Qur'anic Exegesis

Denying God Is Denying Yourself: A Beginner's Map of Tawhid

Affirming that the universe has a cause, the piece argues, is not the same as tawhid — even idol-worshippers managed that much. Working through contingency, necessity, and the ceaseless renewal of existence itself, this beginner's map asks what a person is actually denying when he denies God, and why reciting the shahada may be easier than truly meaning it.