But at the theological level, tawhid, or the Oneness of God, ceases as an abstract concept. Therefore, the “process of proving” the Oneness of God through what we know as Sufism, the Sufi path, or tariqah, comes into play. And from there, we recognize phrases that hint at the evidence of the truth of God with all His obligatory attributes, especially as the One, the Singular.
“Whoever knows himself, then knows his Lord.”
“For the friends of Allah, there is no fear or sadness.”
“Allah is as His servant presumes Him to be.”
These are some phrases we know from the world of Sufism, tariqah, or the Sufi environment that culminates in wahdatul wujud (unity of existence). From Al-Hallaj, we know the phrase Ana al-Haq, “I am the Truth,” “I am God.” Or, from Sheikh Siti Jenar, we know the phrase manunggaling kawula-gusti, the unity of the Creator with the creation: “There is no Sheikh Siti Jenar, there is only Allah.”
Phrases sourced from the world of Sufism, tariqah, or the Sufi environment, suggest that delving into the knowledge of the Oneness of God will actually shape a person as a complete, independent individual. That is the figure of the Sufis, the friends of Allah, the beloveds of Allah that we have known all this time. They are never haunted by fear or sadness. They never depend their lives on anything else. Allah alone, the One, is sufficient as their protector.