In reality, belief in Allah is the cornerstone of the entire faith of Islam. All of the other Islamic beliefs and all Islamic practices revolve around the proper belief in God. For this reason,perhaps more than any other religious community in the world, the belief about God in Islam has been delineated in great detail. In fact,a famous Muslim scholar, ibnu Abi al-Izz al-Hanafi, once stated that it can be concluded that all of the verses of the Quran, in one way or another, touch upon the belief in God.1
Thus, any earnest discussion of the religion of Islam has to begin with the concept of the belief in God. Indeed, it must be a detailed discussion of this topic for, again, everything else in Islam is firmly grounded in and based on this fundamental belief. In fact,according to Islamic teachings, it is the belief in One God alone, with no partners, that all prophets taught and which was the core message of all of their messages.2 It is the first step, the most important step and an invaluable step in the process of understanding one’s own reality.
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