Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research

Tawheed as a Worldview | Episode 4

Why were we created and where are we going? Any level of pondering over our existence ultimately leads to the question of believing in a higher power. In Islam, tawheed, believing in the oneness of God, can not only inform our moral actions, but is an entire worldview that shapes every facet of our lives.

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy joins Imam Tom Facchine to unpack the arguments for the existence of God, from believing in a higher power versus nothing, to the existence of one God versus multiple, and finally, the existence of Allah versus a deistic god.

Chapters

0:00 – Introduction

3:05 – Not possible to do enough good without religion

8:21 – What is the cost of not believing that God exists?

9:52 – The very few real atheists and hard materialists

12:25 – The miracle of childbirth

15:59 – Can God be proven?

22:45 – Stories of finding Allah and purpose in life

29:34 – Identifying God in da‘wah scenarios

34:31 – There can’t be multiple gods

41:36 – An imperfect being can’t be God

47:21 – The Qur’an stresses the uniqueness of God

55:56 – Incarnation: Can God take the form of creation?

1:04:32 – Things that are unbefitting of God

1:09:19 – Debating the truth in university

1:12:35 – What kind of God do Muslims believe in?

1:20:40 – Allah’s love

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Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Sh. Mohammad Elshinawy

Fellow | Mohammad Elshinawy is a Graduate of English Literature at Brooklyn College, NYC. He studied at College of Hadith at the Islamic University of Madinah and is a graduate and instructor of Islamic Studies at Mishkah University. He has translated major works for the International Islamic Publishing House, the Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America, and Mishkah University

Tom Facchine

Tom Facchine

Tom Facchine (pronounced fa-KEEN-ee) converted to Islam in 2010 as he was finishing his BA in Political Science. For the next few years he studied Islam and Arabic with local teachers while working with Muslim youth, founding and directing youth groups in two different communities. In 2015 he was accepted into the University of Madinah and is now close to completing a bachelor’s degree in Islamic Law. In addition to youth group activities, for the past two years Tom has directed an after school program for young Muslims called the Ramadan Academy, which operates out of the GCLEA mosque in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Tom’s academic and personal background brings a unique dual ability to relate to mainstream Western cultural norms and engage them from a traditional Islamic perspective. His unique teaching style is highly interactive and brings high-level concepts to a level that even children can understand. He is passionate about building relationships with Muslim youth and giving them the tools and confidence to live as observant, well-adjusted people of faith in our times.