Word: tawhid
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Ironically, the gang’s own name—“Tawhid and Jihad”—defines Islamic concepts that de-legitimize their tactics. The media commonly translate “Tawhid and Jihad” as “Monotheism and Holy War,” but these are not the literal meanings of either word. Like the terrorists, the media have chosen two very simplistic and material interpretations to define two very complex and profound words...
...understand it as the oneness of humankind, the essential sameness of the souls of human beings, though bodies may differ because of race or gender, or minds may differ because of religious belief. While human beings prefer to divide themselves into religious, ethnic and national groups, a believer in tawhid has a more profound understanding of mankind. He looks past these divisions, recognizing that the soul in each body is of the same basic nature—it is human—and therefore, it is connected to other souls by this common attribute. Humans are brothers to each other...
...Tawhid is also understood as the “oneness” of not only humanity, but of God. In Islam, there is only one God, and a person can be a slave of only one God. Hatred, jealousy, anger, infatuation—humans can also become enslaved to all of these passions, and thus these passions can become gods to men. Belief in tawhid negates the legitimacy of these false gods. And a true believer in tawhid is liberated from slavery to his passions. The act of slicing off a man’s head and then holding...
...DIED. KENNETH BIGLEY, 62, British engineer kidnapped on Sept. 16 in Baghdad by members of an Islamic militant group, Tawhid and Jihad, and beheaded following an apparent escape attempt; in Iraq. Earlier videos showing Bigley in a cage of chicken wire, pleading for the British government to comply with his captors' demands, sparked weeks of debate over Prime Minister Tony Blair's handling of the crisis and the Iraq war in general. Following news of Bigley's death, his family issued a statement saying they believed the government had done everything possible to secure his release...
...Tawhid Ali '93, one of Fiering's researchassistants, described Fiering as a "mentor" whosesincere concern for undergraduates will be missed...