Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

Tawhid Monotheism is the greatest favour of Allah on humanity. Islam as a substantive religion that deals with all aspect of life with the total submission to the will of Allah which tenets also negates the concept of polytheism' or heterogeneous belief in any form of divinity. This paper aimed at looking into the various beliefs and cultural practices aside the Islamic monotheism (Islamic faith) in Ebira, with the view of bringing out the real concept of Islamic monotheism (Tawhid) i.e. oneness of Allah as the major priority from the perspective of The Qu'ran and Hadith and the scholars views on the concept of syncretism. The study reveals that there is a prevalence of religious heterogeneity among many Ebira Muslims and impact affects them negatively of which if a continuous awareness and campaign against on these beliefs is not carried out, this phenomenon will continue among these Muslims. Hence this research work is a possible outcome and solutions. The paper concludes that the necessary effort should be intensified by all stakeholders in the area of promoting the effective instillation of practical Tawhid (monotheism) as regards the real teachings of Islamic beliefs.

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