Table of Contents: The Doctrine of Monotheism (Full Text)

Name: The Doctrine of Monotheism
Author: Abu Hamzah ibnu Musafir

The Doctrine of Monotheism (182 Pages)A Theological and Historical Examination of the Original Doctrine of Monotheism from the Earliest Sources of Islam Summary · Glossary · Index of Authors

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1. About the Book–
2. Transcription Table10
3. Introduction12
4. Notes on this Book14
5. The Essential Role of Narration in All Religions15
6. Judaism and Christianity in Regard to Authentic Narration – Textual Criticism, Bart D. Ehrman, and His Critics15
7. Islam in This Regard19
8. The Islamic Sources: Qur'an, Sunnah, and Consensus25
9. The Narrators of the Islamic Source Texts and the Meaning of the Term ahlu s-sunnati wa-l-jama'ah29
10. The Emergence of Schisms – The Hadith on the Firaq/Sects30
11. The Increasing Alteration of Religious Doctrines in General33
12. The True Message of Monotheism in Islam and the Widespread Misunderstanding About It35
13. Monotheism in Worship as the Foundation of Islam37
14. The Explanation of the Word Islam by the Prophet37
15. The Difference Between the Foundation of Islam and the Laws Built Upon It38
16. The Possibility of Excuse Due to Ignorance38
17. The Differences in Legal Rulings Among the Various Prophets39
18. The Fact that the Call is First Made to Tawhid and Only Thereafter to the Individual Rituals, Commandments, and Prohibitions42
19. Tawhid/Monotheism is the Foundation of Islam44
20. The Meaning of the Declaration of Faith in the Early Sources of Islam and the Misunderstanding About It46
21. The Pre-Islamic Idolaters Believed in a Single Creator47
22. The Qur'an Verse: “Has He Made the Worshipped Ones into a Single Worshipped One?”48
23. The Call of the Prophets and the Response of Their Peoples50
24. The Verse: “So do not Attribute to Allah Equals While You Know [Better].”51
25. The Verse: “Make for Us a Worshipped One (Ilah) Just as They Have Worshipped Ones (Alihah)”53
26. The Verse: If You Asked them, “Who Created the Heavens and Earth …”54
27. The Claim That Polytheism Is Always Associated with the Idea of a Second Deity56
28. The Meaning of the Two Terms Rabb and Ilah58
29. On the Further Division of Tawhid into ar-Rububiyyah, al-Uluhiyyah, and al-Asma'u wa-s-Sifat59
30. The Call to the Original Monotheism: Then and Now62
31. The Call of the Prophets and the Reaction of the People62
32. The Time of Estrangement63
33. The Meaning of the Word “Islam”65
34. The Importance of Terms in Religion and the Word Islam in Particular65
35. The Linguistic Meaning of the Word “Islam” and the Root Salima65
36. The Application of the Root Salima in the Qur'an – The Parable of the Monotheist and the Polytheist67
37. The Linguists on This Verse67
38. At-Tabari on This Verse70
39. What Should Follow from the Previously Described Misunderstanding of This Verse72
40. The Linguistic Meaning of the Word Islam and How It Derives from the Verb and the Root75
41. The Meaning of the Verb aslama75
42. The Connection Between the Root Salima and the Derived Verb Aslama76
43. The Clear Explanation of the Word Islam in the Qur'an78
44. The “Submission of the Face” is Ikhlas81
45. The Poem of Zayd ibnu 'Amr ibnu Nufayl83
46. Polytheism85
47. The Meaning of the Terms “Lesser Shirk” and “Greater Shirk”87
48. The Forms of Shirk According to the Classification of Tawhid88
49. The Meaning of 'Ibadah/Worship90
50. Major Shirk is the Equating of Allah and His Creations in Matters that are Unique to the Creator93
51. The Shirk of the Arabs in Intercession (Shafa'ah)95
52. The Unlawful Exclusion of a Muslim from Islam99
53. The Meaning of the Word Takfir99
54. The Deviation of the Khawarij100
55. The Condemnation of Unauthorized Takfir by the Prophet Himself101
56. The Rulings of the Shari'ah Apply Only to what is Outwardly Visible102
57. The Principle of Excuse Due to Ignorance (al-'Udhru bi-l-Jahl)103
58. Why and When Ignorance of Parts of the Revelation is Excusable104
59. The Difference Between Polytheists and Monotheists in Islamic Theology105
60. Islam Means Ikhlas – No Polytheist Fulfils the Ikhlas105
61. Islam is the Hanifiyyah – A Polytheist is not a Hanif107
62. Islam is the Religion of Abraham (Millatu Ibrahim) – The Polytheist Contradicts This Fundamentally109
63. If Islam Were Merely a Verbal Declaration, the Arabian Idolaters Would Have Been Muslims110
64. Islam Means Renunciation of the Taghut – The Polytheist Does Not Fulfil This Principle110
65. Shirk as the Opposite of Islam114
66. Allah Does Not Forgive the Sin of Shirk – Except Through Sincere Repentance118
67. Only a Monotheistic Soul Enters Paradise119
68. The Polytheist Does Not Fulfil the Purpose of Creation and Religion120
69. The “Ignorant Polytheist” Does Not Know the Meaning of the Testimony of Faith122
70. The Hadiths Regarding the Test of Certain People on the Day of Judgment123
71. A Polytheist Can Only Enter Islam Through Tawbah from Shirk126
72. Shirk Destroys All Good Deeds128
73. The Contradiction with the Qur'an in This Regard131
74. Contradictory Consequences132
75. The Consequence of Treating All Ignorant Polytheists Equally132
76. Whoever Ignores One Form of Shirk Must Also Ignore All Others133
77. Many Polytheists Would Have to Be Considered Muslims Even More Than Those Who Profess Islam Today134
78. A Contradiction to the Qur'an, Sunnah, and Consensus in Many Aspects135
79. The Majority of People Fall into Shirk Due to Ignorance135
80. The Word Mushrikun in the Qur'an Always Includes the Ignorant Polytheist138
81. Faulty Methods of Evidence Derivation143
82. Following Ambiguous Revelation Texts and Scholarly Statements144
83. Scholarly Statements Are Not Independent Evidence150
84. Examples of Faulty Argumentation with Source Texts or Scholarly Statements152
85. The Hadith About Dhatu Anwat152
86. Those Companions of the Prophet Requested an Action That Is Not Classified as Major Shirk154
87. Why the Prophet Firmly Rejected This Request154
88. Points That Clarify and Reinforce What Has Been Said155
89. The Hadith of Mu'adh ibnu Jabal158
90. The Correct Understanding of This Hadith159
91. Absurd Consequences of the Incorrect Interpretation of This Hadith160
92. Various Claims163
93. “Mistakes Are Forgiven for Muslims”163
94. A Contradictory Example165
95. “Someone Who Commits Shirk Under Coercion Is Also Not a Mushrik”167
96. “If Kufr Can Be Excused Due to Ignorance, Then the Same Must Apply to Shirk”169
97. The Correct and Incorrect Understanding of the Hindrances to Takfir (Mawani'u t-Takfir)169
98. Closing Remarks172
99. Chronological Index of Early Islamic Authors176
100. References177