tawhidi

Tawhidi is an adjective derived from tawhid, the Arabic term for the Islamic doctrine of the oneness of God. The word tawhid literally means “unification” or “making one,” and in spiritual and theological contexts it denotes the assertion that God is singular, unique, and deserving of exclusive worship.

The core concept of tawhid in Islam is the oneness of God in three related dimensions. First, the unity of God’s Lordship (tawhid al-rububiyya) affirms that God is the sole creator, sustainer, and ruler of the universe. Second, the unity of God’s names and attributes (tawhid al-asma wa-sifat) holds that God’s names and attributes are unique and cannot be shared or equated with any created being. Third, the unity of worship (tawhid al-ibadah) emphasizes that all acts of devotion and religious practice should be directed exclusively to God, rejecting any form of idolatry or association of partners with Him (shirk).

Historically, tawhid is a central theme in the Qur’an and in early Islamic theology, shaping doctrinal disputes and confessional identities. Different Muslim schools of thought have debated how best to articulate God’s unity and how to interpret scriptural references to His attributes, though they concur on the fundamental importance of tawhid as orthodoxy.

In contemporary discourse, tawhidi is used to describe individuals, groups, or ideas that emphasize strict monotheism or purer forms of worship with minimal or no reliance on intermediaries, symbols, or practices perceived as compromising tawhid. The term is often encountered in theological, scholarly, and polemical contexts within the broader Islamic tradition.