between God and the Creation. Rather than crafting a dialectic theological or Kalām text, Shaykh al-Ṣadūq has uniquely drawn from the Ḥadīths— the reported sayings of the Prophet (s) and the Imams (as)— to grapple with profound subjects such as God's Oneness, the conundrum of free will versus predestination, the nature of the Qurʾān, the nature of God’s attributes and the impact of revelation. This approach underscores the notable, yet often overlooked, role that the Ḥadīths of the Imams have played in shaping early Muslim theology.
Chapter 1
35 hadithsReward for the Monotheists and Gnostics
Chapter 2
36 hadithsDivine Unity and Negation of Anthropomorphism
Chapter 3
3 hadithsThe Definition of One, Divine Unity, and the Believer in Divine Unity
Chapter 4
15 hadithsThe Commentary of Chapter 112 the Unity [al-Tawhid]
Chapter 5
3 hadithsThe Meaning of Divine Unity and Divine Justice
Chapter 6
20 hadithsThe Mighty and High is Devoid of both Body and Image
Chapter 7
8 hadithsThe Blessed and Exalted is a Thing
Chapter 8
23 hadithsWhat is Related Regarding the Vision
Chapter 9
17 hadithsOmnipotence
Chapter 10
16 hadithsKnowledge
Chapter 11
19 hadithsAttributes of Essence and Attributes of Actions
Chapter 12
11 hadithsThe Commentary of verse 88 of Chapter 28 the Narrative [al-Qasas] Everything is perishable but He.
Chapter 13
2 hadithsThe Commentary of Verse 75 of Chapter 38 Sad O Iblis! What prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My Two Hands?
Chapter 14
3 hadithsThe Commentary of Verse 42 of Chapter 68 Qalam - On the Day when there shall be a severe affliction, and they shall be called upon to make obeisance
Chapter 15
5 hadithsThe Commentary of Verse 35 of Chapter 24 the Light [al-Nur]
Chapter 16
1 hadithThe Commentary of Verse 67 of Chapter 9 the Repentance [al-Tawbah] They have forsaken Allah, so He has forsaken them.
Chapter 17
2 hadithsThe Commentary of Verse 67 of Chapter 39 the Companies [al-Zumar] And the whole Earth shall be in His Grip on the Day of Resurrection and the Heavens rolled up in his Right Hand.
Chapter 18
1 hadithThe Commentary of Verse 15 of Chapter 83 the Defrauders [al-Mutaffifin] Nay! Most surely they shall on that day be debarred from their Lord.
Chapter 19
1 hadithThe Commentary of Verse 22 of Chapter 89 the Daybreak [al-Fajr] And your Lord comes and (also) the angels in ranks.
Chapter 20
1 hadithThe Commentary of Verse 210 of Chapter 2 the Cow [al-Baqarah] They do not wait aught but that Allah should come to them in the shadow of clouds along with the angels.
Chapter 21
1 hadithMeaning of Scoffing, Mockery, Planning and Deception of Allah
Chapter 22
2 hadithsThe Meaning of Allah’s Side
Chapter 23
4 hadithsThe Meaning of the Waistband
Chapter 24
1 hadithMeaning of the Eye, the Ear, and the Tongue of Allah
Chapter 25
2 hadithsThe Meaning of Allah’s Hand is Tied Up
Chapter 26
4 hadithsThe Meaning of His Pleasure and His Anger
Chapter 27
6 hadithsThe Meaning of Allah’s Breathing of Spirit And I breathed into him of My Sprit.
Chapter 28
22 hadithsNegation of Space, Time, Stillness, Motion, Descending, Ascending, and Transference from Allah
Chapter 29
13 hadithsThe Names of Allah, the Exalted, and the Difference between their Meanings and the Meaning of the Names of Creation
Chapter 30
7 hadithsWhat is the Qur’an?
Chapter 31
5 hadithsThe Meaning of “In the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful”
Chapter 32
2 hadithsThe Explanation of the Letters of the Alphabet.
Chapter 33
2 hadithsThe Explanation of the Letters of the Alphabet According to Their Numerical Value
Chapter 34
2 hadithsThe Explanation of the Words of the Calls to Prayer
Chapter 35
4 hadithsThe Commentary of Guidance, Misguidance, Direction, and Forsaking is from Allah, the Exalted
Chapter 36
6 hadithsThe Refutation of the Dualists & the Atheists
Chapter 37
1 hadithThere is no god but the One God
Chapter 38
10 hadithsThe Remembrance of Allah’s Greatness, Mighty be His Glory
Chapter 39
1 hadithThe Subtlety of Allah, the Blessed, the Exalted
Chapter 40
5 hadithsThe Least Required for Recognizing Diving Unity
Chapter 41
10 hadithsHe, the Mighty and High, in not Recognized, Except by Himself.
Chapter 42
7 hadithsThe Assertion of the Emergence of the Universe
Chapter 43
2 hadithsThe Tradition of Dhi`lib.
Chapter 44
2 hadithsThe Tradition of Subakht, the Jewish Man
Chapter 45
3 hadithsThe Meaning of “Glory be to Allah” [Subhan Allah]
Chapter 46
2 hadithsThe Meaning of Allah is the Greatest [Allahu Akbar]
Chapter 47
2 hadithsThe Meaning of the First and the Last
Chapter 48
9 hadithsthe Most Compassionate is Firm on the Empyrean.
Chapter 49
2 hadithsHis Empyrean was on the Water
Chapter 50
1 hadithThe Empyrean and Its Description
Chapter 51
1 hadithThe Empyrean was Created in Quarters
Chapter 52
5 hadithsThe Meaning of `His Knowledge Extend over the Heavens and the Earth’
Chapter 53
10 hadithsAllah made the Nature of the Creation upon Divine Unity
Chapter 54
11 hadithsThe Appearance [Al-Bada’]
Chapter 55
13 hadithsThe Will and the Intent
Chapter 56
25 hadithsCapability
Chapter 57
3 hadithsThe Trial and the Test
Chapter 58
6 hadithsPrivilege and Adversity
Chapter 59
12 hadithsThe Negation of Determinism and Relinquishment
Chapter 60
36 hadithsPredestination, Divine Decree, Trials, Means of Sustenance Rates, and Restricted Powers
Chapter 61
13 hadithsChildren and Allah’s Justice Concerning Them
Chapter 62
13 hadithsAllah only does what is best for His servants
Chapter 63
10 hadithsCommand, Prohibition, Promise and Threat
Chapter 64
17 hadithsRecognition, Explanation, Evidence, and Guidance
Chapter 65
1 hadithA Session of al-Ridha (AS) with Theologians from Among the Rhetoricians and Various Religions about Unity in the presence of al-Ma`mun
Chapter 66
1 hadithA Session of al-Ridha عليه السلام with Sulayman al-Marwazi, the Theologian of Khurasan, in the Presece of al-Ma`mun concerning the Subject of Divine Unity.
Chapter 67
35 hadithsThe Prohibition of Discussing, Debating, and Arguing about Allah