Tawhid | Best of Islam

5 ideas behind Islamic art, and what the arabesque is for

Why Islamic art avoids images of God, what stylisation and geometry do, and what the arabesque is for. 5 ideas that explain the look of a mosque.

Yahweh vs Allah: 7 questions on the name, tawhid, mercy, Iblis and Jesus, and why a new portrait is not a new God. Read them.

Genesis 1:26, Isaiah 9:6, the Angel of the Lord and Zechariah 12:10, read on their own pages. 7 points, graded. Read on.

5 reasons Muslims hold that Jesus was a prophet and not God, argued from the gospels as much as from the Quran. Read them.

7 reasons Muslims say the God of the Quran and the God of the Bible are one, each answered against the objection. Read them.

Nearness, forgiveness without a mediator, the names of God and what an experience can prove: 6 answers on how Muslims relate to God.

If God knows everything, are we free? Six questions about qadar, answered from the Quran, the hadith and the scholars. Read on.

The 6 beliefs every Muslim shares, from one God to the Last Day, each explained plainly and traced to its source. Read the list.

The Quran calls him a servant, the Prophet refused exaggerated praise, and Abu Bakr answered the charge on the day he died. 7 points. Read on.

Does the Quran describe a God with a body? 7 points on 42:11, the verses of hand and face, Malik’s reply and the classical schools. Read on.

Who is Allah? 5 common misunderstandings about the name, from “a different god” to “the moon god”, answered plainly.